So many great performances, where to start? The left wing. Yang had a lot to do when Reo Hatate’s pitched cross dropped two yards beyond the far post. The outer edge of his right foot poked the ball beyond keeper Wellenreuther and Celtic were level. Yang has speed, the ability to get past a defender and is perhaps the best crosser among the multitude of wingers at the club, but he also has that innate sense of when to make a run.
What elevates forward players is often not their ability to shoot from within 8 yards of the goal (where the bulk of goals are scored), but how they unthinkingly find space to connect with the ball. Martin O’Neill knows a thing or two about footballers, listen to him on Yang:
“He does things that we can’t do. He can turn players he can beat players. He’s strong, and he can manoeuvre it. He can do all of those things. It’s just a matter of giving him confidence the whole way through.”
He arrived in Scotland in July 2023 having just turned 21 into an environment which sapped every ounce of confidence from him. Before Martin arrived in 2000, Celtic destroyed promising talent for decades – just like happened to Yang. Martin stopped the rot, which had again taken hold in recent seasons. You and I have a job to do to support this player.
Daizen Maeda had a typical Daizen Maeda game. He ran constantly and lost the ball frequently, but on two occasions, he timed forward runs which resulted in the second and third goals. Every goalkeeper in Scotland watches for his runs, Wellenreuther did not get the memo. The keeper’s waited too long for a pass to reach him and Daizen blocked the clearance.
Reo Hatate had even more to do than Yang when presented with his chance. The midfielder returned a fast moving ball with a first-time shot into the empty net. Anyone who has played football will tell you, putting the ball into an empty net is one of the hardest things in the game. Our players from Japan and Korea were simply too good for Feyenoord.
Arne Engels (22) joined the club as part of that much-maligned £32m spend in the summer of 2024. We paid significantly over the odds for a young player who was relegated to the bench in the early part of this season. He bossed the middle of the park last night and was a true leader.
Missing three defenders, at least two of whom would be first choices, Celtic were organised and effective at the back. Two left footed central defenders showed how ridiculous the myth was that they were not up to the task of playing at Tynecastle. Who knows what state the club would be in had Martin O’Neill not brought some sanity back to our game. Congratulations to all involved in a fabulous win.
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Any % to good cause 1%, 0.5%???
Whatever it is, its great PR
Celtic made £33.9 million after tax (twas a google search) for the year ending June 30, 2025,
1%: 33,900,000 × 0.01 = £339,000
0.5%: 33,900,000 × 0.005 = £169,500
I dont know if the % to charity would come off the pre tax or apres tax
I dont even know if we do give a % of our profit to charity
Another great day in the Shipbank.
GGH, BelmontBrian, Magua, An Tearmann, Steve Naive, the Lurking Tim, Leggy, Frodshambhoy, BRRB. A fine day oot with fine Celtic men. 👍
I have not seen one mention of any credit being given to the man who put an end to the rot that BR was spreading within the club ,or his inspirational decision to bring back MON to steady the ship .
I was disappointed with his public verbal attack on BR and his promotion and prepping of his sun to attack parts of our support .
But DD has many redeeming qualities .
TT
Son not Sun.
TT
BRRB
I must have missed Steve Niave, you did miss Gordon64.
Get yer’sel up the road !!!!
TinyTim
Sounds like your talking shut
😂😂😂
I neither agree nor diagree with what you say (I couldnt give a shut either way, it is what it is tbh)
But couldnt pass up the opportunity of a wee bit of fun!
I’m not upset at the fact MON says Celtic need a strong Rangers….and I wasn’t when DD said the same thing…fact of the matter is we NEED at least one strong opponent in our league….preferably 2…or 3….4….5….
If any other team….say Hibs…had been our main opponents over the last 100 years…both Dermott and Martin would have said “We need a strong Hibs”…..really, all they’re saying is we need a strong opposition…..and it’s true…the more the merrier…
TinyTim @ 8:29 pm,
Well I’ve commented quite a bit on Dermot, his behaviour hasn’t been the best but my take is he’s not as “involved” as he’d like to project and that has allowed the machiavellian element within our Board room to dupe him.
He is our best hope of getting out of this “mess” but no way has je stopped any rot.
Johan Mjällby, talked about having friends on both sides, Joe Hart was really gutted about the state of affairs, Martin O’Neill addressing a divided Celtic.
That’s in the last 24 hours….
What are folk not seeing, this is not a normal state of affairs – toxic or rot pr a mess… whatever way you want to describe it this is dysfunctional and nothing has been sorted.
