With post-split fixtures confirmed there is clarity on what is needed to win the league and a bit more optimism in some places. Celtic play a day before Newco on each of the next three league fixtures (one before the split). That is not an advantage until you win the games, but if you do, pressure is added to those who follow.
The order of Celtic’s games is interesting. The final three look most difficult [Newco (H), Motherwell (A), Hearts (H)], but there are five weeks before the first of those fixtures. That gives us time to build fitness into the legs of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kelechi Iheanachio, Arne Engels, Callum Osmand and Julian Araujo. If we arrive at these games with as fit a squad as we have had all season, you would fancy Celtic to win all three.
It is some consolation we do not have Fir Park on the last day, I’m not sure any of our nerves would cope with that. Instead, it will be Hearts, who will not roll over, but we need to beat them at some point. Ignore nonsense about Hearts having a free shot if Celtic are out of it by then, this will not happen. As I have been saying for months, the league title will stay in Glasgow.
The fixtures give a sense of relief because we have just come through a seven game run where six were away from home. Five wins, a draw at Ibrox and a solitary defeat at Tannadice does not suggest Celtic are teetering on the brink, no matter what your most doom-ladened pal tells you. That series could have finished our league challenge and seen us out of the cup. Instead, we are within striking distance of the top of the table and in the semifinal. Perspective, please!
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C’mon the Hoops!!
From bed wetters to doom laden
GCC and their Safetly Advisory Group have agreed to let the Green Brigade, so kind of them.
Just wonder if they will have a wee look at the fiasco which unfolded at greyskull a couple of weeks back
naw, didn’t think so
KINGLUBO
From moonhowlers , to come on the tic growlers
Let’s hear it for the Bhoys
BUT.
If the Scottish Government law officers decide to [kettle] the Green Brigade’s return like they did last season to help the Huns when wee Barry rocked up at Parkhead to hand Rodgers his erchie on a plate, how do we square those circles?
Sad are the homes of docile Tims who vote for scumbag politicians….
KINGLUBO and family stay safe mhan
YNWA
FWIW – Should have been emphasised more in the glowing PL legacy from P67, or any other one you can find. The ‘sharp suited man’ nurtured the GB from their inception, and encouraged their charitable qualities – see food banks
Safe standing, rail seating is a Celtic innovation and The North Curve is one of the good things to happen to the stadium, unless you prefer disco lights and sweetie paper rustling.
Celtic like the GB, and ahem know a good money spinner when they see one, they initiated the GB and it’s effect on the stadium where younger supporters join in, even CQNrs move to the NC, with the singing section, that’s where it should begin and end, with any Ultra groups.
The club has no chance, when our supporters are treated differently a Republican Flag or heaven forbid a Palestinian flag, – is a red flag for authority in Scotland, Police Scotland, SAG Glasgow City Council, and so on and so on.
We will not be kettled differently – Fly the Flag 🇮🇪
Sir Bob Kelly CSC
reversals in the tannadice debacle and Hibs at home and we would be sitting 2 points clear .
KINGLUBO on 8th April 2026 12:06 pm
GCC and their Safetly Advisory Group
The same ‘authority’ as Lord Nimmo Smith……
Yeah, and of course a good old “old firm title race” is much better than European progression and winning the league by 15 points…..
This season has given us too much feckin perspective to paraphrase Nigel from Spinal Tap but there were signs on Sunday of some of what we’ve been missing and we’re in as good form as anyone else.
To add to the returning players it would be good to see Araujo or Aj back to give us a bit more down that flank, even if it is for the last three games
Perspective I suppose is relative. In terms of the shambles of a season we’ve endured, 50 goals down on last season, 8 league defeats already etc then yes, our current position is a good one.
I’d rather be in our position with our fixtures than anyone else’s.
Chris Sutton
“How dare Celtic have 19 games at home and 19 away…”
https://x.com/chris_sutton73/status/2041839920256295254?s=20
McCoist put in his place.
Good to see a bit of optimism.
