Celtic FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2019/2020

Dempsey · 07-08-2015 6:30pm

I'm happy with the draw, Celtic players will have more knowledge of them than the other teams we could have gotten. Climate, traveling distance, pitch conditions shouldnt be any issue for either team and Celtic will be sharper come those round of games. I expect both games to be tight but I expect Celtic to qualify.

TheCitizen · 07-08-2015 9:14pm

weldoninhio wrote: »

Salzburg are a shadow of the team we played. Sold most of their decent players. Malmos best DM and striker are both suspended in Celtic Park too. Hopefully we can bring a few goal lead to Sweden.

Malmo beat Salzburg as well at this stage last season to progress to the CL and Salzburg met us in the EL groups. It will be a difficult tie, won't be much in it. If we show the resolve and professionalism that we've seen of late, we'll get the better of them. Keep them scoreless in the 1st leg.

weldoninhio · 07-08-2015 10:53pm

TheCitizen wrote: »

Malmo beat Salzburg as well at this stage last season to progress to the CL and Salzburg met us in the EL groups. It will be a difficult tie, won't be much in it. If we show the resolve and professionalism that we've seen of late, we'll get the better of them. Keep them scoreless in the 1st leg.

They've lost Alan, Soriana and Kampl. Kampl especially ran the show against us. We'll be grand.

Dempsey · 09-08-2015 1:03pm

1-0 Celtic

Tom Rogic with a peach of a finish after a great lay up by Griffiths. Delighted for him after a nightmare 2 year spell

eire4 · 11-08-2015 7:11pm

Good performance against Partick Thistle especially coming on the back of such a long away trip in difficult conditions in the Champions league.

RoryMac · 12-08-2015 7:46pm

On the box again tonight, should be a handy enough win tonight going by form. Bit of a weakened team for Celtic with Efe, Janko starting

GY A1 · 12-08-2015 7:49pm

That was quick

RoryMac · 12-08-2015 7:49pm

1 up after 2 mins, great run & finish from Griffiths

RoryMac · 12-08-2015 8:25pm

Celtic could easily be 5 up here but lucky not to have conceded there, Magennis missed an easy chance

Dempsey · 12-08-2015 8:26pm

The defending is absolutely awful by Celtic

RoryMac · 12-08-2015 8:30pm

Yeah have been poor the last 15 mins, Efe will get the blame but for me VVD has been just as much to blame.

Big miss for Rogic

RoryMac · 12-08-2015 8:31pm

Spoke to soon, very poor from Efe there, criminal to be level after the chances we've had

Dempsey · 12-08-2015 8:32pm

No more than Kilmarnock deserve

Celtic defensive system is a shambles

PauloMN · 12-08-2015 8:35pm

Hard to believe we can cruise against a poor side like this for half an hour and then gift opportunities for them. It should really be 2-1 to them.

Malmo will punish mistakes like that.

How long will RD persist with Ambrose I wonder.

Dempsey · 12-08-2015 8:41pm

PauloMN wrote: »

Hard to believe we can cruise against a poor side like this for half an hour and then gift opportunities for them. It should really be 2-1 to them.

Malmo will punish mistakes like that.

How long will RD persist with Ambrose I wonder.

Ambrose is playing poorly but there are other players going through the motions aswell

RoryMac · 12-08-2015 8:43pm

As poor as Efe was for the goal I thought VVD moving himself into midfield trying to get the ball for some of his dribbles was part of the cause.

When the chances were flowing for Celtic the defensive side of our game was thrown out as players pushed forward. No covering play from midfield & FB's not keeping positions

A Dub in Glasgo · 12-08-2015 8:52pm

PauloMN wrote: »

Hard to believe we can cruise against a poor side like this for half an hour and then gift opportunities for them. It should really be 2-1 to them.

In the same mould, it should really be 5-2 to us

RoryMac · 12-08-2015 8:59pm

What a goal from Biton!!

GY A1 · 12-08-2015 9:00pm

That was savage

Dempsey · 12-08-2015 9:00pm

Wow, Nir Bitton does it again!

ActingDanClark · 12-08-2015 9:01pm

cracker!

PauloMN · 12-08-2015 9:01pm

What a strike! Cool as you like.

A Dub in Glasgo · 12-08-2015 9:03pm

Fantastic goal that was

ActingDanClark · 12-08-2015 9:19pm

Killie making celts look greatgreat
may I take that back please!

RoryMac · 12-08-2015 9:31pm

Fcuk sake

GY A1 · 12-08-2015 9:38pm

Not happy with that

PauloMN · 12-08-2015 9:43pm

I'd say the Malmo boss ran out of paper noting the Celtic defensive frailties! Very poor performance overall considering it was a game we were firmly in control of for the first half hour.

VVDs head elsewhere, took too many chances. Ambrose is hopeless, simple as. Need Brown back for next week. Forrest played well as did Bitton. Thought Izzy did good aside from the penalty.

