Under normal circumstances, you would expect Celtic to rest players in a home League Cup tie against Falkirk ahead of a European game, but building fitness and synergy remains a top priority this early in the season.
If we consider the positivity which enveloped Benjamin Nygren following his goal at Aberdeen on Sunday, going full blast on Falkirk might give some of the forwards a confidence boost before things turn serious next week.
Hibs and Dundee United are a long way off league stage European football, but they can both fancy their chances in the third qualification round tonight. Even Hibs cannot surely ‘Hibs it’ after winning 0-2 in Belgrade last week. United were excellent in their draw with Rapid but there is still a lot to do in that tie.
This season we have at least three from five clubs in ‘league stage’ competition. If United and Hibs don’t make it, points gathered by those three are divided by five. Getting a fourth or fifth side can make all the difference to our coefficient points.
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” HOW MUCH” would KIERON BOWIE COST ?
TWO/THREE MILLION…..I dunno ?
He would be worth every penny with what I saw last night.
Sign him UP Brendan…Right Now.
HH.
Weebobbycollins on 14th August 2025 2:09 pm
TBB…”My sense is that he won’t be here to take them for preseason next summer.”
You may well be right but for me , I don’t really care. Brendan, good coach though he is, maybe is getting close to the end of his shelf life. Letting go of something that has worked well for the past few years can be hard but fresh ideas can also be exciting…certainly better than becoming stale and repetitive.
If he does remain it might be a good idea to bring new blood to his backroomstaff
Oh,here we go.Great idea.Get rid of a manager who is rated “Elite”,and delivers success on the field,and bring in a nodding dog for the Board.Another who is buying into this garbage.No place for uppity Tim’s who talk back,trying to push the team to a higher level.Its just not the Celtic way.Know your place,because we know ours.
Bowie will be a star,have no doubts.He is not a flash in the pan.Scotlands permanent CF.At last.Will we try and sign him.?.Don’t think so on past evidence.Also,more importantly,recent evidence.
Young Bowie looks a dead ringer for George McCluskey , although the comparisons end there.
I thought the guy was on loan from Millwall
HH
IF Celtic did sign Bowie this window and I admit, I don’t know if he is a good signing or not. However, wouldn’t these pages and other Celtic sites be full of the following;
Celtic show lack of ambition
what about the world wide scouting network and sign a player from down the road
usual penny pinching with £100M in the bank?! etc. etc.
Mghty effort from Hibs to get past Partizan, a team that would have given us problems with their attacking style. Wee bit unlucky to go to extra time after ref calling late foul against Bowie, but got their in the end. Be surprised if Legia are much better than the Serbians. Arabs unlucky to go out on penalties. Ourselves well we have a League Cup tie tonight against a team who brought their own attacking game to Celtic Park last season and gave us a run for our money. Would like to see one of our newer players get a start, but Brendan doesn’t tend to do that, so maybe the last five minutes for 1-2 of them. Time for us to click, conditions set fair, and a crowd which comes to these games with the intention of both enjoying the fixture and supporting the team.
Celtic to go through to the net round.
Keiron Bowie – Ignore his goal last night and look at the whole player:
He revels in the physical aspects of playing point, back to goal he’s impressively troublesome for defenders.
He’s very tidy with the ball at his feet and importantly, gathers effectively and finds his man safely.
He’s technically sound with both feet.
Off the ball he works his socks off, love it.
And he strikes. ‘Knows where the goal is’ and makes the most of the chance – he doesn’t wait for the perfect moment to strike, but works with what he’s given.
His movement off the ball has work to do but he has enough pace to make more of it, and the game intelligence to go with it.
Still just 22 years old, he’s made 130 senior appearances, mostly lower division in England. That’s a lot of education. Probably also explains his love of the physical.
If he has a breakthrough season at Hibs this year it will set his career trajectory to a higher level.
One to watch with interest.
The Psychology of Online Trolls
by Professor Nigel MacLennan Published: 03 April 2023Last updated: 10 April 2023
If you have been online on any social media, you will have seen trolling. What motivates the trolls? Why are they so toxic? What goes on in their heads that makes them think that it is anything other than harmful to behave as they do? What is the twisted psychology of trolling?
What is a troll? Someone who posts deliberately toxic messages, with the intention of hurting, damaging or otherwise causing harm to their target. Throughout history there have been toxic people; those who take joy in denigrating, undermining, belittling, or abusing others. Their mindset seems to be: “I can feel good if I make others feel bad.”
