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Celtic v Sturm Graz Thursday October 23rd kick off 8PM TNT Sports 2

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by Notorious, Oct 19, 2025.

Discuss Celtic v Sturm Graz Thursday October 23rd kick off 8PM TNT Sports 2 in the Celtic Chat area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. Skelleto

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    Problem is that we are weak in the defence, midfield, management and attack
     
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  2. JML67 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Not sure thats the answer but gotta freshen it up here and play some new faces in new places.
     
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  3. Agathe17

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    Where do you start with this one?

    You could make a valid case for dropping all 11 players from Sunday but I think the ones that definitely need dropping are:

    Ralston
    Tierney
    McGregor
    Yang
    Kelechi

    We know McGregor won't get dropped though so that's one we will have to stick with and I can't see Kelechi being dropped either.

    The next issue is the shape, in 2 of our last 3 games Rodgers has switched to a 3-5-2 formation. It's hard change systems mid game so does he go with this from the start midweek.

    Are Donovan and Sarrachi the best suited players we have to play wing backs?
     
  4. thailandceltic From Immigration to Domination

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    We can pretty much forget this competition.. I honestly cant be arsed and won't be watching. My only hope is there are more protests.
     
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  5. Sturm Bhoy

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    I don't see why we should throw away our international campaign... just two games played yet, and we are still in the race...
    Protests are okay, but still supporting our team!
     
  6. JC Anton Get yer, hats, scarfs badges & tapes

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    We never seem to be able to get up for the Europa tbh.. not sure if its arrogance or not, but it usually comes after CL Qualification failure, so the team is usually a poor one and the place is in a bit of turmoil..

    In reality it's probably more our level.
     
  7. thailandceltic From Immigration to Domination

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    2am KO for me mate, cant be arsed. Said after the transfer fiasco the only win this season for Celtic Im interested in is The board, DD and PL and Co hounded..
     
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  8. BhoyFitz

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    I’d like to see that but it’s doubtful, unfortunately.
     
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  9. Big Mick Tiocfaidh ár lá Gold Member

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    An interesting Venn diagram

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  10. ILoveTheCeltic

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    It's the performances I think most fans are bothered about, you can have bad results or runs of results and whatever and nobody really cares if you are performing well.

    This season fans have no hope of seeing us perform well cause we know we don't have the players to pull it off. Thats why fans aren't really bothered about games now cause win, lose or draw it's going to be pish to watch.
     
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    Sad to say but I think we're sliding towards Conference League level the way we've been playing.
     
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  12. john2061

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    If we fail to score again on Thursday this will be very worrying and if Rogers loses the next 3 games it's hard to see how he can survive that .
     
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    If he goes 8 points behind to Hearts he’ll come under serious pressure and understandably so. If we were to lose to the Huns as well, then, I think he’ll be done.
     
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    Rodgers should have been sacked after the Kairat disaster tbh, but the Board dithered and let him soldier on, and lurch from one crisis to another.

    It's very hard to see a way out of this debacle.
     
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  15. john2061

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    There's no point sacking him unless there's a decent replacement lined up to take over I don't want Maloney or Kennedy for the rest of the season.
     
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    If we don’t win at the weekend, then, a collapse from the Diets in the near future is probably our best hope, as it currently stands.
     
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    The alternative is very likely another Covid season, or Rodger's disastrous last year at Leicester.

    Lennon, Maloney, Kennedy would be a short term fix, I'm sure the Board have candidates already lined up.

    To let Rodgers continue to Tynecastle is a massive error imo, for if we go 8 points behind, it's all over.
     
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  18. Big Mick Tiocfaidh ár lá Gold Member

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    I hear it's going to be one of either Zidane, Guardiola, Conte, or Neil Lennon
     
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  19. constant

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    Unlikely a Heart's collapse imo, given the quality of their squad, and the Tony Bloom and McInnes factors.
    It's wishful thinking to hope they will collapse, the chances are we will go into free fall instead.

    I don't like being negative on this, but that's just the way I see it all unfolding.
    I've seen this story many times before, and it does not have a happy ending.
     
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  20. BhoyFitz

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    Unfortunately I have the same feeling tbh :(
     
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