The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Orior]

Great result and thanks to Setanta and NTL I got to watch it all.

[ONeill]

lol

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oFxshnzJBDU

I've listened to this fella commentate a few times when Celtic were playing - definitely worth it for the craic.

[lynchbhoy]

how lucky Celtic were in not getting that lafferty yoke, he's so bad he reminds me of flo(p)

[Hoof Hearted]

this game was an irish league game with 1000 times the crowd ! absolute dogs dung to watch, 1 chance each. I know that that match ttoday in Glasgow meant more than xmas day but it was cruel.

[The Watcher Pat]

1000'S OF RANGERS FANS HAVE FOOD POISINING....

SOMETHING TO DO WITH A DODGE MC DONALDS!!!!

[Clown]

it was a great result on Saturday, brilliant goal by mcdonald who was the best player on the pitch (which wasnt that great an achevement considering it was a poor quality game)

looks like 4 in a row is sealed now

it was a good achievement to go to ibrox and win without nakamura, mcgeady, hesslink and maloney. also, i have to admit strachan got it right with the mcgeady affair, i criticised him after the row but he has proved me wrong
lets hope mcgeady gets back to training this week and keeps his head down, and starts to do wot he does best again

[lynchbhoy]

strachan got lucky on Sat
firstly taking mcgeady out of the equation (though with the amount of unpunished kicks he gets v rangers, maybe it was an inspired decision - though imo I dont thnnk so)
secondly he got lucky with his crazy move putting naylor out at left midfield and putting on odea, taking off a decent mizuno and upsetting the balance of the side.thankfully rangers started to hoof the ball and this was not as badly exposed as it could be

lastly, I think everyone can see that rangers really are a dreadful team.
walter smith calling for rangers and Celtic to be in a new euro league that will bring in the funds needed to buy players, as his ibrox coffers are empty and he needs to buy his way out of trouble the same way he tried to buy success before.
yer fecked walter. will you last til the end of the season ?

[under the bar]

I disagree that the league is now decided.  Back when both Rangers & Celtic rarely dropped points oither than against one another this might have been the case.  However there's still 2 OF games to play and both teams are poor enough to drop lots of points against the other teams.  Don't forget Celtic dropped 7 points in the last 4 games in 2005.

[Clown]

lynchbhoy lets give credit were it is due, we cant criticise strachan for his record at ibrox and then when we do win put it all down to luck
celtic went out with a gameplan, instead of being bullied like they hav been at ibrox in recent years brown hartley and robson dominated midfield and the 2 centrebacks won everything in the air
apart from one good chance rangers were restricted to high hopeful balls all day

[tyroneStatto]

this game was an irish league game with 1000 times the crowd ! absolute dogs dung to watch, 1 chance each. I know that that match ttoday in Glasgow meant more than xmas day but it was cruel.

good win for celtic on saturday and i'll have to eat some humble pie regarding WGS. still a long way to go yet though!

[lynchbhoy]

lynchbhoy lets give credit were it is due, we cant criticise strachan for his record at ibrox and then when we do win put it all down to luck
celtic went out with a gameplan, instead of being bullied like they hav been at ibrox in recent years brown hartley and robson dominated midfield and the 2 centrebacks won everything in the air
apart from one good chance rangers were restricted to high hopeful balls all day

you could give credit to strachan over this, but any centre half shoul dbe able to defend against high hopeful ball into the penalty area all day, esp when pitted against dwarf like miller and 'I dont do headers' boyd.

its the failure to improve on tactical approach and style of play since artmedia bratislava , most CL games and every other spl game that would worry me.
putting gary caldwell in to anchor the midfield is a master stroke of the hari kiri kind.
Far better designated midfielders on the bench in order to make this move shows up strachans over reliance on certain players and his lack of confidence in his own purchases and lack of creativity and balls - all in one go !
I am not anti strachan for the sake of it, just dont see a tactical improvement. Plus he is consistently falling out with players and is virtually pushing mcgeady out of the club - like he did to many others - Mulgrew, graveson, jarosik now aiden - all lads who had big game potential.

look at rangers and tell me they are not sihte !

[under the bar]

Plus he is consistently falling out with players and is virtually pushing mcgeady out of the club - like he did to many others - Mulgrew, graveson, jarosik now aiden - all lads who had big game potential.

Gravenson and Jarosik were given every opportunity to prove themselves and consistently failed.   Graveson then did a Bobo on it an prefered to be overpaid & train with the reserves than be transferred.   Glad to see the back of him

[Myles Na G.]

Plus he is consistently falling out with players and is virtually pushing mcgeady out of the club - like he did to many others - Mulgrew, graveson, jarosik now aiden - all lads who had big game potential.

Gravenson and Jarosik were given every opportunity to prove themselves and consistently failed.   Graveson then did a Bobo on it an prefered to be overpaid & train with the reserves than be transferred.   Glad to see the back of him

Jarosik wasn't a bad player for Celtic, IMO, but agree with you on Graveson. As far as McGeady's concerned, he has to learn to wind his neck in. It's not just Strachan he's fallen out with. He used to row with Tommy Burns on a regular basis when he was coming through as a youth / reserve player. His problem is that he thinks he knows better than everyone else, including the manager. He got a bollocking from Strachan for not following instructions and he bit back, in front of other players. Strachan had no choice but to suspend him.

