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  3. Stephbhoy67 on

    Shitè all season and the clubs desire to turn a transfer profit on young players saw the signing of only young players with little experience

  4. onenightinlisbon on

    There is absolutely nothing about this team or manager to suggest we will take anything from our next game. That in itself is a shocking statement. Managed regression. “Old Firm” brand as safe and secure as the board’s fat salaries.

  5. PeterLatchfordsBelly on

    RC

     

     

    Palma is infuriating because he is a mix of real quality and absolutely rotten.

  7. Stephbhoy67 on

    Some of those players still have a chance to make it, but they should have had more experience around them.

     

     

    Next transfer window is not about massive culĺ it’s about adding 5 quality players with some decent experience to help the team as a whole.

  9. glendalystonsils on

    PETERLATCHFORDSBELLY on 18TH FEBRUARY 2024 5:54 PM

     

    RC

     

     

    Palma is infuriating because he is a mix of real quality and absolutely rotten.

     

     

     

    Then what he needs is an elite coach to sort that….. oh, wait a minute ……..

  14. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    SID on 18TH FEBRUARY 2024 5:21 PM

     

     

    Let’s try and get to the bottom of the who’s to blame game.

     

     

    ——–

     

     

    Why?

     

     

    To what end?

  15. glendalystonsils on

    THE STAR ABOVE THE CREST on 18TH FEBRUARY 2024 6:09 PM

     

    Peter Lawwell is not, and has never been, a Celtic supporter.

     

     

    Correct .

     

     

    It’s Celtic that supports him.

  16. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Very tough watch yesterday.

     

     

    To me it looked like the players were struggling to implement what they were coached to do.

     

     

    Disjointed in many area of the pitch – always makes individuals look poor.

     

     

    After the two consecutive defeats in December I got the impression the players grabbed the situation by the scruff of the neck – four wins (incl. comfortably beating Sevco) while playing okayish but nothing more.

     

     

    I genuinely expected the trend to continue and even improve slightly in the period immediately after the break.

     

     

    If anything?

     

     

    IMHO, our second half at Pittodrie, and the full games against Hibs and Kilmarnock – we looked worse by a margin.

     

     

    What’s happened?

     

     

    Well the injury/availability situation hasn’t improved.

     

     

    CCV and AJ injured. Liel not right.

     

     

    But also, Adam Sadler (ex Leicester) joined the coaching team (announced Hogmanay)

     

     

    Think it is reasonable to assume the Brendan coaching manual has been reinforced by Adam.

     

     

    With no evidence whatsoever … I suspect Brendan is forcing the team through the final transition away from Ange ball.

     

     

    And that transition is difficult and painful.

     

     

    What happens next?

     

     

    Who knows.

     

     

    IMHO, CCV is massive for us.

     

     

    We get his calmness and leadership back we’ll automatically be a better team.

     

     

    If the Brendan/Adam coaching philosophy takes soon (and is actually any good 🤔) there is a chance we’ll click into gear.

     

     

    Alternatively, we might just be a team that is a bit done.

     

     

    Strap yourselves in.

  19. Stephbhoy67 on

    DESSYBHOY on 18TH FEBRUARY 2024 5:59 PM

     

     

    We don’t actually have lots of 30plus players who are not contributing.

  20. setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on

    Sid @

     

     

    “What a load of nonsense you’ve just posted, ” things can change” yeah and they can get a load worse as well.”

     

     

    “Technically you’re correct things can change ”

     

    ————————–

     

     

    I think you need to get your argument into coherent shape before I respond to my technically correct nonsense.

     

     

    You “I predicted this would unravel fast not because of some dropped points but by using experience, assessing the situation and having an awareness”

     

     

    Yeah- and sure didn’t you write similar in previous years when we won the title? or am I mistaking you for another Sid?

  21. Chairbhoy on

    SAINT STIVS @ 4:25 PM,

     

     

    Well that’s the whole point of the ludicrous “pack of card” statement.

