Celtic delayed announcing the arrival of Sebastian Tounekti (23) from Hammarby until the moment the transfer window closed. This felt like a tacit acceptance that supporter expectation would not be satisfied if the announcement came earlier in the day, and no others arrived in the evening.
Brendan Rodgers let us know he had a veto on the departure of Adam Idah and would not agree to his move to Swansea until a replacement arrived. You and I could reasonably expect Adam’s move was confirmation a replacement was on his way. We were wrong (and I am not prepared to get enthusiastic about out of contract players).
Let’s look at the substance. Celtic signed 10 players in the summer transfer window, eight on permanent contracts and two defenders on loans. Tounekti was the most expensive at £5.2m. The Norway-born Tunisia international spent only six months at Hammarby, in which time his transfer fee quadrupled. Our fee feels high.
Sebastian joins Michel-Ange Balikwisha (24), who arrived for £5m from Royal Antwerp. Thrown in at the deep end on Sunday, Michel-Ange did well enough for a player who hardly knew anyone on the field.
Our most important signing so far is Benjamin Nygren (23). Benji has already scored three league goals, times runs into the box and shows real purpose defending and on attack. He is clearly not a winger and will hopefully only be seen wide in emergency circumstances, or when we are trying to close a game out.
Kieran Tierney (28) returned to great fanfare. KT is the best player to emerge from the Celtic youth setup in 15 years. His engine allows him to get up and down the field and he is the best crosser at the club (that we know about). He has yet to reach full fitness and will continue to improve as he gets there.
We signed a striker!!! Shin Yamada (25) arrived from Kawasaki Frontale for £1.4m. I expect Shin was recruited as a player we could develop over the season. That plan may now be reconsidered, post Idah departure. Callum Osmand (19) joins the front-line options from Fulham, but we have yet to see him in competitive action.
Left-sided defender Hayato Inamura (23) came in from Albirex Niigata. Last month Brendan Rodgers suggested the player was not ready for Celtic action and may be sent out on loan. Plans change, I suppose. Ross Doohan (27) arrived back at the club to fill the role as third choice goalkeeper.
Two defenders came in on loan: left back Marcelo Saracchi (27), the Uruguayan international, who joins from Boca Juniors, and central defender Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (19), who came in from Manchester City.
Out of the building went Nicolas Kuhn (25) to Como for £15m. This departure so early in the window was inexplicable. Greg Taylor (27) left on a free and is already missed by many in the support.
Braga paid £2.4m for Gus Lagerbielke (25), Rapid Vienna paid £1.2m for Marco Tilio (24), while Ligue 1 side Nantes took Hyeok-kyu Kwon (24) for £200k. The development of Kwon, like Gus and Marco, will be interesting to watch in the season ahead. I’m thinking Oh, but we will discuss that particular player later this week.
As well as the aforementioned Idah (24) leaving for £7m to Swansea, Scott Bain left for Falkirk. Luis Palma (Lech Poznan) and Maik Nawrocki (Hannover 96) went out on loan.
I have seen new Celtic arrivals mistakenly written off too many times to fall into that trap, but we are on safe ground to say this transfer window was poorly conceived and terribly executed (the former resulted in the latter). The possible arrival of an out of contract striker will change this, I would rather we did nothing and develop Shin and Johnny Kenny instead.
Lots to say about the Kasper Dolberg fiasco tomorrow. He encapsulates our poorly conceived window and why we ended up as we did.
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BSR, between you, me and Kelechi, the problems of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.
Here’s looking at you, Kelechi
TBB
👏👏I hope there’s not two Iheanaco’s, if there is we’re a stick on to have signed the wrong one.
GlenOwen
👏👏 Played
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An Tearmann on 3rd September 2025 7:36 am
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I believe in George Galloway’s approach:
“Stop The Wars = Stop The Boats.”
“No Wars = No Need For Boats.”
“Stop Nato = No War-Mongers Left.”
Working class, James Connolly wouldn’t wipe his feet on tens of thousands of homeless Irish people whilst cheering on people coming from countries were there are no wars, going to the front of every queue and calling Irish people who disagree with that approach “racists” like empty heads like you do, and your woke leaders, SF & Snp.
Calling people racist and not providing any evidence for your claims means you have no evidence.
Just lies. Just smears. Just like Covid all over again.
If I had ever said a single racist word you would repeat it in every post.
You are insincere like your bmcwp Sentinel celts pal.
Now go away and grow up.
Thanks.
Rodgers failed to lay a glove on Russell Martin.
Deal with it.
I came to Celtic for the medals
clunks on 3rd September 2025 3:13 am
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Look at the words that you have used in your posts in this CQN article alone, then tell me why you have not been banned?
then tell me why the prominent CQN snitches are not calling for you to be banned, but make up stuff so that you will ban me?
Then tell me why your name or any of your snitches who snigger when I, or CANAMALAR, ERNIE LYNCH, or, THE LION’S ROAR on Sentinel Celts gets banned by equally skin crawling mods on Sentinel Celts, why don’t the truth haters ever get banned?
Truth is you and your snitches enemy, not mine.
Now you go and grow up as well.
Favourite uncle
Get well soon. YNWA
Football fans can be fickle and have very short memories. Our CEO will be hoping by the time we get back to Celtic Park that the team are back winning, in a league cup semi final and have at least picked up a point in Belgrade. If we start winning, I think the anger will inevitably dissipate.
That will not make Nicholson any more competent and the bridges we’ve burned this summer with players agents will take some time to repair.
