If ever we needed a perfect example of what the Celtic players have gone through in recent weeks it arrived in the first half against Dundee United on Saturday. One week after Wilfried Nancy blamed “individual errors” for the loss of three goals, Auston Trusty committed a classic of that particular genre.
As the last defender, Trusty tried to clear the ball away from the onrushing Owen Stirton, but the United striker got the better of him and was bearing down on Kasper Schmeichel, before Liam Scales flew in to block his shot. That’s what happens when an individual error takes place and you have a covering defender. The same chance under Nancy would inevitably led to an equaliser and an entirely different rest of the match.
One of my regrets from the defeat a week earlier was that Yang did not get the attention his excellent goal and performance merited. He has now drifted in from the right to open the scoring in two successive games. Right now he is our most effective winger.
The coolest head in Glasgow belonged to Benjamin Nygren. With the Unted keeper ready to block, Benjamin feigned to shoot, forcing the keeper to commit before pitching a shot high into the net. The Swede is by some distance the most prolific goalscorer at the club; something to ponder when we are without a confident striker.
*individual errors will, of course, still be costly on occasion.
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Turkeybhoy on 12th January 2026 8:29 pm
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Could it be that with Nancy and Tisdale gone, DD has placed a hold on everything that was in motion due to Tisdale’s track record on signings as well as he being the guy that said Wilfried was the best man for the job. Or, MON came in and said, no one comes through that door until I’ve been able to have a good look at them. He did say on Friday that Maloney had been close to transfer, though did hint that had only been a recent thing.
Just trying to make sense of such a shitshow but trying to make sense of what is going on at Celtic is as difficult as it gets these days.
Maloney with Maloney with Maloney with Maloney with Maloney…….eh!
THEBHOYFROMU.N.C.L.E on 12TH JANUARY 2026 8:41 PM
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I’ll set them up you hit them away 👍
From stunning goal,to howler of the season for big Dominic of Liverpool.Stunner from wee Frimpong as well.2-1 .HT.
KELVINBHOY
It’s good – but it’s probably not right 👍
i have a theory.
that every coach at the club has a regular update on analtics and availability of players.
like me watching the weather when i was a logistics manager,
just good practice to be informed
Yep,Kelvinbhoy,
I just thought the Hadjuk one was a good bit of business.Obviously they would have spoken to AJ about him,teammates for Canada.£3 million seems very good for an international midfielder.
There is always something with Celtic.
I said earlier,that if our game is not at the same time,I like watching Motherwell,very good to watch,commentary good as well.
After watching Aberdeen twice in a week,I know why.No comparison.
Kelvinbhoy on 12th January 2026 8:40 pm
Turkeybhoy on 12th January 2026 8:29 pm
Could it be that with Nancy and Tisdale gone, DD has placed a hold on everything that was in motion due to Tisdale’s track record on signings as well as he being the guy that said Wilfried was the best man for the job. Or, MON came in and said, no one comes through that door until I’ve been able to have a good look at them. He did say on Friday that Maloney had been close to transfer, though did hint that had only been a recent thing.
Just trying to make sense of such a shitshow but trying to make sense of what is going on at Celtic is as difficult as it gets these days.
*why are you on here wtf you make tooooooooooooooo much sense
Celtic footbaĺl club is no longer a serious club, we are a joke of a club with no ambition. All about the money. Sick of the cunts running our club for their own gain whilst the football team declines. A look at players targetted this january is telling as is the lackluster pace evident. Folk still trying to give the board excuses i.e., the manager left, tittale left etc is just smoke and mirrors.
When season ticket money time comes the board’s ability to work quickly will not be in doubt.
Sjame on them
HH
Different times, but think about when MON joined in the summer of 2000/01, versus him returning in the winter of 2025/26.
He arrived on June 1, and the squad included 5 fit forwards; Viduka, Larsson, Johnson, Maloney, Burchill.
Viduka already had one foot out the door, but was not sold until Sutton had already signed for £6M.
A year later he added Harston for £6.5M, and a year after that David Fernandez for £1.5M.
