A new contract that is. Not at the buroo.
Last year the Norwegian showed that he is a talented and valuable player. This year, its perhaps unfair to say he’s not, but he is struggling a little. There could be a number of reasons for that, although it might just be as simple as his agent explains;
“The critics are unfair. They do it as a way of getting to Ronny Deila at the same time.
“Stefan was absolutely outstanding last year. People expect him to go on the rampage and do whatever he wants all the time.
“But he is getting tougher treatment from opponents in Scotland this season. He is getting a lot more attention.”
Thats not really a surprise , and shouldn’t be a surprise to Johansen. The number ten role at Celtic is the pivot, and all of the attackng play goes through him, so by simply taking him out of the game, with either double marking or winding him up, opponents can make him less effective.
It’s up to the player to deal with that, and it may take time for him to reach the next level.
It appears that Ronny is going to give him that time,and the word on the street is he’s about to put pen to paper on a new contract. The player has complained of not being fully fit, and that his form has suffered as a result, but assures us he will be back to form soon.
Well, we could certainly do with the player from last year, especially if there are still serious thoughts about making it to the last thirty two of the Europa League.
For those who think Deila should be out of here to give the likes of Davie Moyes a chance to fuck it up at three clubs in three years, it’s worth noting that in recent months Craig Gordon, Nir Biton and now Stefan Johansen have signed extended deals.
This may mean that they are happy where they are and can be counted on, along with Scott Brown as the spine of the new team.
Perhaps, he said , hopefully, there won’t be any big money exoduses next summer after all…
Maybe Ronny has put his foot down.
It does add a little weight to the theory that there is a rebuilding going on, slowly but surely, and there is a level of consistency now that will avoid the scenario last summer when Celtic lost three defenders who had been a major part of a record breaking back five in Matthews, Denaayer and van Dijk.
Because when you look at it, thats why the defence now is strugglng. It’s new.
If Johansen is on the “to keep ” list”, the next one on it must surely be Tom Rogic, and if you thought the Australians had maybe hyped him up a bit when he forst joined, they’ve launched him into the stratosphere now he’s actually proved he can play;
Socceroos midfielder Tom Rogic is primed for a triumphant homecoming and is intent on putting Canberra on the footballing map.
Despite being one of the last players to join the national team in camp after his duties with Scottish club Celtic, Rogic is ready to play whatever role is required in Thursday night’s World Cup qualifier against Kyrgyzstan at Canberra Stadium.
The dynamic No. 10 has overcome his injury curse of the past 18 months to electrify the Scottish Premier League with a number of cracking goals this season.
And his sublime form couldn’t come at a better time ahead of the first Socceroos game in Canberra since they smashed Malaysia 5-0 in 2011.
WA today continued…
Rogic moved to Celtic in January, 2013, but was hampered by groin and hamstring injuries.
He missed last year’s World Cup in Brazil and this year’s Asian Cup victory, but has turned heads with his impressive play for Celtic in the past three months, leading to his return for the Socceroos in September’s 5-0 thumping of Bangladesh in Perth.
Fox News Australia knows who to thank for the resurgence of Rogic;
THE Socceroos coaching staff might be 100% Australian, but there’s a 40-year-old Norwegian who might just turn out to have played a crucial role on the way to the World Cup.
Six months ago the Celtic coach Ronnie Deila sat down with Tom Rogic, Australian football’s brilliant but apparently brittle playmaker, with a simple but hugely important message.
After a season in which Rogic had played not a minute of first-team football, but instead been in constant rehab from the groin injury that forced him to miss the World Cup, Deila wanted Rogic to know that his belief in the Canberra boy was undimmed.
The results have been extraordinary — 14 appearances for the Scottish champions this year, 13 of them starts, with five goals thrown in, and his body seemingly now able to support his precocious talent.
Now the Socceroos hope to benefit from a reborn Rogic, continuing on Thursday night against Kyrgyzstan in the nation’s capital as their campaign for World Cup qualification continues.
Whether Rogic starts or, possibly more likely after his late arrival in camp, comes off the bench, he’s never been in a better position to shine on the international stage.
“Physically this is the best I’ve felt in my career so far, but I’m still looking to get stronger and fitter,” Rogic said.
When you miss that length of time, it will take a while to reach that full potential. I’m not there now, but it feels like I’m heading in the right direction.
“Having the confidence of my club manager is massive. He’s been a great influence, given me a lot of confidence to go out there and play and enjoy my football.
“When the manager came in I spent the first year at the club injured, didn’t play at all. Towards the back end of last season when I started getting to full fitness, we sat down and he assured me that I had a future at the club and he wanted to see me come in at pre-season as a fresh start, on a par with everyone else in the squad.
“That gave me the confidence to have a target in my mind of what I can do and achieve at the club. They were fantastic in supporting me over the last year and it was great to have that reassurance.
“He’s been fantastic for me, I enjoy playing for him. It gives me a lot of confidence, and makes me want to improve all of my game, using every session and every game as an opportunity to improve.”
It’s easy to forget that Rogic had played only 24 professional games before Celtic signed him nearly three years ago, and only 34 since then. That he had the mental fortitude to rebuild himself is as impressive as the creative talent he possesses.
“It’s not easy to cope mentally. Its part of football, you get dealt these things and you just have to deal with it and come back stronger,” he said.
“It’s been a learning experience and one that I feel has improved me as a person and a player. I feel as though I have come out of it stronger, it’s helped develop me further.”
He hasn’t even played sixty games yet.
Lets have that contract all ready for him when he gets back.