Martin and many others have said Celtic HAS to be united.
Hail Hail
Ha ha
DD stopping the rot….
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9GbGO7CKdQ
Hail Hail
Chairboy .
I agree that he hasn’t stopped all the rot and that there is still a great deal to do .
I was quite specific in mentioning the rot that BR had spread .
TT
Clunks .
I’m all for some harmless fun .
😉
TT
Also .
BR has many redeeming qualities .
His bosses managed him poorly.
TT
TinyTim @ 8:48 pm,
If Brendan Rodgers’ reaction to the disasterous transfer window, The Sun attack and the Board setting the standards at Lennoxtown sky high, while tying the hands of BR&Co was over the top…
… as I have reacted in a similar fashion in the past – yet wouldn’t do now, then I’m in two minds.
However, the people who promoted the propaganda war against him and pulled the rug from under him were worse.
You have had many who have remained at Lennoxtown including Calmac and Shaun Maloney speak very highly of BR&Co – so where did the “rot” spread?
Also, do you think our Chief Exec runs Celtic Football Club?
Hail Hail
Supposedly Motherwell were very good against Hibs the other night.
They play Hertz at home tomorrow.
Fingers crossed, we may kick off against Hibs with a chance to “narrow the gap” to a point with a game in hand.
I watched all the goals from the Europa League last night on Uefa.com. Paul67 is indeed correct in that the bulk of goals are scored from 8 yards or closer. However, it was really great to see how many players were prepared to shoot from 18 to 25 yards in many of the games. Some rattled the framework and some didn’t hit the target, ,or produced excellent saves, but many players had a go. Stankovich scored a goal equal to the one he scored against us and Utrecht (!) scored from the half way line. Oh took his goal very well and GG missed a sitter in his game. I still think the way Reo calmly took his goal last night was right up there with the best of them. Well done Celtic, great result.
Great day out earlier with some awesome Tims. Obviously, other than coming up with solutions to all the worlds ills, one answer eluded us all no matter the massive cumulative intellect we have. So, if as expected Wilfried Nancy is installed as our new manager…will we become the Nansay Bhoys or the Nonsee Bhoys ;-))
PronunciationCSC
H.H.
Hatate’s goal was fantastic, a far more difficult finish than it initially appeared, he made it look easy.
But let’s be honest: if any of us were given his number of touches, producing one good ball in 90 minutes is the absolute minimum.
And let’s be equally clear: if he were a home-grown player, the crowd would have hounded him out long ago for his inconsistency.
One good game every 20 is not Celtic standard.
TinyTim @ 8:51 pm,
The fact is, I clearly stated that I had an agenda when it came to Brendan Rodgers…
… to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative.
When we needed to be talking about Mr Inbetween.
Yet there was a campaign against our erstwhile Manager from the time he landed back in Scotland.
That campaign was machiavellian and ubiquitious.
Now, in my very strong opinion the source of that campaign is the reason for this current mess we are in.
That’s why I’ve took a stand – to warn fholk of the danger, however a little voice in the wilderness wasn’t going to do it.
However it has now come to a head as many people more itk and with far more clout have had enough.
The campaign to put Celtic right is now Legion, yet the Board are very much in not one step back mode.
It would one day be good to look back on Brendan Rodgers’ “redeeming qualitied” and what he could have done better.
For instance – Having a Manager that can really motivate a team is something I’ve always loved as Stein was my hero…
Maybe we needed more of that – do teir one managers do that anymore?
I don’t know.
Hail Hail
MAOLMUIRE O MUIRGEASA
To my mind Hatate has been playing in an unbalanced midfield and has been asked to do too much. He is a playmaker not a box to box midfielder. MON seems to have sussed this…hopefully our new manager will too. To be fair it’s 1 in 5 but yer point stands
ss- spend it on a million things rather than give it away
The Battered Bunnet on 28th November 2025 4:31 pm
“MON maybe soiled his jotter today with the remark that Celtic can only thrive in the company of a strong Rangers.”
…..
MON only saying what the Great Mr Stein said more often than not.
You see its about reality.
MON & JS were born into the realities of West of Scotland, North of Ireland, on different sides of the street as it were.
BUT.
They both dealt in reality.
For Celtic fans, reality, honesty, integrity, ethics, jaw-jaw, common sense perspectives, went out of the window in 2012, in the shadows of the events at Ibrox.
