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F**king unbelievable if true but let's wait for details to be released before moving further with this. We don't know anything as yet

7 minutes ago, stewarty said:

I would separate that mindset of being disappointed with the prospect of Morelos being out with how we deal with playing Ross County.   Absolutely we have the players to beat County even without several other first picks.  But that doesn't detract from the way we have played in the last 3 games and why many will see the return of Alfy as a way to spark a bit of form.

Fair points but I feel our failings over the last few games have been more about the effectiveness of our midfield and wide players as opposed to the merits of our strikers. Alfie undoubtedly offers something different to Defoe. No one is disputing that but the last three games are history. Let's not dwell on it and move forward with 3 pts tonight. Regardless of the personel?

Just now, stewarty said:

I think its more disappointment as we really miss him given how integral he is to our preferred style of play.   We are undoubtedly a more consistent and better team with him playing.

Agreed but remember we have done it this season without Alfie. The 6-1 Hibs game at Ibrox springs to mind. Defoe started that game and hit a hat trick before Alfie entered the pitch. The same goes for the 5-0 win over Hamilton. 

I just think if we establish a mindset that is effected by one or two absentees we are doomed to fail. Let's forget about the Hearts game and go and blow Ross County away. We have the players to do it. 

48 minutes ago, PoohBear said:

It's literally in the posts before I posted.  
 

And now there is someone claiming I've said there is no anti-British sentiment across the entirety of Ireland.  I never said that, I said I've lived here for more than three years and I haven't experienced anything, no one cares, they are just normal people like you or I.

 

I'm not saying there aren't people in the Celtic support like this, but not all the Celtic support are like that nor are all Irish people.

I have to agree tbh. As someone with an Irish wife and Irish grandparents from Dublin, I've spent a lot of time in Ireland. From personal experience, people are understandably very mindful of their own history but the overall mindset is one that is looking to the future rather than looking back. I've no doubt other people may have different experiences

12 minutes ago, BEARGER said:

Jake Hastie being recalled.

Totally forgot all about him. Where did he go and did he do well?

24 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

I don't want to get along with people who turn a blind eye to child abuse, wave banners and scarves with anti-British slogans, wave Vatican flags, hang blow-up dolls off stands or who seem incable of maintaining basic hygiene standards.

Jesus wept. It was said in jest buddy. 

1 hour ago, craig said:

I would say anti-protestant, anti unionist is far more prevalent in the Celtic support than anti-Irish and anti-Catholic is within ours.  It is, after all, their sole reason for being.

That's a lot of anti's. Can we all just not get along? ????

3 minutes ago, Bill said:

Neither do I. 

I believe Forlan was specifically about the right side of the team? Apologies for any confusion 

6 minutes ago, Bill said:

Except for the two goals we conceded.

I'm don't think Polster was liable for their goals? 

7 minutes ago, forlanssister said:

I digress as the manager picked Flanagan but didn't alter the midfield formation to mitigate for Flanagan's phobias of crossing the half way line and passing the ball in a forward direction.

 

There was a marked improvement with the introduction of Polster.

Agreed but Flanagan aside, we still had enough on the park to win that game

2 minutes ago, forlanssister said:

Kent didn't pick the team or formation yesterday, I think the result had probably more to do with the fact our manager is still a relative rookie who is learning his trade than Kent's performance.

I would suggest the fact that literally none of players turned up or showed an ounce of urgency had a greater effect on proceedings than the shortcomings of our "rookie" manager 

4 minutes ago, craig said:

I would actually go as far as saying I would prefer Katic to Helander anyway.  Katic is more physical than either Helander or Goldson and is an actual threat at attacking set plays as well.

 

But I definitely agree, that replacement makes little difference because Katic has done well since coming back in.

 

Morelos is clearly the big miss.  But perhaps now the Tav "haters" will also see just how unbalanced we are as an attacking threat when he isn't available.  Hearts closed down Barisic and barely made the effort to do the same to Flanagan because he offers so little going forward.

