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  1. Rolling_Stone on

    @BIG WAVY on 4TH DECEMBER 2020 9:45 AM

     

     

    Agreed. People think that bringing in Forster will be a panacea.

     

     

    The problems run deeper and having Forster back would only mask those problems for the time being.

  2. vinniethedog on

    The problems do run deeper than the goalkeepers… But to…. Leave them alone…. You have got to be kidding!!!!… They are absolutely rank!

  3. Dbhoy on

    Can’t see Forster coming now, I’m sure Lenny would’ve tried to pull out all the stops to get him back for this season.

     

     

    That ship has sailed, unfortunately.

     

     

    HH

  4. notthebus on

    HAs anyone even seen Hazard?

     

     

    Barkas couldn’t be directly blamed for any of the goals last night. Could he have done better , I would argue you could say that about most goalkeepers with most goals.

  5. Garngad to Croy on

    I feel sorry for Neil Lennon , his comments praising the centre halfs was baffling but I think he is at his wits end in trying to get a reaction from his team.

     

     

    He tried praising them , then he tried defending them , then he tried criticizing them , then he tried roasting them now he is back on to praising them again !

  7. Rolling_Stone on

    @GARNGAD TO CROY on 4TH DECEMBER 2020 10:17 AM

     

     

    Neil seemingly thinks it’s a confidence or motivational issue. I think that is a severe misjudgement.

     

     

    It’s clear that structure, discipline and tactics are all more pressing issues.

     

     

    Neil is either blind to this or, as has been alluded to previously, doesn’t put much stock in these elements of the game.

     

     

    I think we may get some form back in the league but Sevco will take us to the cleaners.

     

     

    Much like laat year, our league for was good post NY, but the first half decent team we played defeated us.

     

     

    Neil should have left or been shown the door by now, but I fear that a heavy defeat at Ibrox will be the catalyst for change.

  8. vinniethedog on

    Notthebus… But he just doesn’t save anything!!!… At least Bain sometimes saves shots (two penalty saves).. And he’s very very average…. Good keepers can be the difference between winning and losing a league or Cup…… Even his kick outs and passes were rotten last night and that’s meant to be a good point…

  9. The Blogger Formerly Known As GM on

    I would have preferred to see a more compact/park the bus formation last night in preparation for the game at Mordor. We’ll get pumped if we try to play ‘the Celtic way’.

     

     

    Park the bus, soak up pressure and hit them with a sucker punch is the only way we’ll have a chance.

     

     

    Last night was an ideal opportunity to deploy these tactics against a better team.

  10. MadMitch on

    I wonder who won money off the bookies last night?

     

     

    Us to to score first must have been a brave bet.

     

    Or was it?

  11. lets all do the huddle on

    thats the thing about barkas

     

     

    you find it hard to specifically blame him for any of the goals he concedes

     

     

    but anything either side of him is a goal, even if its not right in the corner

     

     

    he doesnt save anything that isnt right at him, the ball just goes by him. none of the ‘saving it with any part of the body’ or ‘making himself big’ traits that you get with keepers. nothing.

     

     

    but its not just the keepers. we have problems in every area and every position. there is no quick fix in my opinion. there isnt 1 player – maybe apart from julien – that i would bother about getting dropped if the manager was trying out different players

     

     

    when was the last time we had a squad that didnt have 1 player good enough to be an automatic pick?

     

     

    very worrying

  12. notthebus on

    Nope, disagree I think he looks very assured with ball at his feet, much more so that Gordon,Bain or FF.I also think he punches well.

     

     

    The narrative seems to be Barkas bad keeper therefore bad at everything , bin him.

     

     

    Hes a Greek International that was sought after by many club and commanded a £5m fee on the transfer market.

     

     

    I remain unconvinced, but I did so with FF first time around, indeed I thought he was useless in his first few months.

  14. spikeysauldman on

    the powers that be better start getting money off of the bookies by betting on the/any opposition ! was it Macari (not when manager) who said that in order to raise money celtic should sell paul mcstay and put all the money on the huns to win the league ?

  18. An Dún on

    Can’t see anything turning for Celtic without managerial change.

