11 Sep 2015 17:45:07
The anniversary of Jock Steins passing had me reflect on where we are as a club.
May 2017 will be the 50th anniversary of the greatest achievement in our clubs history.
I think the club.Board, Management, Players and Supporters.should have the goal of being in the Champions League Group Stages in 2017 so we can properly celebrate our biggest success.
That means playing in and advancing from the Group Stages in 2017.
Backing up from that, that means qualifying to the CL July/August 2016.
The Board, with that objective should provide the necessary budget to make that happen.
The manager should be held accountable to achieve that goal. anything less is failure and they should go.
Put it in perspective, there are only two transfer windows ( Jan and summer 2016 ) to get the right quality players in to achieve that goal.
If we all agree that's our goal, what's the plan and wheres the budget?
If we can't or won't step up to that goal I think its time for a change in the people that run our great club.

1.) 11 Sep 2015
11 Sep 2015 19:07:54
Totally agree mate but unlikely to happen especially now the board saying today that we are making a loss. just a good excuse for them to spend hee haw

2.) 11 Sep 2015
11 Sep 2015 20:19:39
I agree with you, It would be great to be in the Groups for our 50th European Cup anniversary and quite poignant in Jock Steins memory.

But some folk are just not admitting what is in front of them and burying their head in the sand, including the manager, we have the players to get us to the CL Groups but Ronny is simply not playing them and is playing guys who won't get us there as they have proven these last two seasons, Ronny is pandering to the dressing room playing guys who aren't good enough and can't play the brand of football that Ronny wants effectively enough which is why they are failing in his system, Ronny needs to start getting ruthless or these players will cost him his job.

The likes of Mulgrew, Stokes, GMS, Brown, Armstrong, Griffiths, Johansen and Cifcti will not take us into the CL Group Stages. Until these changes are made we won't get there again next season. As I don't see this happening in less than a year as Ronny is not brave enough, we are sadly regressing and will continue with the same core of players sadly, or worse we'll be losing Bitton soon and then we'll really be in trouble(Lets hope the reports about him wanting to stay are accurate).

A team for me which would get us to CL Groups would be something like.

-----------------------Gordon----------------------

--Janko-------Lustig---------Jozo---------Izzy/New LB--

--------------Bitton---------Rogic---------------------

----New RW-------------New CAM--------------New LW------

-----------------------New ST--------------------------

This team would get us there, this squad would still be open to guys like Forrest, McGregor, Ambrose, Allan, Christie, Commons, Fisher, Bailly, Tierney, Nesbitt competing to be a part of it in addition to the changes in the four attacking positions.

Ronny must start getting ruthless and eradicating the players who can't play his system and are getting us nowhere as a club as I've listed, these players I've listed will not see us progress and help us to CL football, it's time for Ronny to weed them out if he wants to keep his job. If he relies on these players again next season imo we won't qualify and that will be the end of Ronny for me at Celtic.

3.) 11 Sep 2015
11 Sep 2015 20:26:41
If we are making a loss, then why should PL get his bonus? i'm really sick of this idiot running club into ground

4.) 12 Sep 2015
12 Sep 2015 00:03:26
We could of done it this year if we didn't bottle it and the less said the better. Celticforever- Out of your non contribution players you listed i'd take gms through to Griffiths and at a push johansen who as a player I really struggle to appreciate but I think i'm looking for his mistakes in games now and I've been given plenty this season.The second tier of suggested gap fillers in the new 1st 11 quoted in my eyes fall into three groups. Past it, not good enough or unproven.
I'd like to see that team play as long as there was a clever 14m + or better wages chucked at it to fill in the positions. That isn't going to happen.

5.) 12 Sep 2015
12 Sep 2015 00:18:06
Think your living in cloud cuckoo land ,celticimnever,big jock used the players he had available ,brought out the best in the less talented,by boosting their confidence,making them feel part of the team,cajoling the more talented keeping them on side,playing to their strenghts using their weaknesses against the opposition rather than against thenselves,buying a few key players in positions,not because the positions were that weak but because the players he targeted were exceptional,like willie wallace,joe mcbride and bertie,you seem to be one of these people who think you can just go out and buy success,why don't you change your handle to LVG,as for Ronnie,i am fast losing confidence in his managerial abilities,maybe he was lucky at Stromgodset like BR was lucky having suarez at liverpool

6.) 12 Sep 2015
12 Sep 2015 00:44:53
Still amazed though that Youd put rogic in infront of brown. I like rogic , but he reminds me of paddy McCourt . Fans have taken to him . He's skilful no doubt but for me he lacks that yard of pace to take him to next level . Good brain but for me he's to slow to follow it through . He loses the ball as many times as he's effective with it . Watch him, it's true