Celtic banter 3

12 Apr 2026 16:33:41
Our fire power is the least effective in 15 years. Our guys seldom take on a shot - preferring to pass to a player in an even tighter position. Our one on one efforts are woeful. This run in is going to be excruciating and nerve wracking and I fear the worst.

12 Apr 2026 19:33:21
15 years? Must be close to being the least effective in the clubs history.

12 Apr 2026 21:18:16
I can remember midfielder Pat McGinlay being our top goal scorer with 12 goals over 30 Years ago.
This season must be the worst season for our strikers since then.

12 Apr 2026 16:29:21
I’m so dejected after yesterday to be honest, I’ve said it a few times that every time this teams had a chance to kick on 1-when mon steadied ship first time 2- new manager 3- new manager sacked so mon again 4- a transfer window to get players and the countless times sevco or hearts have dropped ball and gave us an opportunity we’ve blown them all, I actually thought yesterday was another chance, gb back (and well done them they done there bit) fixtures in our favour after split, and tbh it’s the first time the whole season I’ve actually thought the worst, there’s no reason we can’t win this league, but we are consistently week on week providing a reason, if that makes sense

Going forward we need to sort mid three, calmac with (Nygren or ox) and ( Engels or reo) just never Nygren ox and Callum together again,

Maeda is now a problem, yesterday he showed twice in second half great determination to get back win ball, but it was clearly missing the rest of the game, he’s doing nothing going forward so unless he runs his socks off which he didn’t he has a shocker, Yang needs competition, looks a safe pick at rw and he shouldn’t be, kt had a shocker, Sarrachi needs to be used either in favour of needed and instead meada if needed,

Just a grumble, sorry bhoys.

12 Apr 2026 17:40:41
Sinasalo

Johnstone trusty scales sarrachi

Engles ox reo

Yang maeda

Nygren

I'd try that next week if inneacho isn't fit to start. nygren is more of a goal threat than a tackling midfielder. Out of possession yang and nygren can drop back to make it a 5 with maeda there to chase down any ball we play out from back fast to clear our lines. The usual 65 minute sub for inneacho to come on probably along with forest and tounetki.

12 Apr 2026 19:32:07
Nygren is good at ghosting into the box and finding space to shoot for goals.
He’s not used to having 2 Central Defenders getting close to his every move and having his back to goals.

13 Apr 2026 11:17:47
That is the problem when you only have one goal threat buzz. They are easy to defend against. The fact it opens up space for others is irrelevant with this current squad.

12 Apr 2026 16:24:34
We turned our nose up at miokski, Nisbet, Bowie, shankland, in any other season they wouldn't have got near our team but this season they'd walk into it and enhance it, but we went for cvancara and Adamu feck Simon Murray is an upgrade on them.

12 Apr 2026 17:02:35
I think johnny kenny would have scored more than those two strikers.

12 Apr 2026 13:59:14
Let's get everyone's thoughts. A simple 1st,2nd or 3rd. no big post on this and that. simply just were you think we will finish. Ed join in.

3rd.

{Ed007's Note - 1st.

12 Apr 2026 14:58:59
Heart says 1st. Head says 3rd.

12 Apr 2026 15:07:05
Celtic 1st - Sevco 2nd - Hearts 3rd.

It’s not been pretty but we’ve got into a good habit of winning by a single goal in league games under Martin, which shows good character from our players.

Martin has been involved in 18 league games.
Won 14 ( 8 by a single goal )
Drawn 2 and lost 2
10 points dropped.

Rohl’s 18 league games whilst Martin has been at Celtic.
Won 12 - Drawn 6 and Zero defeats.
But 12 points dropped.

McIness record whilst Martin has been at Celtic is horrendous.
Played 19
Won 9 Drawn 6 and lost 4
24 points dropped.

It’s going to be extremely difficult due to our struggles up front but it’s been like that all season long.
Celtic have the better fixtures left and hopefully that makes all the difference.

12 Apr 2026 15:19:08
1st. I think we'll grind out a win in all 5 games. Sevco will beat hearts.

12 Apr 2026 15:56:20
1st Hearts
2nd Sevco
3rd Celtic.

12 Apr 2026 15:57:20
Thanks for keeping it a short post buzz 👍🤣.

12 Apr 2026 16:09:54
3rd….

12 Apr 2026 16:21:22
3rd for me we ain't got what it takes unfortunately.

12 Apr 2026 16:37:24
1st 🏆🥇.

12 Apr 2026 16:37:52
3rd, we might get incredibly lucky and pip one of them but I don't see it.

12 Apr 2026 16:38:30
Horrible to be in this position due to the appointment of that clown Nancy, if they’d stuck with Martin in the first place I’m sure we’d first by a few points at least. 🍀.

