If you are my generation, you will still wince at the prospect of a visit to Pittodrie. Despite a calamitous 2025, Aberdeen managed to beat Celtic in May’s Scottish Cup Final, so even younger fans are entitled to be cautious ahead of tonight.
That sentiment will not be understood by Aberdeen fans. After a resounding 6-2 win over Livingston 10 days ago, they crashed to earth at Rugby Park on Saturday, losing 3-0 to Kilmarnock, with club captain Graeme Shinnie shown a red card. By any measure, they are a team in crisis.
Like Martin O’Neill, their boss Peter Leven has the role on an interim basis, his third such stint. Unlike O’Neill, Leven does not expect to remain in charge until the end of the season. His colourful director of football, Lutz Pfannenstiel, hopes to make a permanent appointment soon. That state of flux contrasts with the stability Martin offers Celtic.
Last night’s win for St Mirren was welcome – to a point. The result can only be enjoyed if Celtic take all three points tonight. Martin O’Neill has set Celtic on an exceptional run of form, but no team in this league race can be confident of winning any game.
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brilliant boycott.
not a single celtic supporter at pittodrie tonight
BIGRAILROADBLUES on 4TH FEBRUARY 2026 10:33 PM
John Entwistle??🤔
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Who?
THELURKIN… yes it seems as much systemic as merely ignorant.
Am still shocked by any self-respecting journo (coughs) having to riddy themselves to ask a high-profile leader; ‘Why do feel it’s important to expose and explore politically sensitive topics and talk about peace’ – all in the shadow of FIFA getting quasi political in awarding the trumpet a peace award.
They and the organs they scribe for have no souls.
KTF.
Weeron
Naw. I suggest we are at a Rubicon moment. This board either accepts that their footballing policies have been detrimental to the playing squad and eff off, or we force them to
H.H.
the trams thing .
dearie me
you never watched the still game episode at the transport museum
🗣️ “There’s a couple of pivotal moments in the match that I think have gone against us.”
Kilmarnock boss Neil McCann on their red card as he believes James Tavernier also should’ve been sent off in Rangers’ 5-1 win ⤵️
https://x.com/scotlandsky/status/2019178996965970160?s=46
Until teams demand the removal of Dickinson from their games it isn’t changing.
and then again 70 years apart.
removing the trams in towns and cities. taking away hundreds of stations
putting them in back in now
The Battered Bunnet @ 1:41 pm, EKBhoy @ 1:55 pm,
I’m with TURKEYBHOY on this…
Where’s The Beef!?
TBB been slagging off Brendan Rodgers for years and saying he’s a flawed character.
EKBhoy, slagging off Brendan Rodgers for years and intimating he was acting fraudulently.
Well let’s deal with those two things first – the flawed character…
Now, they used to say we ha e three score years and ten on this planet… we’ll I’m well on my way off this mortal coil…
However, before going, I could make fifty comments on CQN, each with a heading of a character flaw I’ve exhibited in my life – with a paragraph detailing it…
So it’s great to be in such flawless company I can tell you…
Also, I certainly wouldn’t be spreading slander about folk on a public form on social media – I keep a record of this stuff and I’m sure others do.
Be your own person, don’t listen to tittle tattle, have a mind of your own.
That way you won’t be brainwashed and led by the nose.
Look for the facts, look for the evidence.
Folk are blowing smoke up your a$$ and in return you are blowing smoke up other folks’ a$$.
Don’t be so gullible…
I can give you a huge list of facts and quotes backing my position…
What Calmac says, what Shaun says
Football results
Domestic Trophies
Results in the UCL
Player sales
Revenue
Profit
You have, innuendo, hearsay, biased nonsense…
Wake up, grow up, and understand, that you too are flawed.
PeterPerfectCSC
Hail Hail
Saint Stivs on 4th February 2026 5:51 pm
cmon celtic, for next year tell the support we are going to spend ALL THE INCOME, we dont need no sticking profits just to earn more interest on them.
buy the creamery, or some other boondoggle mad-mitch scheme.
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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
the native population in pictures…
https://www.counterfire.org/article/unity-builds-strength-in-falkirk/
Stivs..really…it’s the Cup game, with the additional bonus of affecting the FTSFA…being flippant has it’s place…but at least be factual
Honestly can’t wait to see this Tav incident now, Trusty similar so let’s be having the footage.
https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/people/asylum-hotel-protesters-turn-attention-to-falkirks-park-hotel-5405957
Touty o racist.
A lot of insecurity and self analysis there Touty;dont be putting it on me lols
Put up or shut up-that is as vacuous as ‘invaders out’ empty.fittin for a racist like you.
No awareness needed you divide and categotize by your own ignorance,own it Touty.
Its your box I have ticked Touty,scored it correctly as a racist skank,keep yir costume patter for your Freddie starr outfit he was a parody at least,you mean your racism and indifference to other humans.
