Celtic AGM & Desmond

lol they still star out B*Tda*q

Celtic have been very successful as him majority shareholder, he also put in a lot of money in McCann's takeover, criticism by Celtic fans IMO is seriously idiotic.
I think he is a bit too clever and cool to lose the plot, I don't see Rodgers denying any thing he said, he got money to spend, he authorised the signings, which should have been enough to deal with Dundee and Hearts, and Rodgers not managing they games is the reason for the chaos. However long way to go.

The bitterness of fans interviewed outside was surprising, and consistent.  Are Celtic back to their previous “biscuit tin” mentality?
All this stuff seeps into players mentalities.  Not good for perfs. or results.

honcho if somebody wants to buy him out, go for it, i doubt willie will have inclination to do it, he has worked hard enough for his money


agree totally honcho bad things off pitch don't help on pitch, even if it is load of dung

A.G.M.s can’t ever begin to address issues if they can’t be held properly.  Shame on those who deliberately sabotaged it.

Agree with some of your points but it did provide a good laugh

Ross Desmond : Of course, we are not blind to our shortcomings. We can communicate better, we can recruit better, we can compete better, but we will do it responsibly, sustainably and always in the best interest of Celtic. Celtic was founded as a club open to all, and we have a tradition of having the greatest fans in the world. We must now protect that reputation that was created over generations. The behaviour of certain sections increasingly brings the club and its fanbase into disrepute. The incident a few weeks ago at the Falkirk match was symptomatic of wider problems. These people are bullies, and they try to hijack the good name of Celtic supporters. We cannot allow them to define who we are. I’m well aware of the target I put on my back when I say this.

He’s right though but he’s just given the Press the biggest talking point of the season.  A core of the Celtic support has become more and more hostile in recent times.  Just what this “Green Brigade” is all about is a mystery.  Presumably many of this younger element created the furore at the meeting.  Crazy stuff which will get Celtic nowhere.

Excellent victory for Celtic, even if there was no disharmony, would still be good.

Robinson has been very bullish about the ability of his players and rightly so, they have been doing well, getting 3 points is grand.

the sense of entitlement from celtic fans annoys me, they are not happy with just winning a match with a great goal,  think ange got his a handed to him in Paisley, when things were actually going well on and off the pitch

Brilliant first touch and tackle ride by McGregor to set up the piledriver.  No doubt about that.
What irony and purely coincidental but St Mirren benefit Celts again. 
Massive Hearts support going up the road to Pittodrie as I write.
Which “sheep” will we see today?
Hibs beginning to look the real deal.  Bowie outstanding again yesterday.

Massive opportunity for Bowie to get to WC, hope he grabs it honcho.
I think jambos will be happy with a point.

Probably.  Aberdeen are unpredictable but rarely very good.  Opportunity for all three imv.

very poor match hearts play for fouls, aberdeen deserved to win cos they were honest

Will watch it later.  Everybody “plays for fouls”.  It is endemic in the current game.
Now we’ll see if Hearts are any good, can take this on the chin and move forward.
Impressed with Hibs at present and, of course, the MONMAL effect at Celtic impresses too, and Rangers too on a roll.
Shaping up to be the best Scottish league in years.

Nancy Bhoys

Wilfried Nancy is close to being appointed Celtic manager, BBC Scotland has learned.
Talks between the Scottish champions and the French head coach of Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew have reached an advanced stage.

i think it will be a disaster, i have no real reason for that opinion just a gut feeling

I’ve never seen such simultaneous, co-incidental turmoil at both O.F. clubs.

Unprecedented honcho, wee weans flinging toys out the pram, think nobody should challenge them, well you should not watch football then.

When the "new firm" arrived the the celtic and rangers fans recognised these were good TEAMS, with some very talented players, we have challenge here but we have some outstanding players too. Rangers tried to get wee Jim and Fergie but for whatever reason they didn't want the job.

When Celtic nailed Hearts on line 1986 if it went the other way, don't think Celtic fans would have went crazy, it was a good title race, if it pans out this way they don't nail Hearts, they will go crazy, but that is just sense of entitlement, and that's DD problem amongst others.

Motherwell creeping into title race ? Should be a right good match Fir Park Saturday.

Yep.  If they can beat Hibs well, as they did, they can beat Hearts too.

interesting times honcho, great for the game, long may it continue, and the glasgow giants will have to deal with it

The window is going to come up in January were the Glasgow teams will be given plenty to spend but I'm not sure it's easily spent wisely, as pre season would suggest, and there is definitely more pressure now coming up on the lads spending and who is signing it off,and that is when mistakes can seriously be made.

The board’s stance under Brendan was straightforward: as long as Celtic finished above Rangers, that was deemed sufficient. Yet with Hearts and Hibs showing improvement and several of Celtic’s Japanese players seeking moves away, the squad now appears in disarray.