12 Apr 2026 16:39:49
Want to type 1st but 3rd I'm afraid.

12 Apr 2026 16:55:35
2nd at best.

12 Apr 2026 18:24:43
3rd sadly.

12 Apr 2026 21:36:05
1) Them 2) wee buns. Say no more.

12 Apr 2026 13:51:32
I hate to admit this but if we go down 2-0 I don't think at this time we have the firepower or the energy to get back on level terms or indeed win the game 😫.

12 Apr 2026 14:59:33
Was thinking that. When was the last time we scored 6 in a game?

12 Apr 2026 15:02:12
@ Lawman my two ex bear pals were taunting me the same thing
Sevco 0-2 down come back and wing 3-6
I honestly could not see us coming back from 2 goals down, let alone scoring SIX.

12 Apr 2026 15:32:55
In all competitions last season,
Celtic scored six goals 3 times,
And we scored Five goals an incredible 10 times.

12 Apr 2026 12:09:11
One year ago today,
Celtic hammered Kilmarnock 5-1 with a lunchtime kickoff and we were leading 4-0 in only 24 minutes.
Changed days to what we witnessed yesterday.

Victory took us 16 points clear although Sevco had one more game before the split.
Celtic are now 14 points worse off this season and an incredible 51 Goal difference worse off with 5 games remaining.

12 Apr 2026 12:35:13
A few 10-0 games will sort that buzz. 🤣.

12 Apr 2026 12:35:32
Buzz

That 51 goal statistic is a damning indictment of the board and the clubs recruitment.

12 Apr 2026 12:42:40
It’s the lack of goals that is killing us Buzz.

Kenny who is never a Celtic striker is better than the recruits in January.

I think MON is a genuine legend however IF he had and input on these signings I don’t want him anywhere near the rebuild.

12 Apr 2026 13:18:52
Every club in the league has striker's better than cvancara and adamu, we had 6 months from the sumner to scout a replacement for idah never mind kyogo, and that's the best we could do.

12 Apr 2026 14:43:39
Sevco have now scored 14 goals in their last 3 games.
Celtic have only scored 13 goals in our last 10 games in all competitions.
It’s easy to see where our main issue lies.

12 Apr 2026 21:37:47
We create nothing because our wingers are rubbish a being wingers!

12 Apr 2026 10:47:59
Well I will know in next 5 games if I did right thing in accepting my ex bears challenge (Celtic to finish above Sevco) not huge amounts involved, certainly not when The Suit wants a bet but enough

After watching Hearts getting "help" yesterday I have put on my usual Tav Pen bet plus a Falkirk ordering off
There is no way Sevco will be allowed to drop points today.

12 Apr 2026 11:18:20
Bookies have cottoned on to our poor form and Sevco

Today Falkirk are 3/ 1 to win, last time they were about 10/ 1
Last year a penalty in Sevco game was 5 or 6/ 1 now 15/ 8.

12 Apr 2026 14:38:09
I don’t think you can bet pens in Rangers games with bet365, well u couldn’t last time I looked.

12 Apr 2026 09:59:55
Quick thoughts. Sat through that yesterday trying to take in what I was watching. Depressing. There is absolutely no chance that team is beating Rangers and Hearts at home and Motherwell and Hibs away. No chance. They actually managed to silence the home support other than GB who were fantastic which I think reflected the stark realisation just what dross we were watching. Midfield non-existent - nothing up front - no system - no idea what we’re trying to do - absolute dire - as bad as I’ve watched.

We have a massive rebuild ahead for next season with no recruitment strategy or player trading model worthy of the name. Half a dozen loans leaving and half a dozen nobody wants returning. No manager. No idea. Worse we’re looking at Nicholson et al that got us into this mess to get us out of it after three horrific transfer windows on a trot. No change at board level and major shareholder de-facto control not addressed it will be rinse and repeat.

I wonder how they’re going to spin the new season ticket narrative. This will get worse before it gets better. Question: if Haughey is buying £10m shares - who’s selling them?