On paper, I think we can win the league, but my concerns are inconsistency and injuries.
The laws of probability suggest we wont lose twice at home to Hearts / Rangers or lose 6 points away at Easter Rd and Fir Park.
But can we win all 6 league and hopefully 2 cup games – not sure.
We have been plagued by non contact leg injuries all season.
We may get Engels, Araujo, Osmand etc., back, but there is almost an inevitability around 1 in, 1 out for the treatment table.
Hope I am wrong
Cheeky Chappie telling the world on Talksport today,that the unseen Fenisn hand controls Scotland
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ally should try organising the fixtures, nothing else actually ditted the golden rules.
i blame the schools
Get rid of the Thatcherite false flag unneeded all seating systems and allow pre-Hillsborough 1989 fan allocations and basically cut the piss take on football fans who badly need to wake up and boycott every stadium until this pisstake is removed.
DESMOND WHITE or SIR ROBERT KELLY would have put on display TO THE WORLD the lies that were baked into The Taylor Report and prevented the game of football from being capitalist backdoored!
https://celtsarehere.com/celtic-fc-derek-mcinnes/
Rest In Peace 97 Liverpool FC Comrades.
Sad are the homes….
Fat Larry’s Band
https://youtu.be/DMo6Ju8SJ8o?si=YlkHEbasZDgcxZL-
C’mon Celtic start with a victory on Sat
HH
Somebody should tell Super Salary the rules for how the split games are allocated and have been since 2001. 19 away 19 at home
But then if he knows the rules? – he’s fanning the flames of bigotry, – “ Britain’s most popular football commentator” knows his audience and how to pull their strings.
Perspective indeed Paul.
But you might be preaching to the already converted.
The Celtic community deserve great credit for focusing on the positive AND on thevhere and now … in this very difficult 25/26 season
… particularly against a backdrop of almost constant negativity … fuelled mainly by the SMSM.
We’ve got bumps still to come for sure but still in the mix.
Bring it on.
Simon Jordan who i kinda like on TS earlier said we were fortunate and very lucky with run-in. The wee Tim that comes on from one of the bookies that sponsor TS put him in his place, pointing out we had played Hearts and Sevco twice away up to this point. Old Simon doesnt like gettin telt 😃
Only a fool would try and guess MON’s starting line up, so I’m going for……………
……………….Sinasalo……………..
……………Trusty………….Scales…………….
Ralston………………………………..Tierney
……..AOC……CalMac……Nygren ……..
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……Yang…………Cvancara ……Maeda…….
Don’t listen to TalkCrap Radio.
From comments though? Sounds like their contributor is running scared.
Good for him.
Good for us.
Imagine Celtic appointing Chris Sutton as manager, then being liquidated, then Chris staying on as manager, using his “man of the people” act to milk the new club for all he could get out of it.
Perhaps I’m being excessively harsh.
People with no talent and no morals still have to eat.
Imagine Celtic appointing Chris Sutton as manager, then being liquidated, then Chris staying on as manager, using his “man of the people” act to milk the new club for all he could get out of it.
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Succinct 👏
Then telling ( the Peepil ) – Celtic are running Scottish Football
Aff oot 👍
Paul67 et al
Another factor which may or may not play a part in the run in, is the fact that the post split fixtures do not start for two weeks after our home game against St Mirren this Saturday. Because, lets not forget, we are in the Scottish Cup semi-finals, the result of winning @ Ayebrokes, which led to the now all but forgotten peaceful riot. Oh yes! As John (road cone) Major was wont to exclaim. Got to beat the Saints first of course, after which four of the top six will have their own little mini break before the SPL battles recommence. Hearts might benefit from that, they’ve got both Cammy Devlin and Shankland back, and according to their (quite impressive) website Stuart Findlay is back to to fitness and Harry Milne is back in training, two of their more impressive players for much of the season. Brought in four players in January as well. Unlike Paul67 I wouldn’t be too hasty in writing the Jambos off just yet, especially if they beat Motherwell @ home on Saturday. Same 15.00pm kick off as us, time to dust down that wee transistor radio and get some new batteries from the poundshop. If it’s still in business that is? Times are hard.