Speaking of geting back, another big part of the next couple of years should be Jozo simunovic. Thus far, though it really is too early to say, all the big Croatian has done is hurt himself, prompting comparisons with Derk Boerrigter, the Dutchman who has single handedly made the excess on Celtic’s insurance premiums into seven figures.
Theres a lot of faith been placed in this kid, who, like Rogic, was virtually unkown before he came to Glasgow. I say virtually unknown because someone would have known him, even if it was only his mum and dad.
If we are feeling a little frustrated by the injuries to the man, and perhaps voicing them a little too loud, a little too publicly, then it’s worth putting ourselves into his shoes and walking for a mile.
Without tripping up or falling over , of course.
Think how he feels.
He’s just a kid , adapting to live thousands of miles from home, and while he has impressed on the field, has earned a reputation of being made of glass.
Maybe we should give him a break.
Maybe I should have used a different word there, ut you get the point. Stilian Petrov was another who struggled to adapt at first, and he came good. The problem for Simunovic is the desperation of Celtic supporters to have a reliable defensive lynch pin, and thats a lot of pressure to put on the lad.
Ronny Deila has faith in him, and going back to what Tom rogic says about the manager, it’s apparent he is aware of the issues surrounding the player, and has done what he did with Rogic, and put his faith in him;
“A proper look at the injury showed that it was nothing too big which was good news for us Jozo will be back after the time away with the national team.
“He has shown leadership and character when he has played with us and I think we need leaders in this environment. Of course, it has been disappointing that we have not been able to see more of him because we would like to have been able to develop a strong partnership with his and Dedryck Boyata, and that takes time.
“Jozo has gone off to join up with Croatia but he has assured us that if he is not ready to play then he will come back and we trust the medical staff to take care of him.”
I think he’s let him go home for a couple of days to chill. Which makes sense.
Ronny may attract criticism for his tactical awareness, especially in Europe, but there appears to be no such problem with his man management skills, and if he gets his players to go that final mile for him, then the team next season will be entirley diffeent from the lackadaisical and shaky bunch we’ve seen in the last few European games.
Who knows, maybe we’ll see them in the next two.
Well, maybe.
Now, I’ve hired a private detective, and in the spirit of fun associated with the Diary, i think I’ve outed one of our regular-and valued-contributors.
See if you can work out his user name on here…
Speaking to talkSPORT, Alan Brazil has suggested that Celtic should move to hire David Moyes as a replacement for Ronny Deila, now that the former defender has been sacked from his job with Real Sociedad.
Brazil said: “Celtic have struggled badly in Europe, they’ll win the league again, but in Europe they’ve been massively disappointing. He’s an ex-Celtic player. But Celtic don’t pay big money, and David will be used to getting big money, but then again, if he wants a change, then maybe.”
Brazil, who started his career with Celtic Boys Club, is an avid fan of the club, and has become disillusioned with their recent history since Deila took charge.
They are undoubtedly going to win the Scottish Premiership again, as they have done for the last four years, but they have failed to make it into the Champions League for the past two seasons, and have then struggled in the Europa League.
They have no real direction when taking to Europe, but their success depends upon doing well in the Champions League, and Deila has yet to deliver.
Now that Moyes, and ex-Celtic player, is out of a job, Brazil has suggested that the Bhoys should move to hire him, as he has proven success.
Only kidding. And I’m sure it will be received in the spirit it was intended. Though no doubt I’ll be compared to Pol Pot or someone later today.
But , of course, if Alan Brazil is backing up your views, then maybe it’s time to reconsider.
Right, let’s have a look at whats happening in the world…….there’s an international break, so lets look outside and see whats going on in the real world.
Fucking hell. He’s doing it again.
In the b list celebrity world, someone is moving house…
Oh. We’re back with them again.
Nah, sod it.
after all, when you have a go at the dead and the nearly dead, you never know who’ll come after you…
He must have been too far away for a handshake.
Finally, Stewart Robinson , pictured below, is this weeks managing director at cash strapped Second Rangers.
“I think when you see next year’s accounts, hopefully on the financial side too, there should be a significant difference.
Which is how his original statement appeared after it had been tidied up a bit.
“Tell them Ah’m no in and we’ll pay double next week when my provvy money comes in. ”
All this admist rumours of trophies being handed back….I know what I’d be doing if i was them…
Hang on, that private detective is waving to me, he’s had another thought.
Rangers boss Mark Warburton is keen on £1million pound man
despite the club’s cash concerns
Maybe someone should ringfence those trophies.
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THOUSANDS of miles for Jozo??? 1118 Miles as the crow flies from Zagreb to Sunny Glasgow, but I’m not a pedant.
He tuned right instead of left. Through india , china and the USA. Took directions from EFe
1.118 thousands is more than 1 thousand so still, technically, thousands.
I’ll shut up now and put a lid on the counter pedantry..
It’s also a return trip so it’s over 2,000 miles
3 hours there, three hours back,unless he trips over a discarded fag butt as he enters the airport and ends up in Zagreb accident and emergency.
So the defence is struggling ” because they are new “?
Is it not possible to sign defenders who can impress from day one so we don’t struggle?
What’s Ambrose excuse for struggling then, or Izaguirre? Are they new?
It is a fact that when a new player signs from another country, he will sometimes need a bit of time to settle, fair enough but surely you have to show what you are all about at the same time, you know give the fans grounds for optimism.
Experienced players in our squad have displayed a lack of even the basics, Efe Ambrose and Izaguirre and Johansen to name but three.
How long did it take Van Dijk to settle in?
Jason Denayer?
