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07 Jan 2026 09:04:48
Nick Walsh is our referee on Saturday against Dundee Utd.
Baby Dallas will be doing VAR.
Sevco will be delighted that David Dickinson will be their referee away to Aberdeen and John Beaton will be doing VAR.
Both of them are good friends away from football.
I wonder what common interests they both have.
Dickinson has helped Sevco out in his last 2 games involving the latest Ibrox club.
He awarded Sevco a penalty to equalise in the 98th minute away to Dundee Utd.
Dickinson then denied Motherwell an injury time penalty at Ibrox to prevent them from getting an equaliser.
The Ibrox incident was arguably more of a penalty than the Tannadice incident.
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07 Jan 2026 07:39:31
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07 Jan 2026 00:09:22
The Celtic fans Collective have sent a letter to Brian Wilson. Here are a list of what they are seeking from the board:
"Celtic Football Club's footballing strategy must be modernised and communicated with clarity and regularity to its supporters. Additionally, professional recruitment processes need to be deployed with a commitment to making merit-based appointments to key strategic roles. No longer can jobs be filled through the patronage of personal relationships or family ties.
"There must be a commitment to accountability and transparency. We believe the Club requires a genuine reset in executive leadership, and that Executive Directors Michael Nicholson and Chris McKay should step aside to enable that reset, given their stated responsibility for the appointments of Paul Tisdale and Wilfried Nancy, and for the growing fan disconnect under their leadership. Unity cannot simply be requested but rather must be rebuilt through credible actions that demonstrate the Club learns from mistakes and changes course when required.
"The club should reinstate the Green Brigade, revoke the fan media ban and engage proactively with supporter organisations and independent supporters to rebuild trust, with the medium-term aim of instituting a democratically elected Fan Advisory Board, and developing improved communications and an enhanced matchday experience for the Celtic support.
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07 Jan 2026 07:43:49
Wouldn't it be nice . . . .
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07 Jan 2026 09:10:45
We will soon find out if our interim Chairman is all mouth and no action because he has mentioned Unity.
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06 Jan 2026 23:24:34
Sevco are currently going through a purple patch but they have rode their luck during this period.
Sevco have won their last 4 league games.
In those games they have allowed their opponents 52 shots at goal with 21 shots on target but yet they only conceded 2 goals.
Those stats are not sustainable if they want to win the league.
I'm now expecting Celtic to vastly improve which wouldn't be hard.
Celtic have had the most shots at goal in the league and yet even Hibs have had one shot more on target this season.
We will bring in strikers and I'm sure Celtic will start to score more of the chances we are creating.
MON also going back to a flat back 4 will stop all the crazy kamikaze recent defending.
I'm still not worried about Hearts.
I watched their last 30 minutes against Livingston and they were a bag of nerves.
Hearts never had one shot at goal in that last 30 minutes at home to the bottom club.
Hearts had 2 off target shots in the second half but they came before I started watching.
Livingston missed a sitter with the last touch of the game.
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07 Jan 2026 01:26:38
Having our fans banned from the stadium is a worrying factor, as is the board's open hostility towards the fans and the toxicity around the club.
Loads of fans, myself included have had enough of their pish and want change. I do not see the protests or inside stadium demonstrations going away just because they appointed MON.
Did you see the letter from the collective to the board tonight? There was some talk about a stadium boycott this weekend as well. The board ignore us at their own peril.
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07 Jan 2026 01:27:46
Sevco are just "back" until their next defeat. The title is only ever a one horse race! We have just been unlucky that we had a couple of really poor managers in Rodgers and Nancy that were too arrogant to see their tactics weren't working. Their refusal to change cost them their jobs!
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07 Jan 2026 06:57:12
Teams that win leagues usually have lots of goals in them, tight defence and a good GK.
We don't have any of these attributes and looking at the team just now, that's not going to change…. unless we get at least 4 recruits in.
I stated on here before the season started we needed at least 4 signings to qualify for CL and win the league.
This still stands.
We have a poor squad.
No guarantees we will win the league even with 4 good recruits…. but very likely not to win league if we don't recruit.
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07 Jan 2026 08:37:35
I think most fans wanted a boycott this weekend myself included but it was more to get Nancy the sack rather than the Board.
I reckon the majority of fans will be against a boycott now that MON has been appointed and they will now get behind our new Manager and players.
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07 Jan 2026 08:42:33
Since the start of December Sevco have played 8 league games and they have conceded an astonishing 102 shots against them in those matches.
That's an insane amount of shots for a team that's on a winning run.
Celtic and Hearts have only conceded about 80 shots each in our last 8 league games and that's with our crazy kamikaze defending.
It puts it into perspective how poor this Sevco team are and I now expect Celtic to step up a couple of gears and show that we are still the best team in Scotland.
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06 Jan 2026 22:04:49
Buzz, when was the last time Celtic were 3rd at this stage of the season.
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06 Jan 2026 22:26:49
Celtic have finished in the top 2 since the 1995/ 96 season.
I would say 31 years ago when we played at Hampden.
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06 Jan 2026 21:48:39
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Fulham v Liverpool - A Quick Liverpool Perspective
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06 Jan 2026 21:07:57
I was going to post this before Sunday's game, but I didn't want to tempt fate.
I still remember the New Year match against the old Rangers back in 1998, when they were chasing 10 in a row. We won 2–0, with goals from Lambert and Burley, and it completely changed our season. That result gave the players belief that they could beat Rangers and go on to win the league and, ultimately, it stopped 10 in a row. It was a truly pivotal moment.
I just hope that Sunday's victory for Sevco doesn't prove to be a pivotal moment in reverse, one that sets them on course for the title. One thing is certain, though: our board have royally messed up this season, and if the unthinkable were to happen, we all know exactly where the blame would lie, as they have made our task of retaining the title much harder.