I howk one of the other Telly’s in,and watch the two games at once .Mostly the Celtic game of course,but you can get the main bits from the other.If its them and they go 2 up,howked,back again.
BSR,
I will see you,and call,Iheanacho to start.
Says he is now in great shape and fit.We need a striker.
Who would win in a “Who’s the fekin thickest” contest,between Trump,Hegseth,Vance.
Three absolute morons.Vance now in Hungary,supporting the dodgiest leader in Europe,Orban of Hungary.A bosom buddy of Putin.Accused in Parliament of embezzling, £15 Billion,from his 15 years in office.Like Trump,surrounded by boot licking lackeys.
😥😥😥😥😥😥😥
Our board will finally wake up and we’ll start our next European campaign with Palma and Kenny up front. 😃
April 08 2026, General Audience – Pope Leo XIV
https://youtu.be/wcTYvGExDvo?si=WEiaC6DSE7YrC46g
Bournesouprecipe, considering Ralston’s error strewn cameo performance on Sunday, I’d be surprised if MON trusts him again this season.
Not spoilt for choice however, so you never know.
King Lubo @12.06,
Yes,great to see the GB back,but it had nothing to do with,SAG,or the Police,both of whom do not have the power,never did.Which means,they did not lift the ban.Someone at Celtic ordered the ban the chief suspect being Hargreaves.True or not,it was either him,or one or more of the Board through sheer spite.They
hated being called to account by fans who can see the shambles they have presided over.
Hargreaves himself,has been an enemy of the GB since he was top cop.The first Kettling of fans at Glasgow Cross way back,his doing.Since then he has had a long running feud with them.There was uproar when he got the job.
It boils down to once again the fans have been blatantly lied to by Celtic.They imposed the ban,and they lifted it.No one else.
Deniabhoy,
No.Palma,No 10.
bournesouprecipe on 8th April 2026 1:45 pm
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Sutton would say Celtic never died because when CELTCO got promoted in 2016, Rangers fans went along with the Rangers vs Celtco/Celtic ticket cover up and they all bought 49 quid old firm tickets to seal the deal.
We wouldn’t have been able to pull this scam off without the help of the wonderful Rangers fans.
Alice in Blunderland CSC
Sad are the homes….
sarah
BREAKING:
Israel dropped bombs on people attending a funeral in Baalbek, Lebanon.
Read that again. They bombed mourners.
This is a massacre.
https://nitter.net/sahouraxo/status/2041866200251068812#m
Iran News 24
BREAKING: Iranian military source:
“No oil tanker or ship belonging to the enemies will pass through the Strait of Hormuz before ‘Israel’ commits to a ceasefire in Lebanon”
https://nitter.net/IRanMediaco/status/2041844021493117217#m
Turkeybhoy,
I am glad the GB are back. They have paid their money and should be accommodated where possible. They are noisy and colourful and even if they don’t sing many actual Celtic songs, many supporters especially children like the spectacle.
However can Ultras stay within set boundaries and remain law abiding. We shall see.
If we take the rose tinted specs off.
We have had incidents of violent and threatening behaviour, some vividly described on here by fellow Celtic supporters. Also reported drug taking and numerous breaches of safety policy with public order offences.
Of course any head of security, especially a former law enforcement person will cross swords with them.
With their ” Pig Watch” and ACAB mantra it is inevitable that they will be off any law enforcement Christmas list.
I don’t know if you have been in Glasgow or surrounding areas lately but the amount of vandalism and Graffiti they and the Onion Pears indulge in is off the scale now. ( Shown loud and proud on their own social media sites )
Put frankly they are contributing to the dreadful state of our once great and historic city. Subsequently all actions have consequences and it is the hard pressed City’s Council tax payers who have to pick up the tab.
But back to the football and the GB’s actual rationale to exist: Let’s hope they can contribute to grinding out a very possible double.
HH.