I’ve seen nothing of Stefan Johansen but I’m delighted we have signed a central midfield player. Deficiencies up front are glaring, especially in the Premiership, but in Europe, the critical area is central mid, where we need to control more than we did this season.
Central midfield protects your defence and provides the foundations strikers stand on, it has been an important area for Celtic to strengthen since losing our top man last summer.
Conversely, Scott Brown is playing his best football since joining Celtic in 2007 but, as his European adventures were nullified by disciplinary action, the gap was unbridgeable. Honourable mentions should go to Charlie Mulgrew, Beram Kayal and Joe Ledley, but in the case of Charlie and Joe, they were asked to play secondary, or tertiary roles, while Beram was promoted from well down the pecking order to a Champions League starter.
Please observe the usual caveats when a new player arrives. New club, new city, new tactics, team mates, match officials and game atmosphere, Stefan has a lot to assimilate in the coming weeks. It took six months for Victor to settle and at least as long before Mikael, Scott and Joe looked their best.
For Stefan and Holmbert Fridjonsson the primary objective of the next six months is to prepare for Champions League qualifiers, closely followed by a Scottish Cup tie against Aberdeen in three weeks.
Welcome to Celtic, Stefan. You have a fantastic opportunity ahead.
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leftclick together we will get justice for the dam 5
18:11 on 15 January, 2014
Still on for Saturday, 13:00 but will be there until 14:30 us Coatbridge Bhoys like to cut it fine?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
hen1rik
Yes interesting indeed……would have expected someone in the know to confirm or deny their Celtic supporting credentials.
The signing of a new player would normally have me thrilled and excited to see him but the way the board have ‘dealt’ with the GB situation leaves me sad and disillusioned.
Funny how quickly the land deal rebuttals were aired in comparison.
Let the people sing.
HH
Lennybhoy
Why do you think I get the train :))
19:45 K.O Euro night and Big Tree bus was still in whifflet at 19:25:((
I’m an early bird ye knowcsc
see you just after 1
As I’m cashing in a ST this week for a GB member who tells me they are generally chucking it I think its too late to get them back- job done by the SNP, the polis, and the Celtic board
Lefty.
We used to leave KSC Blantyre at 2.45 and it was death race 1970’s to get in for ko..
Then left ten minutes early so the uncles could get their extra beers before going home.
Ah well. Feel good factor from Turkey and Stefan’s arrival dissipates now we are back talking about the conspiracy theories and an obsession with a bunch of young fellas who, for all their colour and verve, have disappeared up their own self-important jacksies.
Shame but gives the usual suspects an outlet for a good moan. And we love a good moan.
Big Wavy
twists n turns
17:55 on 15 January, 2014
Twists, I have an almost idential memory of that night. My brother was 8 and I was 6. My dad said he could not look after the two of us in such a big crowd.
Still haven’t got over it……
Wtf
Shortbread show Harold missing a pen..
Dear lord
BT-the depths these clowns go to……..i can think of a certain Harald goal they could have shown…..
NegAnon2
18:27 on
Agreed
Harold msiing a penalty
Crowds down.
Get them banned, Peter!
Good old BBC shortbread
Set your clock by them
Stefan Johansen our fourth Norwegian
By way of illustration they show a video of Harald Brattbakk missing a penalty.
I guess they have worn out the footage of his goal against St Johnstone.
Ok Beeb back on the bad step.
Reporting Johansen they had to show a pic of Harald Brattbakk. Was it his Championship winning goal against St. Johnstone?????? Nope poor Harald missing a penalty. These Bs are at the wind up.
Not only that no Judith on the weather!!!!!! Damn blast them!
Bt
Had to rewind that because I thought did they really show a miss. Hurting huns…
BBC Scotland Huns show their class by editing in a clip of Harald Brattback missing a penalty in reference to Stefan Johansen’s signing and the fortunes of Norwegian players at Parkhead.
Why not show Harald’s TITLE-winning goal in ’98 against St.Johnstone that denied the vermin their precious 10 in a row?
No, because their BBC – Bitter Bigoted Sevconians.
Unlike many others on here, I do hope we get the Zombies in the cup in a future round and let loose on them with our very best CL performance, bagging at least 10 and putting them in their miserable place. With young Stefan grabbing 4 to give the BBC orcs some footage for our next Norwegian signing’s press conference…
big wavy
18:41 on
Care to give us examples of them being “self-important”? You obviously have plenty of examples and links to stories about this.
Can’t wait to read them.
Excited CSC
They just cannot help themselves – Smacks of an Orc bright idea, instead of showing him stopping 10 in a row.
VerySad CSC
hen1rik
18:21 on 15 January, 2014
What about Celtic bringing the GB back and any political banners then they get banned for good.