All of this in an era when the club was borrowing money to finance player acquisitions.
Not to mention the £14M also spent on Lennon, Thompson, Valgaeren, Douglas, then £3M on Balde, Guppy, Sylla, and another £3M for Hedman and Laursen.
NOTE: these amounts are almost double in today’s money.
We’ve needed/wanted a striker for over a year, and could not even get a warm body through the door in time for the Sevco game. An absolute disgrace and dereliction of duty by the board that they did not back their guy, instead expecting him to get a tune out of Kenny/Yamada when all of the evidence already pointed to that not being possible. Nancy would have had reason to feel hard done by in this regard, but ultimately, it was not going to save his job. Perhaps, fortuitously, the loss on Jan3 accelerated the already inevitable, but that does not excuse the board’s negligence in their failure to provide critical resources.
We are 12-days into the window, with no signings in key areas, most specifically at #9.
Yes, we have a new RB on loan, who is a questionable upgrade on the 2 already in the squad. Not likely to be a “difference maker”.
There are 5 fit wingers at the club and Jota set to return in a few weeks – it would be great to get a RW, but not critical IMHO. I expect MON and team to get what they need from this existing group.
There are 6 players for 3 midfield spots, so unless we can sign legit CL quality, not much point adding bodies there, though a real DM would be welcome.
At CB, we are an injury away from having to play Welsh or Murray. This is an obvious exposure.
Then we have a conundrum at GK. If Kasper continues to be selected ahead of Sinisalo, then that says a lot. We urgently need a first choice #1.
Above all else, it’s astonishing that our football department has not been able to secure a #9. It is not reasonable to hide behind the “difficult to find someone meeting match criteria” excuse. Should we accept that there are lost in the mire of; target man, linking play, hold up play, running channels, getting in behind, great movement, poacher, runner/presser, physical presence, ….?
NO, first and foremost, just a competent and reliable goal scorer.
These are all affordable (sic) current UEFA Golden Boot top 20 players…
1. Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord) age 27 for £12.5M
2. Darko Lemajic (FK RFS) age 32 for £1M
3. August Priske (Djugardens) age 21 for £1.5M
4. Daniel Karlsbakk (Sarpsborg 08) age 22 for $4.5M
5. Ibrahim Diabate (GAIS) age 26 for £2M
6. Aleksandar Katai (Red Star) age 34 for £1M
7. Franculino Djú (FC Midtyland) age 21 for £18M
8. Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca) age 31 for £4M
9. Deniz Undav (Stuttgart) age 29 for £17M
10. Haris Tabakovic (Mönchengladbach) age 31 £2.5M
Not saying they are available or want to move to Glasgow, but …
Saint Stivs on 12th January 2026 8:12 pm
Rangers won a total of 15 trophies during the period they used employee benefit trusts (EBTs), which spanned from the 2001-02 season to the 2009-10 season.
That was the sporting scandal of the century. Yet if you lived in Scotland you would hardly have known it. A sports press bereft of integrity in tandem with a partial judiciary and a wilfully blind football association all colluded to assure the Rangers’ support that their club was the victim of persecution.
Adding insult to injury, beneficiaries of these illegal financial practices are still to be seen swanning about BBC studios – for which we pay.
KevJungle on 12th January 2026 7:31 pm
Celtic may have 3 seasons worth of season ticket money in the bank but a big fall in season ticket holders and matchday revenue would quicky impact on share value, that would scare share holders cause it devalues theor investment. it would likely take a season to run the current share holders out of town.
If they keep up their poor preformance and attack on supporters they may be surprised by how quickly folk will turn.
18 years a season ticket holder ans i am not sure that i want to renew habing witnessed the boards attacks on supporters never mind the lack of imvestment in the team
HH
Tontine Tim on 12th January 2026 8:59 pm
😃 😃
turkeybhoy@7.48pm
No, do read your posts, dont always agree with them, and try and respond to any addressed to me if I can. Even read James Forrest’s posts not sure why though. Not over familiar with Maswanhise at Motherwell but if he is doing well at a club which is doing well always worth considering whether a player might do well with Celtic. Part of being on a blog I would have thought, though others seem to disagree. Tant Pis.
