Reports suggest that Kristoffer Ajer will put pen to paper today on a four year deal with Celtic, which should cost around £800,000. Everyone seems happy enough about it, and he will join the squad as a midfielder, because we are down to the bare bones in that area of the park.
But if he’s as good as they say he is, then its another step to completely changing the first team in time for next season.
Vidar Riseth, who played in the hoops at the turn of the century, kind of poured cold water on any expectations, in a similar way to what he did when he was playing.
“It is a very good choice, I think,
“Firstly, Ronny Deila is there and he has shown that he is willing to put faith in young players.
“Celtic have also worked well with younger talents in recent years and I think Ajer will do well in the team.
“I believe he will get playing time and be given a chance next season, but I would not expect him to have a permanent place in the team.
“He is still young and Celtic are buying him a view to development. Nobody will expect too much of him in his first season.”
Regardless of what riseth thinks, Scott Brown is panciking at the new arrival, and has launched a “Keep Charlie Mulgrew ” campaign, as the bold charlie can still turn in the odd poor performance, which will keep attention away from Brown.
Charlie is a top-class player and he’s just getting his fitness back,’
‘He played against East Kilbride recently and got 70-odd minutes under his belt.
‘It was good to have him back on the pitch because he’s a character.
‘It’s great to have new faces and it’s almost like having one with him.
‘Don’t forget that he was Scotland’s Player of the Year a few years ago (Mulgrew was both PFA Scotland’s and the Scottish Football Writers’ player of the year in 2012) and it’s been a big loss for us not having him in the squad for the last three or four months.
‘Charlie’s a big-game player as well. He always turns up on the big occasions and that left foot of his is a wand.’
I always turn up for the big occasions as well, but i never get offered a contract. And I have to pay for my own seat.
‘He was out for a while and then he came back and hurt the same thigh again,’
Can’t he just wave his wand at it and make it all better ?
‘That’s hard to take but he’s mentally tough. He’s come through it and he keeps coming back before he should because that’s the kind of person he is.
‘Charlie always wants to be out on the training ground, working as hard as he possibly can. He does what he needs to do for his body, he knows how to get fit and he’s been doing that for weeks now.
‘He loves the club. He was born a die-hard fan and he still is one and you need guys like that in the dressing room because they bring a lot to the club – and the fans like that.
‘Charlie knows what it’s all about and he lives for this club.
Mulgrew would be grand if we could just bring him on when we get a free kick, because we don’t have anyone with any sort of proficiency in that department, but the pace of the game at times seems to much for him.
Mind you, I’d still keep him, but because of his experience. Its just that at some point the wages clerk is going to point out to the board that we appear to be a little overstaffed in the playing department, and there will be some p45s handed out sooner rather than later.
Talk of the new Atlantic League continues, but not actually among anyone with any influence to make it happen, and i had to chuckle when Graeme Young of the Daily Record asked if it would really benefit the Scottish game..
This is the crux of the issue.
In the early 2000’s Martin O’Neill’s side and Alex McLeish’s Rangers waged an assault on all domestic competitions in Scotland.
Between the 1998/1999 season and the 2004/2005 season, only Livingston were successful in lifting one of the three top trophies in Scottish football as Celtic and Rangers hoovered up the rest.
But now? Other sides in Scotland have found their feet.
Kilmarnock, St Mirren, Dundee United, Inverness Caley, Aberdeen and St Johnstone have won major trophies in recent years.
Teams in Scotland no longer fear Celtic and Rangers, so their departure would perhaps not be dreaded as it once was. Who knows – it may even be welcomed?
Teams no longer fear Rangers ? no shit.
And their departure “would perhaps no longer be dreaded ?”
They’ve already gone, mate. It was in all the papers. Including yours….
The Atlantic league won’t happen, but I’ll let you into a little secret, straight from the mouth of Peter Lawwell. Whether or not its still relevant, I cannot say, but around two years ago, it was.
The money behind the English Premiership is not only annoying other European sides, but English sides outwith those clubs who are now too “big ” to be relegated. for others, their existence is all about survival, they don’t even look to the cup as a relief anymore, the priority has to be to stay where the money is.
There are some clubs in the championship who have been making noises about at least a British League cup, leading eventually to some sort of breakaway league.
Which is far more likely than any European tie up.
And it would be far more lucrative television wise, because even though Leicester City, god bless, have livened things up this year, it isn’t going to last.
TV needs new ideas, and with programmes such as Cats v dogs, or that one last night where mobile phone salesmen compete with each other getting prime time, the medium is desperate for new ideas, and sports channels are no different.
Steve Coogan creation Alan Partridge wasn’t too far off when he suggested Monkey Tennis to a fictional BBC series commissioner. it seems.
It’s not just television which appears to be dumbing down.
Daily Record nominated again for best sports team at the British press awards. *reaches for popcorn*
Along with this , er, startling revelation, are nominations for the Sun, for its sensitivity to women
Cotswold Life for its dedication to helping families make ends meet;
And Rebecca Gray of the Evening Times for getting the real stories out there;
Lionel the missing cat returns home after vanishing THREE years ago
Did you know, and here’s another wee secret, that all of the Scottish main stream media work from one room ?
Works of Shakespeare my arse.
Radio doesn’t escape either, as last night there were indications that the BBC Sportsound team may not have be as impartial as one would expect of a national broadcaster;
GOAL! Kilmarnock 1 Rangers 2 (Nicky Clark 90′) #BBCSportsound
Thats hurting my eyes.
Then again, everything in thre media does that these days.
Remember Magic Man Warburton having a go at artificial pitches?
Theres talk of one being installed at Ibrox now, and it appears they think that it will stop opposing teams in possession. You see, as a player skips down the wing, the groundstaff swing into action;
Bollocks. i prepared a slow cooking stew this morning, and forgot to switch it on.
She’ll kill me.
I should have put more thought into her Valentines present… if only i’d seen this before the weekend.
