Maik Nawrocki played his first league game of the season on Sunday. His only other appearances were home to Falkirk in the League Cup back in September , when he replaced Stephen Welsh for the final five minutes of the game, and against Raith Rovers in the Scottish, when he replaced Jeffrey Schlupp on 72 minutes. He was behind Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales, Stephen Welsh and Dane Murray in the central defensive pecking order.
With Stephen away, Liam injured, Auston unavailable for family reasons and Dane not enjoying being thrown into the deep end at Villa Park, the call eventually went out to a player who watched five others picked before him this season. It was a recipe for disaster, but reports of how well the lad has trained proved true. He is a player.
He was our only defender who did not put a foot wrong on Sunday and made a goal-saving intervention. For almost two years the player’s development has withered in Glasgow, seldom even on the bench, despite offers to take him out on loan and his willingness to go.
Unlike Maik, Gus Lagerbielke was allowed to leave for a season-long on loan as backup at Twente. That backup status has since been revised and he is now first choice in central defence in a more competitive league than he left behind. His performances have him with the Sweden squad this week (a country also seeded higher than Scotland).
Here is a prediction for you. Lagerbielke will leave Celtic at a profit, and three years from now, he and Nawrocki will be playing at a higher level of football than any other central defender currently at Celtic, other than Cameron Carter-Vickers. Just as long as they are allowed to leave for a club prepared to develop them.
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Celtic inundated with complaints
BURNLEY78 @ 1:15 PM,
Still struggling with the old facts and stats thing aren’t you!?
“Brendan’s historic record v that lot as they re-emerged was fantastic. His record last year was also very good. It counts for nothing in the here and now.
We played R2ngers five times in 2024, in the League we had a win and a draw for the 2023/24 campaign – that had little baring on us winning the League, only the margin.
We beat them to win the 2024 Scottish Cup, now, I get that was last seasons Scottish up but not irrelevant I’d say.
We then beat them in the 2024/25 campaign 3-0, that gave us a great start to our League campaign.
We then beat them in the Scottish Cup League final – which is a major trophy for the 2024/25 campaign.
So why does the Trophy we won, that we are hoping goes on to a treble or the important points that we won at the start of the campaign (we’d only be seven points ahead now, if we had lost that game). “Count for nothing.”
Yet a dead rubber that was lost by a 88th minute goal is the end of the world as we know it!?
Hail Hail
BOURNESOUPRECIPE @ 1:29 PM,
Is it to do with the re-emerged franchise?
Hail Hail
CHAIRBHOY
Yes, quite correct
FWIW The prelude of ‘ bigging up’ EBT Peepil’ from a different fraudulent era before Rainjurz died whilst dissing multi league successful BR, was last weeks new low on CQN Public Comments. The biggest danger to Celtic domination, is still Celtic and the ‘custodian’.
Aff oot this time CSC
I hope that the Hun ” WATERBOY” gets hammered by the SPL and the Polis.
It will be so funny if he is suspended for several games and his time in Scotland is cut short.
What a SILLY WATERBOY….or WATER CHUMP ?
LOL
HH.
Ah mean seriously….how can we bum our load about an away draw to a Bayern who were there for the taking, yet conveniently forget, omit, bury, suppress, lie our arses off about an away loss to Aston Villa who were more easier to take down than Bayern would have been?
Or an away draw to Croatia thingy?
Fortress Parkhead came from the manager, MON, who instilled a spirit were no one was feared. It was the opposite. Galactico Giants were having nightmares about visiting Fortress Parkhead. Its just a shame that wee horrible Strachan got all of the CL luck which seemed to avoid MON and his merry mhen.
Fortress Parkhead comes from utilising our historic Underdog status, and being in effect CL shock troops. Had MON and his mhen won in Seville 2003 Uefa Cup Final, then the MON elevated status of the club would have had an 80,000 stadium and be playing in the EPL decades ago.
Since MON we have become a small club. Getting our EASIEST Ever CL group draw this season AND celebrating NOT getting to the knock out stages is a measure of that post MON decline.
I think in 2012 had MON been for example, a director, then a different approach would have been taken from Celtic FC re the Hun EBT Crime wave would have seen MON, who’s team and Celtic’s paying fans who were cheated and by these crimes, MON would have had Celtic involved in a mature management of the disaster.
MON would have insisted that innocent Ranger paying fans did not get paid EBT’s so it would be unacceptable to Celtic to see innocent fans paying for the crimes of a crooked Ibrox owner, David Murray.
MON would have had the panache to take the sting out of this disaster and have Celtic, Rangers, and all other cheated fans and clubs as the parties who must NOT be punished for these crimes.
But instead in 2012, Celtic were lead by cheap, sleekit, lying PLC chancers, who sat and watched the 3 previous seasons before 2012, 3 entire seasons full of “Honest Mistakes” all favouring Sir Walter’s Titles before he got out of the sinking ship, and the Celtic PLC and their wee suckulent puppet manager Strachan chose to sleekitly remove themselves from this “Honest Mistakes” disaster.
