All the hope and all the anticipation of the new season under a new manager disappeared in gibraltar as Celtic slumped to one of the most embarrassing defeats in their history.
Over on the official website, the club have put out an appeal for around two dozen lads who have their own boots and have booked next Wednesday off, because on the evidence put before us tonight, that lollygagging bunch of tedious no hopers will not overcome Lincoln because not one of them has got the faintest idea how to win a football match when the other team won’t let you.
Celtic enjoyed all of the possession, Celtic played a neat and tidy pasing game as long as the gibraltan players weren’t anywhere near them, and shortly after half time a wicked bounce of the ball confused Efe Ambrose, and just as Craig Gordon decided to have a lie down, the ball was in the net and Celtics shoulders visibly drooped.
The blame could be laid at the black strip, which is bloody stupid, as the Welsh found out over the last month, or the pitch, which was a bit dodgy, but the Lincoln lads coped.
Or it could be blamed on the players, who as usual failed to show up when asked.
Man by man;
Gordon; Had little to do and did it badly.
Janko. Ran about a bit. sometomes with the ball
Sviatchenko: Ran about a bit after the ball.
Ambrose: Ran about a bit, usually away from the ball.
Tierney: Struggled with the pitch. And the ball.
Brown: Successfully avoided injury with a level of non participation unsurpassed in the history of Celtic captains
Biton: Espanyol tweeted a sigh of relief. surely we should just sell him for what we can get ?
Rogic. Looked out of sorts. Well, when I first noticed him he was being replaced. Managed the walk to the bench without falling over or losing possession.
Christie: Tried, but forgot to try when he had the ball.
Griffiths. Forty goal striker played out wide to accomodate Dembele
Dembele; every inch a £500,000 player . did we keep the receipt ?
Armstrong : At last. some energy, but it failed to wake the rest of them.
Forrest: Did his bit, but along with Tierney, saw less of the ball than would have suited them.
Ciftci. Looked likely to score, as he put the wind up Lincoln. Far better option up front with Griffiths, thougb as we have seen, Griff is better on his own.
The second leg is in /glasgow, Celtic will wear green and white and have the support of a big crowd. Right up until kick off.
On this showing, we won;t be in europe next Thursday. The team don;t know how to win, and the manager, well, he looked lost.
His idea of going with the regulars, for their experience, was sound on paper.
Its just that when it wasn’t working you change it, and if the same eleven who started tonight start next week, we are up the proverbial creek without the proverbial paddle.
Looking on it from a different angle, Rodgers will have seen that a huge clear out is in order…Ambrose ffs, Bitton, Brown,time for a bit of grit and some big bruisers in defence.
Gentlemen, gentlemen! Rest your sphincters!
The same team will play minus efe and we will hammer them
I am relaxed about it
HH
Bitton? Even worse than ambrose
Nonsense
Bitton out the door now. Fucking never tries at all, followed by half of the others.
Should have went with the Formation they all know.
Should have started with Griffiths in the central position that brought him 40 fucking goals last season.
Should have played with 2 wide men with pace to support Griffiths.
Brendan should hold his hand up he fucked up and tinkered too much trying to be clever trying something different.
Team were gash
Pitch was gash
Officials were gash
Wee team deserved their win so fair play to them
If we don’t scud this mob next week we should be nowhere near the Europa never mind CL.
Evening Charlie. Shocking result yip, after one game your askin for the manager to accept blame yet it took you about 2 years for you to ask the clueless one to do the same?
Let’s all remember this was deilas team, and that we will score at least 5 next week on a park where you can pass a ball
Think everyone should take a deep breath here. At least he knows now what he’s dealing with
This lot wouldn’t score five if Lincoln all lay down and had a kip.
come on ralph relax, they will score 5 minimum next week…
if Celtic do not score 5 next week ralph i will pay for every drink you take next week, and if they do then your driving the tarrier carrier back to ayr at 4am
Charlie, I think you got 1 out of 3 correct,It was only the team that was gash
With hind leg sight?
We played like a bunch of donkeys tonight….
Charlie Saiz,
I bet you a bale of Hay we put 5 past them next week.
