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Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic"
Topic Started: 20 May 2016, 05:06 PM (2,287,811 Views)
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19 Feb 2018, 02:23 PM
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19 Feb 2018, 10:24 AM
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19 Feb 2018, 09:35 AM

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There is no title race. We are essentially 10 points clear. Anyone who is worrying about Sevco catching us just needs to watch them play.

i take it you havent seen us play
And yet here we are, comfortably ahead in the league by effectively 10 points. :coffee:
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19 Feb 2018, 10:32 AM
Thursday is more important than yesterday. We have to give ourselves the best chance possible to get through.
This.

. . . . and no Brown doing his usual thing - drafting MacGregor into that role is asking something from him (CMacG) that is not his natural attacking and goal scoring game.

Besides, as predicted St Johnstone did their usual "park the bus" and systemically kick our players in the knowledge that the referee would let the game "flow". The body slam on Rogic was ridiculous.
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So it's no finished then.

Did you enjoy last season?

Of course but contrast to the appalling nature of the Deila years and the invincible run gave it an edge right the way through.

I think if we were 27 points clear in February while getting skelped out of Europe fairly early for the next 5 years, the crowds would started to tail off again, particuarly after the "title winning" game.
It's the same edge going for a domestic double treble, never been done etc and all that. Instead, we've got this flabby Celtic squandering points in a third of our league games bouncing along doing eff all whilst concentrating on Europe in a competition I don't think anyone thinks we will really win.

Again, given the conditions of the hypothetical situ posted by Luca, would I swap a 27 point league in the league for a chance to go through into the last 16 of the EL ( A cup we won't win and the consequences of further a) poor domestic form with too many changes b) over-tiredness in the team) I'd say no.

Would I rather we won on Sunday than Thursday. Of course not.

It's a different thread that we should have been able to do both easily though.





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19 Feb 2018, 02:25 PM
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i take it you havent seen us play
And yet here we are, comfortably ahead in the league by effectively 10 points. :coffee:
Only because the refs have it in for the huns or we'd be 2nd.

I read that somewhere, maybe the Daily Record.
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19 Feb 2018, 01:50 PM
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19 Feb 2018, 01:27 PM

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That kinda passive attitude towards the league is incorrect.

It's still our bread and butter and should be wrapped up asap.
I'm not being passive toward the league, obviously I want us to win it first and foremost.

All i'm saying is that I'd prefer to be in Europe and have a shot at the treble than not in Europe and have a shot at the treble. I'm also taking yesterday's result in isolation due to the changes we made in preparation for Europe - and i'm happy for us to do that if it's an option.

As for the rest of our poor results, I do get that the league performances have been rotten pretty much all year but we've had as bad a run of injuries as I can ever remember. However, BR also needs to address how other teams are parking the bus against us.

All that being said, we're on course for a treble and an extended EL run...which makes it difficult to be overly critical of the time.

Have they been entertaining? No, but they have been getting results when it counts.

That clear it up for everyone? Naw, me neither :lol:
so you're ' taking yesterday's result in isolation' when it's another game with the same issues, loads of possession and the opposition keeper not needing to wipe his gloves?

there's a pattern to us at home especially but not exclusively, mainly due to floofing around with the ball and allowing a collection of inferior players to get organised.
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So it's no finished then.

Did you enjoy last season?

Of course but contrast to the appalling nature of the Deila years and the invincible run gave it an edge right the way through.

I think if we were 27 points clear in February while getting skelped out of Europe fairly early for the next 5 years, the crowds would started to tail off again, particuarly after the "title winning" game.
If we get turned over on thursday, there's an argument to say this is a Deila year. Appalling in the league, out of Europe and looking with a few nerves over our shoulder whilst watching the team play utter shampooe football.
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19 Feb 2018, 02:25 PM
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i take it you havent seen us play
And yet here we are, comfortably ahead in the league by effectively 10 points. :coffee:
What he said. :thumbsup:
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i take it you havent seen us play
And yet here we are, comfortably ahead in the league by effectively 10 points. :coffee:
there is nothing comfortable about any of our games at the moment
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And yet here we are, comfortably ahead in the league by effectively 10 points. :coffee:
there is nothing comfortable about any of our games at the moment
Thursday was pretty comfortable
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And yet here we are, comfortably ahead in the league by effectively 10 points. :coffee:
there is nothing comfortable about any of our games at the moment
And yet here we are...
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19 Feb 2018, 10:43 AM
When you set a benchmark you force your competition to improve.
I'd love for this to be the case, but it's not happening.

It's pretty obvious that we're happy enough to coast to our 7th title whilst Aberdeen do the bottle merchant shtick whenever they face us or the hun and the huns step on a rake every 3rd or 4th week.
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Given the massive difference in resources we should be looking to comfortably teams like St. Johnstone, especially at home. Instead, a lot of supporters seem content to rely on the Huns and the Sheep inevitably dropping points.