Trolls have been around forever, even though it is fairly recently that a name was devised for them. Every generation in history has had a small percentage of toxic people. The name “troll” comes from the Nordic literature of the 19th Century. They were unpleasant creatures that caused trouble for good people.
Now, people who would have been toxic in any era, have been emboldened by the creation of the internet. They can abuse others from the safety of their keyboard, without having to do so face-to-face.
Prior to the internet their toxic behaviour was socially regulated, and subjected to moderating voices. Now, with the ability to publish anything, instantly to the world, with no one looking over their shoulder, and no moderating voice in their presence, their full toxicity, is displayed, unfiltered, to the world. They take trolling seriously; they go to extraordinary lengths to cause as much harm as possible.
BTW I watched Hibs last night and Bowie was superb.
Narcissist trolls
Narcissist trolls have a slightly different range of dysfunctional characteristics. As with all narcissists they have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance. Trolling others online gives them that sense of self-importance. For narcissist trolls, it is all about “me, me, me.” They need and seek vast amounts of attention. By attacking prominent figures, they hope to get the attention they seek.
Narcissist trolls live in a mental world that is all about right and wrong, superior inferior, good and evil. In their deluded world, they are right, and anyone who disagrees with them, is not just wrong; they are bad, evil and inferior. With an awareness of that mindset, it is easy to see how denigrating others helps narcissist trolls feel good about themselves; it may even be necessary for them to lash out in order to maintain their delusional self-esteem and worldview.
This next characteristic of narcissistic trolls surprises people, given their typically toxic behaviour: they want people to admire them. Of course, for normal, well-adjusted people, attacking others online is not something to be admired. That may give a measure of just how deranged many narcissists are; they think that trolling others will bring them admiration.
People with narcissistic personality disorder seem to lack the ability to understand or care about the feelings, views or beliefs of others. Narcissist trolls never take self-responsibility. Problems are always blamed on someone, anyone, or everyone else. They cannot accept that their behaviour is in any way flawed.
That, of course, explains why they have never learned how to treat others, with whom they disagree, with respect and dignity; if they are never wrong, what can
there possibly be to learn?
That also explains why they don’t feel any guilt about abusing others online: if they are never wrong, what is there to be guilty about?
Legitimate concern
Where is the line between online trolling, and expressing legitimate concerns? People who raise legitimate concerns do not engage in personal attacks, they talk about systems, policies, practices and procedures, not individuals. In fact, normal, well-balanced people go to considerable lengths to depersonalise their concerns so as not to cause personal distress. Trolls, by comparison, have no regard for the emotional welfare of those they attack.
Will online trolls always exist? There is one key factor to consider on route to answering that question: freedom of speech.
In well-functioning societies, people must have the right to express their concerns. Most people will do so in a way that is appropriate. Alas, there will always be those people who will abuse freedom of speech as a cover or pretext to attack others.
What is the best way to deal with online trolls? It is best expressed in two words: ignore them. They are seeking attention or self-validation. They want to cause harm and to know they have caused harm.
If you respond to them, you give them the attention they crave, and you confirm that they have “got to you.” If your social media service allows it, simply block them from your feed. The best way to protect yourself from toxic people generally, and trolls specifically, is to get any that you know personally out of your life ASAP and remove those that appear on your screen by blocking them.
Hibernian FC Head Coach David Gray commented: “Kieron is an exciting Scottish talent, and we’re thrilled to bring him to the Club.
“He can play anywhere across the front three and his pace and power will give us an extra dimension going forward. He has all the attributes to be a success in this league.
“Players of Kieron’s ability and potential are always in high-demand, so to sign of player of his calibre shows the ambition that we’ve got here.”
Sporting Director Malky Mackay added: “This is a transfer that we’ve been working on for some time and we’re delighted to get it done.
“Kieron has performed well since his breakthrough season with Raith and will continue to get better and better as his career develops. He’s a really ambitious young man and I look forward to seeing him in Hibs green and white.”
I thought Partizan played very well last night.
Interesting to see average age of the team ,a lot of young players ,might be a good idea to scout these players
Could Bowie become one of our Heroes or even our Star Man ?
Getting ra coat…
THELURKINTIM
Hoping for a speedy recovery for your Mum!
Take care and God bless you both!
Turkeybhoy 8.15 am
Spot on sir .BR is a great manager , and we are lucky to have him .
With regards Bowie the lad put in a great performance last night . Was he with Raith Rovers. what were our useless scouting team doing ,the lads name was never mentioned with regards to celtic showing an interest in him .
Kieron Bowie, dearie me. Is that what this Board’s neglect has reduced us to?
I had to check back to see if he had played against us last season, he had, on numerous occasions.