We looked a bit heavy legged, like we were playing on a sandy beach with 5 kids on our back.
Charlie Saiz,
” trying to be clever trying something different “?
That line shows exactly your lack of football knowledge!
” Trying something different ” is what EVERY Celtic fan wanted after watching your Norwegian clown, fuck things up constantly.
Jesus.
Seeing as you ended with my former nickname thought I would chime in. All I want is 1 touch pass and move football, played directly, with urgency and width. Don’t give a flock who the manager is. I supported a clown who had them playing crap football and I will not support crap football at all!
Couldn’t of worded it better myself mate! Shambolic
Your right Brenden, that’s the nearest we will get to playing Barcelona in Spain!Same shite as last season.
fucking shambles. I trust Brendan to wield the axe and dare I say prise more funds from PL and DD to build a team, but what the fuck do I know?
Paul,
You know a lot more than Deila…
Deila out!! Oh…wait
I was worried when I seen the team sheet. Has Ambrose got pictures of our managers. How is this guy near a Celtic team??. That was the first concern the next was brown and bitton both have been pants for at least a year. So basically the spine of our team is useless or out of form. On top of a plastic piece pitch. This was an accident waiting to happen.
Peter,
Ambrose hasn’t got pictures of our previous or current manager on the wall, he has one of his hero…..Terry Fuckwit from the ‘ Viz ‘ magazine.
Worst result ever. We have the same bunch who made bottling it an art form. Effe was never a player in his life, Cifti? Give us a break and he leaves Roberts on the bench, one of our best players! Think we have been conned into buying season tickets!
Ronnie Delia with a Brendan Rodgers mask
Brown, fuck off.
Biton, fuck right off,
Efe, away and throw shite at yourself
And then Rodgers, the Kardashian of football management, as in what the fuck has he ever done to become so famous.
Fuck it’s gonna be a long season of excuses..I’m away to the pub
Wait for me
Apologies to Rodgers…he’s actually won manager of the month 3 times. I wouldn’t count on picking up July’s award.
Are you guys actually Celtic supporters.Celtic will win comfortably next week.Brendan will be ruthless and he will build a good Celtic team.Gordon Strachans first result in Europe was even worse and we then qualified twice for the last 16 of CL.Keep the faith
Tony,
Correct!
Wrong sorry this is the most embarrassing result ever. Don’t try to spruce it up,it was the most embarrassing result ever.
I for one hounded Ronnie for the East Kilbride game at least he won that.
Brown Bitton Rogic you cannot could never play them in the same midfield. Janko will never be a right back sorry Monti,
Christie not good enough, so stop the nonsense.
Celtic have this
Gordon
Lustig Eric Anyone But Ambrose Tierney
Forrest Armstrong Johansen Robertts
Griffiths Dembele
Sorry but no Brown nor Bitton from here on in in imposters.
a lax piece of defending from Efe Ambrose allowed the Red Imps to steal an advantage in the Champions League second round first-leg.
This guy deserves to fuck off
Don’t know what all the fuss is about, fully expect Celtic to win heavily next week.
HH
are you for real Monti???? man. ‘Don’t know what all the fuss is bout’ we got buken humiliated in Europe by a bunch of part-timers, mangers first competitive match. Jesuschrist, ‘don’t what all the fuss as about’
we’ll never take 5 off them next week, no way. Bus. Park. Panic.
Bondi,
Your pal Steve the Hun is asking for you?
Ah really dont know Monti….as ah don’t have a pal called Steve but ah do huv ah few Sevco mates though but they’re are no huns – big difference.
anyhoo don’t let me stop yer playground patter.
Fire on…
i would suggest that weve had worse, though this is pretty horrendous
it could easily be 10 next week
Bgbhoy,
I don’t understand the panic from some on here tonight?
Maybe Brendan needs a Bonsai tree? 🙂
There’s some panic merchants on here lol
Steve,
Have the creditors been paid?
Monti….nae doubt you’d be the first ti slaughter the guy if he responded. which beggars the questions why you encouraging him back?
When Celtic get beaten by some SPL team when we were romping the SPL you go mental. Celtic get last nights result and your on the wind up with some hun/sevco/troll or whaut ever. MAkes nae sense ti me.