Yeah. Just imagine.
Finally, theres a new techno gadget on the market ..
Anyone care to explain it’s uses ?
lets not be kidded by the fact this kid is norwegian, the manager will not be there by june 30
I should think once we get our shit together and start playing as we know we can (see last season) then there could be a chance they will stick and not twist.
Fans are fickle the Board know this.
no chance will he be iun charge for the ucl
he is not capable
his past 3 attempts have proved this
Time will answer that of course.
Time Charlie as already condemned him to the dustbin of history,he is a dud and would have been “bumped” a while ago at any other club in fact he wouldn,t have been taken on.We have a monopoly of hanging on to duds for long past their sell by date,witness an new offer to Jamesie,reach for my pill and a dark place to lie down ffs.
charlie time has answered it, there is more evidence there to say he wont than he will
he was hammered by warsaw, embarassed by maribor and again by malmo
why do you think he will get it correct?
It has been my belief since the Summer that the loss of both Denaayer and Van Dijk would greatly affect our European campaign.
Since then the loss of Mulgrew Lustig Jozo and Janko to injuries has amplified this issue further.
Our defence went from being a fairly solid unit to one in complete disarray.
This has not been an issue of poor coaching or management no matter what anyone thinks or says we could defend last Season fairly well once we had the new system in place and working as it should.
So a result of all of the above I had no real reason to believe we would be effective in Europe this Season?
In fact I was fairly resigned to the fact we would be mediocre at best with the defence being an issue.
So it has proven to be.
Am I happy that my fears came to fruition?
No not at all just satisfied that without selling VVD and without all these injuries occurring in the same time period when we need these big results to go our way that it’s not down to a poor Manager.
Just a Manager who has had poor luck.
I think we have the right guy to take us forward under the restrictions we obviously have at Celtic.
VVD was still at Celtic for the Malmo capitulation .
Surely we can’t blame that fiasco on the absence of a loanee (Deneyeer).
I’m pretty sure there is ‘a chance’.
Charlie Saiz,
” Get our shit together “?
We are in the middle if February, when is it we are going to start playing?
When we have our key men firing I am pretty certain the level of play will increase.
The results have not been affected that much given these issues.
2 points difference given our defensive issues is not a catastrophe by any stretch of the imagination.
All sides could say that though, Celtic is a big club Charlie, with big expectations, we have been let down in Europe three times now, no signs of progress whatsoever.
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Every sport in the world that attracts money attracts a sinister element,we see it in athletics,in cycling and especially fitba.Cleaning up the game must happen quickly or masses of supporters will no longer contribute to the sport they love.
Hail. Hail to my fellow Tims.
My solution,BUILD ROBOTS they can build cars,aeroplanes pilot them and drive them,you have all seen whats leading world fitba,can they build cars and planes can they pilot them and drive them OH NO THEY CANT.
10 years doon the line,oh hello R2D2 would you like a new ROLEX,ah widna mind wan Jimmy.CHEERS.
Ralph,thats hurting my eyes,well dinny put it back on show again.
The boy Ajer must be doing something right to be captaining his senior side at 17.
Shades of Victor hopefully. Need a genuine leader to replace Brown.
Wasn,t “skidmark” Johanson supposed to be a real find,Norway not an area I would be looking for players from.
That’ll be SPFL PotY Stefan Johansen?
Stefan Johanseen who also won Norwewgian PotY and Tippeligaen PotY.
You obviously know better than the professionals though….
Plum,
Do you need to be so abrupt with your replies?
Aye.
You got a problem wi’ that?…
Hahahahahaha Internet Hardman, wooooo you’re real scary like….
Spot on.
He’s had a poor first half to a season?
Isn’t the first wont be the last to suffer such an issue.
Armstrong Brown and Mackay-Steven have also had a poor first half to their Seasons not head much moaning about them?
heard’
John Young,
Stefan Johansen was outstanding last season, don’t know what’s happened this year though.
I would keep him but he needs to start going through the gears again.
if we are hoping a 17 yr old is going to be our leader,we really are fucked,plus he,s norweigian ,never seen a good one of those ever at celtic
It’s the Scoddish refereees’ Seebackwardswhenit’sCelticbutignoreanyfoulscommittedbysevcointheirpenaltyboxscope.
Caption: it’s the Scottish medias portable dictionary of words/phrases to avoid using. Liquidated, administration, sevco, David murray caused it all, where is the war chest, tax dodging is cheating, title stripping, illegal ebt’s, gained unfair advantage, lance armstrong, doping in athletics, financial doping, dopes in SFA, formed in 2012, 4 year old club.
If any of these words are used by a journalist, the wearer gets a 1690 volt jolt of electricity and is banned from the lodge.
The wearing of the headgear also stops the user from hearing any songs that the sevco hordes sing.
Well that’s me out!
Don’t do fantasy you see… 😉
Heard that ex HEARTS and hun bastard Stewart wants collum sacked after his performance,in inverness,ok,but he was very quiet after MCLEANS performance at Hampden last yr,and that cunt Thompsons earlier athis season at the sheep pen,the bastard hates us and does not try to hide it
The signing of Ajer seems to be a good bit of business, based on the amount and quality of clubs Scouting him.
We will see though.
I see Saidi Janko is on the road to recovery and has started running, just don’t let him do his recovery beside Boerrigter.
I see a defence of Janko, Simunovic, Sviatchenko and Tierney developing.
Longer time, it’s time to be looking at Lustig, Ambrose and Izaguirre heading out the door.
I actually agree with all of this.
Had high hopes for big Jozo but worried about his injury record already. If he can stay fit then I’d be interested to see what kind of partnership he forms with Sviatchenko.
Lustig needs to learn to stay back when Tierney bombs forward. Can’t count the number of goals we’ve lost this season because both full-backs are miles up the pitch without looking at where the other one is. Tierney gets a pass due to inexperience, Lustig has no excuses.
