Celtic FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2024/25

A Dub in Glasgo

Free kick at the edge of the box in a good position, Edouard hits the wall

Soups123

Failure to win here and Lennon is 100% gone despite mid week backing. Even a 1-0 won’t save him

A Dub in Glasgo

There you go, Celtic concede and are 1 down

DavidLyons_

FUUUUUCK!!!

RoryMac

The board can talk all they want about sticking by Lennon and surround the stadium in fencing and police but nothing will get this group of players back performing for Lennon.

A Dub in Glasgo

Elynoussi comes on and equalises

DavidLyons_

Come on to fcuk Celtic!!!

A Dub in Glasgo

Finished 1-1 - simply not good enough

PauloMN

That's the league done now realistically. Damage is done for this season. On the upside, at least Lennon's replacement has time to prepare for next season!

A Dub in Glasgo

Petrov on Celtic TV coming very close to saying Lennon cannot stay

henke

It's so disappointing. A tilt at 10 in a row has been a prospect that has really been on the cards this last few years and with the opportunity there they have surely blown it and early in the season too. The board have to take responsibility and no harm to Lennon it's been obvious for a while he wasn't going to turn this.

US2

Great Celtic man. Ruining the season for his payout. Rat

https://twitter.com/STVRonnie/status/1335640338518708229?s=19

RoryMac

If the board had acted a few weeks ago the league was salvageable but I don't think it is now and I think this mistake will have a much bigger impact. We've said for years that the only people that could stop the 10 was Celtic and so it has proved.

They put the 10 in jeopardy the minute they took the cheap option and gave the permanent job to Lennon 2nd time around. That lack of ambition is why we are here today.

Doctor Jimbob

Now can we criticise him without being called Rangers fans?

tanko

If things don't improve soon Celtic won't finish second in the league.

Pogue eile

US2 wrote: »

Great Celtic man. Ruining the season for his payout. Rat

https://twitter.com/STVRonnie/status/1335640338518708229?s=19

4 days was all your self imposed exile lasted

US2

Pogue eile wrote: »

4 days was all your self imposed exile lasted

Yeah, I decided not to be hounded out by an arsenal fan

DavidLyons_

I just cannot get my head around what’s happening at the club.

How have we gone backwards so fast? How has Lenny not walked (2 wins in 12 games is disgraceful and unacceptable for a Celtic manager)? What are the board at, just letting us decline and the league slipping away week after week?

Baffling and saddening.

Terrible thing to say but it looks evermore that Lenny will go down in Celtic history as the man who threw 10 in a row away.

PauloMN

I can only imagine he's been given until the cup final, to give him the chance to leave on a high. It's a terrible shame for it to have come to this.

Trouble is it's a huge gamble, and I can't see Celtic winning any cup final at the moment, regardless of who they play.

A huge amount of work to be done for whoever comes in to take over. A lot of money has been spent between players and loans and to not be able to comprehensively dismantle the likes of Ross County and St Johnstone at home is appalling. Barkas, Ajeti, Klimala, Duffy..... even the likes of Frimpong and Laxalt have gone so far backwards it's unreal.

RoryMac

DavidLyons_ wrote: »

I just cannot get my head around what’s happening at the club.

How have we gone backwards so fast? How has Lenny not walked (2 wins in 12 games is disgraceful and unacceptable for a Celtic manager)? What are the board at, just letting us decline and the league slipping away week after week?

Baffling and saddening.

Terrible thing to say but it looks evermore that Lenny will go down in Celtic history as the man who threw 10 in a row away.

I think the main thing that has become clear from this is that the board don't share the passion of the fans for growing the club.

Year after year we miss out on qualifying because we leave it so late to make signings. The money wasted on project type signings that don't appear to have the backing of the manager in charge etc.

While Lennon may well get that label I think it's a bit unfair on him, he came in when Rodgers left and got us over the line in the league and completed the treble. But the fact the the club didn't even consider other possibilities at the time and gave him the job permanently has put us on this road. The lack of ambition from the board is astounding

Pogue eile

US2 wrote: »

Yeah, I decided not to be hounded out by an arsenal fan

"Hounded" indeed, you threw a hissy fit- not for the first time- and at the first opportunity to stick the knife in, just as night follows day you were back!!