MON NOO Zuma, get yer priorities sorted oot man. Is it hate huns/sevco mair than love the Tic?
Bondi,
Just having a bit of fun with a Hun, I see your on supporting him again.
Oh dear
No supporting him Monti, just buken raging at the Celtic score, taking it oot on you.
HAIL HAIL N aw that !
What in God’s name is Rodgers talkibg about ‘not embarrassing’. He needs to be told by someone what Celtic is all about because this has obviously been missing from all the years he spennt growing up supporting the team. That is the most shocking thing about tonight. Th guy appears clueless. To pick a team which includes Ciftci, Ambrose and Forrest (who doesn;t even want to play for Celtic). To leave Allan and Roberts out. These things would have got Deila crucified/Plus we now have to put up with the embarrassing interviews post match. The talk of attitude and character. Of course it is early and Celtic will go through but what has he been doing for the two months he has been in charge because he has not been watching videos of Celtic games or he would never have picked that team. I have never been convinced by Rodgers, seems like a complete bullshitter to me, a guy that has winged it too often. I would have been much happier with Di Matteo, especially with Clarke in tow. But hopefully I will be proved wrong. But for anyone who believes there is such a thing as the Rodgers effect tonight must be a wake-up call. Too much shite coming out of Celtic Park about how happy they all are, how impressed they all are but no action. Too many of these players should not be playing for Celtic, too many of thos ewh do not fall into this category are past it or not interested in playing for Celtic. Nir Bitton 6 million? Take it quick. Punt Scott Brown he is hopeless. He was repeatedly made to look like an idiot by part-timers. Rodgers is not going to make them any better and he will not know what to do with them. And he is not getting much money. And who is going to sign for celtic when it looks like the season will be finished before August is out. Now it will be panic stations to buy players for the second qualifier who will not be ready. Christ, have we not been here before. every time Celtic take the field the odds shorten on Newco winning the league as they are boosted by the ineptitude on show. Brendan is in for a rude awakening when he touches down in Glasgow, it will be open season on him from a delighted media. I must admit I never thought it would happen so early but he has made life so much harder on himself, especially with his insane comments after the game. Get the media people to shut him up. he should only be allowed to speak to Celtic TV as he is embarrassing.
John, I bet myself a fiver that you would be on ahead of me,so pay yersell a fiver Mike.We have seen this pish often enough before, Artmedia, ICT, Clyde you name it,shit happens,its what he does about it that counts.WGS sorted out his team and Brendan will do the same of that I have no doubt.He has been here operating with most of the players for 20 days,it takes time, believe me he will have learned more tonight than if we had won 5=0.
Your full of utter shit John. He doesn’t James tell you he doesn’t want to play for Celtic? Because you could not be more wrong
John,
I wouldn’t want you beside me in the trenches, we are fucking 1 down at half time in the tie….and you are giving it up?
In the latrines mer like operating a gully suck.
Loo Brush Akimbo
Much for a ride Mr?
You in the ‘trenches’ Aye right, mair like buckled on yer fireside armchair hauf-cut huvin a wee sing along on yer todd ti yer rebel tunes.
Bondi has his tail up tonight, I didn’t mean to offend your Hun pal m8…,erm oh yes I did actually.
You’re out of character tonight Bondi, do you not like Huns getting it tight?
NAw as ah say, raging at the Celtic score. Nae real offense to you ment Monti.
Or,indeed, elaculating all over his pretendy rifle.
Ralph,
Reading between the lines you enjoyed the game, right?
I’ve got a bottle of red open so it is all looking much better. I think that we shall beat the Imps over the two legs so I am not too worried. On the positive side BR should have learned a lot from the game.
Brown was not a captain tonight but who do we have who could replace him as a captain? Erik seems the best option but even he is not ideal.
Is Joe Allen a leader? I hope so because he could fill two roles…captain and creative midfielder. I have a feeling BR is going to chance the other Allan in the creative role since we are unlikely to get Joe.
McGregor, Armstrong are midfielders that play with more urgency. At least one of them needs to play.