That’s how anonymous he was.
I’m sure Kieran Thomas Bowie made his senior debut against us, can we do a swap deal with you know who
Ha, this place.
The board are getting it in the neck for not spotting Bowie by now but also being critised for lack of ambition for going for Bowie.
Kev racist
Oh you poor wee victim,we know you are crippled inside,you are a racist anonymous shite bag. Or you implying you are,we know that’s shoit.
You have to stop beating your meat over Nicola,retired and living in your head,it means you can blame her for all your cross gendering thoughts
Maybe your like the Ballymena racists,50% wife beaters,or your Hull immigrants with 48% pedophiles charge history,little wonder you stay hidden.it fits having beasts as friends.
Go on be good little unionist vermin,weaponizing covid,but who is to blame for England,Wales and Ni? I am sure you’ll explain, death does become you when part of the unionist death cult,a death cult that sells by the £billion to the zionist death cult.
You don’t pay into football as you live online and don’t go out much down there in Blanturr.
£49 haha dumbfook don’t understand the new club already served their new club suspension from uefa tournaments til 2015.
Aye kev racist, copy and pasted to death with unionist fear from someone like whose racism confuses you,ie a unionist Alba supporter,you do know Alba seek independence too.
Ah the delectable Corbyn against yon talk show griffter,it’s not a tough one…not..never voted for Nicola,the Scottish socialists got mine,did you go Reform(high% of wife beaters in there) not suprising
Remember Corbyn is delectable
Your grifter guy will remain funded by you.
You do know there racist unionistsa in fear of a united ireland are behind all racist/pishtriot shoit in Ireland,what fun snorting Coke with the Dublin and Monaghan bombers.Those pishtriots and their galleries chaos- blame it on foreigners
Blame someone else,it’s what limited,stinted folk like you do,it’s easy treat folk the way the irish were received here,but all told one thing you cant hide when you are so crippled inside
https://youtu.be/EX7roXRmkOU?si=HCmgrCXJuNs4IPa6
Electable
Turkeybhoy @ 8:15 am,
Spot~on…
Might be worth a reminder what happened the last time we “got rid” of Brendan Rodgers.
The chaps responsible for that little faux pas stepped up to the plate and made a pigs ear out of a silk glove.
The grass is not always greener.
This we know.
Still aff Ooot:))
Hail Hail
Good thing is,we won’t have long to wait now,and to suffer more of this abominable window.Two weeks today,we will know if its CL group football,and our Board should already have sprung into action,getting in the reinforcements we drastically need in the last 4 days.
They will,wont they?
🙄🙄
Meanwhile across the City,those big spenders from Brazil,Palmeiras,( they are well known for it ),are desperate to give them,£5 million for Jefte.
Prays the Scotsman.
nice morning for it
Calm down everyone. It will be ok. Happy clapper. Hail hail
EK BHOY Edinburgh is great tourist attraction there council budget is a lot higher than Glasgow, which is keeping the main streets and roads clean,as for Glasgow the biggest mistake made was the M8 motorway through the heart of the City, also the many historic buildings that were demolished, Over the years all political parties and councillors have let down Glasgow
“Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn”.
Jaiket Von Shooglynail
Kieren Bowie is a good striker,but for going to Celtic no ,not under this present regime, stick with Hibs ,
What fanadpatriot said @ 09:19am
Timbhoy – “ keeping the main streets and roads clean”. This may be on a relative basis, but the cleanliness of Edinburgh leaves much to be desired (particularly at this time of year when it’s hoaching with tourists).
This is not to dismiss the gist of your point – apart from a couple of streets, the city centre of Glasgow is a heartbreaking disgrace.
I’m indifferent to Bowie.
TBB made a good point earlier about the number of games he has already played.
To me the numbers suggest (I don’t know)
Either he just happened to be good enough to play from young and got picked often
AND/OR
someone saw something in him from a young age and made an effort to create a pathway.
Regardless, Hibs signed him for the dreaded “significant fee” if one believes the rumours.
If (and it is a big if) a story about any interest at all Celtic gains traction (regardless of accuracy)
… we’ll be subjected to a torturous year of Lennon Miller type stuff.
You know the drill.
£7.5m to Celtic. £4m to everyone else.
AN TEARMANN on 15TH AUGUST 2025 1:55 AM
As a proud Newry man (birth place of Willie Maley), I can heartily say “Hear, hear!”
How would we feel bout a new majority shareholder?
HH
“Bowie will be a star,have no doubts.”
This is the guy who said the same about Barkas…so, have no doubts.
new article posted.