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Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic"
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Well said Brendan. impossible for me to hate Hearts more than i do. Shower of carrots
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9 May 2018, 12:24 PM
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.
Great post Forza. It's also laughable that he tries to have a dig 're bringing in loan players instead of home grown players when we have given the likes of Tierney, McGregor, Forrest, Ralston, Hendry (technically one of our youth players) Mikey Johnson starts for the club.

Hibs and Killie beat Celtic playing fast, attacking football whereas this idiots system was to get his team to kick anything in a green hopped shirt, particularly targeting our captain for rough treatment then humping the ball long to a big target man. The guy is a dinosaur when it comes to our game.
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lenobhoy
9 May 2018, 12:49 PM
Forza
9 May 2018, 12:24 PM
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.
Great post Forza. It's also laughable that he tries to have a dig 're bringing in loan players instead of home grown players when we have given the likes of Tierney, McGregor, Forrest, Ralston, Hendry (technically one of our youth players) Mikey Johnson starts for the club.

Hibs and Killie beat Celtic playing fast, attacking football whereas this idiots system was to get his team to kick anything in a green hopped shirt, particularly targeting our captain for rough treatment then humping the ball long to a big target man. The guy is a dinosaur when it comes to our game.
Hearts had three players from their youth system starting on Sunday.

Real inspirational stuff.
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9 May 2018, 11:45 AM
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.
Aye, I cannae disagree with any of that either :lol:
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9 May 2018, 01:06 PM
lenobhoy
9 May 2018, 12:49 PM
Forza
9 May 2018, 12:24 PM
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.
Great post Forza. It's also laughable that he tries to have a dig 're bringing in loan players instead of home grown players when we have given the likes of Tierney, McGregor, Forrest, Ralston, Hendry (technically one of our youth players) Mikey Johnson starts for the club.

Hibs and Killie beat Celtic playing fast, attacking football whereas this idiots system was to get his team to kick anything in a green hopped shirt, particularly targeting our captain for rough treatment then humping the ball long to a big target man. The guy is a dinosaur when it comes to our game.
Hearts had three players from their youth system starting on Sunday.

Real inspirational stuff.
Add that to the fact that levein is the worst Scotland manager in my lifetime... that even tops the Bertie era for shampooeness!!!!!!


He plays a style of football that really should've been consigned to the bin 20 years ago and could be described kindly as agricultural at best.

I've never felt more disgusted with a manager in my life than that fateful night in the Czech Republic, where levein adopted his new revolutionary system, that he said was years ahead if its time. That night was the night I lost all enthusiasm for the national team, because of him

Levein is everything Scottish football should be moving away from.
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Levein hates celtic. And he hates hibs.

That's his footballing world. A totally blinkered,small minded arsehole,the kind that's kept the Scottish game back for years now.
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Right Brendan, see the next time you moan about players having too many games with no break, and one season running into the next, I’m going to ram this game back down your throat.
WTF were you thinking playing Brown and Forrest? The deadest of dead rubbers, and the perfect opportunity to find out what lies beneath, yet here we were with two of our most overused players starting .
My guess is you want to keep your “ never lost a domestic game at home” record going, but here’s the thing, no one really cares.
If Brown had been the victim of another assault and missed the Cup Final as a result, there would only have been one person to blame.
Having said all that, we now know how highly you value Kouassi.
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10 May 2018, 07:16 AM
Right Brendan, see the next time you moan about players having too many games with no break, and one season running into the next, I’m going to ram this game back down your throat.
WTF were you thinking playing Brown and Forrest? The deadest of dead rubbers, and the perfect opportunity to find out what lies beneath, yet here we were with two of our most overused players starting .
My guess is you want to keep your “ never lost a domestic game at home” record going, but here’s the thing, no one really cares.
If Brown had been the victim of another assault and missed the Cup Final as a result, there would only have been one person to blame.
Having said all that, we now know how highly you value Kouassi.
It's certainly odd what is going on with Kouassi. Seems settled if you look at instagram videos of him with the French-speakers, and although he hasn't set the heather alight he's never had an awful game. Rodgers seems to not fancy someone (with good reason), but then holds on to that eternally, and that's the end of it. See: Sviatchenko and Gamboa.
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I expect this opinion by BR to have the same effect as his opinion on Hearts pitch, in that the media will portray it as him being under stress...feart of the Gerrard factor.

