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12-04-2007, 11:35 PM
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vCash: 500 | Yes thanks to Benfica we ARE through! No contest Milan took it easy and still won. There is more than Hesselink a waste of space, Celtic paid 4.5 million I believe for Brown the most he did was get an unecessary yellow card, meaning he doesnt play in the next CL game, he is lacking influence with purpose in Celtic games. Caldwell is terrible at right back, he is a central defender, O`Dea is not a left back he is also a central defender, the young lad plays like a high school player. McGeady a talented player, got the ball easily taken off him all night. Donati what the hell is that, gets a ball with a Celtic player next to him, yet canny make up his mind quick enough what to do, then guess what, the ball is taken off of him. Jarosik back to his lackadaisical self. Sno will never make the grade at Celtic, yet he still is in the team allbeit a sub, bloody awful! Zurawski I should stop right there, I cant make up my mind if he is worse playing for Celtic or Poland, another waste of space. Well you can bet Lawwell and the board are pleased, more money in the club for advancing to the last 16 again, but will some be spent in the January window, as in years past I aint holding my breath. What a bloody shambles! Having said all this, I wonder if Gordon Strachan is a leprechaun, do you know he might win his priority the SPL title? Ach if we do win it, with this squad, maybe we will be in The Ripleys Believe it or not book? LoL Last edited by hubert : 12-04-2007 at 11:41 PM. |
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12-05-2007, 02:12 PM
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vCash: 726 | McGeady looked dangerous on occasion, but nobody else did. that said, Celtic displayed numerous excellent tackles, and had a well organised defence when it came to getting players back behind the ball when Milan were on the counter attack. |
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12-05-2007, 03:23 PM
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vCash: 500 | Quote:
What bothers me is most if not all Celtic players were continually making basic mistakes, top notch high paid players make mistakes, we all know its human to err, but bloody hell time and again Celtic players were making the same mistakes. I would see Celtic players get the ball and do the possession stuff, often when other options were available to attack, then I would see them with the ball and hesitate dilly dally with a team`mate right beside them yet get the ball taken off them, why? Go watch the game again this happened often, I know because I was screaming obsceneties at the TV. Yes there were good defensive tackles for all to see, had to be otherwise it would have been 10-0, noticable because of f**kups elsewhere. I know Celtic and Scottish fitba doesnt have the funds other teams and countries have, but its all relative, if money is to be spent do it, and be careful what you buy, then identify whats needed and get with the program, Celtic were poor at the end of last season, they were a shambles in preseason, and in my opinion they are a shambles presently, yes and Boruc is getting knee surgery, he often saves them from disaster, what now, who knows? I am fortunate to be a Celtic fan, over all my years, but I wont delude myself, the present Celtic team are terrible by their standards, and I might add if Rangers had not been terrible this past few years, Celtic would not have had it as good, eg, LeGuen. Last edited by hubert : 12-05-2007 at 03:26 PM. | |
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12-05-2007, 10:57 PM
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vCash: 500 | Actually I am not being cynical but I dont know whether to laugh or cry, but surely to hell Gordon Strachan knows we have a team out of a squad, that has players playing out of position, players under achieving often and regular, and a number of players that just wont make it in the first team and getting paid good to fair weekly wages. Yes we have a number of injured players that somehow the medical staff cannot get fit. My point in this thread is to Gordon Strachans quote and comments, what happened to cohesion and continuity, that should have continued from when Gordon Strachan took over, I presently dont see it, and I say Celtic and Gordon Strachan are a lucky team, the miracle didnt happen in Milan, I say it happened in Donestk. |
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12-07-2007, 06:52 PM
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vCash: 480 | I think its a complete change in Celtic fans POV. 3 years ago Scottish teams were always the whipping boys in the CL and now to be almost constantly challenging is something that the fans have come to expect now. Scottish football has come on in leaps and bounds over the last 5 years but the fans egos seem to be growing bigger than that. |
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12-09-2007, 07:07 PM
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vCash: 465 | that's a fair point but with success comes bigger expectations from the fans, going slightly off subject but if newcastle won the fa cup this season most of the fans would expect us to win the league as a little bit of success goes along way in a football fans mind and more often than not the team he/she supports struggles to reach it as more pressure is heaped on them. |
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12-09-2007, 10:12 PM
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vCash: 500 | I used the word shambles not too long ago, granted a bit strong, but I am not sure if those running running the club at Celtic and of course that includes Gordon Strachan are aware of what is happening currently and it could verywell get worse? I firmly believe even with the fact that we got to the last 16 of the CL Cup, that Celtic are struggling in a quagmire, and I aint talking about the present weather conditions. I strongly and firmly hold to the belief this started back at the end of last season, through preseason till today, no matter what the Walter Mitty brigade say. Bloody hell, no additional money for Gordon Strachan in January they say, aye right fair enough Lawwell and the Board, lets see if Celtics LUCK can continue under that decision?  |
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12-09-2007, 11:43 PM
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vCash: 500 | This is a good thread considering the title etc, and some good input in most of the posts, but I cant help thinking about that old song Peggy Lee used to sing, (Is That All Theres IS?) To me its a reflection to the way Celtic are at the moment and to all accounts where they are heading, and that is taking into consideration of the LUCK Celtic has had, that will run out eventually, if that is not taking place already? Instead of us Celtic fans being confident and praising gladly the performances of the team and players, we are discussing whether a bench player should be kept at the club or let go?  Is that all there is, is that all there is If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing Let's break out the booze and have a ball If that's all there is? |
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12-22-2007, 06:34 PM
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vCash: 500 | Celtic 1 Hibs 1, another two points doon the drain. Scott Brown I was pleased when we signed him, but 4.4 million how the hell did that happen? Donati at one time I heard cost 10 million, how the hell did that happen? And to compliment those two that are NOT inititiating or influencing the game in midfield, we have Hartley, what was he all about, his contribution is holding and running into the opposition, like the proverbial chicken with its heid cut off? Gordon Strachan is the Celtic squad really that bad, or are you struggling like you did at Coventry, and Southampton, and presently at Celtic? Gordon Strachan in his managerial career has 452 games, 192 won, 150 lost, drawn 110, and the way its going in charge of Celtic he IS struggling, these stats are NOT good. |
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12-24-2007, 06:53 PM
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vCash: 480 | The first reason they lost was because of Poor Defending, for Hibs’s first goal the left back David Murphy was able to storm past a number of players before playing a one-two with Benji, Even when he’d gone past them the players didn’t get back and when he played his one-two his run wasn’t tracked. True it was a good finish but the defending was awful for the first goal and it let Hibs relax and settle down. The Second reason for Celtic drawing was because of Gordon Strachan’s Poor Team Selection, He once again didn’t play Derek Riordan leaving him on the bench and he also left Jiri Jarosik who has been in impressive form for Celtic on the bench. Add that to the fact that Hesselink has been poor in recent weeks but still starts in front of Riordan, It’s crazy and I don’t know why Strachan continues to persist with Hesselink. Well now that left Celtic with a few of their best players on the bench, When you’re playing a top SPL side like Hibs you need your best 11 out on the pitch. |
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02-25-2008, 06:59 PM
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vCash: 726 | no, not this year. not any more, anyway. i did think that at the beginning of the season, buy Celtic are out of the CL now, while Rangers have progressed to the next stage of the UEFA Cup. that means they still need to think about keeping players for Europe midweek, while Celtic can concentrate on what was Strachan's supposed goal all along; the league title. of course, that's assuming Celtic manage to keep the holes in their defence from sinking them. |
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