They settled in instantly because they are quality players and not shite like Ambrose and his fellow comedians at the back.
David Moyes ” fuck it up three times in three years “?
You seriously saying David Moyes isn’t a good manager?
No doubt basing that on his short spell at Old Trafford, conveniently forgetting his 11 years at Everton.
Anyway I better rush and purchase my overpriced ticket for the Ajax game as I’m getting really excited because ” we can still qualify ” lol.
What does Deila have to do to convince people he isn’t up to the Celtic job, not qualify for the CL three times in a row or something? Oh wait, almost there.
There has been no progress in Europe under Deila, if that isn’t worrying people it should be.
Brendan Rodgers or David Moyes would have Celtic performing better than this clown.
Nice guy Ronny tho……FFS?
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Sounds to me like Ronny is a perfect No2 at the moment and needs to learn a bit (tactics etc…) from an experienced manager.
Messi’s leg, but he dived too early
Ronaldo trying to break into the celtic park dressing room to steal big effe,s magic fitba boots.
Great read today Ralph very funny indeed.
Those constantly barracking the Manager really need to look at the wider picture at Celtic Europe is not the be all and end all it’s merely the icing on the cake.
Player development,future success and continuity are just as important as 6 results during a Season.
Yes they are a Barometer but only a Barometer of how you are fairing in European Competition.
Domestic competition is our bread and butter it is as important to sort that form out as it it in Europe.
So far we have not been at our best in either but injuries,form of key players and the fact we are bedding in a new defence are all relevant factors in both.
As always patience is the key with these things.
Cue the phlegm………
It isn’t the icing on the cake, it is an extremely important revenue stream that we are now seemingly prepared to forsake on the back of an experiment that doesn’t show any sign of progress now, in the near, or indeed, distant future.
He’s 18 months in to a 5 year plan bud.
Good teams take time to build ,great teams even longer.
Patience is the key here.
Try developing some pal.
HH
Garbage. There is no 5 year plan. Deila’s proved he’s not even able to plan ahead for 5 games. Another 42 months of “progress” similar to the last 18 can only lead to near oblivion in European terms. Deila’s proved he’s not up to it.
You’re right that patience is the key; we’ve completely run out of it and he must go and go now.
Cecil,
He Should have walked away after the Maribor game.
He is useless
5 year plan? What a lot of pish.
Deila ” Hey big boss Dermot dude,we aren’t going back to the Champions league for the next 5-7 years man, you ok with that “?
Dermot ” Err no “!
well said
When did it become a 5 year plan? There has been no progress.
Where did you pluck the 5 year plan from?
Does a five year plan include selling all our best players, bringing in youngsters on loan from Man Utd and Man City, and not getting into the Champions league?
At the end of those 5 years if we are not in the CL group stages, will it have been worth the wait? No.
I’d give a manager at Celtic 12 months to show how it should be done or fuck off.
“The Group operates with a 5 year plan which is updated and reviewed
on an annual basis. A detailed budget is prepared and approved by the
Directors in advance of each trading year. “
This means that regardless of who the Manager is they are restricted in how they operate within the Market because of the 5 year Plan the Club runs by.
That plan changed when Neil Lennon was appointed we went from being a Club who builds to retain players to a Club who buys with a view to making money through selling players.
Ronny Deilahas breen brought in because his belief is to build success you need to have a good Youth Policy ie your main focus is bringing through you own talent and moulding it to play a style which hopefully leads to success.
That takes time but Ronny has time 5 years to be exact.
Whether he does enough to make that come to fruition remains to be seen.
I agree wi ye…………………..Think I’m going to regret that 🙂
The ” wider picture ” is Europe!
The narrow picture is the domestic scene!
Sigh!
The only team that can zonal mark at CELTIC PARK are the ballboys,perfect precision positioning,get their manager to sort out our defence because the one we got landed with couldnt organise a gossips convention in a bingo hall.
I think we are focusing our attention on the wrong thing here.
We are arguing over something that’s not going to change this season anyway (Celtic manager)
The media are doing their best to keep us off what we should be putting all our attention on and that is the EBT scandal.
They are going to do their best to hide the full truth and let the dead cheating bastards hang on to the trophies unpunished. We can not let this happen and must stay focused on the real issue.
Celtic crisis ??? Really???…..your arse, we will be fine, sometimes you have to take 2 steps back before you can go forward.
Remember the media are doing their best to deflect the attention away from the cheats and onto us…….we can’t let that happen. We must make sure justice is done and punish the guilty
I think you’ll find, most of the guys that don’t rate Deila are balanced enough not to give two hoots to what the ‘media’ say. More deflection on here re the manager, than level 5 produce for the sevvies.
No, it is possible to do both, I can anyway lol.
Where are you getting perhaps brown bitton and johansen can be the spine of the new team from , arent they the three who have been playing and doing shite in europe. Griff will be in frontof them next season to so how is it going to be a new team? It will be the same three people who cant pass ten yards to a team mate. We need need new faces in there , not the same under performers. If it wasnt for brown being injured we wouldnt even have rogic to talk about!
You need a mix of Maturity,skill and experience to build a strong team.
We have Henderson,McGregor,Lindsay,O’Connell and now Tierney on the cusp of first team action.
We also have GM-S Allan and Christie all yet to make an impact into the side.
With Gordon Lustig Brown Commons and Mulgrew you have experienced pros who have experienced all the things players need to progress from injuries to International Football from playing in massive games Domestically and Internationally once you can successfully blend all them ingredients it will make for a much better side.
Ronny is in the process of doing that he is finding out who can and will fit into that blend.