The reality is that, Celtic and other teams were robbed of 20+ trophies.
The NON reality is that, David Murray Committed this EBT/TAX/DODGING/CHEATING and lost all of his businesses because of it.
David Murray lost a lot of his businesses that is true.
BUT.
It also true that when the news cycle moved on, David Murray got most, if not all of those businesses back, so he was UNPUNISHED, but ordinary, innocent, working class, Joe Blogs, football fans were brutally punished by losing their club.
OK they have rioted all over the world, but they did not steal EBT’s.
50,000 Rangers fans were nowhere near any boardroom, so they did not commit this crime!
And it is also a reality that Celtic supporters cheered on the hanging of the WRONGLY accused suspect for a crime they did not commit, EBT/TAX/DODGING/CRIMINALITY.
MON knows that for Celtic to be as big as they were in 2003, then they need to be neck and neck in the Title race with a financially backed [legally] Rangers team, or Celtic are not getting properly tested, so how good are they really?
If we had to honestly reflect on events since 2012 and its play-out, well, honestly, there are far WORSE things have happened at Celtic, than not paying taxes.
I’m referring to the horrible CBC abuse issue.
If that was the Huns we would be wanting public hangings.
Not only was it horrible for the victims of this evil, but for Celtic FC to try to disown the victims every step of the way during the trials, throwing victims under each and every bus is what we were always told that Huns would do.
BUT.
Our PLC did this and then denied it out of the other side of their lying mouths!
And they haven’t been sacked yet!
Yet it was our leaders, and the so called best fans in the world didn’t bat an eye lid at this, compounding the felony of the abuse itself, was much uglier than ANY amount of EBT’s imho.
And Celtic fans acted after this as though butter wouldn’t melt in their lying mouths!
This is the outplaying of a generation of a leaderless Celtic supporter base, broken up into hundreds if not thousands of cliques, no straight line, no go to guy to find out which way the land lies.
Since 2012 the Celtic support has proven over and over that they have adopted bad, un-Celtic attitudes, and perspectives, a shrugging the shoulders era, of I’m alright Jack’s.
If truth was to be told anywhere in TIMDOM, they would arrive at the point of realization, and FULLY ADMIT, that EBT/TAX/DODGING, is ZERO compared to what happened at Celtic with that horrible stuff.
BUT.
If you speak the truth in Timdom there would be a sea of fingers pointed at the “troll” idiot, and nobody would ever have THE honesty to admit:
“YOU KNOW, THIS TROLL AIN’T NO TROLL. YOU HEAR!!!”
My solution to the landscape?
Get over ourselves and get real.
We need to become AC Milan & Inter Milan.
We need to demolish Parkhead/Ibrox and buy Hampden, make the Celtic and Rangers ends behind each goal all standing with 20,000 standing area EACH behind the goal net with the standing areas moved as close as possible to the goals.
A 70,000+-ish stadium would be shared by 2 clubs dealing in reality.
The media frenzy alone would generate huge interest in the Scottish game, and build it from there.
As it is, Celtic and Rangers are baggy minnows fighting for breadcrumbs at the bottom of the Europa league.
Mr Stein would probably back this AC/INTER/ANGLE as well.
For reality reasons.
HH
oot.
There was one Feyenoord player who really impressed last night, Anis Hadj Moussa, who played wide right. Combination of skill, speed and ongoing threat. Thing is he bounced around four or five clubs in France, Belgium and the Netherlands before signing for Feyenoord a couple of seasons back. Just goes to show that there are players out there, Kuhn was another, if you know where to look. Born in Paris, but thus far has played for Algeria, not sure if he could switch back to Les Blues, but if he did he’d probably get in the their team. That said we defended quite well against him for the most part. Keep a look out for him.
Has anyone noticed a change of tact in Celtic marketing – specifically e-mails, website and social media?
Now fholk seemed unhappy that they were getting blasted by too many adverts and promotions, so maybe they are pulling back because of that.
There is more foundation stuff as well, so you have to say it’s a good thing and cleaning up the Corporate hard-sell is no bad thing.
I’m sure I read they got outside PR consultants to review so it could be that.
However the thing that really concerns me is the lack of ADIDAS promotions.
Maybe a lull before a Christmas campaign, there was a launch a few weeks back.
Yet if ADIDAS is pulling back on our relationship due to bad publicity this could be very bad news.
Obviously a major club sponsor we are a two teir club – local elite, there was talk of us moving up to elite (teir one) status.
