We know Chris Davies well from his time as assistant to Brendan Rodgers first time around. Chris left Leicester with Brendan two years ago and instead of an expected return to Celtic, joined Ange Postecoglou to be his assistant at Tottenham. Ange also knew the influence Chris brought to Celtic, their only season working together was productive in London.
A year ago Birmingham City offered Chris his first managerial role. He earned promotion to the EFL Championship in May, aided by Tomoki Iwata. Now Kyogo has joined him at Birmingham. Like everyone else who has worked at Lennoxtown since 2016, Kyogo will know all about Chris and Chris will know all about Kyogo. Unlike the player’s unproductive term at Rennes, his stay in Birmingham will be a genuine chance to recreate his glory years in Glasgow.
Chris, Ange, Tomoki and Kyogo all had the luxury of making well-informed decisions on who to work with. Celtic took a well-informed decision to re-hire Brendan (and Neil Lennon), but that’s rare for us. Most of our recruitment decisions are based on scouting, a few references and, of course, the metrics.
A real deep dive into a player’s potential is impossible unless you have worked with him or watched his dozens of times. Getting ever-closer to a club, or even a league, will deliver insights which cannot be seen in stats alone.
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Looks like we get a look at Donny.
that team should be good enough to lift the Cork Super Cup 🏆
Where is big Adam?
sausage emdy?????????????????????????????
though they might not need to physically lift it – i would have thought the Cork Super Cup would float or it has been badly named.
New Celtic signing Hayato Inamura has been thrown in for his Celtic debut against Cork City.
The Japanese defender only signed on Friday, but is now in the starting XI for the first time as a Celtic player.
Scullybhoy
Was thinking the same
Scullybhoy
Regarding Adam
….still en route in a taxi?
leftclicktic on 8th July 2025 5:17 pm
Scullybhoy
Regarding Adam
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
No Liam either?
Fáilte go Corcaigh, the Rebel County..
Lovely sunny, breezy evening. Pitch in perfect condition.
Grandson disapointed at the class players missing, but as I explained, he is getting to see some new guys and stars of the future.
Anyone got a sausage for ra game?
Tunes on Celtic TV,
Pictures up now
Celtic Mac @ 4.56😂
I’m wondering if he’ll be wearing the mellow yellow away strip tonight.
Premier sports 2 showing the game as well as Celtic tv
https://olympicstreams.co/cork-city-vs-celtic-live-stream/1/
Inamura looking the confident player we saw in the clips.
Forrest almost scores.
keep the updates coming ghirls ‘n bhoys: I can see premiersports on skygo but cant ‘upgrade’. The world is too complicated for me now.
Fassreifen on 8th July 2025 6:11 pm
Inamura looking the confident player we saw in the clips.
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Playing left back?
Ziggy, yeah he’s in a roving left-back position. Getting forward quite often.
we need more from Luke McGowan – given the ball away a few times already. Trusty doesnt look comfy on he ball either – indecisive and easily bullied of the ball! we knew that last season – surely should be in the gym! .
Inamura not shy – wants the ball, won a couple headers.
Plenty of Hoops on display in Costa Adeje at the moment.
nice ball in from inamura , JK just missed connecting. Pitch looks nice but hard bouncy surface
Cracking goal from Luke.
Goal McCowan.
Kenny nearly makes it 2. Great save
great first time trick into top corner from Luke Mccowan. Hopefully that will settle him down. Good movement from Kenny and strike almost gets us 2nd . Good save
Good strike by Kenny, saved.
a brilliant ball from inamura almost connects – he’s a footballer but can he defend!
Someone in the pub wearing the new 3rd jersey, can’t say it looks any better in real life. The colours are so faded it looks like it is inside out with tracing paper on top.
I saw the third strip in the Celtic shop today. It’s boggin. Apparently adidas are so obsessed with security that no one apart from most senior execs see the new strips before they are released.
In years gone by suppliers used to invite some season ticket holders to view a selection of strips for feedback. Doesn’t happen with Adidas.
just like last season – our midfield is very very weak defensively. Mcgregor, Engels , McCowan are toothless. Add hatate, Bernardo, and it doesnt help. Our midfield needs some power and tenacity!
What’s Japanese for ‘fridge’?
Young Donovan had a good first half. He, Inamura, Jamesie and Summers get best marks from me.
half time. We have an 11m midfielder on the pitch against cork and you wouldn’t know it. I’m not sure what Engels quality or position is. He’s not a ball winner, he doesnt score/shoot from 18-25 yards, he doesnt burst through their lines…….. he can pass the ball and makes good runs into the box but that’s about it.
Our midfield is stale – they are all too similar and too slow! we need better and big decisions need to be made in that area!