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| Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic" | |
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| Topic Started: 20 May 2016, 05:06 PM (2,287,703 Views) | |
| VerdeYBlanco | 8 May 2018, 06:42 PM Post #17241 |
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Considering retirement
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Christ knows where he finds the patience to listen to their pish. Mere mortals would be telling them to STFU the first time they mentioned the huns. |
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| hazy | 8 May 2018, 06:47 PM Post #17242 |
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Getting on a bit
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Pretty much what i’d like us to give a go in Europe |
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| subtle_anxiety | 8 May 2018, 07:25 PM Post #17243 |
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Getting on a bit
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The better side will 99 times out of 100 still find a way to win. We scudded them on Sunday. 3 going on 6 or 7. |
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| Midfield Maestro | 8 May 2018, 08:56 PM Post #17244 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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Brendan didn’t say they weren’t within their rights to do whatever they wanted with their pitch. He was just making an observation, and he’s got a rise out of that fat mess Levein in the bargain. |
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| Tipsy Mcstagger | 9 May 2018, 12:58 AM Post #17245 |
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First name on the team-sheet
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The best games in Europe under Brendan have been the ones in which the team have been fearless and gone for it. First leg against Zenit, the 2-2 against Man city, 5-0 against Astana etc. It's the games where we don't know whether to stick or twist or we give the opponent too much respect that we end up getting hammered. Unless there are drastic changes in the squad we don't have the players to sit in for ninety minutes against Barca/PSG. He doesn't have the same defensive midfield stocks that enabled Lennon to pull it off (once). |
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| ian1888 | 9 May 2018, 01:05 AM Post #17246 |
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First name on the team-sheet
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ok , knee deep grass and a green ball in Europe it is |
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| Ned Rise | 9 May 2018, 08:08 AM Post #17247 |
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These boots were made for hunbustin'
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Levein talking more pish, so much so he's got his own moat. |
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| lenobhoy | 9 May 2018, 08:17 AM Post #17248 |
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Catch some light and it'll be alright
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I really can't stand Levein but it looks like Rodgers really gets under his skin, first with the Cathro comments and now on to this. Whilst I thought Brendan would make more of a thing about the Hearts thuggery, I think mentioning the length of the grass was more marked about the style or lack of from Hearts under the fat git . |
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| Father John Misty | 9 May 2018, 08:22 AM Post #17249 |
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First-team starter
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Yep, I'd have liked Rodgers to throw a few more polite digs at him but that's not his style, I always welcome anything that gives the management or players a wee bit more motivation against sides, and that miserable anti football carrot Levein has certainly done that. |
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| CaltonBhoy1967 | 9 May 2018, 08:46 AM Post #17250 |
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Billy McNeill - "Mr Celtic"
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He may not show it publicly but you can bet your house on it Brendan Rodgers will have that moron Levein's card even more marked now than it was before. Levein trying to take Rodgers at the mind games and verbals - I could almost* feel sorry for the ringpiece. *But there is hee-haw chance I will.
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| Rosco67 | 9 May 2018, 08:52 AM Post #17251 |
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We're here to eff shampoo up!
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Us v Barcelona or us v PSG. I know what I'd rather
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| Luca | 9 May 2018, 09:21 AM Post #17252 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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Aye, butit's not a level playing field
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| Father John Misty | 9 May 2018, 09:42 AM Post #17253 |
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First-team starter
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Communist football, everyone on the same budget, an even distribution of fans, take turns at winning the league, Levein could be on to something here
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| Bryan67 | 9 May 2018, 09:47 AM Post #17254 |
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holding Garry Pendrey's clip board
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Fwiw, photographer Kenny Ramsay who covers our games has images on his website of imediatly after the game were the hearts ground staff are out watering and cutting the pitch. Hope hibs play them off the park now. |
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| littlegmbhoy | 9 May 2018, 11:41 AM Post #17255 |
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Club Captain
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A ken. Utter drivel from him..again. Polpotcsc |
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| fatboab | 9 May 2018, 11:45 AM Post #17256 |
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Just before the Dawn
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Brendan Rodgers wants the whole of Scottish football to improve and benefit from the standards set by Celtic. Craig Levein wants to neutralise anyone who dares to play football, by any means possible. |
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| nails | 9 May 2018, 11:46 AM Post #17257 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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Moaning about BR damaging Scottish Football now because he doesn't blood youngsters |
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| 33-rpm | 9 May 2018, 11:51 AM Post #17258 |
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Still we sing with our heroes, thirty-three-rounds-per-minute
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Brendan gently reminding Dave King that we're not defined by what Sevco do. Love Brown's wee dig at Naismith and Hearts at the end of the piece
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| qualitystreetkid | 9 May 2018, 12:07 PM Post #17259 |
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Thank you, bye-bye for calling
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Lovely wee dig by broony at the end commenting on the standard at Hearts |
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| Forza | 9 May 2018, 12:24 PM Post #17260 |
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Considering retirement
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Levein and his level playing field comments are laughable. How long is your memory, Craig? Hearts spent more than they earned (sometimes much more) from the tail end of the Mercer era right through to the implosion of the ludicrous Romanov era. A reminder that Levein himself had a previous four year stint during this largesse between 2000-2004, winning the square root of feck all. Their fans rejoice at Scottish Cup wins in 1998, 2006 and 2012 despite the fact that their club simply continued to bleed money it did not have in each of those seasons and most others in between, at the expense of other clubs around them who, in most cases, spent what they had. It would be interesting to see the revenue generation and player expenditure gap between Celtic and Hearts in 1993. It will still be in our favour, but won't be anything like now. My point is this. Despite a few missteps and questionable decisions at times, the vast majority of strategic decisions Celtic have taken over almost quarter of a century have allowed them to establish the sporting and financial position they have today, simply by being strategic, implementing professional standards and being run properly. Something that is at odds with virtually every other professional football club in Scotland for at least some of that near 25 year period. Investment in a 60,000 seat stadium, a training ground, an overhauled scouting network yielding players developed to high value, a coaching culture and academy system yielding young players often developed to high value. Excellent commercial activity that largely connects with supporters and followers wherever they are has only served to heighten the club as a brand in a very competitive marketplace. Celtic know what the rules are, whether they be financial or football. It is quite clear other clubs don't, including Craig's Hearts. A consistent level of performance that yields titles and a seeded pathway to the Champions League that is based on decent to good past performance in Euro comps. They know what they must do to try and maximise the benefit for the club. That's what senior employees of any company are there to do, if they are doing it correctly. The way I read some of this stuff sometimes, it is as if it all fell in our lap and we did not have to earn any of it. That there was no pain involved. The rest of these clowns don't even have a seeding past the SECOND Europa League qualifying round, so inept is their five-year European competition performance. What Levein's comments reveal is a naked hatred of this near 25 year upward trajectory of Celtic, and is actually a tacit acceptance that he and his club, along with everyone else in Scotland, will not be in a position to do anything about it. |
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