“We’re a stand alone club!” they said…and 60,000 empty heads went along with the cowardly sleekitry.
“We are the Green cheek of the Old Firm arse of corruption and liars!” they should have said…but they didny….and 60,000 went along with this cheap lazy crookedness from Celtic PLC….the 60,000 looking for wee cheap excuses to dig themselves down deeper and deeper…and deeper…and deeper…to the point were wee Bawwy and his ragtag ragamuffins are schooled up in street warfare…and rich kid dim Timmy has no answers….oh dear.
Decent debate on here the past few days. Disappointment, laced with pragmatism.
My own thought is that the hun performance was utterly predictable. Eg another kick off with an immediate boot up to our left back position.
They are ugly yet effective.
I suggested on Friday we shouldn’t play both Jota and Kühn (another poster suggested this was ‘utter bollix’ though I remain happy with my opinion)
We lost 2-0 with both of them on the park, won 1-0 with only one of them and drew 1-1 for the period when neither was on the pitch.
We have a big enough squad that we should have more than a single way of approaching matches.
Sadly, the international break leaves us all too long to stew and possibly fall out virtually. Damn!
BURNLEY78 on 18TH MARCH 2025 1:20 PM
An Dun
Fitness had nothing to do with Maik not playing st Villa.
A manager who took the huff because he asked for a transfer due to not being close to playing football is closer to the real reason.
Read what you will into the Dane Murray nonsense. If he liked him so much then why not for Sunday ?
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Did you just make that up ?
Celtic have told Maik Nawrocki to find a club even a loan quite some time ago, and the reason his agent can’t get him back to Poland or wherever, is because of the high wage he gets from his Celtic contract. When he plays he asks for a scan after every game, including ten minutes into the Queens Park friendly.
See how easy it is to be naughty or feign ITK to suit an agenda?
I hope everyone is doing well.
It’s been a while since I last posted, as I prefer to avoid the drama of having to justify every comment.
However, Sunday’s “Watergate” incident is still on my mind.
As a long-time season ticket holder seated beside the away dugout, I’ve noticed that the press has either overlooked or deliberately ignored part of the issue with Cerny post their third goal, as he returned to the subs bench from the corner flag he spat towards the fans, and my son in particular, fortunately missing.
Unfortunately, this behaviour seems to be a recurring issue, with Bajrami also spitting towards fans while returning from his warm-up.
I appreciate this does not give us the 3 points but the issues were more than a skoosh of water, if indeed it was water and not lucozade etc which was ‘sprayed’ into peoples faces/eyes..
The other issue from the fans was the frustrations with their entourage blocking our view. The dug out in simply not big enough with kit med, medics etc sitting on water boxes and medical kits obstructing our view. I hope those at the top of the pecking order understand the requirement for a dug out to fit with the modern day squad sizes with any refurbishment.
HH
Ryan
To take up your issues with the Hun bench, is there not a maximum amount of people who can be in a team bench or is that just for European matches? I don’t mean substitute players I’m talking about physios, doctor, coaches etc. I’d be surprised if there isn’t a rule but less surprised if it’s not enforced particularly to the Hun franchise
No matter who central defenders are they have to be able to jump ..note comedy of errors at their 3rd goal. This is where Scales was missed. Also, their opener…not one defender on the posts at the corner leaving goal totally exposed.Playing out from the back to keep possession has its place, but not ad nauseam esp if the keeper passes to opponents. Most goals are scored inside the box,and route 1 still has its place. Gutted on Sunday !
How’s Mark Lawwells garden looking these days?
Quodrophenian @1:lpm
Not a bad list….my question is do we have any players that can honestly defend eg. midfielders and help out our cbs that to me is the main problem we are very open in the middle and allow good teams freedom of the park………i dont think we have players with dig……….we can buy all the cb we wont but we have to sort other areas out……..players and coaching. IMHO
BOONDOCK SAINT
Enjoying your posts, hope you be well
JSJ
WG, ML2
We are having a very good Season, we have won League Cup, had our best European journey for years, are in Semi Final of Cup and are leading League by 13 points with 8 games to play.
Off the pitch we are flush with money, we can & should invest next window and it is great to know that Kieran Tierney will be rejoining us.
The only cloud on the horizon is that we have lost twice to the Huns and last Sunday we were collectively awful.
Obviously CalMac’s injury was a blow but that doesn’t excuse what was an abject performance.
It has happened, we are all a bit shell shocked right now but tearing strips off each other or the Team & Manager is not the way to go.
We need to present a United, Defiant Front, Support our Team & Manager, win the League as soon as possible, and use the dead rubber games to give fringe players a run.
If we do win the Cup & another Treble that will be fantastic.