Dermot Desmond issued a strong public statement, and the team briefly benefited from a two‑match “new manager bounce,” leading some to believe the situation had stabilised. However, a heavy defeat in Europe followed by an undeserved win against a superior St Mirren side has reinforced the perception among supporters that Celtic have regressed significantly this season. Fans are rightly holding the board accountable for failing to act decisively in the transfer market to maintain or strengthen the squad.

While most critics often label Celtic supporters as ungrateful or hostile, in reality, most simply want their club to succeed domestically and compete credibly in Europe—a perfectly reasonable expectation for a fanbase of their stature.

Great result for Celtic perhaps the squad is not quite as bad as the lunatic fringe of Celtic support on social media make out.
Skip my hat to MON for the steadying of ship for his mate Dermot Desmond, because when BR left Celtic in lurch again, things didn't look good.

brenda making out the squad not good enough to beat kairat who, then o'neill takes the same players away to feyenoord who just might be a little better than kairat and soundly beats them with the same players that could not score in 180 minutes against kairat. brenda looking worse and worse with every passing match.

MON should be staying until the end of the season imho. cant see this nancy being much cop.

100 agree with both posts Tobi

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You get the money you demand if you get CL, which is about a week before the window closes. You don't get that money before Kairat. Rodgers knew this well.

Feyenoord are a lot easier to beat (and to lose to) than Kairat, esp away. Almaty is directly north of central India.

Maybe the SFA could have given them the 3pm Sat game against Livi off with an 8,500km trip for the away leg, you know, in terms of boosting the co-efficient.

i heard the mighty well battered jambos bad, but every point you win is crucial

Hearts didn’t have one attempt on target until very late on.  Motherwell tough fare away at present.

honcho it's great that they are all tough games, celtic go to Edinburgh tomorrow, things have opened up wee bit for club, but see if players do not understand how difficult this game will be, they should not be wearing the jersey or receiving excessive salary at end of month

Are we about to see the Sellick being called “N anc y Bh oys”? 

Really no interest in lads name, that's not his fault, although remember the brazilian player sheidt Kenny and Digger signed, he did turn out to reflect his name 5 million it was down the swanny.
As I said previously I'm not convinced with this appointment, but I watched an interview from him in MSL media, he's certainly no nancy boy, in fact I think he's a rocket, whether he wins trophies ? I think you will see drama in Scottish football with this lad, he comes across as a very bold lad.

btw honcho i'm disappointed in you're post regarding the lad's name because I think you are better than that, and you have great knowledge of football in Scotland, far superior to myself, particularly in grass roots, aye disappointed you are better than that rubbish, don't race to bottom show class you are in future posts

Just banter mate.  Check the emoji - that is the clue. 

An overreaction from myself honcho apologies for giving out, keep you're knowledgeable posts coming, I for one enjoy them,

Despite having reservations about the new boss in Glasgow coming in, I think it's probably unnecessary gamble, but in other ways I'm looking forward to see what it brings.

It has been a very interesting season so far, but that is in the past, nothing to do with new lad, it's the future he deals with and the fans need to back him and the club, leave their wee childish spats on back burner, there are football matches to be won, nothing else matters.

No worries mate.  It was a wee bit cheeky I admit but it’s just banter.  We had a Chairman once who everybody called the pieman! 
  If we could only bottle the MON effect or identify it for future use.  Some football people just have that indefinable magic of inspiring instant responses from players and squads.  The Celtic revival is quite remarkable.  Keeping it going is the tough bit coming up.

See the guy pieman you refer to I'm sure I was in his house nearly 30 years ago, btw for avoidance of doubt I was not in to burgle the residential property, it had loads of Jam Tarts memorabilia on walls, cos i remember saying to my pals WTF is this about ?
I could phone somebody to clarify but I've probably better memory than them.
There is too many connections not to be same guy IMO.

Tension mounting MALAY as tomorrow’s match creeps closer.
If Hearts try to thwart Celtic by containing when they have the ball they’ll get gubbed.  They must attack at opportune times and go for it.  You don’t survive at Parkhead by not scoring goals.
Celtic have to be favs
My first impression of the new managers talk not overly positive.  Gave me a bit of a whiff of John Barnes trying to be too highbrow.  We’ll see..

“Dixie” Deans dead.  79.  Very colourful Celtic and Motherwell player.  One of that bracket of striker who scored for fun but got few caps.  R.I.P.

A fine goal scorer for Motherwell and Celtic Honcho, his name cropped up in our Joe Harper discussion the other day.
Given his nickname in honour of my namesake of course.

RIP John "Dixie" Deans

I know that - I saw him first hand on many occasions.  Many thanks.

Lawwell resigns his Board position citing family harassment and threats.  This follows on from a physical attack on some Board members when they returned to Celtic Park after the Lge Cup Final loss.
The fans responsible should be ashamed of themselves.