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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,117
    TelMc32 said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    Henry Irving said:
    Another poor night in Europe for Celtic.

    Can't see them getting anything in Kazakhstan.
    Fans were chanting 'Sack the board'
    Sums up the fanbase really.

    13 titles in 14 years.
    Won 21 of the last 27 domestic trophies available.
    Started this season with 3 wins from 3.

    Draw 1 game and they want to sack the board. Clowns.
    The fan base are well aware that the team can probably coast along in the Scottish Premiership and the domestic cups and carry on winning them.  

    What they aren’t happy about is the perceived lack of ambition of the board to spend the money they’ve been generating for the last few seasons from domestic/European pots and major player sales on building a squad that can compete in the Champions League. The current board seem content to be just one point ahead of Rangers, but it seems obvious that Rodgers is just as frustrated as the fans. 

    Celtic could probably spend 50m and not be able to compete in the Champions league though, because they're going up against teams who can spend more than that on 1 player.

    The other night though they still had a 9m striker and brought on an 11m sub.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,066
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    TelMc32 said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    Henry Irving said:
    Another poor night in Europe for Celtic.

    Can't see them getting anything in Kazakhstan.
    Fans were chanting 'Sack the board'
    Sums up the fanbase really.

    13 titles in 14 years.
    Won 21 of the last 27 domestic trophies available.
    Started this season with 3 wins from 3.

    Draw 1 game and they want to sack the board. Clowns.
    The fan base are well aware that the team can probably coast along in the Scottish Premiership and the domestic cups and carry on winning them.  

    What they aren’t happy about is the perceived lack of ambition of the board to spend the money they’ve been generating for the last few seasons from domestic/European pots and major player sales on building a squad that can compete in the Champions League. The current board seem content to be just one point ahead of Rangers, but it seems obvious that Rodgers is just as frustrated as the fans. 

    Celtic could probably spend 50m and not be able to compete in the Champions league though, because they're going up against teams who can spend more than that on 1 player.

    The other night though they still had a 9m striker and brought on an 11m sub.
    It’s more about building a base squad over several seasons and scouting for those relative bargains, which they have managed to dig up previously.  Yes, they’ll sell them on and will likely miss out on the bigger fees paid in other leagues (think Van Dijk, Jeremiah Frimpong), but they seem to the fans to have let the manager down this close season after losing a number of key players in recent months.  The extended CL format gives them great opportunities, but the board seem oblivious to that. 

    I was surprised when they signed Idah. I’m an Irishman. I want him to do well, but he was never worth the fee paid and that’s been evident so far.  Haven’t really been paying attention recently, so not sure why Engels isn’t starting. 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,306
    Clean sheet win for Celtic yesterday.

    Good domestically, not good enough in Europe.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,788
    Rangers remain unbeaten in the league this season.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,306
    guinnessaddick said:
    Rangers remain unbeaten in the league this season.
    Consistency is key
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,761
    Lucky to even get the draw as St Mirren were on top for long periods of the 2nd half and missed some great chances.

    I will say that Ibroxonia has to be one of the best chants in world football atm.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,117
    Madness how Rangers had 3 months to decide on a manager after Clement left and they've ended up with Russell Martin. He seems more focused on possession and the number of passes his team can make (usually backwards or sideways), than actually trying to get it forward and create chances.
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,658
    Henry Irving said:
    Clean sheet win for Celtic yesterday.

    Good domestically, not good enough in Europe.

    Still think this is a side that needs at least 4 players of decent quality especially with the Jota and Johnstone injuries. It’s not good enough from the board to cruise along and simply be happy that Rangers are continuing to look a mess, so another title looks likely. I’m glad the fans and manager are putting pressure on the board to open the strings on a well filled purse!
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,080
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Madness how Rangers had 3 months to decide on a manager after Clement left and they've ended up with Russell Martin. He seems more focused on possession and the number of passes his team can make (usually backwards or sideways), than actually trying to get it forward and create chances.
    He’s not concentrating on defending that’s for sure. Watching Charlton and Rangers defences every week is like chalk and cheese at the moment!
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,170
    Henry Irving said:
    guinnessaddick said:
    Rangers remain unbeaten in the league this season.
    Consistency is key
    Saving it for their big game coming up. 

