Four years after making his debut, that was Dane Murray’s second league appearance for Celtic. He has also played in five cup and qualifier games. So let’s be clear, yesterday’s defeat at Tynecastle is not on him. Dane was about as ready to play in that game as you or I.
Yesterday’s problem in central defence was a consequence of decisions elsewhere. Look at this analysis by Atreides on Twitter.
Gustaf Lagerbielke sits alongside four others in the elite Ball Playing Defenders category in Liga Portugal. To give you an idea of what that means, those others’ Transfermarkt values are: Inacio (Sporting) €45m, Debast (Sporting) €30m, Silva (Benfica) €32m, Kiwior (Porto on loan from Arsenal) €25m.
Lagerbielke hardly broke sweat for Braga at Celtic Park this month. He has the metrics of a potential top talent and Braga are developing that potential. He has exactly the profile of central defender we would be delighted if Celtic spent €10m on. He is sitting among players with values ranging from €25m to €45m, and we had him and threw him away. Had he been at Tynecastle yesterday, Celtic would probably have won the match.
Then there’s Maik Nawrocki, who returned from injury for his first appearance of the season yesterday, when he strolled through a 0-3 win for Hannover 96 in 2 Bundesliga. I can only assume that Auston Trusty was on the bench for the third time since 2 October as he is not yet fit enough for even a Kieran Tierney-like return to action. Although, 24 days after appearing on the bench has the feel of a full preseason to it.
I wish I was confident of things improving in the January transfer window. Hearts will again spend a fraction of what Celtic spend, but are again likely to get far more for their money. I doubt that Celtic would even consider signing the profile of players who have put Hearts top of the league.
My biggest worry: if the most important man at the club right does not take responsibility, we will not improve. No more Honda Civic deflections, please. Until the boss says “This is my fault”, an excuse will always be found and failure is baked in.
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DD has thrown Brendan under a bus. The direct narrative is actually written in his statement.
It’s not our fault it’s down to one individual.
On this basis I would suggest they better get the next appointment right and win this title.
Laughing stock..
Maybe they will bring back Kwon
Kevjungle
so the fans sold their souls all those years ago but the current board are all junglists and probably secret admirers of George “Save the union” Galloway ?
hmmmmm
And there we have it…our boards managed decline has forced Brendan to do the honourable thing…thank you Brendan for everything you have done.
So what’s next…a yes man as interim boss, say, someone like Maloney. Some have been predicting this for a while.
No outrage from me, without any sort of prophetic insight this has been on the cards.
SacktheBoardCSC
MN may not be a good CEO. I have no idea but he is not a great communicator.
DD may not be the best major shareholder.
Both have been to hell and back. Every thing in that statement will be legit and have been minuted I am sure.
I would not expect a counter statement any time soon.
Some folk still dislike people in suits though and love having their heads in the sand.
Some will take a while to consider the shit state we are in now compared to when this guy arrived.
Some will take a while to see we have not signed one player of any appreciating value since BR took over recruitment.
Some will constantly seek to justify their loyalty to what it seems is an ego driven self preserving manager.
It’s not a great look.
Personally I prefer where we were 2 and a bit years ago.
SPIDEY101 on 27TH OCTOBER 2025 10:58 PM
DAVID17 on 27TH OCTOBER 2025 10:51 PM
Whole backroom team sacked apparently.
Surprised if that’s true, Kennedy has been in with the bricks. Also pretty telling – they must have sided with Rodgers over the Club which is bold and a story in
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Maloney being brought in must surely confirm JK is away. I’m told there was an explosive meeting today. BR offered to resign but was getting sacked anyway and they are all away. I’m hearing Stevie Woods might be away too.
What is the Starz on 27th October 2025 11:04 pm
Laughing stock..
…….
The fans have been the laughing stocks since Rodgers set foot in the building in 2016.
Some of us tried to tell thum.
Oh well!
HH
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Enough is enough.
Dermot Desmond’s more interested in golf than Celtic. Neil Lennon backed the board yesterday, but let’s be honest — that transfer window was a shambles. Unforgivable. The board should’ve been cleared out the next day.
Brendan Rodgers wanted to strengthen constantly, to keep pushing this club forward — but it all fell on deaf ears. Now Desmond’s slating Brendan to protect his cosy seat alongside Lawwell and the rest of them.
Desmond, just f**k right off & play golf with Rory and take your money with you. You’ve treated this club like a hobby, not a passion. The so-called “messiah” hasn’t been seen in years, and now suddenly it’s all the manager’s fault?
He’ll do anything to protect that lot.
We’re not daft — we can smell what’s really going on.
Celtic deserves ambition, not complacency.
spikeysauldman on 27th October 2025 11:05 pm
Kevjungle
so the fans sold their souls all those years ago but the current board are all junglists and probably secret admirers of George “Save the union” Galloway ?
hmmmmm
……
Exactly!