Do you not think that a Managerial instruction could rectify this,i have watched that non direction for the past 19 months and seen the same problem,if you and i can see it why cant he?I scrolled back to yesterdays diary and saw your observation and i believe you are wrong all managers try to influence the referees,its part of the game it may not be pretty but it works,it worked in the past with Stein and Ferguson and it still works today.Football is a passionate game,supporters and players love it,refs hate it,commonsense tells you that a ref.will be swayed with an arrogant shouting Manager.
You see that,i have watched it for the last 19 months,so how can the Manager not see it,why can he not instruct Lustig not to charge upfield when Tierney goes forward, its basic Managerial competence.MON and LENNON did something about it,they issued the players with instructions and the players complied.Hes paid handsomely to Manage,it would be great if he did the job properly.
I agree and I also think this is in Deilas plans too.
Whether he will be here long enough to see that take shape is another matter.
Let’s hope not…..
That will depend on what happens the remainder of the Season I think.
If we lift the League with points to spare and lift the Scottish Cup in style I can see him getting another crack at Europe.
ma thoughts N aw.
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I think were gonna have a hell of a team in about 8 years time when all these kids have been developed, unless they’re sold before, get them all on 10 year contracts!!!
Big nose,
Anyone who belittles David Moyes record in arguably the best league in the world, doesn’t know or understand football.
I’ll put it simply for the hard of understanding, for eleven years in the English premiership, one of the top two leagues in European football, he had Everton punching above their weight in all but one season, outplayed and achieving more than other clubs who had bigger budgets.
How anyone can pick holes in those facts is ridiculous.
The man was offered arguably the biggest job in world football at Manchester United, due to his work and reputation earned over more than a decade!
I tell you what, if Manchester United had given David Moyes the financial backing they have given LVG, I think he would still be there.
I want a winning manager not a manager whose best league position was 4th (arguably due to the talent of players at his disposal!!!) that was 2004/2005. What did he do after that?????? DEVELOPMENT definately not, probably due to the players as gordon strachan once said “good players make good managers” and I have to agree here. After his best season things get better for Everton.
Rant over
Warbuton out Moyes in
He spent a fortune doing it though. There is noway he would get the players he wants from Celtic we cannot afford them anymore.
HH
Aw naw, were back on the ‘Moyes for Celtic” roll.
Another excellent peace. Had a look at the botching on the comments, I find it incredible that people belve the Buffon the Scottish media.
The majority of Celtc managers have ludicrous questions put t them t build a non story into a fact, over the last thirty years the drivel spouted about Celtic is unbelievable.
As supporters we should allow managers a bit of leeway on their comments.
Look at Ajars arrival, first question could he stand Scottish weather, hoping for a negative.
The story about the Champuons League is the fear that the Zombies will no be allowed to enter, that’s if they ever win the league, mind you their is always the wizard of Oz.
As supporters we should lobby the club to complain and commen on non stories.
Pity the zombies got through last night, I am one fan who would b quite happy never to play that Bunch of ?
Spot on bud.
He’s from Norway are they unaware that Norway is further North than Scotland?
It’s on the same Latitude as Siberia and Alaska ffs.
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Wondering what the panic is about this Season?
This is how it stood at this point in the proceedings…
Last Season
1 Celtic Pld 25 Gd +39 Pts 60
2 Aberdeen Pld 26 Gd +26 Pts 57
This Season
1 Celtic Pld 25 Gd +45 Pts 58
2 Aberdeen Pld 26 Gd +16 Pts 55
We have both got 2 point less that’s a draw instead of a win.
There is still only 3 points a difference.
We still have a game in hand.
Our Goal difference is better by 16 goals.
In effect we are actually in a better position than at this stage last season?
When you consider the issues we have had at the back this means as an attacking force we have actually improved.
I believe once we have the likes of Brown Mulgrew Johansen and Commons back firing again the performances will improve no end.
I understand many of you feel differently it’s all about the style etc and winning in Europe well my feelings have had it not been for the loss of our very important central pairing we would not have been so easy to beat in Europe this time round.
It has in my view derailed any thought of improving on last seasons showing later in the Europa.
You need continuity in defence we haven’t had that all Season until very recently.
Charlie Saiz,
It isn’t ” panic “, it is the overwhelming realisation that this manager is completely lost at European level.
Without going over everything again, the Champions league is something that Celtic need to be involved in every season, this manager can’t deliver that, he has had a go, now he needs to go!
Monti the problems we had in defence this Season would have affected any Manager.
These issues have taken us till February to get on top of such has been the result of further injuries in this area of the pitch.
When you have a side bereft of top quality players any loss to your best players be that through injury loss of form or player sales is going to have a massive impact at that higher level.
The margins for error in Europe are less than in the Domestic game.
Mistakes are punished in an instant.
We lost a very good pairing in Denaayer and Van Dijk.
We then lost Lustig Jozo and Mulgrew to injury.
Janko followed this meant a reliance on Ambrose and Boyata.
Further to that Brown,Johansen and Commons have all had injury issues.
Brown Johansen Armstrong and Mackay-Steven all started the season under performing.
These are big issues for a side like ours we need these types performing at their best in Europe to remain competitive.
It’s all one having a large squad but those players in second third pick positions are not at the same level as your Mulgrews Browns Lustigs Commons in Europe.
When you are foced chop and change almost by a week by week game by game as Deilas has had this Season it can cause havoc in defence.
Ignoring these factors as many have done this season has caused some to formulate an opinion based solely on results.
It’s naive to think other Managers would not have struggled under the same conditions.
We performed much better in Europe under Deila once the players got to grips with the new set up.
Unfortunately due to our wonderful policy regarding punting our best that level we reached was put back again.
Jozo Boyata and Ambrose are not at the same level as Denaayerr and Van Dijk.
If they were they would be punted too for £10m plus.
Deila is learning the had way in Europe but he is learning.
