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

RoryMac

DavidLyons_ wrote: »

What a goal by Eddy. Good to see Ajeti and Klimala getting a chance now.

It was a great goal, watching live I thought he had got lucky with a poor touch but the replay showed a great bit of skill to beat the defender and create space for the finish

caddy16

Lucky to have 2 excellent right backs, need more competition now in the other defensive positions.

RoryMac

caddy16 wrote: »

Lucky to have 2 excellent right backs, need more competition now in the other defensive positions.

I'm surprised Elhamed hasn't been tried out at right side of a back 3, he seems more suited to that than an attacking full back and think that's where he played with his old team.

Need a LB & central defender in although Bitton isn't bad cover to have

US2

Duffy and his agent were at the match last night. Looks imminent now. Great signing, in my opinion one of the most solid defenders in the PL over the last few years.

caddy16

Looks like Rogic is on the way out. Super player but injuries & international duty over the last couple of years have curtailed his influence.


Possibly Turnbull brought in now?

DavidLyons_

caddy16 wrote: »

Looks like Rogic is on the way out. Super player but injuries & international duty over the last couple of years have curtailed his influence.


Possibly Turnbull brought in now?

Away to Qatar for £4m apparently.

Great player for us over the years, derby game goals, cup final winners and some overall unbelievable contributions. Seems to have been playing part-time recently though and is not an integral part of the team. Would wish him all the very best.

David Turnbull would be an excellent signing. Given the difficulty in scouting players in the current environment, he’s proven quality in the league and one that we’ve looked at before. His injury problems seem to be behind him also.

Hopefully Ntcham is now staying. Classy player I’d hate to lose.

eire4

Will be gutted to see Rogic leave. On his day the best attacking midfielder in the league and an absolute joy to watch. Gave us so many great memories and goals and of course most of all that invincible treble winning goal. I would guess his departure is a combination of his injury issues and how the virus has hit the finances.

eire4

Good to see Jullien put in a big performance last night. Great attitude from the player in reaction to his poor performance last time out, just what you want to see. As easy a win as you can get these days pretty much but nice to see us rattle the net and create plenty of chances against a team sitting in.

A Dub in Glasgo

Rogic on his day was one of the best and scored some stunning goals and some really important stunning goals!

Favourite memory for me was watching the Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen a few years ago in the Dubliner pub in Salou and the place went ballistic when he scored in added time to win the treble... beautiful

https://twitter.com/aboutceltic/status/1296086484538331137

rockatansky

United doing well to keep the pressure on and frustrate us. Probably not going to keep it up in the 2nd half, think we'll get a goal or two.

rockatansky

Ajeti makes is 1-0

henke

Ajeti gets off the mark. Scrappy enough but they all count and crucial they hold on for the points here.

RoryMac

Poor performance but Ajeti saves the day.

A Dub in Glasgo

Although we won, that was quite poor. I thought Lennon made an ar*e of that selection, we seem laboured every time Ntcham and Brown play and Lennon takes off Ntcham when he was the better player. We should have started with two strikers

RoryMac

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Although we won, that was quite poor. I thought Lennon made an ar*e of that selection, we seem laboured every time Ntcham and Brown play and Lennon takes off Ntcham when he was the better player. We should have started with two strikers

Yeah Ntcham and Brown shouldn't be in the same side, they're too similar in how they play. Tough decision for Lennon to make there

Was disappointed with Elyounoussi again, didn't add anything to the team.

Starlord_01

Duffy deal looks close.

TheCitizen

DavidLyons_

TheCitizen wrote: »

Jaysus, that's desperate stuff from Rod.

Would love Duffy at Celtic. He's exactly what we need. A no-nonsense defender that'll run through walls for the team. Would be a big threat from set-pieces too.

Throw into the bargain the fact that it would annoy the hell out of the EPL fanboys amongst the Ireland support. Some of them seem disappointed that a player such as Duffy would choose winning trophies, European competition and the chance to write his name into the history books of the club he supported as a child over a relegation battle in England.

TheCitizen

DavidLyons_ wrote: »

Jaysus, that's desperate stuff from Rod.

Would love Duffy at Celtic. He's exactly what we need. A no-nonsense defender that'll run through walls for the team. Would be a big threat from set-pieces too.

Throw into the bargain the fact that it would annoy the hell out of the EPL fanboys amongst the Ireland support. Some of them seem disappointed that a player such as Duffy would choose winning trophies, European competition and the chance to write his name into the history books of the club he supported as a child over a relegation battle in England.

It’s a bit of fun. I think it’s happening

Starlord_01

Hopefully get the deal done for Turnbull this time. Tidy footballer and only 21 aswell.

weldoninhio

Starlord_01 wrote: »

Hopefully get the deal done for Turnbull this time. Tidy footballer and only 21 aswell.