Ciftci caused more bother than either of Griffith or Dembele amazingly. Against that type of opposition his strength told.
Lots of problems but I still have faith that BR will fix it. He is bold enough to take the correct action and we have a large squad. BR can select several different teams from it.
IN the meantime, brace yourself for Wolfsburg. Imagine what they could do to that team! Where’s that bottle?
Rebus
It would be difficult to put into words how pish that was.There is only one positive,that he saw how poor that team is.Its been 2/3 years in the making,it needs to be reinforced quickly by at least 3/4 new first team regulars.It only became forward passing when Armstrong and forest came on.
One a new right back.
Two a new central defender.
Three a new midfielder.(make that two.)
Where were Roberts, Mcgregor and Lustig.Fitba is a results game and I have no doubt that we will be ready for next week,dont panic,dont panic Mr.Mannering,mair baws and less talk.
Tony Bhoy. Blind Faith my man. No one is doubting Celtic will win comfortably next week but look at the team the guy put out. If he had watched one Celtic game from last season he would never have picked that team. That is the problem. Celtic are two weeks away from a real game and he hasn’t got a clue what he is doing. Celtic are again a laughing stock across Europe and it is further evidence of how far we have sunk. But Brendan walking into Celtic park was supposed to give the whole place a lift. Players were going to be willing to bust a gut for the new manager because that is what he does he gets guys to play above themselves. He is just what we need at this low point. But against part-time players from a Rock that has only been recognised by FIFA for about three years. Yet none of them looked as if they could be bothered and Ciftci is sent on to save the day. if you are not terrified tehn you musy be daft.
If he was going to chance Scott Allan do you not think tonight would have been the perfect time to do it? Against a part-time team yet Scott Allan was not on the bench. I can see him getting punted before the start of the season. As for Joe Allen? Stop please. We have a better chance of signing Lily Allen. Although BR apears to have spent all summer phoning him up and begging him to take a 40 grand a week pay cut. He should have been at his work.
Let’s slaughter a Hillman Imp on the park before the return game! Especially a red one.
We knew we were bad before this season. Give BR time to clear out the dross and get a couple of his own players in.
If we do not win over the two legs then vent your spleen.
Rebus
every time i look at this grinning bastard embrose s ugly pus pic I know what hes grinning at. hes a useless fucking cunt bleeding the fenian coffers dry and there is sweet fuck all we can do about it. 4 fucking years of pain and sorrow. where else would this fucker get away with it…
what the buck are you on aboot ‘fenian coffers’ ??????
Idiot.
yoor head must stil be poking oot yer maws fanny
🙂
Hmmmmm…..” a useless fucking cunt bleeding the fenian coffers dry’
Wait, there more….”yoor head must stil be poking oot yer maws fanny”
Yer aw class Freddy, aw class.
He should have known what he had well before this. Does he not possess a DVD player. Did he need to see these guys in the flesh before making a decision. Who is he going to sign? He has spoken to every single player he has ever worked with and they are either not interested or too dear. Never mind he has 15 days before he plays a full time team. He will inspire those we have to greater heights. We have to accept that the money is banked and we have the Newco to look forward to. That will be enough to make us forget about playing in Europe. Although they must fancy their chances. They are already having a right old laugh. Humiliating. Again.
Why is Ambtrose alone getting the blame? there are others who are just as culpable. And the manager picked him. why is James Forrset getting a game when he already told the club to fuck off months ago. Bitton clearly doesn’t give a shit and Brown is shite. Cifcti gets on the park and he was playing in a team relegated in May, who are not interested in him. Rodgers knew all of this yet this is the team he picked. Deila did not get indulged for these mistakes. Neither should rodgers. And he should not be talking to the papers about how it is not embarrassing. That makes him look like a complete tool.
Because he is clearly fucking brutal!
WHOS FAULT WAS IT FOR THEIR GOAL
WHOS FAULT IS IT ALWAYS FOR THEIR FUCKING GOAL
GET THIS CUNT TO FUCK AND TAKE IT FROM THERE.
Fred c is talking the right stuff, well said Fred!