It takes time though these things always do and they are seldom without problems or issues.
I think we are maybe 2 good signings off seeing a very good Celtic side.
I think 2 players in key areas could make all the difference.
A quality experienced CB is a must for me.
A proven finisher of European standard is also a must.
Who knows Carlton Cole my revel playing up top in Europe for us?
Decent delivery and he might start banging a few in?
Time will tell.
I’ll have some of what you’re on. Clearly blinds you to reality and makes that last straw look like a rescue helicopter.
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Ronnie taken 2 years to destroy a reasonable team,and turn them into dross
Enjoy the comments, but Delilah should be given the rest of the season to improve. The team needs a leader, against Molde last week the team lost its wAy, there was no one there to drive the team forward cohesively.
We need a quality defender who has the nonce to control the defenders and midfielders in front of him, there is no talking in the present team.
Since the Qarabag game it has been obvious that Celtic are at a loss in Europe, Collins, we don’t change is a shocker, even Pep Guardiola changes.
The MSM are becoming neurotic about Sevco losing trophies, it is hysterical, everyone from MON to Stton are held up as not caring, every other Celtic supporter has an inferiority complex regarding the great Sevco
Never mind I think Ashley is about to rattle a VW cages, more jelly and ice cream on the way.
The board need to help Ronny out here. We need a couple more experienced players to come in and help the youngsters.
I would love to see an older player at centre half with champions league experience along side jozo
The team lost its way because the players can’t buy into the crap that Deila’s peddling. He’s not up to it and we all, including the players, see that. Disorganised teams get away with it in the SPL and we can spoof it endlessly. Europe’s a different matter and the longer he stays, the more damage he’ll cause us.
Correct, although some see it and others cant.
i think if you listen to the players comments you will realize that they are all behind Ronny and love playing for him
anyone spoke to commons,obviously ronnie hates him
I am friendly with a few of the players.
ewanbhoy,
How many players have spoken out against their manager while still playing for them?
How long does it take for a post to go on the site? Can’t see my post
The MSM do not influence my thought process on anything to do with Celtic.
What influences me is what I see on the pitch, we have some supporters on here who are basically saying European football isn’t the be all and end all.
I find that incredible.
The same people will also think that winning a treble IS the be all and end all?
Nuts.
Caption: Deila and Lawwell.
Deila ” Peter can I get more time, maybe another three or four years, I’ll get it right, I’m the right man, I have banned the ketchup n that, no “?
Lawwell ” Are you for real Ronny “?
Improve in Europe? What the feck does that mean? Our European competitions are tournaments and tournaments are often down to the luck of the draw. Every year is different. One year we might draw Juventus, the next year Racing Stripe Kyrgistan. Improvement is simply down to the luck of the draw and we have been unlucky. We have held our own with Ajax and Fenerbahce and could probably have drawn or won at home against Molde. Improvement in Europe? I offer you last year against Inter Milan and away draws to Red Bull and Rumania.We’re not even finished this year yet. Our team improvement must begin domestically and then spread into Europe.Are some of you totally brainwashed by the MSM and former players who insist “Ronny must be judged in Europe?” Mebbes. Bitton, Rogic, Tierney, Forrest and several others might be the best judge of how well Ronny is managing. And Moyes? Former Celtic players who managed Celtic include Mowbray, King Kenny and Lou Macari!!!Aaarg. Please don’t dump any more disasters on a work-in-progress.A trophy is a trophy is a trophy and we’ve had no great ‘progress’ in Europe, beginning with when Big Jock didn’t do his homework on Feyenoord. Why should Ronny be exptected to do what nobody has done at Celtic since 1967! 2003? We lost and that’s not progress either. How good is it that we’re gonna let the MSM pick our next manager? Why are they doing that? Because they fear what Deila might accomplish: another Celtic dynasty lasting a decade or more, and yes, success in Europe. There is no such thing as improvement in a tournament that is down to the luck of the draw.
Molde pumped us, that is the reality.
As for your work in ‘progress’. The disaster is already with us if you haven’t already noticed.Who is asking to get near winning a European trophy, those days will never return, but all we ask is an end to the low level performances and lack of organisation we see from Deila’s team with frightening regularity on the European stage.
By the way, enough of this media bogey man bollocks, they aren’t the ones that are damaging Celtic.
@Devoy
100% spot on.
Europe is bonus for teams who do well domestically.
The very best of course aim to do well in Europe too.
We are a long way off the very best haven’t been since the 1960’s and not likely to be in the very near future.
We should not be basing our Season on a Cup Competition several levels higher than our own .
That’s nonsense.
Charlie ,
how then ,would you rate Strachan’s tenure ,particularly re- Europe ?
He didn’t appear to do too badly against Europe’s best .
CL last 16 twice , running Barca close for QF spot , and eventual winners AC Milan even closer ( extra-time).
I’d call that doing extremely well against Europe’s best.
Ridiculously , he received a lot of criticism in his time , but what wouldn’t most of us give to be , now , where we were then.
Charlie Saiz,
Strachan had Celtic in the last 16 twice, while winning the League, this is what I mean by ” success “!
The club can and has completed well in Europe ( at times) this is our natural level.
Look at Seville on ’03, I want more of that please.
Last 16 of CL holding our own against A.C.Milan, that is what I’m talking about.
That is what I want for the club and the fans!
Monti, I would take just getting into the CL, results are secondary at that point, as long as we’re banking the dough and making sure we’re not going backwards, but just able to stand still, it has got to be the goal.I sat at the Ajax game 2 years ago and watched us being played off the park and although we won, even then I said we had to have a different approach, but I didn’t envisage Deila. If we go another year without the CL money, then I would imagine the downsizing would go into overdrive as we revisit the attendances of the late 70’s and early 90’s.