     

     

    We had just won the double treble, open top bus on the Celtic way, we’d been in the UCL twice in a row, the invincible team, toe to toe with Man City.

     

     

    Record revenue, record profits, record squad value yada… yada… yada…

     

     

    It was a ridiculously, ludicrous statement to make…

     

     

    Yet, what happened next.!?

     

     

    Hail Hail

  22. Glenowen on

    I probably tend to be a bit of a moaner, not overly negative more ‘knee jerk reactive’.

     

    Also try to stay away from binary choices – it’s either Brendan or Peter. I feel this is wrong and is overly simplistic.

     

    Back to Basics @ 6:32 – thanks for that measured, constructive post. Brings me back to reality a little and helps to blow away some of the negative smog. Good post

  23. KINGLUBO on

    I was chewing the fat with a mate and trying to decide on which players we MUST keep, those we’ maybe like to and the rest.

     

     

    MUST KEEP —– Kyogo, Maeda, Hatate, CCV, MO’R and Calmac

     

     

    Maybe keep – — – Holm, Taylor, Ralston, Welsh Bernardo, and possible Sclaes.

     

     

    That’s it

     

     

    KINGLuBO

  24. Saint Stivs on

    THE BIGGER PICTURE#

     

     

     

    German football matches have been stopped regularly in recent weeks as part of an ongoing protest involving throwing tennis balls, gold chocolate coins and apples onto the field to voice their anger against foreign investment in the German top-flight. The fans are demanding an end to a controversial plan from the league to sell a stake of future revenue to a private equity investor. The campaign to stop it was given a boost this week when prospective buyer Blackstone dropped out of talks. However, there remains one more leading candidate in the shape of CVC Capital Partners.

  25. Stephbhoy67 on

    Mick johnstone is the oldest player we have on loan at what 25.

     

     

    In our squad we have forrest, mccarthy, mcgregor, Hart, and the other 2 keepers whoare both in early 30s, but keeper is different area and age is less of an issue. We have a young group of players at 5 quality additions to the core group and we would be fine.

  27. Saint Stivs on

    Yet, what happened next.!?

     

     

    has celtic folded like a pack of cards ?

     

     

    is the business in trouble ?

     

     

    it might contract some in earnings, sure, if we dont win the league or get into the champions league, however it would force change.

  32. Majestic Hartson on

    “if you’re going to panic, panic early” as someone said on here during the Covid season.

  33. sid on

    SFTB

     

     

    Hard to say what you’re imagining, the only time I’ve predicted disaster was when I schooled you about Neil Lennon, the 10 season when i told you for months. You’re head was buried deep in the sand that season as well if you remember correctly, when told you just buried it deeper. No lessons learned, if you can’t see how bereft of quality this team now has, then I’d definitely say your looking through the prism of a hopeful fan which is again clouding your judgement. Speak again soon.

  34. Chairbhoy on

    NOTTHEBUS @ 5:30 PM,

     

     

    “because its not how you run £100m business. it ts just not.

     

     

    BR has potentially underestimated the job in hand. the ITK chat is he rejected almost all of the targets put in frot of him as no better than what we have at the moment . This is maybe a message to the board to up the game. He has thought he could win the league with what he had and has potentially blowm it.His arrogance in his own ability

     

     

    whatever the reason, its a massive self inflicted wound”

     

     

    Well, your statement of that’s not how you run a 100 mn organisation makes little sense.

     

     

    We run it with two Executives for a start, two Executive’s that no liile or nothing about running a football club.

     

     

    Is that the way you run a 100 mn football club?

     

     

    One time Coca-Cola, who was one of the largest Corporations in the world at the time got a new CEO.

     

     

    He had some great ideas

     

     

    One – Change the taste of Coca-Cola

     

     

    That’s not how you run the biggest drinks manufacturer in the World

     

     

    But it’s what he did… he didn’t last long of course but never assume competence.

