My friends in Celtic, we are the laughing stock of the football world. This status has been achieved by becoming the soft touches of Scottish football. Dundee United can only win one game in 11? Not to worry, we’ve Celtic next. St Mirren only won two games in 10? Chill, it’s Celtic at Hampden. United are so poor, that win of theirs came against an even-poorer St Mirren.
Three weeks ago we were hot favourites for the league, with a nine-point advantage over Newco. We still have an advantage, but a third place finish is now as likely as any other outcome. Maybe you always fancied a crack at the Conference League?
Last night’s game at Tannadice encapsulated so much of the story. Celtic were scintillating for much of the first half and could have had the game won. It is not Wilfried Nancy’s fault that the squad is short of an experienced striker who would have made that a reality.
However, Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin, figured out what Celtic were doing at halftime and turned the tables. Celtic were completely nullified from the start of second period. The equaliser on 58 minutes was more than merited, as Celtic were unable to clear their lines until then. Both United goals came from pressure after a corner kick. That’s five goals in four games from corners Celtic have conceded. Maybe playing with only one central defender for the first time this century is a bit too radical?
Goodwin in not alone. Derek McInnes figured out the same thing for Hearts earlier this month. His side were battered for the opening 30 minutes, changed to suit the Celtic formation and had their easiest game at Celtic Park for a long time. St Mirren’s Stephen Robinson had seen enough to know what to do before he arrived at Hampden on Sunday. Celtic’s formation made it easy for all three.
This period has encouraged our opponents. Newco and Hearts were broken at the beginning of this month. Today they are invigorated and they will approach each game, as well as the January transfer window, with renewed appetite. Celtic are there for the taking and everyone knows it. I am getting “What is going on?” messages from across the world; we are world news. This scale of capitulation is that exceptional.
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What is the Collectives End Game?
Peter McGuire’s “scoop” turns out to be an Artur George moment!
What is the boards endgame?
70m sitting in the bank for a rainy day, it raining, and it’s raining hard from where i am sitting.
‘We’re gonna need a bigger car park….’
Here we go 5 in a row!
Bigbhoy
I have asked this many times. There is not even a role model club they aspire to be like.
It’s all above their pay grade.
Ergo
It’s about destroying Celtic so others can’t enjoy it as far as I can see. Or maybe just being angry with the world and showing they can do this.
Not sure which video interview is worse Michael Nicolson or Wilfried Nancy.
Wilf is here for the bottom 6.
PLC discussion:
“But they need to be punished for protesting.
There is no walking this back.
So we’ll go – Wilf bottom 6 – Broony Relegation.
These clowns don’t know that they were being played by Rodgers, so they won’t know that Broony dizny have it as a manager, but we could use him for OUR agenda and blame it on him.
Riiiiigggght!!!!!
So to conclude this discussion – Wilf bottom 6 – Broony relegation, and whilst these dicks are all lying in the car park bawling their eyes oot, we split the money, then split the scene leaving ZERO trace.
As far as these 60,000 empty heads know, we were all operating under false identities.
A big thanks to | KEVJUNGLE | for giving us that idea, but Shhhhhh.
Riiiiigggght!!!!!”:
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And that is all that there is to it!
You see, when you let the PLC lie to you and shaft you since 2005, even tricking YOU into covering up the same club lie when you bought 49 Quid tickets to say that SEVCO = RANGERS then you are a sitting duck for PLC sharks, krankie killer governments, etc, etc, etc.
Sad are the homes…..
HH
oot.
The way that many in the support are behaving just now has diminished my support for Celtic in a way I had never anticipated.
Shame.
b78
have you heard the shyte that Trump talks ?
HS
If we get beat against the sheep in a similar fashion
I expect a riot around Celtic Park
There will be many unhappy punters in the car park and surrounds
We’ll lose a fair few here to the Rugby and the Cricket if we continue on the current trajectory.
clunks on 18th December 2025 4:46 pm
HS
If we get beat against the sheep in a similar fashion
I expect a riot around Celtic Park
There will be many unhappy punters in the car park and surrounds
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Which other club’s fans riot when they lose football matches?
SPIKEYSAULDMAN on 18TH DECEMBER 2025 4:44 PM
b78
have you heard the shyte that Trump talks ?