Andybhoy,
From where we stand today ( a poor side in Europe) I would be delighted to be in the CL groups, however we need to be aiming higher than just taking part mate.
I don’t want beating Barcelona to be one offs Andy, we can do it and have our club the pride of Europe!
This is my dream for Celtic, dreams come true!
Come on Dermot, let’s go for it!
Devoy,
I don’t want Moyes because he is an ex Celtic player, I Want Moyes because he is a good manager, proven in arguably the best league in the world.
Everton were flying in his last season!
Moyes is a good manager!
” Improve on Europe, what the feck does that mean ”
Erm, Quite simply it means not being embarrassed by abject performances in Europe.
Which we are currently being served
Molde were taking the piss at Parkhead…..Molde!
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Really concerned about John Collins, can somebody explain what he brings to the table? He played in France sure, but has he ever managed in Europe? His fitness dogma is echoed 100% by Ronnie already so what is the fresh and tangible contribution the man brings.
Add to that he seems to rile players in his previous roles, so I’m seeing negative only. I have never been in the Celtic dressing room, nor do I participate in any player cliques where the true feelings come out, but my ignorant impression is that he is not good at man-management, and the players need someone they trust and respect in that role between them and manager. Lennon had Mjallby, Strachan had Lenny, MON had John Robertson etc. Guys they liked and respected, the assistant manager has to fit that role and I’m not convinced Collins does.
I think if he went and was replaced by the right man this team would come together more, particularly on the European stage.
Rebuilding must start with selling Boyata….easily has Five mistakes in every game…..
Gordon needs to get along the yellow brick rd and ask the wizard for some courage….merr feart of a cross than Dracula……Rogic needs to toughen up……and Ronny has to find a plan B, C and D for those days plan A sucks the boaby.
Totally agree Jim!
just for a moment lets forget about european football and just focus on the domestic scene.
now i am sure we can all agree that back in the MON era (excluding the cheats)were miles ahead of the rest of the other clubs in Scotland and today the gulf isnt as great…..ok so far ?
they are saying this is the best Aberdeen team in over 20 years…..yes ?
Celtic have downsized and no longer have the big name players …yes ?
most of our signings are young Scottish players with potential which means the rest of Scottish clubs should be pushing us hard….yes ?
so why is it all of a sudden that we should be beating every team in every competition with ease ?
is this not an agenda by our media to make us feel that winning domestically means nothing because there is no rangers ? …of course it is and its total nonsense, so why are we believing it ?
going back to MON, even that great team with king Henrik and co still lost in the cups to ICT and hibs, under WGS who still had quality in his teams lost to Clyde, st mirren, falkirk, hearts and aberdeen. and we know that NL lost to ross county, kilmarnock, hearts, st mirren and morton……..
so why is it that no matter how well Ronny does, its meaningless ? why ? because the media tells us so ?
ah but Europe i hear you all screaming at me so ok lets take a wee look at Europe…….
going back to season 84/85 to 88/89 ….this is when scottish football was still strong and competitive , how did Celtic fair then ? 84/85….knocked out in the 2nd round
85/86….knocked out in the 1st round
86/87….knocked out in the 2nd round
87/88….knocked out in the 1st round (centenary year)
88/89….knocked out in the 2nd round
right through till 2000 again didnt do anything in Europe with a few years of not even qualifing.
with the great players we had under MON , for the first time in a long time we could compete with the big boys and it was great and for years after that we have still been punching above our weight but when you sell all your top players year after year its only natural that you fall from the standard that is required at the top.
NL knew what was round the corner for Celtic and he got out and then in comes our new manager in to a hostile environment with a media hell bent on making his life as hard as possible.
Ronny has a massive task which will take time but i think the way he has us playing in Scotland is excellent, almost winning a treble in his first season and he has made the gap between us and the rest of scottish football huge which in reality it should be alot closer but that is down to how we play now with a tempo that the other teams cant live with and every game we have 70% possession home or away which is fantastic.
we have a young group of players who are not ready for europe yet but they will be soon.
for me its unbelievable the treatment Ronny is getting and the blame for things that are not his fault. we have a manager who is 100% committed to our cause who will fight our corner against the media and the rest of the shite.
we are not doing well in europe because our players are not ready yet, not because of our manager…..we have a gem of a manager and soon we will all realize this….just give him the time and your backing.
fuck the media and their agenda against him
@Ewan spot on bud.
HH
A gem of a manager? Where is the proof, really where is it?
A guy that won the Norwegian League once in 6 years with a 45% success rate over that entire period.
player development for 1 but also the tempo we play at is faster than ever. his commitment and fight will push our team on and in scotland i think he is showing how good he is.
in Norway their league is very tight so its alot harder to win most games.
what is Ronny’s win rate in Scotland ?
Player development? Who has he developed?
Are you serious, the tempo is faster, absolutely nonsense.
Why does he not instil fight and commitment in to his team?
Andybhoy,
What about our passing game mate, possibly the worst passing in a Celtic side since Mowbray.
What do they do in training?
Stand about with their hands down their bawz playing the crossbar challenge?
Where is their pride in their performance?
Monti.
I don’t understand the optimism the Ronny boys display.
I only comment in what I have seen, not what is in the future and to me we are not improving.
As for the team all enthusing over Ronny? in a word, pish.