Just wondered if anyone had noticed the same.
Hail Hail
Maolmuire O Muirgheasa on 28th November 2025 9:33 pm
Hatate’s goal was fantastic, a far more difficult finish than it initially appeared, he made it look easy.
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Such a hard strike
If you tense up – you sky it or scuff it past the post
The fact that it came to him fast and unexpectedly as it did
And it did fall to him unexpectedly
Makes the finish even more impressive
He just slotted it in as if it was a training session
Huge credit to Daizen for running to make the block and set up the chance (also for the cutback to Nygren)
chairbhoy
It is true that there was a hostile campaign against Brendan Rodgers from the minute he returned to Paradise.
It was led by er…..The Green Brigade….
Daizens 5 yard pace is phenomenal
The keeper not opening out his body before the ball arrived did not help
That pressing we will miss
https://youtu.be/5RM8JEJ_ZZw?si=De3zMEsWkW9BMKxA&t=29
Chairbhoy on 28th November 2025 1:43 pm
I precis what you write…
…The blame game spin culture at the Club is so damaging and there are obviously other people, decent people in football, associated with our club, yet that isn’t neccesary, who could represent our club properly.
Your comment is for me a prime example.
You seem to me a fair minded fhellah who has no axe to grind and loves our club.
But you are still swayed by the propaganda….
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I’m not swayed by propaganda, CB, only by the games I see on the telly (a limited data set to use I admit).
Yang seems to have worked well as an impact sub; coming on when opposition players get tired and depleted.
Yang has skill and I agree he has filled out and learned a lot while at CP however I remember when he hit a purple patch and BR was asked about his impact; BR was coy and said he’d improved cos his Korean girlfriend was over. Mibby she should get a credit for his development anaw.
I didnt mean to blame BR for deliberately ruining the kid; just that Yang was too inconsistent to assert himself as a Callum, Daizen or Kyogo type talisman.
You never answered by point about Luke – do you think he’s developed at CP as much as he might’ve done at Hibs where he was mentioned as a midfield stick on and possible future captain ? HH
Also, well played from young Colby Donovan, this was a goal from his shy
Yes, a goal from a shy….
Well played that man
Great cutback from Daizen and what a finish from Nygren
https://youtu.be/5RM8JEJ_ZZw?si=Tmvp5BWCz2MK0twl&t=58
MaoluirieOmuirgeasa
The problem Hatate has is that he plays in the SPL .
He is a magnificent football player but lacks the physicality to shine in the quagmire of Scottish football
Get in a couple of physical players in midfield and let him do his thing ,then we will see his true worth HH
fanadpatriot
He needs prtection for sure
We have engels and another (Barnardo??? for that)
He has played left midfield for a few years now and must have taken an idea of the physical battle from that
It’s just not in his game to be physical,
if it was he would be worth many mullions
Clunks…you’re always asking for music…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zqAe1vLMfA&list=RD2zqAe1vLMfA&index=1
Big Jimmy….missed you earlier…hope yer ok mate
UNN
@UnityNewsNet
“It’s all over.
They stole all the money and sent hundreds of thousands to their deaths.
The Hague awaits.”
https://x.com/UnityNewsNet/status/1994469884042908062#m
Where are all the Turkey clowns bleating about ‘Putin puppets’ lol.
HH
oot.
Quadrophenian @ 10:14 pm,
OK, when you said Yang had regressed during BR’s reign, you mean from peak Yang.
For me I’m seeing a player that is at least twice as good as he was when he first came.
Peak Yang for me would be difficult to assess as he was too inconsistent, he certainly did have some very good games and as Timhorton said, didn’t get a run on the right wing which might have improved his consistency and overall game.
It will be interesting to see what he does on Sunday and under Nancy.
Overall I agreed with your point on Luke McCowan, should have said.
For me, he was brought in as a squad player and Celtic fanatic – it was interesting to hear MO’N state a lot of our younger player don’t get Celtic.
He could be a big fish in a small pond or a little fish in a big pond – he was the regarded as the best player and was Captain at Dundee – he was always going to choose Celtic though, we need more Celts in the team.
Hail Hail
https://youtu.be/S65Vrsc9xW0?si=ZVS4hZL5ajp_cBdS
Brilliant Tony 👏 great interview with Paul John
Weebobbycollins
Some boy was Solomon Burke, trained as a mortician and had a chain of funeral homes!
Maybe Wifried will ask Martin to lead the team out at the League Cup Final. I hope he does.