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Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic"
Topic Started: 20 May 2016, 05:06 PM (2,287,703 Views)
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8 May 2018, 05:01 PM
He swats away Hun loving reporters like flies.
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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I see Levein saying Rodgers can bleat all he wants about the pitch, it’ll be the same next time we play and give him access to players on our wages and we’ll see who wins.

The guy is a grade A fud.
He absolutely is, but you cannae disagree with any of that. If leaving the grass longer affects our normal game and gives them a tiny advantage, they're within their rights to leave it long
Imagine paying to watch your team attempt to win a football match by not playing football.
Pretty much what i’d like us to give a go in Europe
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Imagine paying to watch your team attempt to win a football match by not playing football.
Pretty much what i’d like us to give a go in Europe
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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I see Levein saying Rodgers can bleat all he wants about the pitch, it’ll be the same next time we play and give him access to players on our wages and we’ll see who wins.

The guy is a grade A fud.
He absolutely is, but you cannae disagree with any of that. If leaving the grass longer affects our normal game and gives them a tiny advantage, they're within their rights to leave it long
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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Imagine paying to watch your team attempt to win a football match by not playing football.
Pretty much what i’d like us to give a go in Europe
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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Imagine paying to watch your team attempt to win a football match by not playing football.
Pretty much what i’d like us to give a go in Europe
ok , knee deep grass and a green ball in Europe it is
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Levein talking more pish, so much so he's got his own moat.
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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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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 .
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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9 May 2018, 08:17 AM
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 .
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.
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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I see Levein saying Rodgers can bleat all he wants about the pitch, it’ll be the same next time we play and give him access to players on our wages and we’ll see who wins.

The guy is a grade A fud.
He absolutely is, but you cannae disagree with any of that. If leaving the grass longer affects our normal game and gives them a tiny advantage, they're within their rights to leave it long
Imagine paying to watch your team attempt to win a football match by not playing football.
Us v Barcelona or us v PSG. I know what I'd rather :lol:
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9 May 2018, 08:17 AM
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 .
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.
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. :)
Aye, butit's not a level playing field :ffs:
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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. :)
Aye, butit's not a level playing field :ffs:
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 :huddle:
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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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Aye, butit's not a level playing field :ffs:
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 :huddle:
A ken.

Utter drivel from him..again.

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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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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 :worthy:

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Brendan Rodgers: our strategy at Celtic is strong

Brendan Rodgers, the Celtic manager, has responded to the claim by Dave King, the Rangers chairman, that it would take just one title win by the Ibrox side for the champions to fold “like a pack of cards” [sic]. King argued that Celtic rely on the income from club football’s most prestigious tournament and could not cope without it.

“Before I came here the club hadn’t been in the Champions League for two years and, obviously, that’s a way of generating finances which can’t be matched in any other way,” Rodgers said. “But what we have here is a very good board of directors and a major shareholder who have a very clear strategy and vision for the club. I’ve been able to come in and add a football vision to that and, ultimately, it’s about what happens on the field.

“Celtic are not going to win the league every year, but there is a great base here. There are no guarantees that Celtic will get through four rounds of qualification [for the premier tournament] but there is a strategy here — one for the Champions League and one for the Europa League.

“The money that is generated from the last few years put the club on a wonderful footing and allows us to grow on and off the pitch and that’s my only concern. I’ve always said we are not defined by Rangers or anyone else and that continues.

“I’m a football guy — the business strategy is for [chief executive] Peter Lawwell and Dermot Desmond to talk about. What I do know is that the club is in a really healthy position from these last few seasons; you see the fans in a good moment, the development around the ground.


“Naturally, that goes back to the strategy. The club’s plan for today and tomorrow is very healthy and it’s constantly evolving and improving. I don’t know Mr King. I’ve never met him and would never [pretend] to know what goes on at Rangers. I don’t worry about what goes on over the garden fence.

“You look after your own house, get that the best you can. Of course, you know the different markets and what competitors are doing but we are defined and measured by ourselves, not by anyone else. That’s the most sensible way to look at things.”


Rodgers, whose side host Kilmarnock tonight, also revealed that goalkeeper Scott Bain will start against the Rugby Park side, with Craig Gordon now a doubt for the William Hill Scottish Cup final against Motherwell.

“Craig’s not fit,” he said. “We’re just monitoring him between now and the final and we’ll just see how he is. It’s his knee; there’s just a slight pain in it and it’s not worth the risk. He could play tomorrow but we want to ensure we have as many players as fit and strong and available for the final as we can.”

The French striker Odsonne Édouard, who limped out of last Sunday’s 3-1 win over Hearts at Tynecastle with a hamstring injury, looks certain to miss the Hampden showpiece but Rodgers is optimistic that the 20-year-old’s loan deal from Paris Saint-Germain will be made permanent.

“He’s struggling to play again this season,” he said. “We hoped that it was maybe a cramp but it’s looking worse than that so it’s highly unlikely that he’ll feature again. His contract is pretty clear. Peter Lawwell has met with PSG and talks are ongoing so I’m hoping we can come to an agreement.

“I know the boy is happy and PSG have enjoyed watching him develop here. It would be great if we could get this one done. He’s still here for his treatment; he enjoys being here and, you never know, he might make a miraculous recovery for the final.”

I’m tough but fair — Brown
Scott Brown, the Celtic captain, has remained philosophical about some of the questionable tackles he has been subjected to in recent months, the latest of which — a challenge on Sunday by Hearts striker Steven Naismith — is set to be reviewed by the Scottish Football Association’s compliance officer (Ewing Grahame writes).

The 32-year-old midfielder, who has recovered from the stamp by Naismith and is available to face Kilmarnock this evening, has been targeted by opposing players this season, while Craig Levein, the Hearts manager, has also stated that: “Scottish football needs protected from Scott Brown.”

He believes that his reputation as a tough tackler who is not afraid to mix it up with rivals is a misconception. Brown insists instead that he is no longer the firebrand footballer he once was.

“It’s always going to be like that because people think that I’m unfair and lunge into challenges, but that really isn’t my game anymore,” said the Celtic captain. “My game is to get on the ball, keep a hold of it, dictate the tempo and play other people in.

“I cover positions and look after everyone on the park, sitting in front of the back four. I break up play but I stay on my feet and don’t lunge in; I slow the play down for my team-mates to come in and help me.

“Craig can say what he wants. I get on brilliantly with [Naismith] and still will. It’s one tackle; he wants to win. He’s played in the English Premier League so he knows what top standard is and he’s maybe not getting it where he is.”


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Lovely wee dig by broony at the end commenting on the standard at Hearts
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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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