Andybhoy,
It’s not the tempo that is faster, what he means is, we give the ball away faster….lol
A very good reason the Norwegian League is tighter than ours is the fact that they play 8 fewer league games than us in a season.
He took over a newly promoted side fought off 2 relegation battles then won the National Title.
They were that shite we went in and bought their best player who then went on to be the spfl POTY under the very same Manager that turned his career round in Norway.
But he’s not got a clue andy.
Johansen?
He’s downed tools!
Ewen,
All this talk about the media is very odd who gives a fuck about the media? Not me!
What’s the point in going back to the eighties to tell us we were poor in Europe?
How is that relevant to now, the club has grown since the 80’s for heavens sake.
And to be fair, Lawwell and the club are telling us that we are a Champions league club, do they not?
Well, after my posts not appearing yesterday (RALPH!!!) I know it’s probably a waste of time trying to post since this is obviously an exclusive site where only Monti, Monti and err..Monti can post freely any old mince.
I made the suggestion yesterday based on Charlie’s fund raising efforts that we could institute a kind of swear box whereby every time Monti cusses or greets about Ronny he has to put in 10p…we’ll be able to buy Ronaldo within a few weeks!!!
Did anybody else get the irony yesterday that sevco are quoting SFA rules in their attempt to extract themselves from big Mike’s iron grip? There’s shameless bare faced cheek and then there’s sevco the club of dignity and tradition.
Right, if ma post disnae appear I’m away tae CQN to bad mouth E-Tims. lol
@ewanbhoy…that was 100% on the nail. My thoughts exactly…although we know who’s not gonna agree !!! The ant-Celtic campaign is being waged on different levels, from every angle as part of the “Scottish football needs Rangers” agenda.
Sometimes it’s obvious, sometimes it’s a wee bit more subtle, but it’s always there.
The other day they reported a machete attack on a guy (who posed in photos holding a knife against his own face), an attack that took place in the street. For some reason they put “—– who is a Celtic fan”. Now what the f*ck had that to do with the story? Would it have mattered or been mentioned if he was a Doncaster Rovers fan? Or a Coronation Street fan? I read the article twice, and there was absolutely zero connection between the attack and football, zero. In fact he was wearing a blue and white trackie top. It seems that they will associate any bad story with Celtic just to keep the bad vibes heading in our direction while failing in their duty to report the real scandal that has taken place in Scottish football.
God bless Ronny and may he prove the doubters here wrong and get it right up the Free (Mason) Press. HH
Ralph..sack the moderator or get a new spam filter..ma first post hasnae appeared….again!!!
Well done moderator…..lol
“THE Sports Direct chief has made his latest legal move, this time demanding a full judicial enquiry into the association’s decision to clear King to take the reins at Ibrox.”
Big Mike’s on the randan and gunning for the SFA. Dontcha just love it? lol
This is not a can of worms that’s gonna be opened…it’s a barrel of fekking snakes!!!
The headline the Rebuild continues,should read the downsizing continues,we are buying third rate scottish players,who would have not have got game time in our development squad.we have become a charity giving dundee utd money for their rubbish,Armstrong very average cannot even get into a poor SFA BIGOTS team.mackay stevens occasional circus act,no product at all,ciftci worth about 50,000,we pay 1.5 million knowing he will be banned for a long period,now we are being linked with a utd defender iv,e never heard of or noticed,we are becoming a home for dundee utd duffers,utd get humped in europe by latvians and the like,are we surprised how far down we have gone,add in a manager with no pedigree and no ideas except banning certain foods,and a board so tight they should be sent to hospital for emergency treatment.
things need to change at every level
I also believe that we are getting a bit shrill about Ronny. Let’s see how this season goes. A domestic treble is a real possibility and even a double would be good. I doubt we will get through to the next round of the Europa league and that is very disappointing, although much less than terminal. We ought to be qualifying for CL or Europa every year and learning from it. The players need to be good enough to play a high press and ball possession style of football and for away games in Europe we need pace up front for breakaway football. Simple to write and difficult to do. Takes time and on our budget we need to get it right when we choose players. In the full knowledge that we may well sell them one at a time hopefully to EPL clubs for big money to maintain dominance in Scotland, which is the key to getting access to Euope. New manager we can consider after next year’s euro qualifies if we bomb out again.
well said mr lawell ,just you keep bringing in cheap diddies
I signed the petition on sporting integrity. I think it’s really important we all sign it and send it to 10 friends to sign too. I
Am also going to write to the UEFA, SFA and Celtic FC to ask that sporting integrity be upheld. If Oldco keep these ill gotten honors then we know for sure that it doesn’t matter what the various incarnations at Ibrox do, those in power will turn the other way and point to Celtic and all the problems we have in their eyes. Lance Armstrong, Ben Johnson, Juventus. All sanctioned for sporting integrity including Legia Warsaw and Sion. What makes Oldco different?
‘Because when you look at it, thats why the defence now is strugglng. It’s new’.
Its also because weve moved from 2 centre halfs who could pass a ball to having two who cant and Blackett as backup who looks like he’s never seen a ball far less pass it.
But still we play the same tactics. Full backs pushed on, centre halfs 30 yards apart and no sign of a defensive midfielder doing any defending.
And thats before we even concede a corner.
Ronny needs time to get it right in europe meanwhile we get to win most domestically and laugh at sevconia it aint that bad so we should lighten up ffs COYBIG
2 seasons how long will it take, how much money have we lost,how much will we,i cant believe that after Legia ,we are getting poorer every game,he should have been sacked after the failure to get into CL last season,THE MUCH MALIGNED BARNES GOT SACKED FOR MUCH LESS
we are missing jason and virgil give ronny time to replace them i would bring back big johan to help ronnie wae the defence
Charlie,
Do you mean giving big Johan a game?