Dempsey · 12-08-2015 9:44pm

What happened? Missing most of the 2nd half

A Dub in Glasgo · 12-08-2015 9:48pm

Izaguirre fouled the Killie player in the box with 4 minutes to go, Killie score from the penalty to make it 2-2 and that is how it finished. Dreadful defending throughout the game

RoryMac · 12-08-2015 10:12pm

PauloMN wrote: »

I'd say the Malmo boss ran out of paper noting the Celtic defensive frailties! Very poor performance overall considering it was a game we were firmly in control of for the first half hour.

VVDs head elsewhere, took too many chances. Ambrose is hopeless, simple as. Need Brown back for next week. Forrest played well as did Bitton. Thought Izzy did good aside from the penalty.

I really think Brown is the key to the team keeping their shape and not going asleep, need him for the Malmo games or we're in big trouble

A Dub in Glasgo · 14-08-2015 5:02pm

Scott Allan due to sign today from Hibs

RoryMac · 14-08-2015 5:59pm

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Scott Allan due to sign today from Hibs

Strange signing, hard to see how he'll improve the team. He'll probably just take Henderson's place on the fringes of the squad

Dempsey · 14-08-2015 6:48pm

RoryMac wrote: »

Strange signing, hard to see how he'll improve the team. He'll probably just take Henderson's place on the fringes of the squad

Id say its more about upsetting other interested parties and or dealing with home grown quota rules for european competition.

The player should go to a club that he's playing every week tbh.

Id like Henderson to go out on loan for more first team experience. Scratching on the bench is not what he needs either.

RoryMac · 14-08-2015 7:15pm

Dempsey wrote: »

Id say its more about upsetting other interested parties and or dealing with home grown quota rules for european competition.

The player should go to a club that he's playing every week tbh.

Id like Henderson to go out on loan for more first team experience. Scratching on the bench is not what he needs either.

Agreed its a good opportunity for Henderson to get regular games & getting McGeoch off the books is overdue.

We're pretty strong in midfield & certainly not short of numbers so I'd have hoped we'd be looking at other areas to improve. The deal won't break the bank but seems unnecessary all the same

RoryMac · 14-08-2015 10:28pm

Allan signs for Celtic on a 4 year deal & Henderson agrees loan to Hibs.

Dempsey · 14-08-2015 11:03pm

RoryMac wrote: »

Allan signs for Celtic on a 4 year deal & Henderson agrees loan to Hibs.

Good moves for all three if they get done but I worry about Allan's development as a player as Bitton, Johansen & Brown will be very hard to drop bar a complete loss of form.

RoryMac · 14-08-2015 11:14pm

Dempsey wrote: »

Good moves for all three if they get done but I worry about Allan's development as a player as Bitton, Johansen & Brown will be very hard to drop bar a complete loss of form.

I'd imagine it's Commons most under threat from Allan signing but in the long term Johansen & Biton are most likely candidates to attract attention from other clubs in the next few windows so might be that Allan will be seen as a long term cover for them.

I see Henderson has signed a new 3 year deal too which is a good show of faith in him before going on loan, hopefully he'll step up to the task of playing every week

The_Kew_Tour · 15-08-2015 1:01am

Booooo!!

Ye got special player in Allan.

TheCitizen · 15-08-2015 9:49am

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Booooo!!

Ye got special player in Allan.

Haven't seen him play, have you seen him much? What's his best position, is he a deep lying mid or an attacking mid?

eire4 · 18-08-2015 5:38pm

TheCitizen wrote: »

Haven't seen him play, have you seen him much? What's his best position, is he a deep lying mid or an attacking mid?

He is more the attacking mid type.

PauloMN · 19-08-2015 7:45pm

Here we go. Griffiths starting.

That_Guy · 19-08-2015 7:49pm

Well that was fairly easy for Celtic. They've started well.

PauloMN · 19-08-2015 7:49pm

Yes 1-0 , Griffiths.

Dempsey · 19-08-2015 7:51pm

Griffiths proves a point!

PauloMN · 19-08-2015 7:55pm

Bitton 2-0. What a start.

That_Guy · 19-08-2015 7:56pm

Save something for the second leg. Selfish bastards!

Dempsey · 19-08-2015 7:58pm

Great start, hope Celtic keep turning the screw on these guys. We should be out of sight by the end of this match

PauloMN · 19-08-2015 8:03pm

RD has them well hungry for this game. They are playing fantastic football at the moment. Need to kill the tie off after that start now.

Mantis Toboggan · 19-08-2015 8:06pm

PauloMN wrote: »

RD has them well hungry for this game. They are playing fantastic football at the moment. Need to kill the tie off after that start now.

It's definitely there for the taking tonight, another goal should do it. Great to have celtic back in the champions league proper this season, fantastic club.

That_Guy · 19-08-2015 8:09pm

Malmo are making a game of it now. Well, just about.

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