Looks like Turnbull, Hickey and Duffy incoming. Hopefully.

RoryMac

weldoninhio wrote: »

Looks like Turnbull, Hickey and Duffy incoming. Hopefully.

That would be great business for us

Starlord_01

RoryMac wrote: »

That would be great business for us

Would be a very decent window with Ajeti, Barkas and Elyounoussi + those 3.

DavidLyons_

weldoninhio wrote: »

Looks like Turnbull, Hickey and Duffy incoming. Hopefully.

RoryMac wrote: »

That would be great business for us

Could possibly turn out to be the best window we've had in a very long time.

The Duffy deal seems to be dragging on a little bit but I suppose these things take time.

The potential in Turnbull and Hickey is phenomenal.

eire4

DavidLyons_ wrote: »

Could possibly turn out to be the best window we've had in a very long time.

The Duffy deal seems to be dragging on a little bit but I suppose these things take time.

The potential in Turnbull and Hickey is phenomenal.

I wonder if the Ajer situation plays in on Duffy signing or not . If he is still on the bench tonight then I suspect he may very well be sold soon.

DavidLyons_

eire4 wrote: »

I wonder if the Ajer situation plays in on Duffy signing or not . If he is still on the bench tonight then I suspect he may very well be sold soon.

You could be right. Can see Ajer being sold to be honest. However, if he were to go, I think we'll need more than just Duffy in.

Although El Hamed can also slot in I think (hope) Duffy coming in and keeping Ajer would be preferred.

As it goes, I hope the Duffy deal isn't stalling. Hickey appears to not be of interest to Lenny after all also. Thankfully the Turnbull signing is looking nailed on this time.

SomethingElse

Any word on the Messi deal? I presume it's just wages that's the hold up...

RoryMac

SomethingElse wrote: »

Any word on the Messi deal? I presume it's just wages that's the hold up...

I'm expecting him to be unveiled at HT tonight under the disco lights

RoryMac

Not liking the team for tonight, no Edouard and Christie up front!

https://twitter.com/CelticFC/status/1298674072285569024

SomethingElse

RoryMac wrote: »

Not liking the team for tonight, no Edouard and Christie up front!

https://twitter.com/CelticFC/status/1298674072285569024

Surely you've got to throw Ajeti in there? Not liking the balance of that team, need a big game from Ntcham

caddy16

SomethingElse wrote: »

Surely you've got to throw Ajeti in there? Not liking the balance of that team, need a big game from Ntcham

Worried myself now. Thought Kilmala might start at least given he's had a full preseason.

SomethingElse

caddy16 wrote: »

Worried myself now. Thought Kilmala might start at least given he's had a full preseason.

You've got to show faith in strikers, they thrive on confidence. Don't have a good feeling about this but hopefully Lennon has it!

DavidLyons_

SomethingElse wrote: »

You've got to show faith in strikers, they thrive on confidence. Don't have a good feeling about this but hopefully Lennon has it!

Should still have enough to win tonight but that is weird selection from Lenny. No recognised strikers starting. Bizarre.

DavidLyons_

Jaysus.

RoryMac

Every year the same sh1te

US2

Eddie's off

siblers

Any idea who the Irish fella co-commentating is on Premier Sports?

A Dub in Glasgo

another diaster selection from Lennon. This is a single leg tie and we don't have a recognised striker on the pitch FFS

RoryMac

siblers wrote: »

Any idea who the Irish fella co-commentating is on Premier Sports?

Darren O'Dea, he coaches the Celtic U18 team I think

RoryMac

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

another diaster selection from Lennon. This is a single leg tie and we don't have a recognised striker on the pitch FFS

I think he over thinks these games, always changes things around rather than putting his strongest team out

DavidLyons_

RoryMac wrote: »

I think he over thinks these games, always changes things around rather than putting his strongest team out

He’s got a massive 45 minutes coming up...

RoryMac

That was absolutely awful, team completely disjointed.

Got to get a striker on now but to be honest I see us getting done here, when we push forward they'll get another

caddy16

RoryMac wrote: »

I think he over thinks these games, always changes things around rather than putting his strongest team out

Nail on the head there. Opposition manager must be delighted, pretty easy to defend against. Needs to change at HT.

DavidLyons_

Still fancy us to edge this but this kind of job is a lot harder without fans in the stadium.

paulie21

1-1 Christie. Massive deflection but who cares

RoryMac

Really well worked goal, patient and great finish

RoryMac

Surprise surprise

A Dub in Glasgo

What a disappointment that was, very much down to Lennon and his selection... again :rolleyes:

DavidLyons_

Well that is some kick in the boll0x.

RoryMac

That was an absolute embarrassment, no excuses for losing to a team as poor as them. Lennon can be an idiot sometimes as shown tonight and last week with his team selections. So sick of us f*cking up CL qualification every year