12 Apr 2026 12:28:13
Worryingly, the 'transition and recovery' could take more than people realize. Especially if Sevco (or even Hertz) get the CL cash.
No-one should take success for granted or feel entitled to trophies, but when you see how far we are falling - in a very average league; serious questions and demands have to be made for this shambles. Admittedly, we are still in a very decent position and have a cup to play for, but I am very anxious waiting week after week for Celtic to shake out of this trance of mediocrity and take the initiative.


Even MON looks to be running out of energy, enthusiasm and ideas to motivate and inspire what has been assembled.
Personally. I would make them watch the proper Celtic teams and players of days gone by, with input from great Ex-Celts but maybe that would make some of them feel even more out of place?

12 Apr 2026 15:15:47
@celtic Mad - If Sevco get CL next season, they will overtake us in terms of revenue. Our revenue will have dropped from 145 million to somewhere between 90-100 million and theirs will rise to about 120 million. Not only that we won't have a manager or recruitment team and our squad is in tatters.

There is no excuse for this demise. The mismanagement coupled with attacks on the fans is why I have removed myself and the family and I won't be back while the Desmond's remain in power.

12 Apr 2026 00:23:38
Winning games when you are rotten is the mark of Champions but how long can that last? We gave them far too much time on the ball and let them play out from the back with ease. A BR team would have been toe to toe with their defenders and snuffed out most of their midfield today.

Martin has got to get that pack mentality back into this team, hunting down the ball so our defence isn't exposed the way we are now.
Hopefully, this will be a lesson today and the management will take heed.
Onward for next week and a cup final is the goal.

12 Apr 2026 06:55:24
The problem is play like that in any of the next 6 games and its over, the defence is the best part of our tram so that tells a story, the midfield lacks energy I'd play hatate and engles from the start and the rest fill in mccowan isn't good enough and bernardo nowhere again it's baffling how players just disappear, the front line is terrible I wouldn't play cvancara again and go with iheanacho who is nowhere near fit but if we get him in the box might finish, I feel sorry for Martin he's trying to find solutions but doesn't have the answers In that squad.

12 Apr 2026 09:36:41
Ideally the 'press' comes from the front three closely backed by the midfield and that team selection yesterday lacked so much desire. Saint Mirren (like far too many opponents) pass through us and sidestep pathetic half-hearted challenges with ease and we let them.

MON has got to address this and use the squad - as limited as it is -including subs to up the tempo and fight for every scrap, every week.

11 Apr 2026 22:47:39
Need to be honest, team selection was poor, players where poor.

12 Apr 2026 09:39:05
We all know the state of our club from team, youth policy, stadium decay which ultimately brings us the the Leadership. It's been debated to death. If we had 5000 GB guys in, it wouldn't change what we see on the park.
But.

we're still in this. The players don't deliberately go out to perform poorly. So for the next month, let's put aside the toxicity and get fully behind the team as a Collective fan base. Let's rock the place and rake through the ashes in June.

11 Apr 2026 20:47:22
A great 3 points today but a poor second half performance.
Celtic were decent in the first half and deserved our slender lead with Yang and KT as standouts.

With all the positivity in the last few days before the match,
I didn’t want to post that 46% of the domestic goals Celtic have conceded this season has come in the first 20 minutes of the 2nd half.

Celtic came out for that first 20-25 minutes of the second half like we only had 9 men on the pitch.
It was shocking and has been a theme all season long.
I was glad when it got to about 65-70 minutes gone because we then seen out the rest of the match quite comfortably.

St. Mirren had good spells of possession in that 2nd half and thankfully they’re toothless upfront or we were in more trouble.

A few positives though apart from another 3 points.
Engels back from injury.
Our first clean sheet in 9 league games.
Celtic seen the game out very well.
Yang and KT good 1st half.
Engels, Iheanacho and especially McCowan were brilliant off the bench.

A negative was how poor Big Tomas is up front which needs to change.
It’s like playing with 10 men.

11 Apr 2026 21:29:39
Buzz - I felt St Mirren were the better team overall.

Felt our midfield was better when McGregor and Ox went off.

I hope MON noticed that and benches the pair for next week.

All our strikers are very poor Kelechi may well be the better finisher but he has no pace and needs to stay as high up the pitch as possible if he is to start games and get the goals.