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06 Jan 2026 21:30:14
It was Saturday Joe.
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06 Jan 2026 21:39:06
M8 they have been getting by with every decision going the struggled against us on sat no matter what they say, there garbage.
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06 Jan 2026 21:50:44
I think we're all pretty much in agreement Weejoe that Hearts will falter and get reeled in. The closest they've come to winning a league title in 'recent' times, was back in 1986.
This season it's likely they'll finish 3rd.
That just leaves us and them.
Granted, Saturday's result will have given them a boost and the narrative their pushing (as is the media) is that there's a 'togetherness' blah, blah, blah.
Sevco are a poor outfit and will drop points against the so called smaller teams in the league.
Saturday's result should be used as motivation by MON towards every player in that dressing room. The players owed the fans before Saturday, and by god, they have added to that debt by way of that 2nd half collapse.
MON for me will be the defining factor for us this season, I feel he may think he's got something to prove, the Celtic players undoubtedly have something to prove and there's no better motivation than being written off halfway through the season.
HH St. Martin.
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06 Jan 2026 22:10:32
My bad.
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06 Jan 2026 22:41:31
Sacking Nancy and getting MON back was the best decision we could have made at this time but make no mistake we are now in a dogfight for this league title and it should never have been the case.
The board need to give MON the tools he needs to win the league.
2 strikers, 1 on loan and 1 on permanent contract.
2 RW
1 LCB
1 RCB
and bring back the green brigade and fix the rupture between them and us.
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06 Jan 2026 23:55:17
We already have 2 LCB in Scales and Trusty. We need a RCB, RW and a ST. We have Yang and Forrest who can play on the right. Infact we need a LW as well because Tounetki and Balikwisha won't do until Jota is fit. A proper No.10 who can unlock a defence wouldn't go a miss either!
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06 Jan 2026 20:56:49
If MON can turn this malaise round and start off with a win against the Arabs, we can motor on from there. I believe he has the skill to get these players back playing to their strengths. At the very least, he has a great tactical brain to change things if they are not going well.
In my opinion, the buns are oozing with confidence but they are not a great team and will slip up soon enough.
Hearts don't have a depth of squad to continue at the top so we need to start getting on our A game as soon as we can. Saturday will be a must win game but I expect a good crowd, some noise, great MON football and a big win.
COYBIG! 🍀💚.
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06 Jan 2026 21:13:06
Let's hope so Rab but if our board want to improve our chances further then they need to let the Green Brigade back in and try to reconcile with the fans by eating a large slice of humble pie. Failure to do that will ensure that this toxic atmosphere will continue.
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06 Jan 2026 22:06:00
Its unforgivable that we were so far in front of this mob and they are now above us! Hopefully now with a decent management structure in place we can get back to the top as soon as.
Absolutely furious that this board have basically used the last couple of months as their personal vanity project.
Nancy was so obviously the wrong choice for us, even us mortals could see that. We could have been out of sight just now if they'd just given Martin the gig until the summer.
Lot of pressure on MON but I think he's well up for it!
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07 Jan 2026 09:05:15
There will be no humble pie eating Joe, they do not believe they are at fault with the GB dispute, as far as they are concerned the GB did this to themselves with their behaviour.
Both sides need to admit they did some things wrong but that will never happen. There has to be some conciliatory comments from both sides but they are so far apart, I cannot see that happen.
We need the atmosphere back in the ground so I hope BOTH sides can agree a way forward that suits both sides.
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06 Jan 2026 20:52:37
Watched Martins presser could listen to him all day class act.
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{Ed007's Note - Presser?? 😂😂😂😂 Behave MTT!
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07 Jan 2026 05:41:26
What dyu call it mate?
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06 Jan 2026 20:40:35
I feel we can be more confident of getting quality players in this window simply because MON/ Shaun will have placed their order. This is what we require to win the League. No excuses, no misunderstanding, crystal clear - this is what we need, go get them.
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06 Jan 2026 20:58:21
I wish I shared you optimism but based on what Martin O'Neil said today, we will be getting the ones that were already identified.
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06 Jan 2026 21:09:39
Do you think they will have much of a say who comes in mb 1 and a think a CF should've been in already. mostly loans a think but not to bothered as long as a decent standard.
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06 Jan 2026 20:33:28
There will be 10 players available on Saturday who started in Martin's last game against Dundee.
Saracchi is the only exception but KT replaced him early in the game due to his injury.
With KT included the team against Dundee United could be -
Schmeichel
Donovan, Trusty, Scales, KT
Engels, Calmac, Hatate
McCowan, Maeda, Yang.
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06 Jan 2026 20:51:33
Martin says mone of the long-term injuries are remotely close, maybe saratchi and ilheabacho might be the exception.
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06 Jan 2026 21:06:31
I'm not at all keen on Kasper as for me he's been more off it, than on it, and has cost us goals in big games, going back to the SC Final last May. There's talk again of the keeper from Man. City coming in.
Hatate for me is on borrowed time but, as you've posted Buzzbomb, MON seems to be able to get a tune out of him - as he does with several of the players.
Like many, I'm hoping for an oven ready striker to bang in the goals as well as another 2 or 3 players who can come in and ensure games that could otherwise be heading for a draw end up being 3 points for us.
McCowan for me has always been far more effective coming off the bench.
If MON and team can retain the league this season it would be very special given the issues around the board off the park and the challenges around the team on it.
HH St. Martin.
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06 Jan 2026 21:11:37
That's what a had except Sinasola and after Schmeichel performance sat he should start but wont.
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06 Jan 2026 21:16:27
Well said Pedro, I echo those opinions.
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