     

     

    Same problems evident every week for months now.

     

     

    The Celtic Board are a disgrace.

  19. big wavy on

    The worst thing about our gk situation is that Neil has started to called him “Barky”….

     

     

    It’s another sign I tell ye….

  21. lets all do the huddle on

    Let’s all

     

     

    Neil seems to have a number of automatic picks

     

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    indeed he does, i was only giving my own opinion obviously. if he does see certain players as automatic picks then i dont agree with him!

  22. garcia lorca on

    An Tearmann @12.24am thanks for the Jock Stein Shamrock strip video. I had never seen that before. Note the green collar!

  23. glendalystonsils on

    Lenny praising the CB’s can only be a psychological ploy to avoid undermining their confidence further .

     

     

    Bitton let his man waltz past him for the third goal . Ajer should have cleared out everything (including MacGregor at the second goal and he lost his man at the fourth goal.

     

     

    Jeeeez , even typing that …..’third goals , fourth goals’ !

     

     

    BTW I thought Ajer was good coming OUT of defence , but in his own box?

  26. MadMitch on

    CMcG @ half their goals — in full bin bag mode / just getting in the road.

     

    Also if he honestly thinks BR will take him to Leicester then he is deluded.

  27. MadMitch on

    The problem with the new GK is that he does not have a personality to match AB / CG.

     

    He has not settled into the squad and he looks to have lost all confidence.

     

    The place is in turmoil and it is all passing him by.

  29. Call_of_Juarez on

    When Elhamed arrived he looked like a solid robust defender and now he couldn’t tackle a fish supper. What happened to him?

  30. big wavy on

    CALL_OF_JUAREZ on 4TH DECEMBER 2020 11:05 AM

     

    When Elhamed arrived he looked like a solid robust defender and now he couldn’t tackle a fish supper. What happened to him?

     

     

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    Trying too hard? Confidence shot? Making bad decisions when your brain is scrambled? It’s where we are now and has been building over time.

  31. MadMitch on

    NL and his automatic picks — he is just trying to shame the shirkers / Scotland squad into putting in a shift.

     

     

    He knows they are at it and tghinks the solution is to force them to up their game just to keep their reputation and profile.

     

     

    Not working very well as the rest are starting to follow their lead.

  32. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Notthebus @ 10:36 …

     

     

    Good post. You do well to remind those who are angst ridden about the goalie (myself included) about his positives and FF’s slow start in a Celtic jersey.

     

     

    Feel sorry for Barkas. He does seem to be lacking confidence.

     

     

    There was an early cameo last night when a bouncing through ball was being addressed by both Bitton and Barkas.

     

     

    I clearly heard Barkas giving the shout – but a fraction later – Bitton cleared when Barkas was ready to collect.

     

     

    No big damage was done but you almost could see Barkas going “Aarrghhh” in his head.

     

     

    Little things like that, if drilled, are eliminated … and the group AND individuals gradually gain trust and confidence.

     

     

    Hail hail

     

     

    Keep The Faith

  33. MadMitch on

    BW @ the fall of El-H

     

     

    Looked a mature player when he arrived.

     

    Now he just looks as if he has just came up from the U16’s.

     

    Totally lost it — not sure if it a loss of focus because of what is going on around him or he has caught a bad case of te “Fear”.

  34. Turkeybhoy on

    You know when the Lynch mob are on the loose,all reason goes out the window.Now very talented wingers are not allowed to go past anyone in a Hoops jersey.Since when.If they do,he is a dud.Barkas has never made a save.Utter drivel.What he has never made ,is blunders of the kind I see every week In the EPL,De Gea,the current England no 1,the much sought after and highly priced Pope,from Burnley,whose errors,and loss of form,have battered his reputation.The biggest problem with Barkas is,he is not who the fans wanted.They want a guy who has turned his back on their club,in its most important year,to sit on a bench in England.Get fekin over it.Instead of hankering over a big asshole like him,try and support the players we have.

  35. AKBW1888 on

    The Board need to get the finger out, & make changes asap, that is obvious.

     

    I’m afraid, the more longer they leave this glaring problem to carry on, the

     

    more it will be, more of the same-as, same as, & Grounddog Day performances.