Keep Polishin yir turd.its racism.
bournesouprecipe on 4th February 2026 8:57 pm
AULDHEID @ 6.07
PMFJI – Yes, they used a broad brush on fan media as opposed to singling out certain MSM like they do with the national broadcaster, on occasions.
The infamous statement in summer you’ll recall, was contrite for one or two things, one of them was communications with supporters. Celtic Social Media were mentioned in the statement, supporter meetings amounted to one, then none. The CSA ( the group that get away tickets ) joined the Collective, but the club has done nothing to address the problems and have refused any meetings
They subsequently banned the Green Brigade, and banned Celtic Social Media, ( that’ll fix it ) and won’t reply to the Celtic Collective or the fringe issue of the Green Brigade.
How can dialogue progress in the hope that the natural stay aways, leave earlies, never mind boycotting can be addressed. There is it seems willingness to talk at Celtic, but not from those in power?
As you know better than most, there are different opinions within the Collective the same as there are throughout the stadium, the main goal is common though, – a better run Celtic
Was it really the ‘not one penny more’ campaign by the Collective or the ‘ not one penny at all ‘ by the Board, that has seen things deteriorate to calls for boycotting?
Hope you’re good.
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The word dialogue is bandied about a lot but the key ingredient, the” sine qua non” (get me and Higher Latin) is trust.
The full Decalogue Dialogue can be read at
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iGs5NDx08g1O5A1PdUjBCfTN6foSHmk0hifUwO3-Djc/edit?usp=sharing
and it lies in a dusty floppy drive in a Celtic Park Office .
In there it says at end of Third Commandment : In brief: NO TRUST, NO DIALOGUE.
DD is unlikely to trust anything coming from The Collective but a less confrontational approach might get an unexpected response. ;)
I don’t see the not a penny campaign having any effect on Directors as the earnings arising from merchandising form part of the contribution to players wages. I hate to say the words but its all in FSR/Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) regs which is a control mechanism that limits the total that can be spent on player squad wages. It is a future forecasting tool exactly as described in the Celtic statement of 6th September.
No. The deal breaker is the attack on Celtic Executives and demands to reinstate the GB. That is down 100% to The Collective policy such as it is and serves them ill.
As I have said earlier confrontation of persons only triggers defence. At the moment it is taking the form of passive aggression by the Board. The support all feel it. The less the CEO says the madder they get whilst the CEO has a cup of tea and a slice of cake between drawing up contracts.
On communication: Celtic are now building an infrastructure that will be a key in improvement. It will be on many smart phones already, the Celtic app .
it has the potential for two way exchange in addition to providing football content , but it can also put right many of the false narratives that social media has created – like FSR is bullshit for example.
If a revised Purpose of Celtic emerges after soundings then that goes on the app and everyone is singing from the same song sheet..
There will be limits to transparency on it but the more trust is built between Board and Support the more can be said by Celtic without them fearing that any thing said being twisted by self serving click bait blogs and podcasts.
Although Celtic Board and the support are currently going through mutual hell of both their making , lessons are being learnt as result of the pain. (it breaks the shell of our understanding)
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I’m fine thanks but having to hunker doon in the stormy Costa Del Sol waiting for the sun between a series of storms flowing West to East. A bit like home but rain warmer,
No sympathy required sir.
i am quite daftie about these things
if only 2000 turn up like the first time we played dundee in a cup tie. 1891 i think.
i still want something called Celtic to win.
Get your carer to type your next riposte, you stopped making sense weeks ago.
Saint Stivs on 4th February 2026 10:59 pm
brilliant boycott.
not a single celtic supporter at pittodrie tonight
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I think not.
Many Celtic fans and the team had already arrived and many more were on their way.
HH.
Auldheid…well, please excuse my ignorant dismissal of this board…it must all be down to me swallowing propaganda…thank god, the Celtic app should set me right
irony
Sarcasm
Let’s parse this sad sputter of deflection from the biggest Boor on the blog, a man whose every utterance confirms his coarseness and lack of intellect.
1. On Insecurity” & “Self-Analysis
You mistake a mirror for a portrait. The analysis was of you, your performative hypocrisy, your cheap suit morality. That you read a character dissection and could only process it as my “insecurity” is a pristine example of the very lack of self-awareness you were just accused of. A child covers his ears and shouts about the other person’s hearing. Gasúr maith.
2. On Put up or shut up:
You call it “vacuous” because you have nothing to put up. No policy, no principle, no defense of your prejudicial advocacy, just the hollow bang of a word you’ve worn out. “racist.” An empty man will always find substance “vacuous.” It’s all he has.
3. On No awareness needed…:
This sentence is grammatical evidence of a mind in freefall. You accuse me of “categotizing” [sic] by ignorance while embodying it, you can’t spell, you can’t reason, you can only categorize me as “Touty” and “racist”, the only two borrowed ideas in your arsenal. You are a parody of thought.