To change now would be foolish in my view I would suggest we see how the remainder of the Season pans out before making any rash decisions.
Europe after all is never a given unless of course you are Man City Barca Bayern or Madrid.
Charlie Saiz,
I agree with a few of the points you raise but we will never agree about Deila.
We can’t keep greetin about VVD and Denayer, Deila has enough at his disposal to put on a better show than Celtic have produced!
That’s the issue here Monti you and I don’t have to deal with these issues Deila does.
To lose Mulgrew Lustig and Jozo to injury on top has caused him no end of issues.
I doubt Boyata or Ambrose would have featured as much had the above been fit?
Why can’t Celtic punish those self same mistakes?. Answer. We are out of our league. Sorry but.hh
No Phaco good as Griffiths is in Scottish Dmomestic competition he has yet to prove himself on the bigger stage.
Hooper had a better record in Europe so in effect we have lost some of our potency as a result.
No idea how you can conclude that Deila is learning the hard way in Europe but at least he’s learning. There is absolutely zero evidence of that. He looks to me like he’s incapable of learning in Europe and that failure is causing him to lose the plot domestically, too.
The fact we sit on top of the League would suggest otherwise.
Perhaps is just in your heid Cecil?
@Cecil
Have replied it’s gone walkabout…
I seriously wonder if the training regime is having a negative impact. Far too many injuries for my liking.
@Monti
I have replied bud it’s in the ether somewhere…
Charlie,what you say is true,any Manager would be affected by the loss of good players in any position,however its what they do,tactically to overcome that loss,sticking to the same tactics as before and not adjusting for the loss is not good,thats why they are paid/overpaid to do so.
Look at fat sally what a fucking ridiculouse salary for a numpty.
The System we play is flexible so tactically it is the single best Formation to deploy.
Hence why so many top coaches do so.
The fact we have like last Season only lost 3 of the 25 games played regardless of the fact we have had defensive issue (which we have all season) would back this up.
The problem we have is injuries to specific areas of the Park that have caused the issue.
Central defence and Defensive Midfield.
Going forward we have not had any issues as we have plenty cover in the front 4 positions of the team.
So as a result the Manager has been FORCED to deploy players where he might not automatically choose to do so.
We’re agreed, CS, (and I think most people agree) that there are deficiencies in defensive midfield. Why, therefore, has the manager done nothing to recruit in that area? Inexcusable lack of awareness and ability are the only reasons I can identify.
@Cecil
Availability and injuries will come into it.
Pretty sure he is aware of deficiencies if the like of you and I are?
We are just mere diddies on a forum after all.
@Charlie Saiz, You are right it is a flexible formation unfortunately our manager has 1 way of playing it and doesn’t like to deviate. Sure it can quickly become a 451 or a 433 or if can merely change by modifying the roles that players are filling. So far as I can see this is completely lost on the manager he just drops players into his system and expects it to work.
The wide players and #10 role are examples of this. Do you remember last year when we played Oh so well? Guess what? He was forced to play the 2 new lads from Dundee Utd. as traditional wingers because they had not trained in his system, but now they have been tactically trained and now they can play as inverted wingers cutting into the middle where Scottish clubs have learned to put all of their defenders and central midfielders.
@Uralius
What are going on about?
Mackay-Steven came as a winger and Armstrong played out wide plenty times at United.
He’s been forced to play several players in other positions due to injury and suspensions.
McGregor for example has never operated as a DM but due to Brown Bitton and Mulgrew being out was asked to do a job in there.
Which he did fairly well considering his age and experience.
Johansen and Armstrong have both played in holding roles at previous Clubs including Stomgodset where Deila was Manager.
I find some of your posts overly complex and random at times bud if I am honest bud.
We have scored 94 Goals in 41 games with a rake of injuries and disruption, we sit on top of the table in exactly the same position as last season 3 points ahead with a game in hand.
I would say given the circumstances in defence we have done better than expected with a shambolic defence.
you are saying we have imroved this season?
jesus charlie cmon man
No what I am saying is even though we have had big issues in defence all season-which we have- it has not affected our position in the league.
The fact our goal difference has improved despite losing nearly twice as many goals as last season suggest as an attacking force we have improved.
Erik is settling,Jozo still to come back,Browns back,Johansen is back,Mulgrew is back,Commons will be back,Janko back soon,Armstrong improving and Mackay-Stevens form improving bodes well for a better run in I think.
More to be positive about than negative I think.
I’m a glass half full kinda guy.
Cannae wait for that other inspired signing to come back either. Tyler Blackett.
There’s a negative for you that shows a serious lack of judgement. Long-term, that could be very much more seriously negative than a few old soldiers coming back.
Doubt you will see him again unless Tierney or Izzy get injured?
As has been proven in the RB slot sometimes 2 isn’t enough cover.
@ Charlie Saiz when they joined us he played them in their natural position Armstrong on the right and GMS on the left. This season they have played on the opposite sides and nobody likes watching this football. I know why he does it, but I want to see them get more technical support for the new roles. Furthermore I am talking about the roles the players play not every player that plays advanced out wide is a winger you know. If what I am saying is complicated then be specific with what you have struggled to find on Google.
Aye ok Jock.
@Bg
I have replied to you also bud same again it’s in the ether somewhere probably having a fag and a brew…
no bother, i dont see why our fans dont learn from there mistakes as much as the manager doesnt
how many times now have we performed so badly then won a game or 2 then play so badly again and end up with an embarassing defeat ir 2 like the other week
i wish i could be more positive but im not being fooled again by this current management team
every time where it has mattered we have been badly let down this season…
i dread the cup semi or final if my nightmares are to be realised
I understand you worries bud I felt exactly the same going into ALL the European games this Season.
Cup ties and knockout phases can be difficult at the best of times but even more so when you now you are deficient in key areas.
In attack we are not deficient in fact we are healthy with an abundance of attacking options.
With the return of both Mulgrew and Brown we have a bit more experience and savvy in defence than previously this season.
