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

the realpigiron

Dempsey wrote: »

Miminal hit taken on the TV deal tbh

Instead of going to £16m a season, the SPL will be getting £13m a season. Yes, thats the same we were getting under the old deal and the same we were getting from Setanta 4 years ago!

The hit is with Sportfive which generates a whopping 2.7m per season, not a lot tbh. Certainly nothing near the scaremongering that was going on by Regan & Doncaster

There you have it. Who needs the ..ehhhh....what was the name of that club from Govan that went bust.......... I've forgotten their name. No matter time to kick on, new domestic season starts today and big CL tie on Wednesday.

Dempsey

CELTIC (4-4-2) Forster; Matthews, Wanyama, Rogne, Izaguirre; Commons, Kayal, Ledley, Samaras; Hooper, Stokes

Subs: Zaluska, Wilson, McCourt, Lustig, Murphy, McGeouch, F. Twardzik

Where the f*ck is our 2012/13 thread? :pac:

cruiserweight

AberdeenXI: Langfield, Osbourne, Anderson, Considine, Naismith, Jack, Hughes, Rae, Hayes, McGinn, Vernon.

Aberdeen starting 11 looking stronger than last year. Aberdeen also sold all of their allocation for the away end, should be a good atmosphere

Dempsey

If he gets the best out of Hayes & McGinn then I'd reckon they could take 3rd/4th this season, thats a massive turnaround on last year!

SantryRed

Do they usually do those guard of honours at the start of the season? I'd point blank refuse. It's a new season.

Dempsey

SantryRed wrote: »

Do they usually do those guard of honours at the start of the season? I'd point blank refuse. It's a new season.

Guard of honour for the champions, fairly ham alright

SantryRed

Dempsey wrote: »

Guard of honour for the champions, fairly ham alright

Do most leagues do that? I'd have no problem at the end of last season but I wouldn't do it for the start of a new one. It's a new season.

Dempsey

SantryRed wrote: »

Do most leagues do that? I'd have no problem at the end of last season but I wouldn't do it for the start of a new one. It's a new season.

Not sure tbh, unfurling of a champions flag is enough for me.

Hooper was asleep there for the set piece. He seems to be still on holidays, mentally.

Dempsey

Looks like Samaras has had a few teeth knocked out! Ouch

A Dub in Glasgo

That was very reckless high boot - did he even get a card?

Dempsey

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

That was very reckless high boot - did he even get a card?

You wont get a card for that in Scotland! :pac:

Eirebear

Right, who had 23 minutes in the "when will ADIG post a sky+ frame sweep"?;)

RoryMac

Pretty poor first half from both teams, can't help feeling the Celtic players attitude of just having to turn up and collect the 3 pts is going to come back and bite them a few times this season.

A Dub in Glasgo

Eirebear wrote: »

Right, who had 23 minutes in the "when will ADIG post a sky+ frame sweep"?;)

I did although I needed something to do to keep my interest in the game

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commons

A Dub in Glasgo

A howler from Langfield

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don't like chelsea dagger after a goal to be honest

RoryMac

Get out of jail free card for Celtic, we've been a shambles

Lawrence1895

Goal of the month

Dempsey

Win is a win is a win

Jammy goal but I think we controlled the ball very well against a team trying to choke the game. Hooper & Stokes are miles off the pace still for some reason. Murphy isnt a good alternative either. Lennon has some work to do.

Lawrence1895

Dempsey wrote: »

Win is a win is a win

Jammy goal but I think we controlled the ball very well against a team trying to choke the game. Hooper & Stokes are miles off the pace still for some reason. Murphy isnt a good alternative either. Lennon has some work to do.

I don't think, he was that bad today. Not outstanding, but no blunders either, imo

Dempsey

Lars1916 wrote: »

I don't think, he was that bad today. Not outstanding, but no blunders either, imo

IMO, he was never good enough nor will he ever be. He did a job today but for the money we spent on him, he should be a first team regular not a lad loaned out until end of contract. Nowhere near the level required although you could easily say the same about Stokes and Hooper at the moment!

PauloMN

Just caught the highlights of the Aberdeen game, thank god for the howler from Langfield. If the highlights were a good representation of the game, we need to be creating better chances than that.

Away at the moment, so doubtful I'll see tomorrow's game either. That's maybe a good thing, but my other half won't be impressed with me being glued to web updates for the scoreline either. Crucial we get an early goal tomorrow to settle the nerves. We should be going out with the approach of needing the win. Play like we did in the 2nd half last week and we'll be ok, play like we did in the first half and it could be a long long night.

Edit: WHERE'S OUR NEW THREAD?!?!?!? :mad:

ColeTrain

PauloMN wrote: »

Just caught the highlights of the Aberdeen game, thank god for the howler from Langfield. If the highlights were a good representation of the game, we need to be creating better chances than that.

Away at the moment, so doubtful I'll see tomorrow's game either. That's maybe a good thing, but my other half won't be impressed with me being glued to web updates for the scoreline either. Crucial we get an early goal tomorrow to settle the nerves. We should be going out with the approach of needing the win. Play like we did in the 2nd half last week and we'll be ok, play like we did in the first half and it could be a long long night.

