Celtic v Motherwell 05/10/2025

[mio]

That is as much of a sore one than I can remember. Really gutting and even at 2-2 I felt they wouldn’t and didn’t looK like scoring.

sickening we need to wait for 2 more weeks to get over that one. Thats going to hang about like a rancid fart 

[FirParkCornerExile]

5 minutes ago, texanwellfan said:

I’ll have to see it again but at the time I thought the 6 yard box was Like central station. There were far too many bodies in our face to be trying to pick out a player. 

Correct the pass he made straight to the Celtic player was just plain wrong, there wasn't a Motherwell player waiting to receive it. 

[ropy]

2 hours ago, MJC said:

Game over.

Presumably this was at 92 minutes?

[Richie]

Crazy pass from Ward, but equally Watt/Fadinger, whoever it was, could have popped it to Longelo at LB, rather than back to Ward.

[grizzlyg]

14 minutes ago, FirParkCornerExile said:

I would disagree in part. In the system we play we need a keeper who is comfortable playing at the back. There were numerous times today we opened up good space based on playing from the keeper across the back opening up big spaces in the midfield. What we need is a keeper whose judgement is more focused, play out from the back as part of the new system but when we have an opposition player just about inside our man's shorts the keeper does not play the ball to him. In todays fuck up the keeper wasn't even passing it to a Motherwell man, had it not gone straight to the Celtic player there wasn't a Motherwell player waiting in open space for it. It was just a complete and utter mental cluster fuck and horrendous judgement from the keeper. 

I agree with that system we need a keeper good with feet and able to make correct decision,  sadly Ward isn't that keeper.  Folk were crying out for Stama to get dropped cos he wasn't scoring.   Same should apply to Ward after 4 errors in 3 games which have been massive.    Also he almost made another howler with feet at 2-2

[wellfan]

Ward had the whole game in front of him. He could see everything. All he had to do was clear the ball. 

[postiejim]

To go to parkhead score a couple of goals and give a decent account of ourselves is an improvement in my book . 

[grizzlyg]

6 minutes ago, postiejim said:

To go to parkhead score a couple of goals and give a decent account of ourselves is an improvement in my book . 

It is pal, that's what makes it so frustrating today.  If we beat buddies in cup and sellik win we at least have some belief

[wellsince75]

Like us all , gutted and frustrated because we looked like we could win. 
 

It’s too easy to blame Ward but please consider he’s being told to play it out from the back and that comes with risk and when keepers misplace a pass it will have consequences . 
 

We as a team sat too deep which with 30 mins left was always going to be a problem . With injuries we simply don’t have the strength on the bench ,

whereas Celtic brought on subs that in transfer fees account for 10s of millions - that’s the difference . 
 

so yes it’s a sore one , we have a team to be proud of which is why it’s gutting. 

 

 

[Benson]

57 minutes ago, grizzlyg said:

We won't know until he gives Ox a chance.  As I have said before we have 10 Outfield players to do the footballing part, I want my keepers collecting crosses and saving shots

[Benson]

but he sees both in training it's the managers call.

[texanwellfan]

That’s probably the toughest test we are going to face so I’d say we have no need to fear any team, home or away. Of course we have to respect any opposition and will have to work for any points we get but we should be confident going in to every game. 
  Improve our focus and decision making. Full squad back. Take care of those two items and we have a very real chance of finishing well up the table. 

[robsterwood]

Least we can forget about it and look forward to Scotland matches now. It's still work in progress. Hearts will be gutted too. They think they can win the league.

[texanwellfan]

3 minutes ago, robsterwood said:

Least we can forget about it and look forward to Scotland matches now. It's still work in progress. Hearts will be gutted too. They think they can win the league.

Our game at home versus Hearts should be a cracker with a great atmosphere 

[robsterwood]

Just now, texanwellfan said:

Our game at home versus Hearts should be a cracker with a great atmosphere 

Will be. I'm hoping we can beat Falkirk at next home match if injuries clear up. Aldo worried Taiwando and Said may have injuries. Possibly Stama too. Hope we're not down to youth players in team and bench for Falkirk. 

[texanwellfan]

I’m hoping they’re just minor knocks and they will all be good to go our next game. Hopefully Slats amd Just back for next game also. 

[robsterwood]

12 minutes ago, texanwellfan said:

I’m hoping they’re just minor knocks and they will all be good to go our next game. Hopefully Slats amd Just back for next game also. 

Hope so mate. Least the weather in Texas can cheer you up. It's cold here in Giffnock. 🥶

[Kmcalpin]

1 hour ago, mio said:

That is as much of a sore one than I can remember. 

I'm as disappointed as the next fan but have seen it all before and many times at that. I wasn't expecting anything today. Just as I'm not going overboard about our new type of play I'm not going overboard about yet another defeat at Parkhead. 

[MJC]

16 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said:

I'm as disappointed as the next fan but have seen it all before and many times at that. I wasn't expecting anything today. Just as I'm not going overboard about our new type of play I'm not going overboard about yet another defeat at Parkhead. 

Wise comments.

I (really) couldn’t have put it better myself. 

[FirParkCornerExile]

29 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said:

I'm as disappointed as the next fan but have seen it all before and many times at that. I wasn't expecting anything today. Just as I'm not going overboard about our new type of play I'm not going overboard about yet another defeat at Parkhead. 

I'm not going overboard about how we now play but I'd far rather watch what we are watching to the boot and rush shite we see far too often.  In days gone by fans would fork out £36 for zero attacks, zero shots and an endless stream of blooter it anywhere. Those who went today at least had something to get behind. 

[BigManTam]

As bad as it was, I'm happy to let Ward away with that one. Until now, his passing hasn't come into question - it's mistakes with his hands which have been the issue. Hopefully a lesson learned for him and one he can grow from.

Another enjoyable game though it has to be said, even with the late defeat. It had a bit of the Hearts draw about it...in a great position and we just didn't quite know what to do with ourselves. Maybe Jens needs to add another string to his bow and get the team able to play low block, hoof it away type stuff when required. 

[FirParkCornerExile]

3 minutes ago, BigManTam said:

As bad as it was, I'm happy to let Ward away with that one. Until now, his passing hasn't come into question - it's mistakes with his hands which have been the issue. Hopefully a lesson learned for him and one he can grow from.

Another enjoyable game though it has to be said, even with the late defeat. It had a bit of the Hearts draw about it...in a great position and we just didn't quite know what to do with ourselves. Maybe Jens needs to add another string to his bow and get the team able to play low block, hoof it away type stuff when required. 

We've also got to remember that's was not our strongest team. 

[stv]

At least now we know what to do and what not to do in the league cup final.

[FirParkCornerExile]

3 minutes ago, stv said:

At least now we know what to do and what not to do in the league cup final.

Wooo dismissing St Mirren at our peril. 😂😂

[Stuwell2]

3 hours ago, weeyin said:

When you have guys like McGinn, Gordon and SOD together, some of the old habits are going to surface. It's one of the reasons I wanted a few new faces in there over the summer.

Sorry but WTF?

What did those three do today that merited that?

Gordon had a good game today,  made some crucial interceptions and a few good forward passes. 
SOD’s being that good this season so far that some folk were wondering why he’d been dropped. 
McGinn’s just back from injury and played well today. 
Not one of them were at fault for the goals conceded today so why single them out?

ward made 1 horrible pass that gave them a goal and a few saves that kept us in the game before and after it.
Yes it pisses me off that we didn’t get anything from the game but I’m not going to go off on one about the keeper never mind players who did feck all wrong today.