Celtic FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2011/2012

PauloMN · 24-12-2011 09:41PM

TheBuilder wrote: »

Do you guys think Celtic are actually that good? I think we've seen a total twist in what was happening earlier in the season, both teams are dire but Celtic are confident and grinding out results now which is what we were doing for the first while.

Certainly better than a couple of months ago, I think Celtic to their credit are more than just grinding out results right now - I think they are playing pretty well overall in fairness. Still dodgy at the back due to a combination of injuries and Lennon still not having found a settled centre-back pairing, and that's my big concern for Wednesday. We can be scored against with too much ease either home or away at the moment, and I fully expect we'll not keep a clean sheet v Rangers.

It's all about scoring more though, and so long as we have strikers in good form and midfielders who are largely controlling games, which I think we do at the moment, then that's all we can ask for.

Put it this way - if we conceded a goal two months ago v Rangers, I'd have thought there's little chance of coming back into it. Now I'm more confident that even a goal down we could come back and win.

Kingdom Bhoy · 24-12-2011 11:39PM

A very merry Christmas to all you bhoys and ghirls everywhere.

lubo_moravcik · 25-12-2011 02:52AM

Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: »

PauloMN wrote: »

Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: »

Nothing desperate about it funny when Tic fans do thI'd it's all banter and good points but when we do it it's desperation this place is truly amazing at times people trying to get other people into trouble by reporting them though the person did apologise so I have some respect for him for that

Who reported who? You've lost me.

Must say the Rangers thread is the last place I'd be if Celtic had just thrown away a pile of points in the last few weeks. You must be a sadist BBE! :pac:

You mean Machochist Paul
I was reported by a Celtic fan on here because he believed he had been reported by a Rangers fan and he wanted to get one of us back I pointed out it may have been a mod that had taken the action He did apologise saying he should not have done it but it's getting silly if that's the route we go down oh it wasn't Lubo

Yer damn fkn tooting it wasn't Lubo

lubo_moravcik · 25-12-2011 02:57AM

TheBuilder wrote: »

Do you guys think Celtic are actually that good? I think we've seen a total twist in what was happening earlier in the season, both teams are dire but Celtic are confident and grinding out results now which is what we were doing for the first while.

We're better than yous

Coillte_Bhoy · 25-12-2011 03:06AM

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

aah now.Celtic arent "grinding out" results. We've been purring along like a Jag.We should have beat the top team in Italy away in the Europa.The inevitable is gonna happen unless rangers suddenly become good, and we suddenly become bad.Roll on Wednesday.:D

Oh Dear...:o

ColeTrain · 25-12-2011 03:13AM

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Oh Dear...:o

Didn't see the game last week but we should have beaten them in Paradise and Rennes away, unlucky not to get a result against A Madrid at home too.

Thought we were unlucky to qualify in the toughest group in the whole competition tbh! **** it though, the league is what matters, can't wait for Wednesday now!

eire4 · 25-12-2011 04:46AM

Dire first half today but we did enough in the second half in particular to deserve the win. What a bonus with the St Mirren result too. Football on christmas eve isn't such a bad idea after all:D

KeithAFC · 25-12-2011 11:23AM

lubo_moravcik wrote: »

We're better than yous

The league table will show us that at the end of the season if that is true.

henke · 25-12-2011 05:19PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

The league table will show us that at the end of the season if that is true.

It sure will

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PARKHEAD67 · 25-12-2011 10:00PM

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Oh Dear...:o

Substantiate.

CSF · 25-12-2011 10:22PM

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Substantiate.

Well for a start, Udinese are neither the top team in Italy in the league table or on paper.

Blatter · 25-12-2011 10:25PM

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

aah now.Celtic arent "grinding out" results. We've been purring along like a Jag.We should have beat the top team in Italy away in the Europa.The inevitable is gonna happen unless rangers suddenly become good, and we suddenly become bad.Roll on Wednesday.:D

A Dub in Glasgo · 25-12-2011 10:34PM

CSF wrote: »

Well for a start, Udinese are neither the top team in Italy in the league table or on paper.

Udinese were actually joint top of Serie A (with Juventus) on 30 points when Celtic played them. Looks like Celtic gave them such a fright that they have dropped 4 points since!

Coillte_Bhoy · 26-12-2011 03:42AM

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Substantiate.

Listen mate, if you honestly think we SHOULD have beaten Udinese away, then sorry but im not sure what match you watched. yes it was a very good performance and we could have perhaps won it but let's not get carried away. And as for them being the top team in Italy?? By that logic rangers are currently the top team in Scotland

dartbhoy · 26-12-2011 08:27AM

Celtic used Jelavic's boast about rangers big lead over Celtic to motivate them to catch up to rangers again,link; www.scotsman.com/sport/football/european/brown_reveals_jelavic_remarks_about_rangers_12_point_cushion_fired_us_up_1_2024897

I was surprised at Jelavic making a comment like that even if the media and even a lot of Celtic supporters like myself thought that rangers had the league won. Soccer players in general though seem to be very loose with the lips when talking to the media!

