When the players arrived at Lennoxtown for training yesterday morning, Brendan Rodgers had no intention of allowing Moussa Dembele to leave the club. Such was the player’s behaviour over the following two hours, the manager’s view changed to “Get him out of here.”
Yet again, the days ahead of an important game were clouded by distraction, but this time it took the form of insubordination against the manager. Brendan’s view changed from not wanting to be left with only two strikers, to insisting the player was shipped out of the club.
One photographer, there for the press conference ahead of tomorrow’s game, told the manager, “I’ve been doing this for 30 years and never seen behaviour like that.”
You and I have seen many come and go over the years, so losing one is nothing new. Receiving £20m also breaks a barrier in what we can ask for our players in the future, but the manner which this came about is a source of regret. Moussa is a great player, one who delivered for us when it mattered most. His goals and swagger were a joy to watch. Now, the memory of his achievements have been violated by his behaviour. Having a go at the manager on Twitter, where he talked about being lied to (utter rubbish) and ‘Liked’ a comment from Chris Sutton saying he was targeting Brendan, all while playing to “Bhoys and Ghirls” is deplorable. I’ll get over it and applaud politely when you do the Paradise Windfall 15 years from now, but we’re not buying it, Moussa.
Lots to say on the transfer window, but I’ll pick up on it more next week. We have a game tomorrow against an outfit who think they can win the league. This is a day for Brendan and Scott Brown, Dedryck, Kieran, Callum, Tom and the others to do what they do so often against Newco. It’s a day for you and me to lift the team and paint Glasgow green and white.
Last month was traumatic, but it was also cathartic. We are a united club with a bit of an edge right now. Do your thing, Celtic. Spank this lot one more time.
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Definitely a new club we face today.Firstbtime we have ever played a club known as”Steven Gerards Rangers”.Who ur these peepul?.
LENNYBHOY
I hope your ticket has found a nice friendly fosterfan in your enforced absence!
LB- all the best…..don’t smash the telly
Bada
Any team news
I’m personally of the view that Dembele’s strop was nothing more than professional wrestling of the cheap kind.
The guy was obviously going out the door and some vague showy pretext had to be played out in front of the cameras.
It happens every day in boxing, two guys kiddy on fighting in the press conference and slagging each other on social media are kissing and hugging as soon as the fights over.
Not that I mind,
£20 million is good business but the idea the whole thing wasn’t totally preplanned in advance is an insult to my intelligence.
Lennybhoy,
Shame about today’s game but glad your on the mend… hopefully it’s not a bad day to give up the morphine;)
STARRY PLOUGH @ 9:53 AM,
Yes, leaving them in 7th place would be a satisfying reality check.
BMCUW @ 10:00 AM,
That’s true and it’s often difficult, there is always someone only too willing to point out our previous mistakes and errors of the past.
Sure we can learn from our mistakes but accepting our successes and moving on is much more fulfilling…
Hail Hail
Bob O’Baldy,
That was my suspicion – glad I’m not the only cynical one!
On my way to Mass and Mrs dharma is doing the teas afterwards. – aaarrrggghhhh!
WITS- Gordon
Lustig
Ajer
Boyata
Tierney
Brown
Ntcham
Forrest
Rogic
McGregor
Edouard
Got this yesterday….we will see…HH
Good man thanks Bada
I don’t expect the wee man to start today, but The Griff has a chance to be the king of Celtic Park again. The throne is empty; some Frenchman with a dodgy hamstring and serious attitude problems was squatting in it. Time for Leigh to grab it.
https://thecelticblog.com/2018/09/blogs/the-king-is-dead-long-live-the-king-its-time-for-leigh-to-reclaim-the-throne/
BOB O’ BALDY on 2ND SEPTEMBER 2018 10:22 AM
Yep, anyone that thinks otherwise is a mug.
Mon the hoops!
Get intae these supposedly rejuvenated orange b——-s!
:)
Two up front, Griff & OE, nae bother
4 – 1 good guys
KINGLuBO
Just been sent a tweet through social media with a Hun saying 2-0 to them with Laffatme scoring a hat trick….ffs this is what we ar up against
D. :)
2Billionaires , Desmond and O’Brien, involved in the Club,do they put money into the club,or are they like the one’s with plenty cash,that get all the freebies,I reckon them ,2 should put there hands in there pockets and build The Hotel , Superstore ,Musuem etc,and still have change back, anyway personally I’ll be glad to see the back of Dermot Desmond,he is the culprit, Lawell is the Message Bhoy doing the dirty work for him
Gordon
Boyata Benovic Ajer
Forrest, Ncham , Brown Macgregor KT
Griff OE
my starting 11 , leave ML on the bench , but just WIN whatever 11 we start with.
Gordon
Lustig
Ajer
Boyata
Tierney
Brown
Ntcham
Forrest
Rogic
McGregor
Edouard
Official…
Check out the incompetence shown at Firhill yesterday:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45305474
Surely must be something to do with that goal causing some affliction in the refereeing fraternity:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKuLtLXl7FI
Just as well we have the head of one of the referee’s associations officiating today.
That goal up at Firhill should be a sort of Bermuda triangle for refereeing careers…………..but it won’t.
Let’s hope wee Willie has both his hearing aids switched on for some balance today.
if ML is playing then you can take it as read the he will be targeted all game.
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Come on over you bhoys in green…
Celtic: Gordon (7), Lustig (7), Boyata (7), Ajer (7), Tierney (8), Brown (7), Ntcham (8), Forrest (8), Rogic (7), McGregor (7), Edouard (8)
The team from when we scudded them 5-0 in April
!!BADA BING!! on 2ND SEPTEMBER 2018 10:47 AM
Gordon
Lustig
Ajer
Boyata
Tierney
Brown
Ntcham
Forrest
Rogic
McGregor
Edouard
Official…
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That same team was posted on KDS yesterday. I hope it was an educated guess but I wouldn’t bet on it.
Lustig……