John you are correct in a lot of what your saying , brendan said when he came in he was watching every game from last season then still picks half of them . I dont think he watched one
So James Forrest didn’t refuse to sign a new contract and was not working his ticket to get out of Celtic Park? His agent was not hawking him around clubs in the Championship? I apologise if he is fully committed to Celtic, i didn’t realise. I just wish he wasn’t and would find himself a new club, any club, as soon as possible. He has had his chance and has repeatedly blown it.
John,
How many chances has your pal Efe blown?
I don’t think the issue with Forrest is that he wants away. The issue is that he has already peaked. With his catalog of injuries and his injury proneness he’s never going to be a real asset to Celtic. Let him go or push him out. Along with Ambrose. Brown on the bench. Biton out – he’s too slow for the high pressing game. Griffith and Dembele will come good but the need for a creative mid-fielder who can score goals is stark staring obvious.
Iljas,
I agree. I have been saying for a while now that we need a player with some flair and creativity. I do not think any of our current crop fall into that category right now because they have been broken by the Northern Europe style of play.
No. The club talk shite. Fact.
One thing I will say about tonight’s performance is this, there must now be an urgency to bring in players to the club who will lift us to greater heights.
Certainly didn’t expect that result or performance tonight, lot of work to do yet….
Cheque book out!
So there you have it, plain as day, the “players” are shite and Daila was the scapegoat for a bunch of primadona non-tryers who should be ashamed to collect their wages. How long before we hear “Rogers out” from the usual suspects? Why does nobody seem to be able to control the fekking ball when they’re running? What do they practice with all week….a dead cat?
Even though we’ll probably (maybe) win in Glasgow, we’ll have to play away from home against better opposition than these guys from Gibraltar and we all know how that’s gonna turn out…this is a one gear team that has no cohesion or ability to find a team-mate with a pass…..bye Champions League, it was a nice dream while it lasted.
An almost total clear-out is required ASAP!!!
Come back Ronny…we wiz wrang!!!! lol
Rogers out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Funkyy,
Where have you been? I.mean I really missed you….
Oh I know where we went wrong tonight…..we didn’t play Efe Ambrose as a defensive midfielder, dam it!
Desperately need a good centre half, Ambrose is a serial offender, costs us time and time again.
HH
Wulz,
He would be great in a DM role……apparently 🙂
Shouldn’t be anywhere near a Celtic jersey m8, absolute bomb scare !
HH
I know, has been for years now.
We should win the return leg but this teams enemy is itself. It’s so complacent, happy that keeping the ball will be enough.
Some of the comments post game were still complacent
Efe needs to go now as some kind of offering to the Gods.
Elco,
” offering to the Gods “?
I hear the Oracle are at a complete loss as to what to do with Efe.
Although it has been recorded that at least one hooded member of the Oracle said ” get him tae fuck “
How’s about some praise for the Red imps on here?
The wee guys won on the day, well done I say.
I got a feeling they will not want to be in Glasgow next week, come the end of the 90 mins.
COYBIG!
Fuckin nonsense monti
Jimmybee,
Go on……
I was actually impressed by their side and thought that they were quicker, sharper and more interested in the match and ready to play. Well done to them but it doesn’t change how I feel about the Celtic effort…ugh.
Monti…I took a wee break from all the negativity, it was really draining at times to visit the site with all the “Deila out” repeated endlessly. But after the crap that was on show today in Gibraltar I had to comment to vent the frustration.
Thanks for saying you missed me Monti…if I missed you I would just reload and fire again!!! lol
You obviously fancy yourself as a bit of an Oscar Pistorius?
I’ve just emailed Brendan and asked him to play Efe in a DM role from now on.
Cough.
Why don’t we give any club that comes in for him a million and a half, we’d probably make out it.
HH
Pistorius is a ratbag Monti. Anyway, back to the fitba…today’s result is gonna be flung in our faces for a long time to come by the media, they’re revelling in our discomfort and Brendan better come up with some great results against quality opposition to wipe the smiles off the hacks.
Well Sod’s law on the glorious 12th the bhoys were defeated ,and us as fans shamefully treated.
You can dress this is up as much as you can,but history will tell you we lost 1-0 to a team from Gibralter. Yes fuckin Gibralter.