     

    NFL knew what he was in for, when he took the job. He was not allowed to

     

    pick his own backroom staff, which was a shambles. John Kennedy is a waiste

     

    of space, & so is Stevie Woods, & Nick Hammond, & Gavin “Run-Run-Run” Strachan.

     

    Their Training Methods & Scouting of Players, is in a complete mess @ present,

     

    that is for sure. PL is a joke, & is only there to count heated driveways & take the

     

    money. For example, he offered Craig Gordon a 10K cut in his wages, which

     

    Craig Gordon refused, & now look @ the state of our Goalkeeping situation, it’s

     

    a shambles. He/PL then gets rid of Johnny Hayes, who was played out of position,

     

    & now look @ the state of our Defence, it’s a shambles, even an old player with

     

    a zimmer frame could score against us. I’m afraid wee NFL has been papped

     

    under the Club Coach, & left out to dry, & PL will not push him out of the Door,

     

    cause NFL is a “Yes Man” & that is what PL wants in place @ our Club @ present,

     

    what a complete mess. Wee NFL, is not going to walk away from a 2 Million plus

     

    a year salary, would you? So Paul67 is correct, when he says it’s going to get more

     

    worse than better, the way we are heading @ present, not unless their is a

     

    complete change asap, that is for sure. PL & DD & The Club’s Narative is aye

     

    don’t worry, keep the faith, & like that old pop tune yeah things will only get

     

    better, yeah are you sure about that? Because I, along with many of our

     

    Supporters & Fans, are not. We are heading for the worst Season in our Club’s

     

    History, the way we are heading @ present, like 1948 with no light @ the end

     

    of the Tunnel. We had a Invincible Season not so long ago, & now we are

     

    heading towards a Catastrophe Season, if changes are not made in the

     

    foreseeable future, that is for sure. Keeping the Staus Quo (not the Group)

     

    here, is definitely not a sensible option, which I’m sure most of us Celtic

     

    Minded fellow Supporters & Fans, would agree.

  36. lets all do the huddle on

    The biggest problem with Barkas is,he is not who the fans wanted.

     

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    ‘the fans’…all of them?

     

     

    i wanted a keeper who can win you points (as well as not losing you points obviously)

     

     

    wasnt fussed who it was

     

     

    i dont see that in barkas

     

     

    yet

  37. notthebus on

    I don’t think any off us are convinced Barkas is the answer, I just find it surprising posters are calling for last seasons 4th choice keeper to start a vital league game because “he cant be any worse”

  38. Greenpinata on

    Has there ever been a manager who has taken their team to a cup final and been sacked prior to the game ?

     

     

    Just curious, I genuinely don’t know the answer.

     

     

    HH.

  40. Greenpinata on

    FF has turned us down. That ship has sailed.

     

     

    I thought Craig Gordon was a backward step. Wow I was totally wrong.

     

     

    I thought. Vasilis Barkas would be a terrific signing.

     

     

    What do i know about goalkeepers ?

     

     

    HH.

  41. Turkeybhoy on

    Huddle,

     

    C,mon,you wanted Forster.We bought a very highly rated keeper,a reputation he got in Greece which earned him over 30 caps.Would any keeper flourish with the defending going on in front of him.He has had horrific defending in front of him,4 deflected goals past him,I think 4 penalties past him,a good few “Worldies”put past him.He has had no breaks since joining us.So the best remedy for that is to crucify him.Much to the delight of our enemies.I seen a headline from a rag”Barkas. horror show”.Eh!! They feed of the nonsense,and we are only to happy to oblige.

  42. geebee1978 on

    GREENPINATA on 4TH DECEMBER 2020 9:33 AM

     

     

    My heart is saying that I’d love to see Neil Lennon complete the treble and leave in a way befitting his status.

     

     

    My head is telling me that this kind of complacency has lead us to where we are now. Is the Hearts match a given? What if we lose the cup final (and drop points along the way)?

     

     

    The protests we saw last week would be a picnic in comparison and nobody would be able to claim we then have the benefit of hindsight.

     

     

    This is a very plausible scenario.

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