Strong similarities trump blames everyone else, its never his fault
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com
“Everything that’s wrong is, I’m blaming on other people,”
@saletan.bsky.social
says of Trump’s speech. “And at some point…the message is you’re a guy who blames other people, and you blame them even when you’ve been in office for a year.”
https://bsky.app/profile/thebulwark.com/post/3maabe5mppa26
Just watched Celtic FC video with Nicholson and new INTERIM he stressed the interim repeatedly Brian interim Wilson
Delusional surreal positivity we are going to be successful
CLUNKS on 18TH DECEMBER 2025 4:46 PM
On Sunday just play video on big screen of Nicholson and Wilson spelling out the new exciting vision for Celtic football club
Fanbase will be comatose after 30 seconds
Guaranteed
Hot Smoked
You’re from my auld man’s generation and he thinks very much like you. Other than their stance on Palestine – he dislikes the Green Brigade, wont drink in a certain pub because of the vileness/stupidity of some so called Celtic fans and even stopped going to the games for a wee bit because of the continued moaning and bile from some of those round about him (and that was just his sons !!) .
I agree with him on many points. Some Celtic fans have changed for the worse over the years – no doubt – behaving like many (not all) of the Huns have always behaved. A reflection of some of the worst of society.
BUT the board are every bit as sad a reflection of the very worst of those “at the top” of the so-called real world and must take the overwhelming majority of the blame for what is happening right now to the club as a whole.
Just my opinion right enough.
I hope you told those global callers that the problem is the Green Brigade and the ingrate fans and if only they unconditionally supported the team then we wouldn’t have shipped 10 goals in the past 4 games.
huns beat hearts and we get beat means huns could go above us on goal difference
Its a recipe for a mess
The problem with some, but thankfully not all, on here is that they are still buying into the Brendan Rodgers narrative. One has described our players as “substandard”, others use similar language to demean and undermine them. First time around Rodgers dallied around going to a one Party State, China, but he has not dillied about about jetting off to a One Family run authoritarian State, namely Saudi Arabia, for football reasons I hope you understand, leaving behind the more gullible of the Celtic support to continue his efforts to undermine the club and villify every Celtic supporting member of our Board. Dermot Desmond was right about the former, and Ross Desmond is right about the latter. Bringing in a third manager when we had a capable, albeit “interim” coaching team hasn’t helped, given that there were good reasons to believe that Martin & Co would get us to the end of the year still in Europe, at or near the top of the SPL and possibly with the League Cup back in the Celtic trophy room. Now, on the football front I’ve said often enough on here I do not “expect” to win games, but I’ve never expected Celtic to lose every game either, which at the moment is looking the more likely of the two possibilities. That said, the game against Aberdeen is sold out, our nearest rivals are playing each other so, there is an opportunity to regain some ground against one or both of those rivals. Part of our support have unleashed misery and anger in their search for change, the rest of us have got to believe that hope is still in there.
The Huddle
various clubs fans riot, turn up at their training grounds, demonstrate all around the world
spikeysauldman on 18th December 2025 4:58 pm
Hot Smoked
You’re from my auld man’s generation and he thinks very much like you.
Well that is ST MARTHAS BALORNOCK for you . A year between them there.
Celtic Mac
serious question. When do you think (not hope) that Celtic will win their next game ? I wouldnt put a single penny on us winning before the middle of January. Tho would maybe bet on us beating that junior team – maybe.
and you’re probably a kindred spirit, Fave Uncle. Hail Hail.
The “journalist” who earlier claimed that WN was on the verge of the sack is now saying the club back him.
Needless to say, this fella has been muted 🤭
geebee1978
As the SMSM muddy the waters….
No need to over think on systems. He played one Center back against a team with 4 players over 6ft.
I feel sorry for him but his arrogance , ego, stubbornness will cost him his job.
He had 3 games to realize we don’t have the players to play kamikaze football.
Nancy may just be wrong for Celtic. But that’s on them. They knew they were getting a romantic, and if they didn’t, then they’re inept. Celtic doesn’t care how you win, or about any realities/challenges that may exist. You figure it out, or they’ll get someone who will. https://t.co/ypGi5iX3be
— Alexi Lalas (@AlexiLalas) December 17, 2025
To reiterate, Nancy is not the problem.