So sorry if I piss on your parade,but this is simply not good enough. I don’t give a fuck if Effy played, we should win,no problem. Bitton useless yes,Brown the same, why the fuck was the three most slowest cunts in Scottish football playing together.But above this once again Ronnie said it, Feart !
Fuckin Feart nobody prepeared to take it on like big Roy did,or Lambert did.
Agree with you jimmybee 100%.
Some entrepreneurial bhoy has started a Just Giving page to raise 1.5m for Fenerbahce to buy Ambrose!
What’s up with all of the gloom, despair and agony? We held Messi and Barcelona to only one goal and the next match is at Celtic Park, right? No worries in my mind because…because…
The thing is there is no hope for many of these players. I think Rogers must see that now. Did he really come here expecting the existing squad with one or two additions to suffice? In competitive games they cannot play the way he wants them to play and which BTW is the same as Ronnie wanted them to play. Janko isn’t really a work in progress, probably just not good enough. Brown doesn’t cut it any more, Ambrose is simply unreliable and needs to go, Forrest has already peaked – too many injuries and injury prone. He’s like McGeady. Just let him go or push him out. Can’t see Johansen thriving. We need as a minimum a right back, a centre back, and a creative midfielder who can score goals, probably also another goal scoring front man.And while we’re at it a goalie to challenge Gordon for the jersey.
Brendan,
Take the players, split them into 2 teams and make them play 1 touch pass and move football (full field, No goal posts) once a team can string 8 passes together switch 2 losing players into the winning team and put 2 winners on the losing team. You will quickly find out who can’t pass and needs sold. Send them to the bin for remedial passing training. Now add the goals with who is left. They have 6 passes to score or the ball goes to the opposition goalkeeper. If the ball is stolen it’s 6 passes from there. Finally you can create a track for the wide players that only they are allowed in. This will help the team play 1 touch, pass and move direct football, with width. I know it sounds simple, but we did get beat by amateurs.
Although they did say they would be treating them like Barcelona and I suppose a 1 nil defeat away from home to Barcelona would be quite acceptable
My oh my! Brendan, welcome to the Celtic! Without Efe, we would still have drawn 0-0. Still a disaster. We have good players but they need played in the right position. Forrest should be on the right, Griffiths on the left or middle. 40 degrees on a plastic pitch. Charlie Saiz, welcome back. Monti, you are right. Efe, you can go. Bitton, you can go. Brown, you may retire. Next week, the Red Imps will be squashed and Brendan can get back to reality. Calm down everybody. Some of you (not me) have the right to be as critical of Rodgers as you were of Deila. One day, you will have to quit blaming Deila and Lawwell. If Rodgers is a good manager, he can do it with the team in front of him and a few new players. Let’s see what he’s got: let’s not be Green Imps.
Please donate! LOL. I can’t from work, but will throw in some cash when I get home.
https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/Efe-ambrose
Brendan will have this team of ours sorted in the coming weeks and months.
Simply because he knows what he is doing, unlike his predecessor who didn’t know what he was doing.
I have said it time and time again, Ambrose is brutal and costs the team more often than not, he is shite and must not be allowed anywhere near the dressing room, get him tae fuck.
Even with the team not being 100% ready yet and playing on a plastic pitch, it is quite inconceivable that Celtic deliver such a poor performance like they did last night.
A number of these players need moved on and quickly.
I would like to see Brendan go 4-4-2 at the moment, put Griffiths through the middle with Dembele.
Quality players need added to the first team to raise the performance level of the team as a whole.
Bad performance and result last night but this can be used to kick on, I think Celtic will destroy the Imps at Paradise, get through and a few new signings will arrive next week.
A week is a long time in football, we have a fantastic manager in place, let’s get behind him and the team!
HH
Ralph,
Get off of Monti’s account!
I would say one thing , i dont agree with the rogic comment , je never seems to get a propper run in the side , watched him play 90 against england and he oozed quality
Monti, in total agreement, even about Efe! I want Rodgers to keep working at it and get us into CL. I also agree with 4-4-2 at the moment. Griffiths is not a wide man and neither is Dembele. Last night a kick in the baws but the cojones are still there…