I expect a much more resilient Celtic now and as a result a much tougher one to beat.
trouble is were shite last season and now we are getting worse
A team within a whisker of securing a treble is not shite.
Your post is however.
🙂
It’s an insult to shite to suggest that our performances are shite. It’s a sad reflection on Scottish football that we are where we are. The quality has simply got worse over the past two years. How long had Deila been here? Coincidentally (?), two years. The prosecution rests.
Cecil,
I agree!
If he plays the midfield trio from the development game or at thevery least two of them. Im willing to get behind him , but if i see the same old faces playing and these guys are nowhere near il still be in the ronny out camp.
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Ralph,
The Hun crest thing?
Did you need to make it so big, I have to touch that unholy thing to scroll up.
Second time I’ve agreed with Monti today.
It offends the eyes!
Grow up!
Take your own advice.
On here every day demanding the sacking of a man you’ve never met like a child crying for a sweetie.
You’ll get over it, as will Deila.
Time is a great healer you know!
That was actual size on the bbc tweet.
I suppose it is their favourite club!!
…former club!
You¡re at it again with them fotos Ralph…..hahahail……Caption;….Now for my next diary……foties,foties,foties and more foties……only sleggin.
That’s how big the BBC made it which was kinda the point of Ralph putting it up Monti?
Yeah,I know…
Never seen Ralphs reply … 😉
Hi Ralphy 😉 xx
HE. HE. charlie that is funny,2 smiley faces and 2 kisses,i feel sorry for Ralph, if hes got to read all this pish day after day,it must effect his mental health.Mind you we have to read his pish inawe so we are even, everybody feckin mental.
I see the mob out in force today. Shout all you like but Ronny is here until the league is decided one way or another. The new lad looks a good bit of buisness but may be just short term if he lives up to the hype.
Ronny,
I think we all accept that he will be here until the summer…
Not the decision I would have made though!
has anyone heard owts on the standing section , av never heard a peep since the beginning of the season
Will be put in over the Summer I gather?
Selkirk,
We all thought that because of your family you might like a wee liedoon,so they are installing a 5footer just for you.
eh ?
Charlie Saiz,
I genuinely admire the effort you make in compiling stats and your obvious conviction in what you are saying, but I could also suggest some facts that Ronnie might not take comfort we lost pathetically to Malmo not a European superpower in the Champions league, We got horsed home and away by a very average Molde team we threw away a two goal lead against Fehnerbace, we have lost twice to Aberdeen we capitulated against Ross County, we lost at home to a very poor Motherwell team we have failed to beat Kilmarnock twice. The attendances are falling hand over fist. I am fully aware that we are not a team full of international stars there is no Larsson card to play but we should be getting more out of what we do have surely?
I agree the results in Europe were piss poor bud there is no getting round it.
The 2 Molde perfomances for me were not acceptable from a Celtic side.
I would have played the Development squad in the next game and told them that.
That had more to do with those who played than he who chose them too I’m afraid.
Not acceptable.
Our defence has cost us big time in Europe we drew games we should have won.
Our best players currently are not the quality that we had previously under Lenny they have proven this time after time.
Some of those we had under Lenny like Izzy Lustig Brown and Commons are not producing the same level of quality they did.
That’s not Deilas fault btw that’s human nature taking control of the situation with age things start deteriorating as they get older.
So what we have is a transition period on the back of a transition period?
Last season it was a change of System and approach that caused issues first half of the Season.
This Season it’s a loss of 2 key men and a rake of injuries to contend with but the European campaign is relentless so there is little time to adjust or sort your problems out when they come into play.
Had Jozo and Erik come in in the summer and Mulgrew and Lustig stayed fit I doubt we would have conceded as much as we did.
Had Brown and Johansen turned up firing on all cylinders the Midfield would have retained it’s energy and pace in attack.
This is why I am more relaxed about Deila than some on here and else whwere I tend to look beyond the performance or result.
Even more so when there are issues.
Which there have been.
HH
FoRgot to say cheers bud
HH
Cant get over the hypocrisy from some of yous so called supporters its always sack deila sack lawyell sack Collins sack Johansson shite fitba shite home support ,then the next sentence is we could have a good defence ,the boy ajer must be a good player,wee Griffiths could be a legend,scotty Allen looks a player ,we have the makings of a good young team here etc.etc.well is it not Ronny who has brought these players through,I know everyone has the right of opinion but try making it consistent,cmon the hoops
No, it isn’t!
Ok Griff was left out until he basically forced his way in.
Armstrong was his first pick in Scotland. He is finally after a year getting better at deliveries with his Left foot.
GMS the second choice is still abysmal at using his right foot.
Allan can fair pick a through ball, but turns into trouble and is a complete liability in the air.
Cifti his marquee signing in the summer was never the kind of striker Ronny wanted. He got signed because he is a big lad. Cifti could easily have slotted into being an understudy for Rogic because of his awareness, off the ball movement,strength and dribbling ability, but nooooooooooooooooo.
All of these players were bought to sell for big bucks. They need to become complete players quickly. They need all of the holes in their game patched by the technical coaches, but instead they are spending hours and hours being judged on how to play an overly complicated system.
Go on dunnahow say it ain’t so, these are facts and in fact these are the facts I am judging the manager on. I want to see individual technical progression. I don’t care if we lose the cup and win the league in goal difference. I want to see real no shit tangible progression from the players he brought in.
Uralius,
I hear you!!
Well said!
Uralius is that a fact.
Mike I can provide video evidence for all of this. With a private email address I can provide more. If you like when we are both on and posting one of us can post a 10 minute email while the other sends to it.
There is nothing complicated about the formation and system.
If there was we would not have scored 94 goals so far this season and 133 last season deploying it.
227 Goals in 102 Games.
Oh my goodness Charlie you are so lost. The goals are coming sure to teams folding considering 10% of those goals came from 2 teams folding. What is being asked if each player is complicated the nuances of this tactic are wild. I give up with you. Go put the see feck all goggles from the caption on.