JB got sacked because he had totally lost the dressing room and also the fact that ICT had just pumped us at home in the cup
If I recall correctly, JB’s tea was out the Saturday prior to ICT, when we sat and watched knowing that Celtic were going to end up humped, despite having a two goal lead against Hearts.
Charlie,
We ( Celtic) should not be measuring ourselves against tribute acts, we need a team on the park who can compete, we didn’t compete against Molde FFS, Come on fellow Tims, shake of the malaise and get motivated!
Demand more….
Top read Ralph. I’ve had a whiff of a season book over the past few days. That’s the first I’ve seen the banner ad. Damning or what?
My response to deadhead on cheap went awol –
That means bugger all check you iq bet it,s in single figures,bit like deilas wins in europe
Hey Monti…are you removing ma posts?..or are you just Ralph’s boyfriend? lol. I posted earlier and they appeared ok, then a while later they’re gone…this is not democracy!!! This is not free speech!!!
If I say nice things about you can I post? HH
You may…..lol
Monti for manager!!!
If I was it would be 4-4-2
Gordon
Janko
Lustig
Simunovic
Tierney
Forrest
Bitton
Armstrong
Brown
Griffiths
Commons
Sold: Ambrose, Boyata, Mulgrew, Stokes, Scepovic, Boerrigter!
” Entertain the fans “!
Manage without Brown Janko SimunovicCommons they are all injured who would you replace them with and keep the team winning and winning in Europe or have you got a Magic Hat too?
A fridge full of magic mushrooms perhaps.
Let’s not bother with Europe then eh, it isn’t important is it?
Let’s all happy clap around Hampden with the League cup, real big time!
Improve our young players domestically, where they will gain confidence and learn to win. This will spread to Europe and we will start surprising folk there too. Ronny must be judged domestically then down the line, in Europe, but don’t let the MSM, Alec McLeish and others tell you we must judge Ronny only in Europe right now. What are they afraid of? I don’t hear anybody telling Warburton he must be judged in Europe because he is only turning over part-timers with the largest budget outside of ours. There is an anti-Ronny agenda outside our club and it hurts me to see so many of us Tims jumping on that bandwagon. Time will tell and then it will tell us that patience pays off.
We saw it from the off Devoy and it has nothing, absolutely nothing to do with what the media say. At the risk of repeating myself and sounding like a broken record, those who think that the tossers in the media hold any sway with the support are either paranoid or delusional.
Win the league or a good run in Europe?
Both!
Monti..was that you that posted a message to that sevco “finance guru” Stewart Robertson on “Video Celts” a wee while ago?
I nearly peed maself!!! Ye didnae beat about the bush I’ll say that for you. Have you ever considered a career in Diplomacy!! lol HH
It was m8!
Just read it there Monti, Brilliant! 🙂
I tip ma hat tae ye!!! (But I’m not gonna agree with you about Ronny!!!) lol
Funkyy,
The thing about Deila that seems to be dividing people,is the question of where we see ourselves in Europe.
Some seem not that bothered about Europe while some ( Charlie Saiz) is creaming himself about a treble?
I don’t get it, Deila will be successful domestically, it was only the establishment that denied him and us the treble last season.
I want the club to be loud in the CL mate, it is the greatest club competition in the world and I want us in there kicking ass!
That will only come when the board put eleven players on the park who are the real deal, with the right attitude!
That you trolling again Monti 😉
That aside the primary objective for any Celtic Manager should be the League Title.
Then the Cups.
Then as a sideshow to entertain and treat the fans a good run in Europe where possible.
We are not good enough to win either European Trophy that’s a fact btw.
A treble is a very difficult thing to achieve so difficult in fact only 3 Managers in the history of Celtic have achieved it.
Ronny Deila set his sights on one last Season …some laughed,some sneered and some like myself thought cool this is what we should be looking to do EVERY SEASON.
He did not come in and say we should be playing in the Champions League every Year but he did state that is where he would like to see us playing.
Taking nothing for granted (you should try that Monti)he knew it was not beyond us but not a foregone conclusion either.
First Season straight in with the Double narrowly missing out on a treble.
This Season still on for a treble top of the League and a Semi due soon.
Europe has been difficult very difficult as some of us kinda suspected it would be.
Lenny built a good side problem is they kept selling the best players from it..even though we had the CL millions they still got punted.
They did not replace them with similar or better players?no they brought in potential and decent SPL talent with a view to building a side for the future.
The CLub changed tact you evidently have not kept up.
2012-13 was a peak a freak of a Season NOT the norm.
2013-14 we were rank in the CL lucky to even get there struggled past Elfsborg ans Shakhter Morton.
Finished bottom of the Group with 3 points.
The writing was on the wall many of us said it we need to invest in quality.
We didn’t and as a result a new Manager came in and is now trying to change the whole approach to suit the Boards approach.
It’s going to take time.
There have been shit results yet in on the Domestic front Deila still managed to get them playing and winning.
Some of us never expected it to be easy.
I don’t give two fucks what you or anyone else thinks to all that Monti that’s just how I see it.
Deila always needed time he still does I for one will afford him it.
People can say all day about Europe and were not competing because of down sizing, no competition , a new defence , missing Virgil, blah blah blah it doesn’t matter , the teams that have pumped us in Europe over the last couple of years eg malmo and legia to name but two are man for man worse teams than ourselves but have beaten us easily because of a complete lack of organisation from us and because they have savvy managers who can set up a team properly. Look at the malmo manager when we were on top in the first half of that game, he made a few adjustments and we were screwed. Instead of realising this and changing Ronny and jc sat on their hands clueless and before we knew it we were beat.
