Chris Sutton couldn’t hold back his anger as he analysed Celtic’s Europa League ko on BT Sport.
A 2-1defeat at home to Ajax left Celtic bottom of Group A as Ajax and Fenerbahce battle it out to join Molde in the last 32 of the Europa League.
Sutton has commentated on every one of Celtic’s European ties this season and sounded like an angry and frustrated fan as he let off steam alongside Stan Petrov and John Hartson.
“We’ve been through the campaign and Celtic are out, they need to look at the bigger picture,” Sutton claimed.
“I think that I’ve counted18 players that Ronny Deila has brought in and I’ll tell you- Boyata, Janko, Bailly, Ciftci, Cole, Allan, Simonevic, Denayer, Wakaso, Guidetti, Scepovic, Mackay-Steven and Armstrong- tell me one of those players that has truly grown up and did a job for Celtic because I can’t.”
After a few comments from Stan Petrov Sutton really got into full flow adding: “Learning curves, they were talking about learning curves in the interview, they are trying to get into the Champions League and they talking about learning curves in the Europa League!
“I’ll tell you what we are learning, we’re learning that we’re not good enough for Europe, that’s what we are learning. The recruitment hasn’t been good enough, I’m not just blaming Ronny the club need’s to have a good look at itself.”
Presenter Darrell Currie turned to John Hartson to pick things up with Petrov highlighting that the club has lost two goals a game in each of their last seven European ties before Sutton resumed his crusade.
“The big picture is important,” he added. “We are hearing yesterday Ronny Deila saying that we need experiended players in January. There’s been mistakes from the club for not signing good enough experienced players.
“If it’s Ronny Deila, Peter Lawwell or whoever picks the players somebody has to take responsibility. I’m not just blaming Ronny but the club has this policy of trying to buy and develop players but the players aren’t good enough.
“They are telling us now about buying experienced players in January which everybody else could see for the last year and a half and now we’ve to buy into that?”
Finishing up Sutton added: “The club needs investment, it’s not rocket science, things are going to get worse. If you keep selling off your best players and you are not improving you are just going to get worse and worse.
“The fans stand there clapping the players off the park- do they really deserve that? I don’t think so.
“I’m not just blaming Ronny, the club needs to look at their signings, I’ve named the players and you tell me other than Craig Gordon one of them who has looked really good in a Celtic jersey?”
Patience? 8 wins from 25 European games is surely long enough? Only played Teo or three teams that we shouldn’t be expecting to beat
Well said Chris, Ronny and the board need to take the blame for that shambles. Face up to the fact Celtic will win the championship, that’s where it ends.
Fragile defence, So many injuries, I can understand Chris Suttons view , we are not considered a European competitor on a regular basis, we could not win away for many years but , unless we start to get quality and experience we will slip further and further behind. Molde was not a household name,they were not on big money terms , we have been humiliated in europe under Ronny so what now, Celtic support will remain although gates may suffer. Who will they buy in January, who will want to come ,
The board do not seem in tune with the support and we may have to draw a line under this one, quality rather than a development player may now have to be the genre for one or two years to get us back to the top table, Who would be a manager……..
When you make a joke of Celtic fans clapping the players off the field because they have some class.
Please don’t keep saying WE you are not WE Sutton.You are THEY
You work as a lackey at the Daily Record for God’s sake .
You are no friend of Celtic Football Club
You should be banned from Celtic Park
You need to smell the coffee my friend big Sutton is spot on and cares about the club getting weaker each season,Armstrong walks over to take a corner minutes from time we pile defenders into the box and he either has no energy or desire to cross the ball and sees Scott Allan as a easy Orion incase he can’t get a good delivery in weak weak weak
Publicly slating the club in the manner he did is not spot on friend. Not from someone who claims to care about the club…he is an arse. Full stop.It is you who needs to wake up and smell the coffee. MON, Lennon they wanted to leave our club.The players who have left all wanted to leave our club. We need a manager who wants to be here.Ronny does.
We need a manager who can develop players who want to play for the club to get to a level where we can really compete in Europe and this isn’t going to happen overnight. All the ranting in the world from arseholes on the tv or on internet websites isn’t gonna change that.
I know one thing I’ve learned-Chris Sutton is an arsehole.Knows which side his bread is buttered in media as he sticks boot into Celtic…again and again.Away back to England.
Need to win a game having in the balance at 1- 1 … ronnys answer throw on a left back absolutely clueless .. when ronny came in told the world celtic squad were totally unfit probably close to the worst he’s seen .. well his teams are blowing out there arse after 50/60 mins week in week out some of the squad are clearly looking to be subbed it’s that bad . Say what you want about lennon but his teams had fight desire hunger to battle to the end Barcelona battered us at parkhead but they fought to the end and won 2 – 1 amazing ..
Well said big Chris, the board are DOWNSIZING Delia HAS NOT GOT A CLUE change required NOW.