Think we all agree we need to add some firepower, especially if we were to lose Maeda, and we have the resources available if we can someone find who can make an impact. Who that might be…we can but speculate. And why not?
Zhao Xingtong beats BelmonBrrian 6-2 in the snooker:-))
HH
Only team in world football that targrts a striker with 1 goal in 15 this season. Just magic celtic
Why do none of these accountant types ever mention the financial level of Hun that MON was competing against in 2000?
Or the financial level that Rodgers had in his favour over the plight of skint Sevco that he was up against since 2016?
It would be the best outcome if the Jambos rammed it right up the Old Firm and those dim Tims who pretend that there is no Old Firm after paying for 49 quid tickets as well too. lol
Jambos will drain the swamp of its delusion.
Hopefully. lol
A Jambos title win to drain Timdom of its delusions…..thank you Santa.
Although….this Danny Rhol fella learns quickly from any lessons or mistakes made.
EXAMPLE: Yang was like Jarzhino in the first half vs the Huns the other week ago, and then in the second half….Yang was the Invisible man.
HH
oot.
Relax bhoys, have we forgotten our dear host telling us that early window transfers are for mugs and that the best deals are to be had in the dying days and minutes of every windae ? 😂
LastButLikelyLeased CSC
Stephenbhoyboy on 12th January 2026 9:16 p
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And what if Celtic are secretly controlled by the Israel lobby groups and the agenda is to move Celtic off of the face of the earth?
And a Tony Blair plant as Chairman will simply play along.
Then what?
HH
oot.
Maybe the board are waiting to see what
monies are received for Maeda, Yang & Hatate before sanctioning a modest spend
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise (born 20 November 2002) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell and the Zimbabwe national football team.
justsayinglikecfc
Meanwhile doonunder, the Adelaide Writers Festival is in free speech disarray over moves to disinvite and silence a Aus-Palestinian writer:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-13/cancellation-of-randa-abdel-fattah-leaves-writers-week-in-doubt/106219608
Prestonpans Bhoys @ 7:09pm
The quote is BS.
It was made up.
Guy baited his hook and cast it.
You bit.
Complete silence from the it’s all Brendan Rodgers fault.
The incompetence of the Board/Execs is staggering. What must MON be thinking.
The club is a shambles from top to bottom there are no structures. Also, it’s clear from the number of hamstring problems the fitness gurus actually need some qualifications.
Well Michael will be off to bed soon in his Celtic PJ’s with a steely resolve tomorrow is the day.
7AM alarm goes off and he is up but he has tossed and turned all night.
He eventually sets off for the office around 10AM and notices he has 40 missed calls from Fozzy with calls too from MON and Shaun.
It’s too much and it’s a u turn and back to bed to catch 40 winks. The missus is WTF are you not goin get some players for them. A shrug of the shoulders and under the duvet.
How can one guy mess up so much.
It’s beyond comprehension he is still in role.
get the big striker in – we need him and ineacho types to take the ball and muscle us up the pitch. We always look better with this system. Kenny and maeda fail miserably at this role. For goal scoring , I’d go for Maswanise – looks exciting and a typical celtic personality. like Kyogo but with better outfield football ability and intelligence.
Someone posted about that Jota is back in couple of weeks. He is not. We may not see him this season.
Lo in
HH
there are players in scotland who can improve our team. TheY have experience in Scotland , they understand Celtic mentality , they settle in immediately . increase chances of making immediate impact.
Start with Motherwell and Hibs.
It’s understandable we are slow in hiring players – previous players identified were for 3.4.3. We’ve brought in right back , we almost signed winger but surgery required. We are in talks with Striker . Hoping we bring in a 6, a winger and a creative goal scorer.
Here is the full article Prestonpans Bhoy, it may be of interest.
I hope the craven hand wringers don’t dislocate their fingers scrolling by.
