Celtic rested a goalkeeper, four defenders, two central midfielders, a striker and a winger, but were able to shine on against Championship Raith Rovers. The 5-0 scoreline reflected the gap between clubs at the top of the Premiership and those mid-table in the division below. Rovers manager Barry Robson is only six weeks in the job and is the third manager the club have had this season. A turnaround will not be easy.
Raith sit two points below Queen’s Park, although the Kirkcaldy side have a game in hand. Queen’s also have the burden of a Scottish Cup quarterfinal to contend with (in case you missed some of the weekend’s results).
Queen’s are in a miserable run of form. They have lost five and drawn one and won one of their seven league games in the last two months. Manager Callum Davidson seemed to have hit the wall, but can rely on his old modus operandi of winning Scottish Cup ties at Ibrox to keep himself in a job for a few weeks yet.
Saturday was the 25th anniversary of a pivotal moment in our modern history. Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle knocked Celtic out of the Scottish Cup on 8 February 2000. Celtic knew they could do better and the following day manager John Barnes was sacked.
When a club considers sacking their manager this is always the crucial question: Can we do better, or is this acceptable? I will go out on a limb here and predict Newco will not sack Philippe Clement after yet another humiliation. Results like this are now accepted at Ibrox. In a few years, the fans will be comfortably numb, humiliations will no longer hurt.
“Money”, is often Phil’s cited defence, but he was unable to rely on that excuse last night. He also diverted blame away from himself and to the players, saying, “Today was nothing to do with tactics. It’s about the quality of the moment.” Which is an interesting strategy. His claim that Newco players “wanted it too much” suggests he had yet to watch a reply of Jefte at the Queen’s goal.
And that penalty kick! Referee Calum Scott; hmmmm.
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Great news!!
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Great news
Just heard about Daizen. Great news
Celtic40me
with the abandonment of the development model
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Demonstrably untrue.
Sinisalo, Kuhn, Idah, Bernardo & Engels all signed under Rodgers in the last 18 months. Young Murray now getting his chance too.
Celtic must have the most skillful legal team in world football.
Talking the supporters into the Allianz Arena under the threat of a ban, then securing a starting place for Daizen on Wednesday by halving a 2-game suspension.
Gaun the legal Tims.
😃😃😃😃😃😃
Daizen cleared to play on Wednesday
F F S, Its plastic straws noo. Next time i watch SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON i will be shouting for the Indians
Truce looks like ending . Back to slaughtering woman and children, All to make more money .,,Shame on anyone who goes on holiday to the NEW RIVIERA.
We are cleared to go to Munich
We best Raith with ease
Rangers lose to QP
Stellar results
Hertz maybe losing
Maeda gets cleared
All we need now is and easy draw and then a win on Wednesday.
It’s handy having Peter Lawwell as a Cardinal.
Just read that Maeda can play on Wednesday. Best news of the week bar anything.
https://x.com/walternewtoo/status/1889051232297185352?s=48&t=MCQp23i-e6DQkRrw-bbR6A
The Belgian Beale getting the treatment from the great unwashed
Caution- quite a few swerry words
I’d play Kuhn, Maeda & Jota on Wednesday with Idah as backup for Jota after an hour.
“Ray Winstone’s Big Disembodied Heid on 10th February 2025 7:47 pm”
You could be right, I thought it was one of the gruesome twosome; just couldn’t recall which.
Great news on Maeda and only right on balance as his challenge could have been seen as an attempt to play the ball and he was not the instigator. Besides if a slap is not a red…
1-1 Tynecastle trip still possible
St. Mirren getting robbed. They’ve had a very good penalty claim turned down. Ball hit two different Hesrts defenders hands within seconds. Claims denied. Hearts ho up the park and equalise.
Delighted that Daizen can make Wednesday, but a very late decision re team and tactics
Great news re. Maeda. What a boost for us.
If it goes to pens, I’m putting £40 on St Mirren.
30 more minutes of this rubbish
😃😃😃😃😃😃Are the fates conspiring for Wednesday night?
You never know with the fates.Contrary wee buggers sometimes.🤔🤔🤔
TML,
Has to be those 3 starting.
HT in ET. Terrible game
Not often Celtic face 3 Bundesliga clubs in one European competition. So far 1 win, 1 defeat.
Just in from meeting and seen diazen news.
MagicCSC
Wow, fantastic news. Daizen Maeda is currently man on fire.
Wot a boost.
It’s football Jim, but not as we know it
Penalty shoot out
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St Mirren blew it.
Hearts through…
Hearts win
Wow, that St Mirren keeper was even worse than Gordon at pens 😂
Right BBC, get this draw done. No one wants to hear anymore about that awful match.
Where is the draw on?
Feel sorry for the Queen’s Park squad after yesterday’s heroics, having to sit through that 120+ minutes of dire football to see the quarter-final draw.
Celtic v hibs
DRAW 8/3
¼finals
Livi vs st jonstone
Celtic v hibs
Aberdeen v Queens park
Hearts v Dundee
Hh
Hibs at home, good game