The Celtic All Seasons thread

[Derry Alli]

Just now, gannonball said:

Im guessing the others being Muslim ones? 

What would make you guess at that? 

[gannonball]

1 minute ago, Dele said:

What would make you guess at that? 

Because of your big team 

[Derry Alli]

Just now, gannonball said:

Because of your big team 

Okay, thank you for explaining your thought process. 

[throbber]

Dele has got a few bhoys wound up here

[Derry Alli]

6 minutes ago, throbber said:

Dele has got a few bhoys wound up here

It's a scary, scary sight tbh. 

You point out that a Celtic player has been acting exceptionally nonce-like and you in turn are torn apart with calls of being a bigot, a predator and a creep. 

The defence is "Aye but I've got bairns masel" or "naebudy wants to speak about it. If you do you're a wrong 'un" 

They wonder where the "Always the victim" tag comes from. 

[jagfox]

 

[Romeo]

A few OFTW crew turning up here.

[throbber]

56 minutes ago, Dele said:

It's a scary, scary sight tbh. 

You point out that a Celtic player has been acting exceptionally nonce-like and you in turn are torn apart with calls of being a bigot, a predator and a creep. 

The defence is "Aye but I've got bairns masel" or "naebudy wants to speak about it. If you do you're a wrong 'un" 

They wonder where the "Always the victim" tag comes from. 

Exactly, all you did was call someone who commented that an 8 year old would be attractive when she’s older a nonce, this has nothing to do with Celtic FC at this moment in time it’s his individual actions that have caused this. Not sure why a couple of bhoys were perceiving it as a swipe at their beloved club but these are strange times.

[Drew Brees]

When will we pick up our 9th title in a row? I’m guessing 23rd.

[Drew Brees]

Celtic legend Chris Sutton believes there'd be no feud with the league's governing body if the title race was flipped on its head.

Sutton insists there'd be no Rangers crusade against the SPFL if they hadn't "made a rip-roaring a**e" of the title race.

Steven Gerrard's side entered the shutdown 13 points behind Celtic following a dramatic post-winter break collapse, and Sutton believes that's the root of their anger.

Speaking on our Record Celtic podcast, the Parkhead legend said: "The bottom line is, if I was a player and Rangers were 13 points clear at this time, you'd just have to accept it.


"They've made a rip-roaring a**e of things since the turn of the year, that's the bottom line.

"They only have themselves to blame. They can look around, point fingers and say 'well, it's the SPFL's fault' - but Neil Doncaster didn't switch off from a corner.

Listen to "Chris Sutton's explosive EGM verdict | The upcoming Celtic balancing act | Big long-term questions addressed".

"Neil Doncaster didn't miss chance after chance. Neil Doncaster didn't defend badly.


"It's more about problems on the pitch and they're trying to apportion blame elsewhere.

"I'm not sticking up for the SPFL at all here, but the bottom line is would there be this whole hurrah if Rangers were 13 points clear at the top?


"We know the answer, let's not kid ourselves.

[bennett]

49 minutes ago, Drew Brees said:

Celtic legend Chris Sutton believes there'd be no feud with the league's governing body if the title race was flipped on its head.

Sutton insists there'd be no Rangers crusade against the SPFL if they hadn't "made a rip-roaring a**e" of the title race.

Steven Gerrard's side entered the shutdown 13 points behind Celtic following a dramatic post-winter break collapse, and Sutton believes that's the root of their anger.

Speaking on our Record Celtic podcast, the Parkhead legend said: "The bottom line is, if I was a player and Rangers were 13 points clear at this time, you'd just have to accept it.


"They've made a rip-roaring a**e of things since the turn of the year, that's the bottom line.

"They only have themselves to blame. They can look around, point fingers and say 'well, it's the SPFL's fault' - but Neil Doncaster didn't switch off from a corner.

Listen to "Chris Sutton's explosive EGM verdict | The upcoming Celtic balancing act | Big long-term questions addressed".

"Neil Doncaster didn't miss chance after chance. Neil Doncaster didn't defend badly.


"It's more about problems on the pitch and they're trying to apportion blame elsewhere.

"I'm not sticking up for the SPFL at all here, but the bottom line is would there be this whole hurrah if Rangers were 13 points clear at the top?


"We know the answer, let's not kid ourselves.

Does he forget about his Dunfermline rants.....

 

 

[Romeo]

8 hours ago, Drew Brees said:

When will we pick up our 9th title in a row? I’m guessing 23rd.

Not sure, but I've picked up some jelly and ice cream and we will all be heading out to do the covid conga.

[Drew Brees]

Does he forget about his Dunfermline rants.....
 
 

Who knows, but he’s spot on with this.

[Drew Brees]

All 12 top-flight clubs including Rangers have confirmed they will not object to the current season being officially ended with Celtic crowned nine in a row champions.

Record Sport can reveal the unanimous agreement was reached last Friday during a meeting of the Premiership clubs to discuss the catastrophic impact on the game of the coronavirus crisis.


But, in a bizarre twist, details of the show of hands were fudged in the minutes which were later circulated around the clubs by Aberdeen, who were in charge of hosting the emergency conference call.