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Martin O’Neill admits Celtic transfer inactivity has forced his hand as ‘main problem’ cited amid quiet January window
The Hoops boss recalled Stephen Welsh back into the Parkhead fold by cutting short the defender’s season-long loan at Motherwell
17:31, 12 Jan 2026Updated 19:52, 12 Jan 2026
Martin O’Neill admits Celtic’s lack of transfer activity left him with no option but to recall Stephen Welsh from Motherwell.
The Hoops stunned the Steelmen on Sunday night by exercising their right to bring the 25-year-old back into the Parkhead fold. Welsh – who excelled under Jens Berthel Askou at Fir Park – returned to first-team training at Lennoxtown on Monday.
But O’Neill revealed the defender could head back to Well before the end of the window, if Celts acquire a new stopper. It’s understood the Hoops are in the market for at least one centre-half, winger and striker.
And O’Neill was almost apologetic to Welsh as he outlined his reasons for cutting short his impressive season-long loan stint.
He told Celtic TV: “Well, at the moment. He’s enjoying himself immensely at Motherwell. We have this opportunity to do that and he could go back out again before the end of the window, back to Motherwell if he can.
“The last thing you want to do is stop someone from really enjoying themselves. He’s having a really, really great season with a team that’s flying. They’ve played some beautiful football.
“But I only had a chance here this morning just to say hello to him. Really in essence, we at this moment until we get some recruitments in, it’s needs must.
“I’m totally unaware of the rules at this moment having been out for some time. But I think it was reminded that we had to do something pretty quickly. If it passed a certain day, then we couldn’t do it. I think there’s a cut-off.
”As I said, we will see. But it’s just in case we have anything that happens to any of our defensive players. We’ve got three at the minute. We’ve got young Dane, who is very inexperienced in that sense, who I think can definitely be a player. I think there’s a player there.
“So if anything happens to those lads at all, then you are in a bit of trouble. So we might look at something again but we’ll see. But that’s the reason for it.”
Welsh could be included in Celtic’s squad for Wednesday’s trip to Falkirk. The Hoops have the chance to leapfrog Rangers into second a close the gap on leaders Hearts to three points. And O’Neill admits the title-chasers can’t afford any more slip-ups given their perilous position in the league race.
He said: “Because we’ve given ourselves a bit of difficulty in winning some games recently, we have a real fight on our hands.
“This time last year and quite a number of years, Celtic would be seemingly from a distance, serenely going to the title and being able to not worry too much about the occasional hiccup… You might drop some points unexpectedly somewhere, but you’re still so far in front that things are good.
“Here we cannot. We’ve got ourselves into a situation where the margin of error is very, very small. That’s the main problem.”
As much as I’d love to see Jota asap, I would still prefer that we didn’t have him back until the start of next season. Plenty of time to recover and a good pre-season along with the rest of the players.
However a wee cameo from him when we win this years league would be rather nice.
Back to Basics – Glass Half Full on 12th January 2026 10:10 pm
Prestonpans Bhoys @ 7:09pm
Did you actually read what he said, hint look a few posts above 🖕
Martin trying his best to be diplomatic.This board most definitely a fekin disgrace.You just really have to wonder how they imagine they are doing a good job.Just who is doing the recruitment?Is anyone?I take it the management squad are too busy with the team.What can MON really do?
Stumbling,and staggering from crisis to crisis in the lead up to a crucial 10 days.Dear God.
EK Buoy,
Mahwanissie plays all across the right side.15 goals and a good few assists.
Meanwhile in Starmer’s Britain
https://substack.com/@parislychee/note/c-198839987?r=6koirv&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web
The margin of error is very, very small.
On Friday he spoke of needing players to come in and contribute immediately.
Good luck, MoN. Hopefully they listen more to you than the last Irishman in the dugout, it ain’t looking good so far though.
Maolmuire O Muirgheasa on 12th January 10:47pm
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Hope MON walks oot and brings the pretentious house of cards down on dilly dallying dim Tims heids.
HH
oot.