HOT UNDER COLLAR Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers aims cheeky dig at Kilmarnock by comparing them to FIREMEN following Parkhead draw
The Hoops boss was left frustrated by the Ayrshire side’s defensive display in a dour stalemate
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10 May 2018, 07:16 AM
Right Brendan, see the next time you moan about players having too many games with no break, and one season running into the next, I’m going to ram this game back down your throat.
WTF were you thinking playing Brown and Forrest? The deadest of dead rubbers, and the perfect opportunity to find out what lies beneath, yet here we were with two of our most overused players starting .
My guess is you want to keep your “ never lost a domestic game at home” record going, but here’s the thing, no one really cares.
If Brown had been the victim of another assault and missed the Cup Final as a result, there would only have been one person to blame.
Having said all that, we now know how highly you value Kouassi.
Slight change in tone from your post yesterday on this thread.

Ramming it down his throat seems a bit harsh.
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Forza
9 May 2018, 12:24 PM
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 ....... will not be in a position to do anything about it.
But you're forgetting the grass man. They have the power to let it grow. And they will be using this power in the future, just see if they don't.
Edited by Grafenwalder, 10 May 2018, 08:11 AM.
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10 May 2018, 08:07 AM
fatboab
10 May 2018, 07:16 AM
Right Brendan, see the next time you moan about players having too many games with no break, and one season running into the next, I’m going to ram this game back down your throat.
WTF were you thinking playing Brown and Forrest? The deadest of dead rubbers, and the perfect opportunity to find out what lies beneath, yet here we were with two of our most overused players starting .
My guess is you want to keep your “ never lost a domestic game at home” record going, but here’s the thing, no one really cares.
If Brown had been the victim of another assault and missed the Cup Final as a result, there would only have been one person to blame.
Having said all that, we now know how highly you value Kouassi.
Slight change in tone from your post yesterday on this thread.

Ramming it down his throat seems a bit harsh.
Aye, not like you Mr Boab. Thon nasty tone overshadowed the good points you made about Forrest and Brown, and the unbeaten home run. Wear a raincoat next time it’s gonnae be wet at the football, you won’t get soaked and grumpy! 😏

Seems like it was another one of those irritating, waste of time matches where the fans make more effort in attending than the players did on the pitch, and there’s been far too many of them this season. I’m sure most wouldn’t have minded a draw or even a defeat had Brendan fielded a team of hungry young triers, really going for it while playing in their proper positions. I had no idea we’re on an unbeaten home run, and while I like to see Celtic make new records I like exciting football more. The number of points dropped in draws is annoying, but the dull, uninspired football played in those draws will linger like the wiff of a wee fart when we recall this season’s achievements. The best team plays more games than the rest, it’s one of the prices of success, and next season will see us continue to play many more games than Aberdeen etc: injuries to key players notwithstanding, we must be better prepared next time.
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10 May 2018, 08:04 AM
I expect this opinion by BR to have the same effect as his opinion on Hearts pitch, in that the media will portray it as him being under stress...feart of the Gerrard factor.

HOT UNDER COLLAR Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers aims cheeky dig at Kilmarnock by comparing them to FIREMEN following Parkhead draw
The Hoops boss was left frustrated by the Ayrshire side’s defensive display in a dour stalemate
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Next time we're up against some oil money colossus in the CL maybe we can find some firemen.

Btw Brendan it's firefighters. #pcgonemad
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Football wise this season has been pretty boring, a few games where we showed up and really put on an excellent performance aside the rest of it has been dire, have we dropped our level of play or have others learned how to stop us playing ? (bar sevco who haven't learned a thing).

A scottish cup win will be a big cherry on the top of a stale cake, it will be an impressive feat winning back to back trebles but how we did it won't be memorable, sevco could kick off next season with a good run of games, new manager syndrome playing a part and we really don't know how SG is going to do, most think he will fail but there is a chance he could actually do well so we need to get our transfer business done early, quality signings that will improve our first team, no more projects please. We need to hit the ground running because we will have a lot of games in a short period of time, we need to qualify for the CL which won't be easy and we need to make sure we don't lose ground in the league, is it Brendans biggest season yet ? possibly is because of the extra qualifier and sevcos new belief that they can topple us, they could attract some quality older players and a good few decent loan signings, we don't know exactly what will be going on with them and letting them gain any ground on us could be costly. Give Brendan the cash to sign quality and try and hang on to our better players, Roberts, Rogic, Eduard and Armstrong staying at the club would be massive.