Prop Joe

Board backing Lennon again,He won’t be going anywhere so time to back him ��

Doctor Jimbob

Prop Joe wrote: »

Board backing Lennon again,He won’t be going anywhere so time to back him ��

Rangers might as well put in an order for a statue of Lennon and Lawwell.

RoryMac

The statement if anyone wants a laugh(or cry)

I think they've badly misread the feeling amongst the support and this is going to back fire badly. At tleast they're used to an empty stadium this season because it won't be much better next season of they give this title up without a fight

https://twitter.com/CelticFC/status/1336024233965654017?s=19

rockatansky

Give Lennon last year's League cup final, hopefully send him on his way with a Trophy. But it's meaningless at this stage.

Martin O'Neill should be reviewing the squad for the 2nd half of the season.

RoryMac

rockatansky wrote: »

Give Lennon last year's League cup final, hopefully send him on his way with a Trophy. But it's meaningless at this stage.

Martin O'Neill should be reviewing the squad for the 2nd half of the season.

Listening to a few podcasts today and suggestion is O'Neil isn't interested and club looking at Jack Ross

Kingdom Bhoy

https://celticfanzine.com/podcasts/#

Some good craic about the Celtic fans Supporters Trust.

tapfit2004

RoryMac wrote: »

Listening to a few podcasts today and suggestion is O'Neil isn't interested and club looking at Jack Ross

Do a swap with lennon back to hibs? Leanne is leaving so if there was any hassle between them before it wouldn't be an obstacle now.

Lennon might go for it too as clubs won't be breaking his door down to offer him a job after this. He could always go back to virgin media on a Wednesday night, you probably couldn't live off that though.

Pogue eile

tapfit2004 wrote: »

Do a swap with lennon back to hibs? Leanne is leaving so if there was any hassle between them before it wouldn't be an obstacle now.

Lennon might go for it too as clubs won't be breaking his door down to offer him a job after this. He could always go back to virgin media on a Wednesday night, you probably couldn't live off that though.

Lennon looks like a man that could do with a break away from football full stop, genuinely would be worried about his well being.

RoryMac

Pogue eile wrote: »

Lennon looks like a man that could do with a break away from football full stop, genuinely would be worried about his well being.

I don't buy the show of support from the board until the New Year, both the board & Lennon know this has run it's course. I think the board have been caught on the hop or have been knocked back in their attempts to find a replacement so they're buying time.

Its a sh1tty situation to leave Lennon in

US2

Pogue eile wrote: »

Lennon looks like a man that could do with a break away from football full stop, genuinely would be worried about his well being.

Reminds me of Steve Kean at Blackburn rovers years ago

Dempsey

Not defending Lennon but how do people see a new manager getting more out of these players?

Fans are foaming at the mouth for this 10 in a row record and they are criticizing everything on every platform in their droves including outside the club front doors.

If a new manager comes in, he's not going to get any time to embed new tactics etc, its all about results. Who are Celtic going to get that handle all the animosity thats flying around, never mind the usual goldfish bowl of Glasgow? Who's qualified enough to turn it around?

I think its hard to see results changing in such a negative environment. You can bang on about professionalism and the money they get all you like but they are people at the end of the day.

I see alot of players handing in their transfer requests in january and end of season. They'll want a clean break from this mess

US2

Dempsey wrote: »

Not defending Lennon but how do people see a new manager getting more out of these players?

Fans are foaming at the mouth for this 10 in a row record and they are criticizing everything on every platform in their droves including outside the club front doors.

If a new manager comes in, he's not going to get any time to embed new tactics etc, its all about results. Who are Celtic going to get that handle all the animosity thats flying around, never mind the usual goldfish bowl of Glasgow? Who's qualified enough to turn it around?

I think its hard to see results changing in such a negative environment. You can bang on about professionalism and the money they get all you like but they are people at the end of the day.

I see alot of players handing in their transfer requests in january and end of season. They'll want a clean break from this mess

When Lennon leaves it isn't a negative environment anymore. He fell out with half the team. This team is alot better than how they are playing now.

DavidLyons_

Team for this evening, Hazard, Jullien, Duffy, Laxalt, Soro, Turnbull, Elyounoussi, Frimpong, Ajer, McGregor, Klimala.