[bennett]

16 hours ago, Drew Brees said:

 

Who knows, but he’s spot on with this.

 

The power of spin.

[WeeMentalDavie]

12 years today he passed. A true Celtic legend and a gentleman.

[wastecoatwilly]

What a player made McStay even look better, still got that top "centurion we salute you".

[Grangemouth Bairn]

2 hours ago, WeeMentalDavie said:

12 years today he passed. A true Celtic legend and a gentleman.

You might enjoy this article on Tommy Burns and Robert Hannah on loan in Rhodesia when they were laddies.

Apologies if you’ve seen it already.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tommy-burns-old-celtic-pal-22029887.amp

[wastecoatwilly]

6 players that are set to leave Celtic 
 

• Craig Gordon (Out of contract)
• Fraser Forster (End of loan)
• Moi Elyounoussi (End of loan)
• Jonny Hayes (Out of contract)
• Calvin Miller (Out of contract)
• Moritz Bauer (End of loan)

[Drew Brees]

Sutton nails it again.

 

Neil Lennon and Celtic haven’t been handed the title. They won it themselves on the pitch. Anyone who argues differently on that score basically doesn’t know that much about football or is choosing to ignore the truth. Celtic won 26 out of 30 league games. If they had been able to finish the season, the chances are they would have extended their lead to about 20 points never mind being hauled back and caught by a Rangers team who had fallen to bits.

 

These are the facts. Comments to the contrary are just grandstanding. An asterisk? Don’t be so disrespectful to Lennon or downright silly. The Parkhead boss came back from Dubai under extreme pressure to deliver. Lennon and his players were being asked a serious question in the title race at that midway stage with just a two-point lead over Rangers with their rivals having a game in hand. His response was to regroup the squad, rip up the system and go for a new-look dynamic 3-5-2 set-up and trust his serial winners to do what they do. The result of doing these things delivered the response to the challenge. Twelve domestic victories and one draw from 13 games.

 

That two-point lead was extended to a 13-point lead in a timescale of less than two months through some splendid form at the business end of the season when their rivals couldn’t cope with the heat. Be honest here. If Lennon had come back from Dubai and turned in the identical domestic results that Steven Gerrard produced across the city, he would have been fighting for his job.

 

If Lennon had dropped 13 points in five games to Hearts, Hamilton, Kilmarnock, St Johnstone and Aberdeen to fall 11 behind Rangers, he probably wouldn’t have survived. But the fact of the matter is he didn’t. He built on a strong first half to the season and ensured that the destination of the title was beyond doubt. Lennon’s team were absolutely flying at the time of the Covid-19 stoppage.

 

If anyone has a reasoned argument on how Celtic were going to collapse and squander such a healthy lead because a wobbling Ibrox team also suddenly rediscovered their form and won nine straight games, I’d love to hear it. I have heard plenty of unreasonable ones so far but nothing which makes any sense. I’ve been speaking to a few of my old team-mates this week and we all agreed on one thing. If I was a Rangers player right now, I’d be absolutely raging.

 

Not at the SPFL clubs or the decision to end the season but the fact they allowed Celtic to run away from them. I’m not sure any season could ever be null and voided after 30 games, regardless of the monetary aspects which make it an absolute no-go in any case. But this would have been far tougher for anyone to make a call upon had Rangers managed to stay in the race.

 

Look at Holland. Ajax and AZ were level on points. It was going to be done on goal difference. You can understand how that would have been unfair on the losers there. But in France it was relatively simple. Paris Saint-Germain were 12 points clear and the whole nation knew they were the best team. It is the same situation in Scotland. If Rangers had been a couple of points behind still they’d have had a solid case.

 

Instead, they were blown away. They fell apart as Celtic got stronger. Anyone suggesting to the contrary is blinded by bias. Celtic were posed a question and they came up with the goods. The big players produced big performances when they were required to put the issue to bed, while their nearest challengers lost their way.

 

Europe was a mixed bag. The Champions League exit to Cluj was disappointing because that was a team that they really could and perhaps should have beaten and it was the same with the Europa League exit to Copenhagen. Yet in between Lennon’s men became the first to win a game in Italy as they topped a devilish group. It was ups and downs.

 

As for the domestic cup competitions, unblemished. Through to the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup with the Betfred Cup already tucked in the cabinet for a fourth straight term. Having listened to the postscript over recent months and rhetoric coming from Ibrox, I realise it was the most one-sided game through Rangers domination since Arbroath beat Bon Accord 36-0.

 

There’s just one problem with all of that talk. The trophy ended up leaving Hampden on the Celtic team bus headed back for the party at Parkhead. Cup ties are about winning, aren’t they? The Premiership though is the bread and butter,and Celtic stormed it. Two defeats in 30 games is worthy of any success and Lennon’s team were dynamic at times in the early and latter parts of the campaign, in particular.

 

In winning those 26 out of 30 games, they hammered 89 goals. For context, last term when they won their eighth successive title, they only scored 77. And that was with the eight extra games. They proved on the park they are Scotland’s best team. And no one gave them their ninth-straight title. They won it.