[Official TC Thread] Celtic F.C v Paris Saint-Germain; Tuesday 12 Sept, 7.45pm. BT Sport 3

Yeah lifetime ban IMO. Absolutely- I don't know the lad, but I mean he put Mbappe in danger whether we like It or not. When Lennon was attacked I wanted a lifetime * jail sentence for the on * I was so enraged . Threatening violence on the young man is disgusting and I would stand up for anyone experiencing that sort of thing over a mistake. However he has made a mistake but he should be punished accordingly- the club must show zero tolerance to stop it happening again.

 

I'll be among the first to be critical of us not signing a center half (much less a quality center half) - to me it is undoubtedly the single biggest sign that we weren't serious about our CL campaign.

That said, as I already posted in this thread - the reality is that without CL we wouldn't even be able to afford the squad we have right now. Just check the club operating income over the last couple seasons if you don't believe. The only thing that kept revenue even remotely close during the RD/EL era is that we sold VVD, Forester, and others. The losses we would have incurred those two years without those sales is staggering.

So while I still think we should have at the very least increased our options at center half, it's still not realistic to say we should be increasing our expenditures by our CL revenue every year that we qualify. The reality is that we are already budgeted with the assumption that we will have that CL revenue, at least some of the time.

 

A horrific night where we were outclassed and out-thought. A front 3 of Mbappe Neymar and Cavani against an 18 year old CL debutant and a make shift centre half pairing.

Still, 5-0 is not acceptable. Some of our players failed to show up last night, Armstrong and Ntcham for me were dire.

Need to kick on, see of RC on Saturday, terrorise the huns again and we'll be set for Anderlecht.

 

Another post I cannot like enough. The overreaction to this, in both ways, is * ridiculous. He doesn't deserve the support of anyone, neither does he deserve a lynching. He will get his punishment and deserves to get on with it.
What does deserve to be talked about is the wonderful support that the team got last night. Brought a tear to my eye at times and why I will always be proud to be a Celt; no matter what the score is.
PSG can never buy what we have.

 

As I said we have had stadium bans in past for a lot less - we had to play a European cup tie against Athletico Madrid behind close doors after a lot less at Rapid Vienna CWC tie the previous season- an empty bottle that landed nowhere near a Rapid player

I think Paul McStay mentioned it as a career turning point in his autobiography

I sincerely hope I am totally overreacting but the behaviour of so called fans particularly at these European glamour games will cost us

 

That header was disgustingly good. The other goals could be stopped. Its a problem because we dont ever defend much in the spl.

 

Can they not? * it I've obviously not looked at the fixtures properly just assumed since we played them first we then play them last.

 

Naw our last game is Anderlecht at home

 

* it then, my theory just been shot to *.

 

It would be Munich game
Hope I am wrong / overreacting but as I have said it isnt the first time we have been punished and been forced to play a European Cup tie behind closed doors.
UEFA take a very dim view of players being physically threatened or players well being threatened
This isn't a Glasgow night club environment so it might seem tenuous to some but ....hope Im wrong !!!

 

we got banned for there players being attacked at old trafford as the other game didnt count as a match.

 

Of course I can. But you're stating that Rodgers got his team/tactics all wrong and I'm asking what you would have done differently which you still haven't said.

I take your overcommiting point, I agree with you on that, but if you check back to the thread before KO, I'd say maybe 80% of fans would say the team we put out is the right team to put out. Hindsight is a great thing.

I'm with you 100% that we underperformed, but that is the players fault - BR put out a strong team which let him down.

PSG absolutely strolled it, sometimes you've just got to accept that the gulf is just too much.

For us to have had a chance of holding them to a draw or even beating them, we'd have needed every single player to play out of their skins and they didn't. 8/9 players were below-par. Again, that isn't the managers fault.

 

Dunno guys maybe it's just me but nae use in pouring over the what if's, fact is we got pumped by a better team on the night, end of. Was always going to come doon to the Anderlecht games, like it or not £30 million in the bank for qualifying and a good run in the uefa cup is the best we can hope for, teams like that may have money to burn but they will never be Celtic.

 

This.

He's been outstanding just about every time I've seen him play over the past couple of years.

 

Didn't see the game but from all accounts our midfield didn't turn up.
We lack a midfield general and creative midfielder. Brown won't last much longer, and Nitcham and Armstrong don't fill me with any great confidence, any time I have watched Nitcham he looks unfit and lacking in motivation.
Obviously we can't cope with State Funded teams like PSG bankrolled by the filthy rich Quatar to the tune of 300 Million +, but still a functioning and ball winning midfield would have protected our make shift back line better, kept a hold of the ball longer and gave us time for thought, and would also have provided some decent service upfront. So for me the main area Brendan will have to address is still the midfield, and despite the numbers we have in midfielders, we still have not yet found the right mix in there, where games are won and lost.

 

I know where you're coming from mate, but he had plenty of time to think about his actions. This isn't just a moment of madness where for 1 second you lose it and toss a bottle at a player. He, choose to make his way down on to the pitch and then choose to go after the player. He had plenty of time to realise 'This is a * bad idea' yet still followed through. If this was the other way around, we'd want a ban for life. He could have had a knife or anything. I know that sounds far fetched but how was the player to know? If you're willing to get on the pitch, knowing you're going to get the book chucked at you, you're clearly a bit....Dangerous, and stupid.

I'm sure most of us had a drink last night, being * is no excuse. If you're angry, shout out, if you can't keep it in, leave the ground and go in a boozer or have a rant - Don't go on the pitch and try to kick their player ffs!

Whole night was *, I'm happy to forget it ever happened.

 

A few saying ncham was really poor ,he was one of our better players ,others being Broony and Tierney .

 

Brutal night at Parkhead...First half we looked star struck and stand offish. Armstrong who was in a critical centre mid position did not turn up, lackadaisical in possession and pressing. This gave Brown a harder shift than it should have been. Ntcham was getting dispossessed in centre mid and they were able to thread through passes which carved us open.

As much as it pains me to say it, PSG are something else, from the front 3 to Dani Alves, Veratti and Rabiot etc they are all ball players with speed, strength and tactical ability teams like us do not possess for this level.

* off we gave away that penalty, * like that is preventable...it was a nothing cross ball and over the heads of everyone, not doing ourselves any favours with these forced errors, trivial matter given the scoreline but we have to be as disciplined as possible.

Had to laugh at their Ultras, I usually associate Ultras with clubs who are anti modern football, but they adopt this type of support for the biggest example of a modern money team you can get.

 

Ntcham had a half decent second half. He was awful in the first half though, constantly giving it away.

He wasn't the only one mind you.

 

If your club is bought by Qatar, will you stop to support it? PSG ultras are a thing since 1978 and most of them support our city and our colors. Not Qatar.
I boycott PSG games but I understand if they want to show their colors after being banned for 7 years.
Cheers.