Saying all that sevco and SG could be a disaster and we could go through the qualifiers and walk the league with ease without spending much, i would rather we stepped it up a level though and take any belief the huns have and crush it into the dirt.
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Football wise this season has been pretty boring, a few games where we showed up and really put on an excellent performance aside the rest of it has been dire, have we dropped our level of play or have others learned how to stop us playing ? (bar sevco who haven't learned a thing).
Everyone behind the ball is nothing new against Celtic but I really think the opposition have been brutal in many cases, some real ultra defensive tactics but we have a very well paid manager and players who should be able to overcome that, but they haven't. The football has been bland, but overall another treble and European football after xmas would be a great return for a second season, if only we'd played better football, especially at home where it's been particularly bad.
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Bhoy_Barker
10 May 2018, 10:29 AM
Football wise this season has been pretty boring, a few games where we showed up and really put on an excellent performance aside the rest of it has been dire, have we dropped our level of play or have others learned how to stop us playing ? (bar sevco who haven't learned a thing).
Everyone behind the ball is nothing new against Celtic but I really think the opposition have been brutal in many cases, some real ultra defensive tactics but we have a very well paid manager and players who should be able to overcome that, but they haven't. The football has been bland, but overall another treble and European football after xmas would be a great return for a second season, if only we'd played better football, especially at home where it's been particularly bad.
Everyone behind the ball and sitting deep only works if the opposition has no plan B; if you do that, you allow them plenty of time to put easy crosses into the box which can be attacked if you have the players to get on the end of them.

It reminds me a lot of us beating Barca; we knew they wouldn't do that, that they'd just continue shifting the ball back and forth, so all we had to do was hold our ground.

I'm all for keeping it on the deck and being patient but sometimes it doesn't work. Since Clark took over we've played Killie three times and scored once; they've played the same way every time and we haven't adapted.
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I really hope there isnt one comment about budgets next year in Europe when we havent managed to beat Steve effing Clarke in a single game this season.
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Would Clarke consider being a coach at Celtic?
Get rid of Kolo & the others.

Kinda prep him for replacing Brendan & maybe both could learn from each other, what each other isn't good at.

Obviously would never happen, but I'm bored & wish Brendan wouldn't be surprised at the 3rd time, he could learn a lot from Clarke & likewise Clarke from him.
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Would Clarke consider being a coach at Celtic?
Get rid of Kolo & the others.

Kinda prep him for replacing Brendan & maybe both could learn from each other, what each other isn't good at.

Obviously would never happen, but I'm bored & wish Brendan wouldn't be surprised at the 3rd time, he could learn a lot from Clarke & likewise Clarke from him.
I'd be happy with this if it was even a slight possibility. I think our backroom staffing is a bit of a weak spot for us, particularly in recruitment. Lee Congerton hardly came with glowing references and hasn't really been a success here so far. The best thing Brendan could do right now is get a much stronger scouting department and a couple of experienced heads who are able to coach us more on the pragmatic sides of the game. Not sure guys like Kolo Toure or John Kennedy are having much of impact in that respect. We are incredibly naive in Europe and becoming increasingly easier to play against in the SPFL.
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Not sure if it has been mentioned but I think this is brilliant from Brendan and the club.

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Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has been praised for recording his matchday programme notes for visually impaired fans.

The audio recordings have been a big hit with around 70 supporters who sit behind the manager's dugout at Celtic Park.

The former Liverpool boss, from Carnlough in Co Antrim, said he hoped it could be replicated at other clubs.

"I am delighted to do this for our fans, and if in any way it can help add to the matchday experience for our supporters then that is great news," he said.

"Like many managers in football, I have always felt my programme notes are a very important way to welcome our fans to the stadium, to set the scene for that particular match and explain to our supporters my thoughts on the game."

Speaking to CelticFC.net, Rodgers added: "We are so grateful to all the fans in this section who come to the match, sit behind our dugout week in, week out and support the club so passionately.

"Clearly, these supporters face challenges, but they do so with such courage and such spirit. Each and every one of our supporters in this section deserves enormous praise for their commitment to Celtic and the way they support the club, and I am delighted to become involved in this initiative, which will hopefully add to their experience at Celtic Park."

Ronnie Regan and Jim Lewis help to run the visually-impaired supporters' group and provide matchday commentary for the members.

Mr Regan said: "The programme notes recorded by Brendan have added another dimension to the matchday experience of the visually-impaired supporters.

"They can now listen to the manager speaking directly to them on an intimate level."

He said the commentary had now become a staple for visually-impaired supporters at every game.

"We believe that this is a first for Scottish, if not UK, football and we hope that this gets replicated at other clubs," Mr Regan added.

Mr Lewis has managed the visually-impaired supporters' group at Celtic Park.

"It is very positive the way our visually-impaired supporters are being treated and how well they are being looked after," he said.

"Once other clubs see what Celtic are doing they will follow, but Celtic are one step ahead.

"It is fantastic that the club and Brendan Rodgers are connecting with the supporters in our section.

"It shows the manager is not just looking after the players but he's looking around him and looking after the supporters as well."

Rodgers has a new managerial rival in Glasgow with his former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard taking the helm at Rangers.
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