[Clown]

Posted by: lynchbhoy 

you could give credit to strachan over this, but any centre half shoul dbe able to defend against high hopeful ball into the penalty area all day, esp when pitted against dwarf like miller and 'I dont do headers' boyd.

its the failure to improve on tactical approach and style of play since artmedia bratislava , most CL games and every other spl game that would worry me.
putting gary caldwell in to anchor the midfield is a master stroke of the hari kiri kind.
Far better designated midfielders on the bench in order to make this move shows up strachans over reliance on certain players and his lack of confidence in his own purchases and lack of creativity and balls - all in one go !
I am not anti strachan for the sake of it, just dont see a tactical improvement. Plus he is consistently falling out with players and is virtually pushing mcgeady out of the club - like he did to many others - Mulgrew, graveson, jarosik now aiden - all lads who had big game potential.

look at rangers and tell me they are not sihte !

surely by qualifying celtic for the last 16 2 years running, beating man united at home and ac milan at home was a tactical improvement on artmedia bratislava?

charlie mulgrew big game potential?? is that why he failed at wolves and is now at a mediocre SPL club?
Jiri Jarosik was never seen as anything near a good player for the hoops, i was glad to see the back off him
Gravesens performances never matched up to the hype when he signed, he had enough chances and did nothing apart from a goal at ibrox and hat trick away to st mirren

yes rangers are shite, but they did reach a UEFA cup final last season ( a feat which when Celtic did it under O'Neill in 03 was seen as a remarkable achievement) and in strachans first season the huns reached the CL last 16 so they hav been a hard team to beat by a lot of good european sides

[lynchbhoy]

Posted by: lynchbhoy 

you could give credit to strachan over this, but any centre half shoul dbe able to defend against high hopeful ball into the penalty area all day, esp when pitted against dwarf like miller and 'I dont do headers' boyd.

its the failure to improve on tactical approach and style of play since artmedia bratislava , most CL games and every other spl game that would worry me.
putting gary caldwell in to anchor the midfield is a master stroke of the hari kiri kind.
Far better designated midfielders on the bench in order to make this move shows up strachans over reliance on certain players and his lack of confidence in his own purchases and lack of creativity and balls - all in one go !
I am not anti strachan for the sake of it, just dont see a tactical improvement. Plus he is consistently falling out with players and is virtually pushing mcgeady out of the club - like he did to many others - Mulgrew, graveson, jarosik now aiden - all lads who had big game potential.

look at rangers and tell me they are not sihte !

surely by qualifying celtic for the last 16 2 years running, beating man united at home and ac milan at home was a tactical improvement on artmedia bratislava?

charlie mulgrew big game potential?? is that why he failed at wolves and is now at a mediocre SPL club?
Jiri Jarosik was never seen as anything near a good player for the hoops, i was glad to see the back off him
Gravesens performances never matched up to the hype when he signed, he had enough chances and did nothing apart from a goal at ibrox and hat trick away to st mirren

yes rangers are shite, but they did reach a UEFA cup final last season ( a feat which when Celtic did it under O'Neill in 03 was seen as a remarkable achievement) and in strachans first season the huns reached the CL last 16 so they hav been a hard team to beat by a lot of good european sides

We will be agreeing to disagree I reckon.

Mulgrew was in the same boat as mcgeady and liam miller - a young lad with great potential - see what happened when mcgeady stayed and the other two went....they didnt get the game time and lost their way. The reports coming out of CP at that stage was that mulgrew was going to be a superb player, he was proving it when he went to dundee utd on loan and was playing fantastically well for them , scoring goals from LB, creating goals and they tried to sign him. Celtic took him back and he fell foul off wee gingers tantrums. Once he was punted it was obv where his career was going.
Graveson was an established midfield genius. Jarosik was too but couldnt get into that multi zillion pound Chelsea side - no shame there- he was played out of position by strrachan - more tactical mistakes- and played in a pattern that didnt suit his pass and move football.He often did click with mcgeady and nakamura but once you keep changing formations and positions, its hard to gel. Had fantastic potential, but never under a team with gs as manager.

its miraculous that rangers got to the uefa cup final - though in reality what good teams did they beat on the way ? thats it, none.
Also their non-soccer approach, and playing on the break was great tactically, hid their weaknesses and allowed them to win through.
Again smith is a better tactician, but is limited also, he knows this and is the reason why he is calling for the atlantic league, as rangers are skint and he knows he needs money to 'buy' another team.

honestly , have you seen tactical improvements since artmedia bratislava?
I try to see them and hope there are there, but then looking at the moves like caldwell to midfield and the formation fiasco in the 4-2 home loss to rangers, plus taking off mizuno and wrecking the balance of the side against rangers putting naylor in left midfield (wasnt punished as rangers elected to hoof the ball route one and not making Celtic pay for this glaring mistake and weak point).
Keep watching the team selections and moves such as the naylor/mizuno/odea one last sat and come back and tell me gs has improved.
The spl and most def the CL are not the places you should be learning your (tactical) trade as a soccer manager !