The people who appointed Nancy, they are the problem.
Haven’t spoken to a single fan with a good word to say about the clown show running the club. Detested for their arrogance and incompetence. All season book holders, some for decades now seriously considering not renewing.
Talking to a colleague today, a season book holder from east Fife who was saying he and his sons are in this place. Then another colleague this afternoon who said she, her husband and son are on the verge of this. These are serious, sentient, balanced fans. Exactly the type of fans this Board can least afford to alienate. All of mature vintage. They are far from alone. The place is burning down and it’s self delusion on a grand scale to pigeon hole the malcontents as young neds. It’s really not lads.
spikeysauldman
Well, let me put it this way, I doubt if there will be many, any, on here, or at Celtic Park expecting us to win on Sunday. If we keep approaching any game the same way we have done the last four it is difficult to think “how” we are going to win any of the games on the horizon. That’s not to say we wont win any of them, or that we wont win on Sunday, we could create and take some chances, ….that’s where the hope comes in.
PLB
You are loving this. It’s taken 20 years of success which you have had to endure with your miserable whinging so go on fill your boots with it.
One day maybe you might find a cure for your bitterness. Meantime the rest of the world has moved on.
As a Celtic supporter I found last night close to as bad as it gets re the team and throwing away 3 points which could have given the new manager a boost. Up there with Raith Rovers or with the 4-0 at ibrox in 2000.
As a Celtic supporter I found the behaviour of the support toward the manager at another level of nastiness. Level I thought was reserved for our rivals across the city. In all honesty to hear our mob imitate that lot after 4 games was gut wrenching. I see I am not alone in that mind you which is refreshing.
As a Celtic supporter hearing of scum hanging around our ex chairman s house and abuse of family is another new low. Again it is good to see others feel the same.
I get you are revelling in it all. I hope the manager does what Wim and WGS and Ange did and turns around popular perception and gives you another miserable 20 years to moan about Celtic success.
It is all you have done in your time on here. It must be quite a way to live your life.
Maolmuire O Muirgheasa on 18th December 2025 4:22 pm
What is the boards endgame?
70m sitting in the bank for a rainy day, it raining, and it’s raining hard from where i am sitting.
With the exception of outcomes in Europe and the Scottish Cup, and +/- any impact on merchandising sales of football performance in the coming months, the year’s revenue is already dialled in.
Costs are known +/- any issues (cough) re staff contracts. Any player value write down is not a cash transaction.
Receipts and outflows for player sales/purchases are as already agreed +/- whatever business is done in January or June.
Unless there a few rabbits are pulled from the player sales hat next month, then given what we know, that £70 million will be nearer £50 million come the end of June .
That’s the consequence of the failure to qualify for the UCL, itself largely the consequence of inept recruitment.
Our world class boutique of board members watch on as their precious pile of cash burns away in front of them.
Stupid people.
Of course, it’s all too complicated for the likes of us.
KT dosent have the puff to play wingback no more.
Because the new manager wants his team to play that.
Also, he is too arrogant to try to introduce his system gradually.
unless its for the first half only then subbed.
God only knows why politician Brian Wilson was chosen as chairman …for a bit…until we find one….wasn’t John Reid enough? Keep party politics out of Celtic !
So the Celtic supporters are ;
“ Bitter vile and ignorant scum in our so called support led to a day which, if Celtic exists, in 20 years time won’t have seen half as good a return.”
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That kind of bitterness ☝️
‘These types’ who are ignorant scum
As the young ones say
WTAF csc
The sheer dismay at Pistolero’s emptying is telling. Some here are wearing their outrage like a cheap suit, threadbare and impossible to ignore.
Witness the spectacle: a solitary egotist falls, and a chorus of others rises in wounded harmony, shrieking at imagined architects of their downfall. There’s a grim fascination in seeing the schoolyard bully, bloodied in front of the very crowd he scorned, thrash about with blind, ineffectual rage. He swings and misses, swings and misses, a barn door in a hurricane, destined only to tear free and crash.
This past day’s theatre has been instructive. It reveals a telling absence, these are not first-generation Irish.
That particular strain of hubris would have been disciplined out of them before they could walk.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6890610/2025/12/15/brendan-rodgers-manager-saudi-al-qadsiah/
Brendan’s off to the sun