Anthony Ralston

Possibly that is part of it, but he was better on the ball and his positional sense seemed better than I have seen of late, which makes me think it is more than just that. Maybe the roasting he got in the PSG game added to his injuries have put doubts in his mind and he is overthinking everything he is doing. I get the feeling it is more a mental/confidence issue. Or maybe the step up is just too much for him. Time will tell I guess.

 

Poor Ralston Getting it from all directions. I understand peoples frustrations with him but I feel despite what you all think I believe he needs a little more time. I'm trying to think back to how much support he has had from coaching staff since coming in. No manager has actually given him much of a run and as for the loan to Dundee United...well Dundee United You're not going to get the same level of training/coaching input as you will at Celtic. Ralston has something about him and given the right support might actually turn out to be a good squad player. If fans keep bashing him it's only going to make his time at Celtic miserable and knock his confidence.

I don't know what's happening but the language towards our own players has got uglier in recent years. Social media whips up a frenzy of constant criticism to the point where the language becomes unacceptable. To my way of thinking it's unnecessary because if a player is that bad and isn't showing anything it's for the manager to decide to remove them from the fold. It makes me think that they see something in Ralston or perhaps they're giving him his shot to prove himself. Not every player comes into a club and hits the ground running. He may not be a Celtic type of player and it may be his fate to move on but it would be nice if people could be a little more respectful of a guy just trying to do a job.

 

Bang on, both about Ralston and wider issues.

 

He’s *.

It’s just the way it is, unfortunately.

 

That’s a phenomenal post Jeannie

 

Bit of frustration, in not having a quality RB in the squad.. being vented at him..

Don’t get me wrong he was pish the night.

Still only 20 another loan deal, maybe before he’s written off..

 

The new Phil Lahm

 

Thought he would be great when he first got games ,he has got a whole lot worse really and that's a shame ,woulda loved him to bring great energy to that side of the park .

 

I feel bad for him Jeannie, I honestly do..

Who doesn't love youngsters coming through the academy, especially Celtic daft one's, but...

There has to be a time where you look and think, is this player first team material? No. Is he adequate backup material? No..

I've just seen people call him pish tonight as we played an Estonian side and he still looked out his depth..

I thought there was a player there. He showed some signs after Christmas last season but he really has gone backwards. Looks slower. Looks even worse on the ball. Struggles to pass or keep a cross from going for a goal kick. Defensively his awareness seems worse..

This isn't his fault by the way. It's seasons upon seasons of neglecting a position that if we were even semi competent in our recruitment....Ralston would be nowhere near..

He'll have a decent career. Just won't be here..

 

He will never be good enough for Celtic and that's just the way it is. No disrespect to the lad.

 

All this going backwards could have a lot to do with the fact that he hasn't been supported enough since coming through. As I said not everyone hits the ground running and some can take a while to really shine. We have to have faith in the manager and the coaching staff as they must see something. If they don't he's gone.

 

The manager doesn't have faith in him..

He wanted two right backs in and one of them to be a youngster..

He was dropped for a centre half to fill in at right back twice in the last tie and switched up the formation playing Forrest right wing back in the first leg of this..

He literally only got game time tonight as it was done and Elhamed is ineligible..

He may stay as a reserve third backup right back but the writing is on the wall for him. Played like he knew it tonight as well..

 

He's not a great footballer and never has been. No point in sugar-coating it.

Nothing personal against the guy.

 

Well all I can say is we will see. You may very well be right and time will tell.

 

There's a reason he wasn't trusted when lustig was falling to bits last season. He's pish

 

Players on loan at other Scottish clubs will usually still do some training at Lennoxtown.

There’s no point making excuses for him, he’s not good enough and it’s not disrespectful to state that.

 

The fact Rodgers compared him to Danny McGrain just proves once and for all that Rodgers had absolutely no idea who Danny McGrain was.

 

No idea what to say about this player. Best fnd another team and take the Charlie Mulgrew route back home!

 

18 year old David Marshall was thrown in at the deep end vs Barcelona and performed * phenomenally. Maybe it's less to do with bad luck, inconsistent playing time or a 4 month loan to Dundee United than some want to pretend.

 

Long gone past a bit of frustration being aimed at him because of the RB situation.

Only going to get worse now if we play him again too. We're about to go up against the proper teams now and he is still the only recognisable RB. Theres not even a credible link to us getting one in aswell.

We all know what sort of player he is at this point. People are only repeating themselves.