I'd much rather be 27 points ahead at this stage, regardless of what it says about the quality of the league. It would prove we were several levels above the SPFL dross and heading in the right direction. Instead, we're currently getting dragged back to just above their level.
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I want to win the Quadruple.
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FFS - Rodgers can't win. At least a double this season after a treble last season. Still in Europe with a chance of progressions into March and building a young, exciting and talented team.
They aren't very exciting very often. That is the issue.
Indeed. You get the old "you can't win every game 4/5-0" comments. We don't many games by these scores. Lucky to create 4 decent chances sometimes.
Last season was a once in a lifetime year. Absolutely superb. This season we've suffered from a terrible injury list which has been very disruptive.
Also it's fair to say that other teams have discovered a way to nullify our attack with a combination of high pressing and unpunished fouling. The average age of the team against Zenit was very young (can't be arsed working it out) and we were superb - that was last week.
Having said that, some of the performances have been dire, can't argue with that at all, but there have been mitigating circumstances.
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Of course but contrast to the appalling nature of the Deila years and the invincible run gave it an edge right the way through.

I think if we were 27 points clear in February while getting skelped out of Europe fairly early for the next 5 years, the crowds would started to tail off again, particuarly after the "title winning" game.
If we get turned over on thursday, there's an argument to say this is a Deila year. Appalling in the league, out of Europe and looking with a few nerves over our shoulder whilst watching the team play utter shampooe football.
Which is why I can live with two dropped points by our second string yesterday if it gives us the best possible chance to go through on Thursday.

9 points is still a comfortable lead and that is without 2nd & 3rd being even more inconsistent as we have recently.

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Indeed. You get the old "you can't win every game 4/5-0" comments. We don't many games by these scores. Lucky to create 4 decent chances sometimes.
Last season was a once in a lifetime year. Absolutely superb. This season we've suffered from a terrible injury list which has been very disruptive.
Also it's fair to say that other teams have discovered a way to nullify our attack with a combination of high pressing and unpunished fouling. The average age of the team against Zenit was very young (can't be arsed working it out) and we were superb - that was last week.
Having said that, some of the performances have been dire, can't argue with that at all, but there have been mitigating circumstances.
"..Once in a lifetime"?
You speak for yourself young fella. :boxer:
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If we get turned over on thursday, there's an argument to say this is a Deila year. Appalling in the league, out of Europe and looking with a few nerves over our shoulder whilst watching the team play utter shampooe football.
Which is why I can live with two dropped points by our second string yesterday if it gives us the best possible chance to go through on Thursday.

9 points is still a comfortable lead and that is without 2nd & 3rd being even more inconsistent as we have recently.

last six games we're two points behind the hun. (and Hibs / Killie) so 2nd isn't more inconsistent?
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Indeed. You get the old "you can't win every game 4/5-0" comments. We don't many games by these scores. Lucky to create 4 decent chances sometimes.
Last season was a once in a lifetime year. Absolutely superb. This season we've suffered from a terrible injury list which has been very disruptive.
Also it's fair to say that other teams have discovered a way to nullify our attack with a combination of high pressing and unpunished fouling. The average age of the team against Zenit was very young (can't be arsed working it out) and we were superb - that was last week.
Having said that, some of the performances have been dire, can't argue with that at all, but there have been mitigating circumstances.
We have a bloated squad, mainly of midfield players, with a wage bill probably about 20 times the size of the likes of Kilmarnock and St Johnstone. We kept getting told we have the best squad in the league, yet when we play the fringe players we invariably struggle. Despite having a huge squad we have no cover for Tierney or Brown therefore we run them into the ground. Our training is causing us more injuries than matches, where is Compper? and when we get scudded by PSG a huge amount of people shrug their shoulders and say ah well it happens, look at the wage difference...

People can't have it both ways. Last year was brilliant but we have not kicked on. Majority of our players have regressed probably because they can't be rested as our back up players, many signed by Rodgers, aren't good enough.

I slated Strachan and Deila for the lack of entertaining football. I'm not going to be hypocritical on Rodgers. He gets over £2m per annum and last year looked like a tactical god with nearly every sub having a positive impact on the game. He's not doing that this season - like for like subs yesterday was a true wtf moment. We wasted the summer transfer window in our desperation to buy Roberts and failed to address other positions in which we were sorely lacking. Hence why we ship a huge amount of goals in European ties (particularly away :twitch: ). No harm to Jack Hendry, but he isn't going to solve that issue any time soon.
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When you set a benchmark you force your competition to improve.
I'd love for this to be the case, but it's not happening.

It's pretty obvious that we're happy enough to coast to our 7th title whilst Aberdeen do the bottle merchant shtick whenever they face us or the hun and the huns step on a rake every 3rd or 4th week.
Hibs are better than they have been in years.
Kilmarnock have improved under Clarke
New Huns have their most settled side since the Old Huns died.
Aberdeen and Hearts have stalled a wee bit, but there are more teams capable of giving us a closer game
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