TheBuilder · 26-12-2011 12:16PM

dartbhoy wrote: »

Celtic used Jelavic's boast about rangers big lead over Celtic to motivate them to catch up to rangers again,link; www.scotsman.com/sport/football/european/brown_reveals_jelavic_remarks_about_rangers_12_point_cushion_fired_us_up_1_2024897

I was surprised at Jelavic making a comment like that even if the media and even a lot of Celtic supporters like myself thought that rangers had the league won. Soccer players in general though seem to be very loose with the lips when talking to the media!

It was always going to motivate them, see Samaras and Commons the last 2 seasons for examples!

What I will say is Jelavic never actually said the league is over, he said a 12 point cushion should be enough but we still have to keep playing like we were and winning. If anything the media has turned it into a sensational headline and motivated them more.

Jelle1880 · 26-12-2011 12:17PM

I guess it's a change from Samaras opening his mouth to spout crap, and thus motivating Rangers

Dempsey · 26-12-2011 01:18PM

Is that true or a mind game from Scott Brown? If he was highlighting Jelavic's comments then would we had Kayal mouthing off in the papers just as turned the corner? I think not and it was used then Brown himself would know not to mouth off in the paper and give ammunition to the opposition.

KeithAFC · 26-12-2011 01:38PM

TheBuilder wrote: »

It was always going to motivate them, see Samaras and Commons the last 2 seasons for examples!

What I will say is Jelavic never actually said the league is over, he said a 12 point cushion should be enough but we still have to keep playing like we were and winning. If anything the media has turned it into a sensational headline and motivated them more.

Should have shut his mouth. Its one thing fans saying it, players saying it is not sensible. Should never happen when it comes to a Rangers player.

TheBuilder · 26-12-2011 02:57PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

Should have shut his mouth. Its one thing fans saying it, players saying it is not sensible. Should never happen when it comes to a Rangers player.

Happens with every team though, questions are asked, they answer them and all of a sudden its back page news.

PARKHEAD67 · 26-12-2011 04:15PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

Should have shut his mouth. Its one thing fans saying it, players saying it is not sensible. Should never happen when it comes to a Rangers player.

A "the rangers" player you mean surely. Such dignity down through the years."No Catholics Allowed" and all that;)

PauloMN · 26-12-2011 05:49PM

McCulloch red appealed:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16327541.stm

Pompey Magnus · 26-12-2011 05:52PM

PauloMN wrote: »

McCulloch red appealed:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16327541.stm

Cheers Ally

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KeithAFC · 26-12-2011 06:04PM

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

A "the rangers" player you mean surely. Such dignity down through the years."No Catholics Allowed" and all that;)

Must you always ruin a good discussion?

dartbhoy · 26-12-2011 06:19PM

I was on facebook there and I saw this story on a fans page about Wayne Bridge coming to Celtic on loan in the new year? I would be sceptical about how true this is but it's worth posting all the same,link; www.rowzfootball.com/wayne-bridge-moving-to-celtic-on-loan.html

TheBuilder · 26-12-2011 06:32PM

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

A "the rangers" player you mean surely. Such dignity down through the years."No Catholics Allowed" and all that;)

Must you act like a petulant child in every discussion, trying to pull it off topic? Get a grip.

Pompey Magnus · 26-12-2011 06:32PM

dartbhoy wrote: »

I was on facebook there and I saw this story on a fans page about Wayne Bridge coming to Celtic on loan in the new year? I would be sceptical about how true this is but it's worth posting all the same,link; www.rowzfootball.com/wayne-bridge-moving-to-celtic-on-loan.html

No thanks, he turned us down when we needed him, now Izzy is back Bridge can continue rotting away in obscurity in Manchester with all his money until he retires and is remembered only as the guy whose girlfriend cheated with John Terry.

TheBuilder · 26-12-2011 06:33PM

dartbhoy wrote: »

I was on facebook there and I saw this story on a fans page about Wayne Bridge coming to Celtic on loan in the new year? I would be sceptical about how true this is but it's worth posting all the same,link; www.rowzfootball.com/wayne-bridge-moving-to-celtic-on-loan.html

Arsene Wenger is supposedly interested in him.

Think Bridge was linked with Celtic previously as well, will be big wages.

Coillte_Bhoy · 26-12-2011 06:45PM

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

A "the rangers" player you mean surely. Such dignity down through the years."No Catholics Allowed" and all that;)

oh ffs:rolleyes:

the realpigiron · 26-12-2011 07:56PM

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

No thanks, he turned us down when we needed him, now Izzy is back Bridge can continue rotting away in obscurity in Manchester with all his money until he retires and is remembered only as the guy whose girlfriend cheated with John Terry.

I agree. Bridge had his chance to come to Celtic, we don't need him now that Izzy's back and he wouldn't be worth the outlay in wages. Its not like he has a big profile or anything.

Mancini said he was surprised that Bridge didn't come to "an important" club like Celtic - his words - when he had the chance, instead of sitting on his ass in the Man City reserves. There's better ways of spending our money.

Celtic FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2011/2012

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