4. On Your box I have ticked… Freddie Starr…:
A desperate scramble to mimic an insult you just heard. “Racist skank”? “Freddie Starr outfit”? This is the linguistic equivalent of throwing whatever is left in the fridge at the wall. It’s not wit, it’s a tantrum. You’ve moved from debating to assembling a sad word-collage of other people’s material. A business man would never been seen in such a shiny suit, oh how the elbows shined.
5. On “Keep Polishin yir turd.its racism.”
The final, perfect confession. This is what your entire position has been reduced to: a frantic, misspelled mantra. You have no argument, so you polish the one word you think has power, hoping repetition will substitute for reason. It doesn’t. It just makes you look like a man who only owns one tool, and it’s a broken.
Let’s refocus, since you’ve deflected from the only point that matters: You call people racist while advocating policies that systemically prejudice the native population. That is the definition of hypocrisy. You were given a chance to defend that position or renounce it.
Instead, you offered this, an explosion in a Scrabble factory.
You have, conclusively, failed to “put up.” The floor is still yours to try. We both know you won’t.
SO it’s time you Shut up.
It would be good if Celtic made a magnanimous gesture and offered a contribution to hard pressed supporters clubs who needlessly wasted funds today.
Not to mention cost effective PR.
HH.
Moa 0 Muir…you put up nothing but a weak ass character assisination…you attacked the person and subverted the message…but not once did you defend yourself and anything you posted
As I said, you are intellectually thin…I’ll give you some credit, you confirmed you are nothing but a sh*t stirrer
” intellectually thin”
Coming from someone who can’t spell assassination correctly, that is special, were you always special?
It’s not a new idea,but surely clubs could have about 4 tarpaulins,covering a pitch,with run offs to the side,when raised off ground level?
21st Century – If your field can’t handle the rain – forfeit the points.
Diminish, dismiss, disparage…the age old attack of the absolute Right…you reveal yourself with every post Trumpette
https://spellchecker.com/
Saint Stivs on 4th February 2026 11:16 pm
i am quite daftie about these things if only 2000 turn up like the first time we played dundee in a cup tie. 1891 i think i still want something called Celtic to win.
*Reminds me of being a wee bhoy on the Vale of Leven CSC bus coming back fae a game, the bus driver was asked to slow down going through Duntocher when the Convener leaned out and ask a lad they were passing how the local Hibs got on, further intae the chat with my da he said if the Celtic ended up down in the juniors he would still support them, that’s the way I felt then and still do
Vatican Media Live – Ave Ave
https://www.youtube.com/live/03pYP2Nmreo?si=GFNSzSAAxp8pHZiL
TheLurkinTim on 4th February 2026 11:28 pm
Auldheid…well, please excuse my ignorant dismissal of this board…it must all be down to me swallowing propaganda…thank god, the Celtic app should set me right
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I don’t recall saying that but if you mean correcting false narratives (or social media propaganda) the app provides the opportunity to put their version out .
False Narrative. FSR is bullshit, a red herring. In fact it is a key forecasting tool on impact of lower income from say NAPM on the squad spend ceiling giving Celtic time to make adjustments if a breach were to occur from low ST sales.
False Narrative. Supporters money lines Directors pockets. In fact most of it apart from running costs contributes to players wages.
I suppose propaganda is same as False Narrative
Future False Narrative; The Celtic app is a propaganda tool of the Board when in fact it could provide the ability to challenge damaging beliefs.
You might dismiss any clarification provided but you will at least have a more full picture to inform your opinion.
Auldheid…I know full well FSR is a regulatory tool, I contend that the Celtic app will be used as a propaganda tool by the club
Edit
Auldheid …”could” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in your scenario
MON
https://youtu.be/VZsbblRaTdM?si=fgQHMLKOyLOGTTD_
https://x.com/celtic_trends/status/2019193986045603959?s=46
Dickinson is a blatant cheat & he should be nowhere near refereeing these games.
Tav incident above, this guy has been involved in a few favourable decisions regarding his beloved club and should be removed.
Maybe Celtic should demand a meeting like they did because it’s worked wonders.
Good morning CQN
Another fine day to be a Celt
Shame about last night’s game.
Some positives and some negatives arising from the postponement.
Busy schedule just got busier … but hey ho
An Dun yesterday morning – thank you for response.
Apologies for delayed acknowledgment. I barely got a look at the blog yesterday. (Unusual for me)
In other news …
Someone posted we can make 3 changes to our Euro squad?
Any thoughts on which 2 will miss out?
I reckon Araujo and Cvancara are in and the young guy from Brentford is out.
If so, would leave 2 new guys fighting over 1 slot.
Have a good day all.
I note this morning that the Blue Broadcasting Corporation’s love in with you know who is ramping up.
Bless.
Wilson and his chums are getting giddy with excitement.
Will make the crash and burn all the sweeter
Polite tip if I may.
Check the verbs.
Reports of blue victories routinely include “ease”, “cruise”, “sweep” and “stroll”
By contrast we “edge” or “finally overcome”
Shame about “R2ngers bow out of Europe”
I wonder what the reaction will be when Celtic “CRASH out”
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