Jinky67

Hard to break a rule where the parameters aren’t specific as reasonable can indeed mean zero Secondly you say Celtic refused to produce evidence in time but it says failed to which isn’t actually a refusal, accuracy is important The Rangers statement also contradicts itself by saying Celtic didn’t supply enough evidence which suggests Celtic didn’t refuse anything. It also doesn’t specifically state if there was a fixed deadline for Celtic to do so and if that deadline was set by the SPFL or is it just when Rangers wanted it by? I see Celtic have now responded https://www.celticfc.com/news/2023/december/19/celtic-football-club-statement/

They can’t get themselves into the stadium nevermind have a say on who else does

I did try tell you there would be no fans at Celtic Park for this game. The rule says a reasonable number of tickets need to be made available but what if that number is in fact 0? What determines what is reasonable and what isn’t?

I’m not angry as like I said we have seen this movie before, what I am however is exasperated. We spend money but it’s how it’s spent that’s the issue, we seem to want to bring in a project, someone who “might” be good in a season or twos time with the aim to cash in what we never do is bring many in who are just ready to go and able to improve the starting 11 with the net result being a huge squad with little quality outwith the first 11 and a few of that first 11 below the standard we need I.e. Hart, Taylor, Scales, Palma and a few others. If our board was ambitious we would take calculated risks and really have a go at Europe, we “should’ be able to win the Europa League using Rangers 21/22 as a barometer, it should be possible and we go from there but we don’t and we won’t. We will continue to do the bare minimum to keep ahead of Rangers but that plan will at some point fail just like it did in 20/21 so I don’t agree that Celtic fans are happy to be humbled in Europe, I’m not happy watching that This Celtic team should and probably will still win the league if and only if the board wake up in January and clear out the dross and replace with players capable of pushing those first team players who are becoming complacent or just aren’t good enough

It’s not just the results it’s the manner of them, when was the last time you saw a Celtic team look this toothless? Many still haven’t forgiven the board for not matching Rodgers ambition in his first spell which led to the lazy Lennon appointment which blew up badly. Yeah they may have bought a little grace with Ange and the subsequent success that followed as it looked as if it was going somewhere however with him leaving, bringing back PL, another lazy managerial appointment and a car crash of a transfer window well we have seen this movie before. We are sitting on all this money, spend a fair chunk of it, substantially more than anyone else and still end up going backwards and being worse for it whilst watching clubs of similar size do well in Europe and us being kicked about like an empty tracksuit

On how many players? And what % of those have actually been successful ? I think today we had something like 10 of our new signings sitting on their arse at home. Our recruitment since last January has been pretty awful and we are also paying the price for letting players like GG go. He’s exactly what we need just now and the board do oversee this and employ a certain head of recruitment who arguably is there based on the strength of his name. However Rodgers is absolutely culpable too, he isn’t setting the team up tactically to play to the players strengths hence why Kyogo looks a shadow of himself just now. Whether that’s because he doesn’t know how to or due his own narcissism is something I guess time will tell but either way fans now have doubts about his capability to deliver second time around

Nah pretty much the same starting 11 with the exception of Turnbull for Iwata. We never look great after a European game however there is no excuse for that sort of performance and whatever we out from our first team squad cost a f**k ton more than what Hearts did. I wasn’t too worried after last week as a blip can happen but today was worse and a cause for some concern. The majority of that starting 11 won a treble last year, they look a country mile from that just now

As strong as we had available depending on your opinion on Scales at centre back.

Would you not expect me to post a reaction the game?

Shitebag performance from us, embarrassing doesn’t get close. None of them including Rodgers look like they give a f**k. That level of performance is worrying especially at home

Indeed, Man U and Newcastle need more investment if to compete at this level

Decent though eh? Very proud of them and will take every opportunity to big them up.

A medal? No i have those and they were hard earned You said there are questions to be asked of parents who take their kids to watch Celtic and what they are teaching them so I’m doing you the courtesy of answering it from my own experience of it. Many of you complain that we don’t answer these questions but when we do you don’t like the answers given. I’m responsible for how I bring up my kids, I’m not responsible for how thousands of others bring up or have brought up theirs

It isn’t my job to police a fanbase, I pay my money to just go a watch the football and have 90 minutes of escape. It’s the one thing that when i came out of the forces that helps me escape from what’s in my head. What my job is however to ensure that my children are brought up in way and educated in such a way that they understand that this is unacceptable, that’s my job. And don’t worry about upsetting me, you don’t have the talent for that but if you want me to hold me responsible because it’s easier for you to think Celtic fan = bigot then crack on, there is only so long can argue with stupid before you have to question your own intelligence

I answered your questions, no struggle here . It does seem like you struggle with the answers though as they don’t seem to fit with the narrative you are trying to portray. That’s a you problem though

Took my boys to Celtic games for years. One holds a sports development position for the council with children with additional support needs and works for the Celtic foundation also a coach, he spent this week giving out free meals. He also represents Scotland for Taekwondo. My second son is a current British Champion at Taekwondo and won a bronze medal at the World Championships, he is also doing his degree in sports development and is about to start a placement at St Mirren My other boy is studying Law at Edinburgh Uni. So yeah taking them to watch Celtic has had a massive detrimental impact on their development and behaviour as young men. Good parenting is a 24/7 job not just for 90 mins on a Saturday. You educate them and teach them how to be better than what’s come before them. And just to add my dad took me to Celtic games in the 80’s and 90’s when it was probably worse than it is now, he taught me values and right from wrong and I made a choice at a young age to join the Armed Forces. How can that be the career path of choice for someone who must have been brought up with bigotry?

It’s not but it allows people to deflect away from the conversation. The question you asked is a perfectly valid one however I haven’t heard Brendan Rodgers or any of the players use the pitch as an excuse for what was a piss poor performance on Sunday unless I’ve missed something?

Then as per usual you would be a mile off. You seem to be only capable of a binary thought process. I bet you subscribe to the notion all Celtic fans are Catholic and we are only called Sean and Liam. I was also brought up in Dalmarnock until I was about 10 I do, every year and it has never been commented on but I’ve posted about this before

There is nothing to like, it’s just an utterly stupid and nonsensical question which only makes you look like a fud

How do you know it’s only 2? Did you count them all? That’s a stupid question not a tough one, I guess the question I asked you was the tough one

So me going to watch my local junior side regularly pretty much every other week doesn’t count as supporting my local team then? I watch lots of teams when Celtic aren’t playing usually on that big telly box thing but for Wishy I actually go in person. I have a scarf and everything Nah mate, again I’ve answered all of these questions quite happily. I’m wondering if you will bring me something tougher before I go to bed?

I do, I go watch Wishaw FC as often as I can

No I think that because you hold a completely unreasonable belief that all Celtic fans are bigots irrespective of their background or because they aren’t willing to put themselves in harms way. It’s a very very simple minded view that actually nurtures hatred and bigotry. And no mate I don’t think that because you aren’t a Celtic fan you must be a Rangers fan because I’m not fucking stupid and ignorant enough to think you must be 1 or the other. And just to really f**k you off, I also live in Wishaw so I do see a few of you from time to time on my way to Tim Hortons for a coffee and doughnut so I do know some of you exist. Generally hanging about that big building across from the Rainforest

No worries, we can get all get carried away a bit sometime