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  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,658
    Was shocked to watch Martin’s post match interview where it was confirmed Igamane refused to play, even though he was on the bench. 
  • clb74
    clb74 Posts: 10,830
    Bump
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,788
    Awful performance by Celtic in both games, Madeda missed a chance at the end of normal time. Young Kairat keepers saves 3 pens in the shootout and go through.
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,658
    Not shocked tbh. Body language was shocking. Terrible indictment of Scottish football when Celtic are their best team by a mile. 

    Going forward I wonder if Rodgers walks as he, like the fans, is hugely frustrated by the lack of investment. 
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,170
    edited August 26
    oh well another frustrating year...mirrored by our lot at the moment at Cambridge.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,125
    Henry Irving said:
    guinnessaddick said:
    Rangers remain unbeaten in the league this season.
    Consistency is key
    Celtic are leading by example, 0 (zero) wins out of 5 in Kazakhstan now.

    At least they (and probably Rangers) won't be facing the nigels next. 😃
  • JustFloydRoad
    JustFloydRoad Posts: 1,669
    edited August 26
    Chippycafc said:
    oh well another frustrating year...mirrored by our lot at the moment at Cambridge.
    If it was in League One, yes. But they are in League Two and we are in the Championship!
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,170
    JustFloydRoad said:
    Chippycafc said:
    oh well another frustrating year...mirrored by our lot at the moment at Cambridge.
    If it was in League One, yes. But they are in League Two and we are in the Championship!
    A pathetic display is a pathetic display.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,306
    Henry Irving said:
    Almaty have spent big in the summer and are hard to beat at home.

    Told you Almaty were good.

    Terrible result for Celtic football wise and even worse financially, especially with Rangers guaranteed to progress to the league stage 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,117
    Celtic entered qualifying a month after Rangers and still got eliminated first.

    The fifth consecutive time that Celtic have failed in the qualifiers and now Kairat Almaty join the illustrious list of teams who've eliminated Celtic in recent years:

    Legia Warsaw
    Maribor
    Malmo
    AEK Athens
    Cluj
    Ferencvaros
    Midtjylland
    Kairat

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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,117
    There is some good news for Celtic though, they now go directly into the Europa League phase so they don't have to play any more qualifiers.
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,170
    edited August 27
    Good' to see the Celtic haters in good form again. Doesn't support rangers though.  I hate rangers but couldn't tell you who they played last weekend. 

  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,332
    Celtic have put in an appeal to UEFA after it has emerged the part time gas fitter who scored the winning penalty tonight wasn’t CORGI registered 😉
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,788
    northstandsteve said:
    Celtic have put in an appeal to UEFA after it has emerged the part time gas fitter who scored the winning penalty tonight wasn’t CORGI registered 😉
    Corgi registered gas engineers were around when the first rangers were. It’s gas safe now.
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,170
    Must be hard now to win the major European trophy only One Scottish club has won. Plus not many English teams. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,858
    Celtic Out The Champions League Already????
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,125
    Chippycafc said:
    Must be hard now to win the major European trophy only One Scottish club has won. Plus not many English teams. 

  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,170
    edited August 27
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    Chippycafc said:
    Must be hard now to win the major European trophy only One Scottish club has won. Plus not many English teams. 

    Wow 2 of us. Every cloud has a silver lining....or potless for some. 
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,914
    Chippycafc said:
    Must be hard now to win the major European trophy only One Scottish club has won. Plus not many English teams. 

    Six English teams (more than any other nation) have won it a total of 15 times. Not too shabby is it?


  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,788
    Callumcafc said:
    Celtic Out The Champions League Already????
    Rangers, hold my beer.

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