Aye ok Jock 😉
Caption: Still the only way to read the five way agreement.
Redirection here…they are all harping on about Collum,but in my eyes, the worst referee has to be Thomson,he did it years ago to us in the semi verses the jam tarts if I remember correctly…the most unbiased ref is Madden, who is / use to be a lodge goat herder…!!!
I agree Hoopy,Thompsons a sly one and he is still at it,ala Ross County etc.Makes a change for some other team moaning, i also agree about Madden,he will know that we are watching him.
I call him the “Smiling Assassin”.
Check his grid out 5 minutes after giving a big game defining decision..smirking away like a cunt most of the time happy with his work of fucking somebody over.
caption if you want to believe the huns urny deid buy these see fuck all goggles it saves you shoving your heid up your arse
HE.HE.Charlie guid yin,the smell must be fockin boakin to.
Historians uncover picture of Apples first try at designing the eyePod
Caption: “I bought these from a guy called Charlie green,apparently you can look at a football team and it makes them look like rangers”
Dunnahow,HA.HA.Guid yin son.
Ah yeah, so Zoolander bad, Partridge good? Yir a pyur bigot n that so ye are. I love them both. My comedy is a broad church. Though Broadchurch is not a comedy IIRC
This boy Ajer is 17. He might become a great player, but at that age there is as much chance we’ll never see him in the first team as that he’ll be a mainstay of our team until we have to accept a mega bucks deal and move him on.
In the last few years we signed a young striker from Scandanavia, the name escapes me but I think he has already been sent away again, and a young wide man from Derry City – again the name escapes me and I don’t know if he is still with us or has been loaned out or let go entirely.
Certainly both were signed with some degree of fanfare and neither has got near the first team.
So photos of him arriving at the airport etc are worrying – we are basically signing a development player and trumping it like some great coup – almost like poor old Second Rangers have to do.
I hope he turns out to be great, but I honestly do not expect to see him near our first team for at least a year, so will not get too excited right now.
We also don’t really need more numbers in midfield. Some good ones would be preferable at this stage to loads of quite similar and not especially good ones.
Fridjhonsson? Dodgy spelling
Hey! You! Foureyes!
caption crossdressing jesse mc tavish alias monti alias bgboy tries out new alternative to phsychotropic drugs
Talk of an Atlantic League brings into focus the real drawback to Celtic’s progress. To put it simply, it is “money”, or more precisely the relative lack of it. Do you see Kilmarnock winning the league next year? If you were forced to answer why you think that they won’t in one word, what would that word be? Now, now, calm down. This is a family show! Many would answer “money”.
The same is true for Celtic competing in the CL far less winning it. Follow the money for the answer.
The Atlantic League is the latest assault for clubs like Celtic on addressing the imbalance in finances in the game. Strategically, this is a good time for such discussions, because FIFA and UEFA are in a shambles and to have the threat of clubs, possibly breaking away, is the last thing that UEFA want. That is the good news, the bad is it will probably not succeed. How would you feel about going to a meeting in a nice place at somebody’s expense to discuss World Peace? After 50 cm of snow here last night, I’d grab it with both hands. The latest discussions on the Atlantic League are similar.
Meanwhile in the UK, those that have are given more and those that have not, are given less. Sky and BT fund the EPL..the latter being a new competitor. Both spend vast amounts on purchasing EPL games. The English game will be funded to the tune of £5bn from Sky and BT over the next three years. Whereas, the Scottish game will receive around £15m per season. The real battle between SKY and BT is for the future of how we shall watch sports events….namely cable or webcasting. The latter is likely to win. You will see a lot about this in the immediate future. However, what does this mean for Celtic? Unfortunately, IMHO, next to nothing. Whatever happens the gap between Celtic and the EPL clubs will continue to widen. Boycotts, changing managers, none of it, will change the big picture because the money gap is too big.
So, is there any hope? The only way forward for Celtic is to try to join the English leagues…. Do a Sevco and start near the bottom and work their way up the leagues. We could do this by purchasing a struggling club, selling their ground, and moving their home to Paradise. It means sacrifices(No European football…but did we have that this year?),it means no cups, it means getting rules changed in the English leagues, and it means watching Rotherham! Celtic Nation was an attempt to do this but there was no real financial or soccer backing behind this. I know there are problems to overcome with this, but staying still is in fact going backwards in Europe.
This is the missing piece from yesterday. Thoughts?
Rebus
Elcormaco
so Zoolander bad, YES YES YES AND YES AGAIN
Caption;spfl accepts new improved deal for live matches…..fuckwits.
I posted another large piece and it has also not appeared. What happened to free speech? Is there a bias against detectives on this blog, even fictional ones? We should be told.
Rebus the frustrated
You seem to lose your large piece every time you post it,rebus67……quantity isnt everything ….just ask Ralph……ONLY SLEGGIN.
Basque,
You are correct size is not everything. If it is rubbish, piling on more will not make it better.
The larger the piece the more time it takes to type it. Plus I did a little research on it.
I enjoy the blog, tho’
Nobody takes themselves too seriously.
Rebus
Rebus,its better if you use a computer,keep away from the encripting machines at Bletchly Park.
Mike,
I laughed so loud that I broke my code.
Rebus
Rebus, I new you would like it cos you have intelligence wit and a good sense of humour,no like the other twats on here.
Your other ahem larger post,do you think that live streaming of football will kill of sky and the b. t. monopoly?I think it will, in a few years,supporters talk of Kodi and Android boxes that can bypass sky.
One way or another we will have to find other sources of income and the Board will be aware of this and im sure work towards that.Its good to have some rational conversations,take care.
Ronny set to trial 0-9-1 on Saturday:
Gordon
Forrest, McGregor, Rogic, Biton, Brown, Mulgrew, GMS, Armstrong, Christie
Griffiths
Sub: Allan!……from etims twitter,and yes i know its at the top of this page…..fekkin excellent.