Are there's such people as Tav haters? I know he got some stick earlier in the season for some very high profile mistakes but surely that doesn't even go close to cancelling out the good stuff he brings to the team? 

2 minutes ago, Stevie - 4lads Blog said:

Rangers 3-1 Ross County

morelos 

Hi Stevie. I know this is the wrong thread but what's the word on the street...? With regards to player activity...?

Whatever our squad needs are, I'm pretty sure Cummins is not the answer

On top of that, he is a certified loon ball. (Apologies to loon balls out there)

3-0 Gers

FGS Katic

31 minutes ago, compo said:

I am fed up saying this we need a midfield enforcer 

A right good hard ticket 

Not sure if that's the problem with our midfield tbh. I feel we need more variety. For me Jack, Davis and Kamara offer much the same thing. Tidy possession play and a good fulcrum for the way the team operates. It's nice on the eye but what concerns me is the lack of threat from all three. We have 3 midfielders that will be lucky to get 10 goals between this season. 

6 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

I don't think Polster is great, but going from yesterday's performance, he's got a better all-round game than Flanagan. 

 

I'd still say Flanagan is the better defender, though. 

You're probably right. I think Polster has played a lot in midfield before coming to us. I like the fact that he got his head up and was always trying to pass forward. For someone with so little game time, he could have easily opted for the safe options. 

3 minutes ago, BEARGER said:

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https://mobile.twitter.com/TrueBluesLoyal

Ha ha! Can't see it happening. Would he get a game?? ???

28 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

Anyone can post their opinion, and  are those who disagree with your opinion  not allowed to disagree with you?.

So you think Kent is a waste of money, based  on today's match? a lot disagree with you about that including the manager, forgive me for siding with the manager as opposed to you 

I'm not quite sure Bearger was openly stating he was a waste of money? Was he not just asking if we think he has delivered (based on the price tag and what we've seen so far). I think he was also implying that he would like to see more from him. I don't think he would be alone in that thinking tbh 

2 minutes ago, Gaffer said:

The whole team had a terrible game today.  Let's not pick out one player after that.  But in answer to your question, yes I think he's delivering and he will only get better.  Thankfully the manager agrees.

I agree but I also see where Bearger is coming from. I suppose much of the scrutiny of this one player is probably derived from our financial situation over the last 7/8 years

7 minutes ago, Blue Moon said:

I said as much when I saw the team selection.  It doesn't excuse our other deficiencies today.  Some of the performances were awful.   I know Kamara has his fans and I was one of them last season but this season he's been pretty poor.  He loses the ball too easily, gets caught in possession, wants too much time on the ball, turns into trouble and his passing is woeful at times.  He needs dropped.  He wasn't the only one but it is happening too often.

I think you're a tad harsh on Kamara. He was poor today but has been excellent in some key games domestically and in Europe. IMO slower paced games suit him more. Maybe he just had an off day today due to the pitch and the frantic style of game but I feel he potentially could become a scapegoat for some fans due to somewhat languid style (and bargain bucket fee)

13 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

Agreed, pathetic thread 

It seems a rather reasonable enough question IMO. 

Apart from the result, the biggest disappointment for me was our lack of urgency. I genuinely hope it was just a blip and these guys haven't been reading their own press after beating the Tims. Beating them hands down at their dump will become a distant memory if we have nowt to show for it

35 minutes ago, BEARGER said:

Assuming the newspapers were correct and we spent £5-£7M to get him, do you think he has delivered? To me he’s a good player but at that price he should be making all the difference in games like today and last Wednesday. 

I tend to agree Bearger. He has shown some genuine touches of class but IMO he needs to work on his decision making and consistency. I suppose the litmus test for me would be how much would we get for him in the current transfer market? I doubt we would get much more than we paid for him. I know that's based on only half a season but in the same time Barasic's value has multiplied by 10. 

He is young though and hopefully he'll be a big player for us in 2020