I will always be a GB fan but if the club say no political banners then it means no although others may not agree with no political banners but if it gets the club in trouble then it has to stop.
Politics is a part of football whether some like it or not. No banners then no POPPIES, no ARMED FORCES SINGING SECTARIAN SONGS, no 1 minute silence for PASSED POLITICAL LEADERS THAT SUPPORT A CERTAIN AGENDA. Sorry, I forgot everyone else can share their political beliefs through football except the those pesky Irish TERRORISTS (ha!)
* that awkward moment when u scroll back and everybody’s already posted your thoughts*
their = they’re. i.e they are, and they KNOW they are.
big wavy
And a good moan about Celtic fans who view things differently from you, and recognise the loss of any Celtic fan a major issue?
Even ones that have allegedly disappeared up their own jacksie? CSC
Anyone who is on twitter please follow TheScottishFaDo
Lets get Scottish fans united in ridding ourselves of Regan, Ogilvie & Bryson et al!
Eddie
Gis a break fella. This obsession with following the ultra trend of pyros coupled with public pronouncements that we are meant to take seriously. Message from the green brigade missives..walkouts. Etc..embarrassing stuff
The team comes first and foremost. As I said loved the colour but the two fingers up at the house rules and the subsequent fines for the club showed how self indulgent they became.
Come back, rein it in and let’s get back to supporting the team and not obsessing about a bunch of youngsters who are being badly led.
djynwa67
18:57 on 15 January, 2014
I agree mate but we have to play by the rules I’m afraid because it gets the club in trouble if we don’t.
Didn’t see shortbread clip but honestly find it pleasing just to know how much they are hurting pleases me no end.
Dont get annoyed enjoy the hurt they are going through, i’m not a bad man :)) but seeing the levels their pain is taking them to tickles this Bhoy.
Till later all
Bourne
Who denied their right to moan ?
As I said we love a good moan don’t we ?
Welcome Stefan….
Are you a Hun?
hen1rik
Before I go Zues capital :))
Seen on TSFM
Bingo!
Someone already connecting the dots………….
cartuja @cartujakds 22m
So Zeus Capital sold their interest in Sevco?
https://twitter.com/cartujakds/status/423514635447181312/photo/1
cartuja @cartujakds 6m
Zeus Capital > Schweco Nominees > JTC Fund Managers > Braemar Group > Zeus Capital. Attempt at distancing Zeus from Sevco? To what end?
cartuja @cartujakds 3m
@monbud Or the awkward truth about the cosy relationships leading to Whyte are about to come out?
neganon2
18:27 on 15 January, 2014
Did you email the club asking why they didn’t take UEFA to task ?
G
hen1rik
19:06 on 15 January, 2014
djynwa67
18:57 on 15 January, 2014
I agree mate but we have to play by the rules I’m afraid because it gets the club in trouble if we don’t.
Whats good for us has to be good for all is the point i’m making.
Anyone find out which club those neanderthal’s that ripped up the seat’s at Murderwell are aligned to?
djynwa67
The seats in the Celtic end ?
Celtic maybe or am I missing something ?
From TheScottishFaDo
Ideas to fix our game folks.
I’ll kick off with the suggestion of withdrawing clubs ST money to put pressure on ROB to resign from the SFA?
Still puzzles me how a group of fans got so many tickets for an away fixture. The GB had announced earlier that they had messed up by selling tickets to people not in their organisation. Are the fans from the Motherwell area the same group that GB sold tickets to or is this a separate issue?
At the moment there are more questions than answers.
big wavy
19:20 on 15 January, 2014
djynwa67
The seats in the Celtic end ?
Celtic maybe or am I missing something ?
they were all from motherwell.
Are we saying that we were infiltrated that fateful night by Motherwell subversives ? (Pulls up chair and pours glass of wine).
Counter proposal – we have some over exuberant bad boys in our support who enjoy a drink and a raucous night out ?
big wavy
Fair do’s but you did say ‘shame’ as it gave the moaners an outlet.
It is a shame, because it’s an issue, and a factor that has contributed
to the empty seats at Celtic Park.
That’s regardless of whether you think the ban is justified, personally
I don’t, and never have from the moment they announced the penalty
due to Fir Park vandalism.
Some Celtic fans think likewise it’s an issue that hasn’t and isn’t likely
to go away, and there are those that acknowledge the demise of the GB
was aided by ulterior motives.
We’ve signed a new player and now have daily reminders that there are
empty seats at Celtic Park (BBC).
Self inflicted wounds can be the most painful.
Moan Over CSC
HH
From TheScottishFaDo
Some fear boycotting their own clubs, but the threat of withholding cash made No To Newco a success. Slow intake of ST sales!