The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[balladmaker]

The ifs, buts and maybes .... when many were calling the season a couple of weeks ago, I wasn't quite sure, as I expect Rangers to drop points in the second have of the season, and expected Celtic to go on a run and put them under some pressure. But the 4 points dropped since Dubai were criminal, and are a direct result of going to Dubai ... whoever decided to go to Dubai during a pandemic need to get the door for that decision alone!  League done and dusted, sooner the season is over the better, and let Rangers enjoy their 1 in a row.

[JimStynes]

Will Rangers be back stronger next year or have they put their lot into stopping the 10iar?

[balladmaker]

Will Rangers be back stronger next year or have they put their lot into stopping the 10iar?

I'd say they'll be looking for a new manager at least, given the job SG has done with them, surely he's has to be heading to the EPL next season.  Rangers finances depend on ECL qualification, if they miss out on that, they could be in diffs.

[Angelo]

Paul Lambert 35 career goals
Neil Lennon 25 career goals

Angelo clock out mate

Are you comparing goals from when Paul Lambert was winning a CL with Dortmund to Lennon playing with Crewe Alexandra?

Seems you are.

I was talking about their spells at Celtic.

Lambert has 14 goals in 193 games. Including a goal pivotal in stopping the 10.
Lennon 3 goals in 214 appearances. Vital in stopping the 10 in his role as manager.

Now my question was, can you name me an outfield player for Celtic who played over 200 games and managed a goal return less than Lennon?

A pair of donkeys like Gary Caldwell and Stephen McManus each managed as many goals in one season as Lennon did in close to 10 years at Celtic.

[Angelo]

Strachan said this about Lennon

"If you gave me £12m I couldn't guarantee finding someone with a winning mentality like Neil Lennon's."

But we will take the opinion of some random person on an Internet forum over him, yeah?

Strachan......

Strachan..........

Another fuckwit of the highest order, by far the worst football I've ever seen at Celtic was under Strachan, a bunch of carthorses who revolved around Naka set plays and Boruc performing miracles in goal.

The same guy who thought Paul Telfer was Cafu and whose son Lennon has in his setup.

[JimStynes]

Also, I'm a bit too young to remember Peter Grant in his prime but from what I remember he was a decent player. Neil Lennon was a limited footballer but I would have said he was quite important to the team during the peak of his Celtic career. He played his role very well.

[tyroneStatto]

Strachan said this about Lennon

"If you gave me £12m I couldn't guarantee finding someone with a winning mentality like Neil Lennon's."

But we will take the opinion of some random person on an Internet forum over him, yeah?

Strachan......

Strachan..........

Another fuckwit of the highest order, by far the worst football I've ever seen at Celtic was under Strachan, a bunch of carthorses who revolved around Naka set plays and Boruc performing miracles in goal.

The same guy who thought Paul Telfer was Cafu and whose son Lennon has in his setup.

My memory of the Strachan years was that the football was brutal and that he relied on a lot of late goals to get victories but at least he was getting those victories compared to now. Celtic were hard to beat under him.

[marty34]

Outwith today, Celtic had dropped as many points this week as Rangers has all season.  That's some inditement on Lennon.

As I said previously, I'd let the young lads loose on theleague now and give them a good run of games over a few months and see have they potential.  No point giving them a game here or there.
Let them at it and see how they go over a good run of games.

The most ironic thing was Lennon giving out about players going away with Scotland and getting coronavirus....then he does the same thing with the team.

Drain the swamp - boardroom, coaching staff* and players.

*coaching staff - I use that term loosely as I don't know what they do at Lennoxstown...it's certainly not practising how to defend set pieces.

[tonto1888]

Also, I'm a bit too young to remember Peter Grant in his prime but from what I remember he was a decent player. Neil Lennon was a limited footballer but I would have said he was quite important to the team during the peak of his Celtic career. He played his role very well.

I remember him. Angelo clearly doesn't.
Lennon played regularly for MON. I will take that and Strachans endorsement over the ravings of an Internet lunatic any day

[Angelo]

Also, I'm a bit too young to remember Peter Grant in his prime but from what I remember he was a decent player. Neil Lennon was a limited footballer but I would have said he was quite important to the team during the peak of his Celtic career. He played his role very well.

I remember him. Angelo clearly doesn't.
Lennon played regularly for MON. I will take that and Strachans endorsement over the ravings of an Internet lunatic any day

I remember Grant and I remember Lennon.

Grant was a fairly limited player.

Lennon was a poor man's Peter Grant.

[bennydorano]

I was actually wondering for a while why you were referencing Grant, both were limited enough, but the MF 'hard' men get a reverence other players don't. Paul McStay posters adorned my wall as a kid.

[tonto1888]

I was actually wondering for a while why you were referencing Grant, both were limited enough, but the MF 'hard' men get a reverence other players don't. Paul McStay posters adorned my wall as a kid.

McStay was a complete baller. Brilliant player

[ned]

I was actually wondering for a while why you were referencing Grant, both were limited enough, but the MF 'hard' men get a reverence other players don't. Paul McStay posters adorned my wall as a kid.

McStay was a complete baller. Brilliant player

I'm glad he didn't go but he would have been great in Italy. A complete midfielder, although he probably didn't score enough for Angelo's liking.

[Targetman]

Don't know if I should mention this or not given the current climate but I actually witnessed one of Lennon's goals for Celtic, Eddy Howe 1/5 on Skybet to be the next manager, the rumour mill has Lennon resigning after Wednesday's game, we'll see!!

[tonto1888]

Don't know if I should mention this or not given the current climate but I actually witnessed one of Lennon's goals for Celtic, Eddy Howe 1/5 on Skybet to be the next manager, the rumour mill has Lennon resigning after Wednesday's game, we'll see!!

This rumour comes from a WhatsApp message which also has strachan being appointed U23 manager. We don't have an U23 team so I would be very surprised if it comes to pass. I'd like it to tho