Subs: Barkas, Bain, Taylor, Brown, Griffiths, Ajeti, Rogic, Henderson, Harper, Welsh.

Hazard, Turnbull, Soro and Klimala all getting a chance. Good to see.

Hope we give a good account of ourselves. Impossible to know what to expect.

henke

What ever became of Luca Connell. He was getting regular minutes at Championship level (probably tougher than SPL) two seasons ago and was apparently sought after. I seen him compared to Pirlo after impressing in a pre season just gone. Granted that was probably an overreaction but from an Irish perspective it's disappointing he is stalling. I thought he was a real prospect but he's getting nowhere near the squad.

RoryMac

Dempsey wrote: »

Not defending Lennon but how do people see a new manager getting more out of these players?

Fans are foaming at the mouth for this 10 in a row record and they are criticizing everything on every platform in their droves including outside the club front doors.

If a new manager comes in, he's not going to get any time to embed new tactics etc, its all about results. Who are Celtic going to get that handle all the animosity thats flying around, never mind the usual goldfish bowl of Glasgow? Who's qualified enough to turn it around?

I think its hard to see results changing in such a negative environment. You can bang on about professionalism and the money they get all you like but they are people at the end of the day.

I see alot of players handing in their transfer requests in january and end of season. They'll want a clean break from this mess

I definitely think a change in management can get more out of the players. I don't think a new manager can get us the title this year though, I think that ship has sailed. I think the board will look for a stop gap till the summer, Kennedy would've got it but he looks like he couldn't be arsed either so they're scrambling to find someone.

I think in hindsight what we thought was a great achievement in the summer by hanging onto players that could leave has turned out to be a mistake. I think there is a general unhappiness about the squad. I don't think any can be blamed for that, certainly not Lennon. But I definitely agree there will be an exodus of players either in Jan or the summer.

But on the pitch we look like we have no plan, almost all of the players have regressed since Lennon took over. He plays Brown & McGregor every week when it's clear it's not working. Millions have been wasted on new players that aren't good enough or getting the opportunity to show if they are.

One thing clear for me though is that a new manager no matter who he is can't make things worse than they already are, we'll probably finish the night with the worse defensive record of any team in the EL which is an absolute embarrassment when you think of the sh1te that has been in the EL over the years

Soups123

henke wrote: »

What ever became of Luca Connell. He was getting regular minutes at Championship level (probably tougher than SPL) two seasons ago and was apparently sought after. I seen him compared to Pirlo after impressing in a pre season just gone. Granted that was probably an overreaction but from an Irish perspective it's disappointing he is stalling. I thought he was a real prospect but he's getting nowhere near the squad.

He was one of a few Irish recruits that season all of whom haven’t got a sniff. Lee O’Conner another one that had real potential

RoryMac

1-0 Julien, I've been impressed by Turnbull so far

And they equalise, what the hell was McGregor doing????

polarbearhead

Turnbull is a touch of class. We're a shambles defensively

RoryMac

2-1 McGregor makes amends from the spot. Looks like Frimpong is injured though

DavidLyons_

Turnbull and Soro both impressing.

RoryMac

Nice finish by Timo Weah to bring it back to 2 - 2

A Dub in Glasgo

Brilliant from Ajer and Turnball

Great goal to make it 3-2

RoryMac

Back in front, nice finish from Turnbull. he needs to start on Sunday

DavidLyons_

Well fcuk me. Have we stumbled upon the answer in midfield?

Turnbull should’ve been starting games as soon as he signed.

A Dub in Glasgo

What a let off that was

A Dub in Glasgo

Much better, finished 3-2

RoryMac

Good performance, Turnbull was excellent. Soro decent too

PauloMN

Delighted with that win, and glad Lennon took the opportunity to bring in some different options. Turnbull and Soro both looked hungry which is just what we need. Thought we might be down and out at 2-2, but nice finish from Turnbull to win the game.

Bit of passion from Lennon at the sideline also good to see.

Hopefully these changes put a rocket under some of the poor performers.

henke

Timothy Weah spoke with great respect there for Celtic was nice to see. Turnbull and Soro had good performances and I hope they start at the weekend. Good to get a win again and need to see another one now at the weekend in a game that counts.