Exactly as I see it Delbhoy, by the way, how’s Ronny, sorry Rodney.
Delbhoy,
Superb.
Haha he’s Cushti andy , thanks Monti, and as you say it’s happened to many times to just dismiss it and put it down to anything other than crap management
Not just Johanson that’s not fully fit, rest of the teams fitness levels are poor also.
So let’s rule out the possibility we might just have a decent Manager managing an average team.
Yep, rule that out!
Maybe we sell our best players for big money I might add is because they want to leave and sample the big lights off the premiership and imagine the outcry from all those that says why don’t we keep our best players when 6 months before contract up they go and sign a pre contract with a club that a few years ago wanted to give us mega bucks for him.
Buckie,
Thanks for pointing that out, I didn’t know that.
FFS IT’S WHO THAT IS REPLACING THEM THAT IS THE ISSUE!
Yes they might be average Charlie , no ones expecting Barcelona nights but they should be taking care of the moldes of this world
Molde are in the next round 2 games to spare bud.
Could it be they are better than average or have punched above their weight like we have in previous years?
Too much arrogance in our Support now I think.
Success can breed that sort of thing.
Pish!
Barcelona…
Possession: Celtic 16.4% Barca 83.6%
Total Attempts :Celtic 6 Barca 25
On Target: Celtic 4 Barca 8
Off target:Celtic 1 Barca 10
Blocked: Celtic 1 Barca 7
Woodwork: Celtic 0 Barca 2
Corners: Celtic 2 Barca 7
Total Passes :Celtic 166 Barca 955
The result was tremendous but the reality was they shoulda destroyed us truth be told.
We punched above our weight and caught them with a sucker punch.
It happens.
Lalalalalala…..
Oh and manager lost the dressing room then ? So why is the players that contracts that are running down want to sign new contracts.
Because no one else will pay them what we do!
Bullshit! Biton Rogic Griffiths could all move to The Championship in England tomorrow for more money.
Burnley can pay more than us.
Just off the TSFM there. Done a wee story using the smileys. The best smileys I know of. It’s a laugh. (Ralph, we could be doing with some emoticons on here. We could crowd fund for it?)
We could all pay a £5 each and bring in some Marquee Smileys,,,,
Charlie Saiz Monti et al, there is a concerted attack from outside Celtic to get rid of Ronny D. The MSM are running stories consistently on Europe, Davy Moyes and whatever to deflect from the real story which is Sevco . We as Celtic Fans need to unite against this treatment of our Manager. At this time it matters not what our own views on him may be we need to unite behind him to fend off this blatant attack on Celtic it is not just about our Manager. Read the article in Celtic News Now on the insidious attempts by Sevco to get their man onto The SFA board.. This is what we should be concentrating on not Ronnie OUT.
” Concerted attack “?
Lol.
Now we have That buffoon Alan Brazil in the Daily Ranger saying Ronnie should be sacked. He is laughed at by his own colleagues on Talk Sport . Hawks by and Jacobs consistently promote him as the village idiot because of his inability to speak English . Another attack from within by a professed Celtic follower. Why do you think the red tops consistently drag these Uncle Tom’s out ? To deflect because Sevco is dying and they will attack our club any way they can so that they do not have to report the truth about them . We don’t need to help them Monti. Time for all Real Celtic Supporters to unite and respond in one voice against our true enemy.
I think Monti has actually made more of an effort to remove Ronny as Celtic Manager than any press fud Dan.
On here day after day urging people to vote with their feet and force him out the door.
If the press do it we class it as bias/conspiracy our own do it we call it passion and determination.
Make of that what you will.
I know what I think.
I keep seeing the same comments, here goes: Yes our defenders are making school boy errors. Not keeping an eye on the ball when they should. Not following their man etc., but the MSM have them so nervous I honestly am not suprised. Complaining about our performances against Molde a team who gave Ajax a run for their money and who beat Fernebache is pointless they play less games a season, just finished their season that starts in April and have had over 2 years to gel. Furthermore that baby faced assassin learned how to play mind-games from the best. Ronny Deila laid all his cards out in the recent talk with Chris Sutton. We do not have money to buy the finished article and therefore we will see players struggle on the odd occasion (especially presumably when the whole country has told them if they screw up the manager they love who believes in them could get fired). As for the tactics I do not believe that Ronny has struck the right balance that will allow Celtic to develop world class attacking players (worth more money) and winning matches in Europe. As far as I’m concerned do whatever is necessary to get to the Group Stages of the Champions League (I couldn’t give a flock what it looks like) and do the same to get 6 points in the group stages. Then sure go out and attack any team you want “The Celtic Way.” At least that way we won’t have to sell our best player every season. (Be under no illusion though the reason we are so concerned on creating attacking footballers is because they are worth more money). Our domestic league is hardly cutting it as our water, forget about any other sustenance butter in otherwise. So it’s Champions League or selling our best player, anyone who argues about this is not of earth. We have bought 2 defenders who are not the finished article and quite frankly I don’t even know the ability of one of them to understand a Belgian with a Manchester twang or a Honduran that sounds slightly Weenie. Give the lads a break. I have given them until March to stop making silly mistakes (except Efe who should be kept to show the under 20s how not to defend). Umm. If I think of anything else I will let you know, but please chill with putting all this pressure on these “unfinished footballers.”