Edit: WHERE'S OUR NEW THREAD?!?!?!? :mad:

Agree with that, we need to approach the game thinking we need a win. There needs to be a balance there. I'm sure izzy and Matthews won't be bombing forward leaving our center backs exposed.
I expect us to get through but nothing is assured when celtic play away.

Dempsey

So Joel Pohjanpalo will be starting tonight because Juho Makela is injured with a hamstring injury. This kid is highly rated and rightly so. In his 1st start for the club, he scored a perfect hat trick (left, right & header)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibHRquIsXkg

Far too much has been made of the artificial surface, a couple of hours of training on 3G surfaces and you are used to them. I'd be very surprised if Lennon goes with anything other than a 4-5-1 tonight, dominating ball possession will be key.

EDIT

Beram Kayal ‏@beramangela

Wishing the best luck for the bhoys ⚽ I hope that we will finish the game with big win✌✌

Either bad English or he wont be playing. With Brown struggling for fitness aswell, that is a worry.

Dempsey

CELTIC: Forster; Matthews, Rogne, Mulgrew, Izaguirre; Brown, Wanyama, Ledley, Commons; Samaras, Hooper

Subs: Zaluska, Stokes, McCourt, Lustig, Kayal, Forrest, Murphy. Kick off is 8pm local time, 6pm Celtic Park time.

Pulled from the Twitter feed.

I'm happy with the lineup tbh although the big question is how fit is Brown for this match.

RoryMac

Dempsey wrote: »

CELTIC: Forster; Matthews, Rogne, Mulgrew, Izaguirre; Brown, Wanyama, Ledley, Commons; Samaras, Hooper

Subs: Zaluska, Stokes, McCourt, Lustig, Kayal, Forrest, Murphy. Kick off is 8pm local time, 6pm Celtic Park time.

Pulled from the Twitter feed.

I'm happy with the lineup tbh although the big question is how fit is Brown for this match.

Happy with the team, glad Wanyama is playing in midfield, he can dictate the game from there and offers protection to the centre backs.

Won't get to see the game as I'm working which is probably good for my heart but confident we can get through maybe even with an away win.

Dempsey

There's been a change to the list of substitutes - Dylan McGeouch will now be on the bench instead of James Forrest.

Hopefully thats only a precaution and an aggravation of his injury

EDIT

HJK: Wallén, Sorsa, Lindström, Lahti, Sumusalo, Mannström, Perovuo, Väyrynen, Schüller, Savage, Pohjanpalo

EDIT

It would appear the teamlines are wrong - it looks like James Forrest IS on the bench afterall and not Dylan McGeouch.

ColeTrain

Hooper with a half chance, good work from Brown.

the realpigiron

That's a dodgy surface that they're playing on, reminds me of Loftus Road in the '80s

ColeTrain

Brown with a great chance, puts it wide.

Dempsey

The pitch is dry so the ball will hold up and passes will be slower, just have to be patient.

Bad miss by Brown tbh

EDIT

Great control by Samaras, pity about the finish

ColeTrain

Tie should be over by now. We look like scoring though..

Dempsey

That referee will have a complete brainfart before this game is over, we need to create and finish chances

ColeTrain

Dempsey wrote: »

That referee will have a complete brainfart before this game is over, we need to create and finish chances

Hooper is being penalised for feck all.

Dempsey

ColeTrain wrote: »

Hooper is being penalised for feck all.

Some very soft frees given to HJK so far

ColeTrain

What a ball that was from Commons. Deserved better.

Dempsey

Seems we cant make any contact with their players in the final 3rd of the field, the referee is an idiot!

Hooper should have done better there, great ball by Commons

the realpigiron

Fcks sake why is UEFA allowing CL ties to played on that surface

Dempsey

the realpigiron wrote: »

Fcks sake why is UEFA allowing CL ties to played on that surface

Nothing wrong with the surface imo, would you rather a 3G surface or something like Fir Park to play on?

Dempsey

A right chance for HJK, how they miss that?! Celtic have moved their 'naptime' from the 1st 5 minutes of the 1st half to the 2nd half this season!

the realpigiron

Dempsey wrote: »

Nothing wrong with the surface imo, would you rather a 3G surface or something like Fir Park to play on?

Are ya joking the surface is a disgrace like playing on a car park as Forster called it. We should still be able to beat this lot no matter what, they're no great shakes

Dempsey

the realpigiron wrote: »

Are ya joking the surface is a disgrace like playing on a car park as Forster called it. We should still be able to beat this lot no matter what, they're no great shakes

Have you ever played on a 3G surface? I have and its nowhere near as bad as you are trying to make out. A modern surface like Celtic Park is nearly as hard as 3G in dry weather. The surface is not an excuse for Celtic.

ColeTrain

Talk about a home referee.

the realpigiron

Dempsey wrote: »

Have you ever played on a 3G surface? I have and its nowhere near as bad as you are trying to make out. A modern surface like Celtic Park is nearly as hard as 3G in dry weather. The surface is not an excuse for Celtic.

I'm not making excuses Celtic should be beating this team anyway. The surface is poor the ball is bobbling around the place

Wanyama poor again tonight giving the ball away easy.

ColeTrain

I'd get Kayal on now.

EDIT Never mind. Ledley

Dempsey

Well done Ledley!

A Dub in Glasgo

Yeeesss - Ledley

the realpigiron

Nice 1 Joe that should do it

A Dub in Glasgo

Wanyama off, 2nd yellow