I’m 77, followed Celtic since my Dad taught me about Celtic’s Irish Connection at 7 years of age,
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would witness Celtic win such an avalanche of Trophies as we have done in past 14 years.
We have become a bit spoiled and I include myself in this, the almost definite upcoming League win, currently 13 points & 35goals ahead of Huns is not enough.
We desperately wanted to win last Sunday, we massively underperformed and I along with every other Celtic Fan, am gutted,
However, Life goes on so calm down let’s see how we go against the Minis, personally , I’m expecting a massive response.
Anybody that thinks Nawrocki was a star last Sunday should read big johann M thoughts on his performance, a couple of blocks does not make a player, imo rocki was as scared as a kitten and didn’t want to receive a pass and if he did couldn’t get rid of it quick enough to where it came from
dearie me,
brendan takes the huff.
i dont believe that for a second.
That awkward moment when you sort of think we could have done with… Stephen Welsh…
Eratic…
And Liam Scales
And even Jonny Hayes
RC- Mjallby said Lagerbielke was never at our level and shouldn’t have signed him.
Prefer Jonny Cash
This season should mark a change in our football philosophy.hold on to possession and play out from the back
We play with a style employed by most teams in Europe.
However, the top levels in Europe play it better than us, hence our inability to progress, although the new formation, with extra clubs,helped us through to a qualifier.
Whereas we are good enough for the basic agricultural Scottish model, we don’t have the balance or quality to compete seriously abroad.
On the other hand, Sevco play by theScottish model, by conceding possession up the park and then nicking it from not overskilled players.
While their minfiled/defenders are shaping to punt the ball forward, th old pros two the squad.mroll many teams
As this season, has shown,we have dropped points or had more scares then we should have had.
We can assume to be facing a recharged bear next season, so I hope we can add one or two battled hardened pros to the squad.
Rant over, back to sleep.
Winning Gemmell
It has been too long. Hope you and your family in ML2 are doing well.
Many moons ago from the keys bus and the Craigneuk bus:)))))))
Good times had by all. Need to get home tae Wishy in a bit. See if I can still be called a Fenian Bassa as I walk down the street as happened 12 years ago when I was last home and walking to Wishy Hospital to see wee Myles. Got tae love yer hometown.
All the best.
sean
While their minfiled/defenders are shaping to punt the ball forward, their forwards are on the charge to get on the end of the punt.
HOPE THAT MAKES A BIT MORE SENSE . NURSE!!
Boondock Saint @ 1:25pm
` Sunday’s game is over and we cannot change the result, but we can the performance, and that is were we the fans can get behind our team and see them across the finishing line to another treble.`
Those are my feelings as well.
Jeez ……two centre half’s who cost 7.5 million between them and neither are quick in fact you could say they’re quite sluggish or even slow !!!
Neither are exceptional on the ball ( neither was starfelt but he was very quick and very robust)
BR started Nawrocki at the beginning of the season…he lasted 8 minutes!!!!!
How on earth can you trust a player like that ?!
BB
He was right
corkcelt on 18th March 2025 3:19 pm
A fine post, Sir.
VTD
starfelt was never robust , as weak as the rest
https://celtsarehere.com/daizen-maeda-suffers-injury-blow-on-international-duty-with-japan/
Perhaps 2 Champions League goals against Leipzig and 1 against Bayern has Kuhn thinking he’s stamped a return to Germany in the Summer.
Horsey Bets…
I backed FIVE Horses Today and one became a Non Runner later this morning.
The other FOUR ALL Won at odds of…..6/1, 3/1,3/1 and 2/1.
Not too shabby Bhoys.
LOL
HH.
OJ
bruises due to a knock (kick) he received on Sunday
RC on 18th March 2025 5:09 pm
OJ
bruises due to a knock (kick) he received on Sunday
…….
Brendan must not have noticed it or he would shoorley have taken DM off a lot earlier?
The Japan FA released a statement, confirming that Maeda did not train with the main group and was instead following an individual programme.
“Daizen Maeda did not train with the main group after suffering from a bruised leg and undertook his own individual programme. He will be assessed before the game.”
One of the huns cracked daiszen towards the end of the game if memory serves
Ian In Hungary………..Interesting point you make regarding players signed by Celtic who fail in the rough and tumble of the SPL but leave and go on to prosper in leagues in some cases of higher quality.
We only have to look in the direction of Ibrox and see why their players seem to cherrypick games they decide to perform ie in Europe and recently on occasions against us. They fail miserably in the SPL particularly when they were dumped out of the Scottish Cup by a modest outfit in a lower division. They can’t hack it in the cold wet midwinter connditions over a long winter league campaign.
When continuing to reflect on our failings on Sunday …
… I keep coming back to this.
“Let’s be the best at everything that requires no talent”
https://www.lionsrugby.com/en/news/feature-paul-oconnells-inspiring-motto