Basque, I take it that we are going for a red card before play begins,cause thats only 10 players(0-9-1).
BEFOREPLAY,HMMMMMMMMM like the sound of that.
Feckin Freezing here,whats it like in BASQUE country?
BTW if you say 20degrees,ill go away in the huff.
Fekkin freezin here,but last saturday at my wee lad’s footie it was 20 degrees,weather here’s like ETIMS message board……mental.dont worry when it does get warm i’ll be sure to post.
30 degrees here in Sidneeeeeeeeeeee, Mike. That’s 86 in auld money but doesnay mean yi huvanay ti go in the cream puff.
MON THE HOOPS !!
GET tae Feck Bondi ya BASSA,ah hated ye fe the minute you posted cause ah new you would be enjoying the sun,and i would be freezing ma balls off.
Hope yer lagers boilling btw.
YA LUCKY LUCKY BASSA.
Mike…Get yerself ere pal I’ll shout yi a beer!MON THE HOOPS!
Basque,
After the new lineup disappoints, Ronnie expressed frustration with the midfield….they lost too many goals from set pieces!
Rebus
Ha ha……maybe because jo hansen wasnt playin……
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Charlie siaz you make some good points , you keep referring to the likes of mulgrew and jahansen returning and everything will get better , that may be the case but mulgrew has never been a regular for ronny and when he does play its been midfield. I would always have him playing left centre back where he got player of the year but ronny doesnt play him there so i dont think he can be classed as a big loss. Johansen was good last year but he has been rank rotten all of thus season so i just dont see how he is going to suddenly turn it round, in my opinion there are several players who can perform better behind the striker and although you can say his loss of form has been a factor in our poor performances, its ronny who has continualy picked a player who is under performing so thats down to him. I believe this has been a big part of the fans getting on ronnys back and led to the kris commons fall out in the european game. , i personally think instead of talking about players coming back we should be freshening the team with the likes of christie allan and roberts.
When we lost Jozo to injury and had Mulgrew been fit he would have featered in the LCB slot I reckon.
Similarly when both Brown and Bitton were out he would put Mulgrew in the Left side of the DM pairing which in turn could have meant McGreogor being used out on the left rather than the under performing Armstrong.
All these wee issues have had a knock on effect as a result.
The players you mention play in an advanced role bud.
Our issues have not been in attack this Season we have a plethora of attacking options with the System we deploy the only issue is if Griffiths gets injured then we become reliant on both Cole and Richards.
Neither of whom have set the heather alight yet-not to say they can’t or won’t given time?
Delbhoy, I would LOVE to see they three young players in saturdays team,but we have a title to win,thats the reality and that is the priority,if he picks them and we get beat,you and i among many others would be calling for his head.Later on when the game is one YES,at seasons end when title won DEFINETLY.
I agree with you on this Mike once a game is out of sight ie 3-4 goal lead bring them in and get them to go for it with license to thrill.
I would not advocate wholesale changes unless forced changes too.
A maximum of 3 at the start of any game as this can disrupt a teams continuity and flow big time.
Watch any friendly when there are 3 or more changes at half time normally the tempo drops and it all becomes a bit disjointed.
I dont think they would because they would recognise he is trying new players. And do you honestly think the likes of cally will beat us with these three playing. Its witg the old guard where we struggle to open teams up that are costing us points
delbhoy ,i cannot agree with you on that,its Scotland where we play,the ICT players will be kickin and scratching to get a result on sat.it will only get worse after the break.
Playing Development Football compared to senior is very different, thats why i stick by my previous post.
I would still love to see them though.
Catch you later pheople….near time for a wee wine and pintxo….gero arte.
Arrivederci Erchie
hh
BASQUE GET TAE FECK.
Have to disagree charlie we have struggled to breakteams down and left Leigh isolated , I think these players would take the burden of goals and give him support, most of all I just think they would give us some excitement. Roberts especially is not a project for as year down the line, he has played for Fulham I think it was in the premiership and is clearly a step above the development team, he needs to play now, we have him for eighteen months which is as long as you would expect to have a player this good anyway if we paid five million for him!
Griffiths has scored less than a third of the goals scored this season.
The Midfield have over 40 between them.
We are not as reliant on the Striker playing the system we do this has taken the pressure of Griffiths which in turn has allowed him to focus more on his game.
Scoring goals has not been an issue this season.
Conceding them has however.
Even the very best draw blanks some days.
I’m sure I just heard Ajer say in his press conference
“Ever since I was a kid I’ve always dreamed about being loaned out to Hibs. If I’d stayed where I was that was never going to happen, cos they kept playing me in the first team. Coming to Celtic gives me a great chance to never get a game and maybe this time next year I’ll be a Hibee loanee’
RunSammyRun,
That’s an intelligent comment. A Celtic shame.
Laughs too, though not ultimately funny. Not even funny at all.
You forgot to warn, e.g., Patrick Roberts, that if he looks too good, RD+JC+JK will soon ‘knock it out of him’ and make him a shit player with zero confidence, injury prone and a fucking excuse for those who are, clearly, the PROBLEM.
In this order, Collins Out, Kennedy Out and Deila Out.
HH
Haha is that how it translated
Gent 0 Wolfsburg 3
65 mins gone..
You chose to watch that game too? I thought it was a great game. See how well that 4231 works with players that can play 3 or 4 positions? Of course having a stronger worth 25 million euros and 2 wide men worth 15 – 20 million each helps.
Another good post, and lovely to be reminded about the ‘passing’ 😉 of RFC. (No RIP to that fucking shower)
Fitting that it was a ‘Daily Rancid’ headline. GIRFUT.