HH
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Glenowen @ 10:58 pm,
Yes, Brendan resigned late tonight and coincidentally Martin just happened to be there immediately with Shaun Maloney luckily enough already in situ:))))
They really must think we zip up the back…
Hail Hail
As Private Eye says from to time “ this story has many legs and is set to run “
HH
Time for Unity ..and if anyone can achieve that ..I would bet on Martin O’Neill 🍀
the other night was the first time i’ve attended a european game with zero excitement/anticipation. I hoped for a win but just couldnt see it. Looks like I can do the same for next couple of seasons for the league games too.
Super Rodgers and his sussed oot wingers are not the answer.
HH
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Dermot Desmond just gave us all the “communication” thats been missing.
Everything we suspected was true he’s addressed.
I feel sorry that his reputation is trashed but hes overplayed his hand and laid the price.
enjoy being oot and say hello to your carer (who will no doubt be one of those pesky immigrants)
Make Blantyre Great Again.
carpe diem 63 on 27th October 2025 11:09 pm
Time for Unity ..and if anyone can achieve that ..I would bet on Martin O’Neill 🍀
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Agreed.
HH
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spikeysauldman on 27th October 2025 11:11 pm
enjoy being oot and say hello to your carer….
……
So slagging off disabled people is your method of cope?
But I’m the bogey man? lol
HH
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THE BLOGGER FORMERLY KNOWN AS GM on 27TH OCTOBER 2025 10:54 PM
Why is everyone expecting a statement from Rodgers?
if Desmond’s statement is made up lies why doesn’t he sue him for defamation of character?
If it’s true however…………..
……..
I wonder what the first draft of DDs statement was like before he edited and took out the contentious, aggressive stuff.
I suspect that the club had enough on Brendan to HR him off the premises , so he was going to be sacked but got the offer to resign. Id be amazed if there was a Brendan backlash …….very expensive lawyers will get involved very quickly.
HH
A Director of Football and a head coach!
Celtic40ME
so thats that then. A very transactional victory ? It’ll never catch on.
Very unusual to see such a frank and detailed statement from a Board but I must say, it’s very welcome. Really, though, there’s nothing in it that’s all that much of a surprise.
In the mid 1980s NFL players went on strike.
The dispute between the owners and players was billed as
“The millionaires versus the billionaires”
Guess who won?
He’s been sacked going by that statement, not resigned,Board telling more lies
kev J
feck off with your gaslighting pish.
I was slagging you for your jumbled nonsense and your attitude to immigration and you know it.
Desmond putting statements out shows exactly where this club is,plays golf an hour up the road and can’t be arsed going to a game,absolute charlatan
SPIKEYSAULDMAN on 27TH OCTOBER 2025 11:15 PM
If Celtic had been winning games DD would have put up with him until May
Unfortunately for Brendan DD watches us ore than people think
Well said 👏👏👏
Dermot Desmond has always been a 🤡
He’s put that statement out hoping it eases the pressure on the board and hope fans go after Rodgers.
Celtic will continue to operate on a basic standard level until this board are all chased out of our football club.
Carpe diem 63 @ 11:09 pm,
Read the room!?
Time for carnage!!
Hail Hail
Bloom will betting on a ban for the GB – probably after the semi-final defeat.
Seems Brendan has given an interview to Stephen McGowan…..
BACK TO BASICS – GLASS HALF FULL on 27TH OCTOBER 2025 11:15 PM
Perhaps lying to a billionaire owner isnt the smartest move
the Bada Bing on 27th October 2025 11:15 pm
He’s been sacked going by that statement, not resigned,Board telling more lies
……
He should have been sacked after the Kiarat disaster.
Maybe he was terrified that the shambolic Sevco clowns would have shown you all on Sunday just how good a manager Rodgers actually is.
Then you would all have blamed the board again cause you are all slaves to Rodgers the grifter!
EYE yeez ur!
Peace Bada.
HH
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https://www.youtube.com/live/0tVl6jDManM?si=Li9aImJ1bxqGGdyu
Re coms
Our financials are always crystal clear compared to most other clubs.
This statement is 100% clear.
Few enterprises could be more transparent.
I am sure every aspect can be verified.
Still some don’t want to see it.
Who can honestly say the football is a good watch right now ?
We are in a real arm wrestle for the league this season. Everyone moaned when we were 3 points better off than now under Lenny in 20/21. We didn’t take action. Well action has been taken now. Yet still we have unhappy folks. A clear statement but still fingers in folks ears.
Maybe one of the aims of Desmonds statement was to persuade the fans of the board’s innocence by heaping blame so virulently on the manager . Even if every word of his statement is true the fans are not fools and I can only see pressure being ramped up on the board for their culpability in our current predicament.
Clearly MON was primed ahead of time.
Whether that was on a quiet contingency ‘in case’ shit happens, or a firm agreement ahead of BR being canned is unknown to us.
The inference though is that BR was indeed canned today.
I’m actually a little bit reassured by that. Whatever else their shortcomings, at least they’ve acted decisively. They’ve got ‘upstream’ of their problem.
Fair enough.
This is the legacy of the guys you kowtowed to at every turn Brennan. Own it and your sycophancy towards them.