     

     

    Brendan Rodgers never underestimated the job at Celtic

     

     

    Ronny Delia did

     

     

    Quite different

     

     

    In the summer transfer window we brought in about ten players, most were in the pipeline, before BR arrived, none were BR signings.

     

     

    However, he made all the right noises, was showing himself as a team player by being supportive of the Executive and the Recruitment process.

     

     

    It quickly became apparent that, that window was a clusterfugg.

     

     

    Anyway at the AGM and in the press realises, there after, the Board made out Brendan had “signed off on all the players”.

     

     

    Exonerating the Executive and Recruitment process.

     

     

    If they are going to play the blame game and drop BR in it, he has every right not to rubber stamp every prospect.

     

     

    He was very particular as he clearly had stated he only wanted established players that would improve the team.

     

     

    He has every right to do so.

     

     

    You are making it out like this was an underhand covert action, playing games with the Board.

     

     

    It was no such thing

     

     

    He couldn’t have been clearer in his press conference after the window shut

     

     

    He said we needed to be braver.

     

     

    It is ridiculous to suggest he was biting off his nose to spite his face, there is absolutely no evidence that he was offered a quality signing that would improve the team.

     

     

    Brendan Rodgers will have belief in his own ability and for very good reason, it’s hardly arrogance if it’s based on facts and a verifiable track record.

     

     

    Brendan will believe we can win the League, I believe we can win the League.

     

     

    Why does he have to do it with one hand tied behind his back is the question.

     

     

    Hail Hail

  35. Greenpinata on

    Guys

     

     

    Lots of tickets up for grabs yesterday.

     

     

    The Celtic spares site on X and Facebook was advertising numerous tickets up for grabs.

     

     

    In short, anybody that wanted to attend had the opportunity to do so..

     

     

    Ad always respect for the fans who made the time, effort and finance to attend.

     

     

    HH.

  36. Malone Bhoy on

    RC

     

     

    This shouldn’t really need to be explained to a football fan but here goes…

     

     

    Palma although infuriating at time has been by far one of our most productive players this year. 18 direct goal contributions in 28 matches. 18 goal contributions in 1726 minutes. He’s pretty much setting up or scoring every 90 minutes.

     

     

    Only Matt O’Riley has contributed more (very slightly) and he’s played 1000 hours more.

     

     

    So Palma can create and score, he’s also relatively good at pressing.

     

     

    His lack of top end pace limits him as a winger. But number 10s don’t generally need to rely on rapid acceleration. He also likes to cut in. He’s also pretty good at shooting from distance, so having him central would just make sense.

     

     

    Do you really not see that?

     

     

    Maybe Rodgers puts him there and for whatever reason it just doesn’t work, but his strengths and weaknesses align much more to playing behind the striker than it does on the wing.

  38. Malone Bhoy on

    I’d really like the Dom McKay NDA to be torn up.

     

     

    The club as a business stinks.

     

     

    Ange came in and it looks like he controlled everything. He leaves, BR comes in and probably thinks that things have improved and the discovers the structure is an absolute mess. We’re not top of class in any aspect.

  41. PeterLatchfordsBelly on

    In the Board’s position where defending your own wilful negligence is problematic (cough) I too might be tempted to imply bogey men/ be careful what you wish for diversions.

     

     

    Unoriginal but then desperate times and all that.

     

     

    A private equity buy out of ‘the business’ would be terrible of course. It would likely mean flint eyed capitalists with no emotional attachment asset stripping the club in service of profit.

     

     

    So quite the change then (double cough).

     

     

    In that context self-sabotage to ‘avoid’ additional Champions League income would be the smart move. Very creative.

     

     

    Aggressive spending of pre-existing wealth (but not on valuable assets) would also make sense. Perhaps on Exec and non-Exec remuneration.

     

     

    Geniuses.

  42. BelmontBrian on

    Evening all.

     

     

    It has not been comfortable viewing this season, for me, mainly frustration, no consistency.

     

     

    HOWEVER.

     

     

    It’s mid February, I’m not giving up or giving in, are you?

     

     

    HH

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