However, the (later) posting of that fucking badge is OTT and should warrant a ‘Serious Health Hazard’ warning, if indeed it should be on here at all. Of course, I will defer to your superior judgement, Ralph and thank you immensely for what you bring us daily. (But no more huns, no more SMSM, please :-))
To Charlie S, I know you posted about Fan-ownership again in the last few days but I no longer have the post. I would relish the idea that I’ve held for many years of a ‘properly-run’ Celtic. I’d be happy to help in bringing this forward. It’s been mooted around several sites over the years, but clearly it needs to be organised somewhere centrally to then reach out to the wider Celtic family. If you’re intent on taking this forward, please let me know and we’ll see where it takes us.
Finally, some REAL shit flying around on Sunday’s (and other) comments. Time to cease that shit between Tims and agree to disagree on political and religious fronts. We’re not huns. Let’s ensure we don’t behave like them. Not EVER.
NB I’m not pointing the finger. I’m capable of being as culpable as anyone.
HH
Hail Hail Vinnie bhoy
Celtsfan67, Thank you, and Hail, Hail to you too.
I was around in ’67 (part of your moniker), and watched the final, of all Celtic’s finals, on the TV. When big Tommy Gemmell smashed in the equaliser, I started to really believe. When Stevie Chalmers made sure by deflecting away from Sarti, I was nearly ‘off’, but there was time to go.
Dangerous time. I wiz scared.
Shortly after ‘the final whistle’, I just ‘quietly’ celebrated by, suitably attired in full CFC gear, running round the mostly-rfc fanned Knightswood, screaming, “We’ve done it, an’ if any ae you orange wankers want a fight, come oot. Yer welcome” Of course I was one third of 42 at the time, I’d much to learn. Nae Lanny allowed 🙁 (Disnae mean we never had any, we were NEVER without it ;_)
But, What A Night. #’67 near the end of May,
What a “Club” and ‘What a night.#
Vinnie.
HH
Vinnie,
Running around Kinightswood in 1967??? I was in Knightswood at that time. I wondered who made all that noise!
Rebus
Fan ownership, the Bundesliga model: By Terry Duffelen.
Charlie Saiz, I came across this article by the above named gentleman, on the subject of fan ownership.
I think you would enjoy it’s content, apparently he does a weekly blog or something on the subject, it’s quite a balanced outlook he provides, by giving examples of how it generally works, but also highlights where it hasn’t.
Give it a read! HH
P.S. I’d put the link up but not sure how to do that by smartphone.
Cheers bud will do.
HH
Yep pretty much why I think Total Ownership of Celtic non reliance on Investors is the way forward Monti.
We are unique as a Club our beginnings are and continue to be the backbone of our success.
When I say success I don’t just mean by Trophy Count or Bank Balance?
Our true success is a Club set up to do one thing.
Help others.
In doing this Celtic has grown into a hugely supported and followed Football Club.
We have numbers in the millions spread far and wide who all share one common theme.
The love of Celtic.
Most if not all Celtic fans take pride in how we came to exist?
We take more pride in how much the Celtic Foundation does than how great the Accounts may or may not appear every year and this is the fundamental difference between us as a fan base and those who come in to Invest.
These people are motivated by totally different feeling than your average Football fan.
As a result of this we rarely see eye to eye on anything?
I would like to se 100% fan ownership.
Each fan with the same amount of shares,each fan with a single vote.
I would like to see us the fanbase raise our own Capital for signings by means of a Transfer fund.
Give what you can afford when you can afford it.
I would like to see a return to a more Charitable Entity and not just paying lip service to a claim of being a charitable entity.
I would like to see a Team worthy of the jersey and capable of giving the big boys a bloody nose when it comes to a game in the big League and not just make up the numbers if and when we got there?
I would like to see a fully transparent fully accountable Board made up of qualified people from within our own fan base.
We have Billionaires,Millionaires,CEO’s,Financial people,Lawyers and Accountants all over the World who follow the Celtic.
We have intelligent ex players and Managers who know what Celtic needs on the Park.
We have all this out there we need to tap into this.
Let them put their CV’s forward let’s put a Board in place that is not only on the same page as their fellow Tims but fully accountable and fully transparent in every decision they make?
The fans are what make Celtic what it is not the other way about?
These money men do not get this.
To them you are simply a punter who pays X to get y.
His Job is to pay as little for Y so he can extract as much x out of you as he can whilst doing so.
That’s wrong in my eyes.
Brother Walfrid and the men who put this show on the road would most likely vomit at the way Football has gone in the modern era.
We are now in the process of waiting to see if the Greedy Men in well tailored suits are going to further take away the financial bonus of Champions League Football from us the “lesser” Clubs in the poorer Leagues in Europe.
I suggest we as a self owned,self sustaining model can and would survive with our very own,very unique approach to the problem of financing such a large Club as ours.
This all comes down to a numbers game.
1 How many of us are there actually out there?
2 How many are willing to take control of their own Club?
If the answer is indeed in the millions as has been suggested previously then yes it is possible.
If the answer is in the 10’s of thousands then it’s a no go.
My idea is to at least find out the facts.
Then to ask the question are you interested?
I’m not a wealthy person btw we survive on a modest budget and live day to day.
But even I could find £50 a year to put into Celtic to achieve the above.
Because I know every single £1 would be a £1 well spent.
A zero profit Celtic that puts EVERY PENNY back into the Club and it’s charitable obligation.
To me that’s a Celtic worth getting excited about.
I also believe it would attract the right kind of Sponsorship and publicity.
A model other Clubs would envy ultimately.
Fair pricing in line with day to day living and a decent squad out there would see a full Celtic Park every week.
It can be done it just needs the full support of the fans that’s all.
The current set up is putting folk off that much is obvious.
The Corporate greed,the bling and the fancy banners are all pointless if there is no one there to enjoy it.
100% in agreement!
Monti just broke the Internet 🙂
🙂
large post gone walkabout…
Disappointed to hear Jonny Hayes of Aberdeen is to be sidelined for months due to injury.
Get well soon Jonny, HH!