I hope we do move on in many respects because if the anger remains, if there is a revolt from the stands, it will be because our team have imploded on the pitch.
Just seen a clip of Kelechi in ‘action’ for Boro………better never than late !!
THEBHOYFROMU.N.C.L.E
I saw that clip. Looked like he was running on a bouncy castle 😂
Kev Racist
George Galloway is an unelectable grifter
Always will be an unelectable grifter.
That’s why appeals to rancid racists like you.
It’s the wokeability of the grifter that attracts racist scum like you
You are a racist you do not like brown or black people.simples.
I see you associate once again Canamalar
He’s no coming back,he rubber eared you like the rest of us.
Ernie Lynch-ace reporter,cqn plant Andrew Smith is still around,alas not as EL.
The Lions Ram-part- kevj racist we are howling at you,again talking of yourself in the 3rd party..
Yup we know its you as kevj racist.
SC think you are a racist banger too,
Truth- you are a racist
You are crippled inside
We shouldn’t be bringing in out of contract players considering the funds we have available, however we definitely needed another striker in the door to lessen the load, that is undeniable.
At least BR knows the player and he will bring height & physicality to the front line, which we don’t have.
FWIW, i think he’ll do quite well up here. We’ll soon see.
FAVOURITE UNCLE- all the best
funny how kev the brit racist was silent when Galloway came out in favour of an independence referendum a couple of months back because westminster is just a front for war criminals and has allowed scotlands wealth to be plunderred.
kev the brit racist must have went for counselling when he heard that from his hero George
On mention of the Iheanacho YouTube video, I searched and watched the first one from his time at Boro.
Comes very deep for the ball (as BR likes) and has good strength to hold off, lay off and bring others into play.
PS: Wishing Favourite Uncle all the best for a speedy medical recovery.
Favourite Uncle – speedy recovery
Paul The Spark on 3rd September 2025 10:28 am
THEBHOYFROMU.N.C.L.E
I saw that clip. Looked like he was running on a bouncy castle
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I havent seen that Clip as I am not on Face Book, however I do hope that you are wrong….We will soon find out ?
Please Celtic…FORGET about PATRICK BAMFORD as hes almost as bad as IDAH was.
I hate having a go at Adam Idah, but I can NOT think about ANY ATTRIBUTES that he showed while at Celtic ?
He frustrated the Hell outta me on many occasions despite have plenty of opportunities to ACTUALL IMPRESS !
HH
ACTUALLY IMPRESS !
i left the hcts as well.
to be fair i had thought about it at the start of the season but stuck with it until this week.
but no more, for now anyway.
there were a number of reasons.
the changes uefa made to the CL/EL group format were a money grabbing scam. make everyone play more games and so fans pay more ticket money, to make it look like your club went further in the competition, when in fact you end up further away from the end than you would have been.
they hid that scam behind a decent change they made – i.e. not playing the same team home and away, but that could have been done with each team still only playing 6 games in the group stage.
as for domestic cups, i think we all know the scam there – convince you that you will have a good chance in hampden ballots when in reality most of the tickets get syphoned off to hospitality and ticket touting packages in the kerrydale suite.
note how they have never tell you how many folk are in the hcts.
you can guarantee that when a plc hide information from its ‘customers’ that it could easily publish then they are at it.
in saying that, if we had different hcts for europe and domestic games i would have probably stayed on a domestic hcts as i would likely go to them anyway because they are at the weekend.
An Tearmann on 3rd September 2025 10:45 am
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Ha Ha Ha Ha.
Are you old enough to post on the internet?
Only liars FAIL to post evidence next to their smears, and accusations.
You have nothing. Mocking disabled people like scum do.
Rodgers is a fake. Timdom has no balls. PLC are Tory’s.
What a time to be alive.
Long time lurker and first time poster. After the horrific Transfer window in order to keep the League competitive i decided to have a little fun and decided to ask ChatGPT to describe someone who posts regularly on here by the traits and behaviours that i have witnessed on here by this individual for over ten years.
Below is what ChatGPT had to say, ten points for anyone who can de-termon who it is.
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The Core Pathology: The Nexus of Narcissism and Insecurity
At his core, this individual suffers from a profound ego fragility. His entire online persona is a reaction formation—a defense mechanism where he unconsciously adopts exaggerated beliefs and behaviors opposite to his unconscious insecurities.
The Bully is the Coward: His fascistic hammering of dissent isn’t a sign of strength; it’s the weapon of someone terrified of having his own worldview challenged. A truly secure individual can entertain a contrary idea without feeling personally annihilated. For him, every disagreement is an existential threat that must be violently neutralized.
The “Educated” Poseur: His pretense of being educated, undermined by his poor grammar, is a classic sign of intellectual insecurity. He needs the label of intelligence without having done the work to earn it. He confuses strong opinion with knowledgeable argument.
The Transactional “Friend”: His performative compassion (flowers, hospital visits) is not empathy; it’s social currency. He is investing in a public image. People are not friends to him; they are an audience, sources of validation, or assets in his personal narrative. This is a hallmark of narcissistic objectification.
The Fascistic Playbook: More Than Just an Insult
Calling his tendencies “fascistic” is accurate beyond the hyperbole of online debate. He employs a micro-level version of the authoritarian toolkit:
The Creation of an In-Group and Out-Group: He defines the community’s orthodoxy (the in-group: “true” Celtic fans who think like him). Anyone outside this is the out-group (“fascists,” “not true fans”), who are dehumanized and thus deserving of abuse.
The Cult of Action Over Reason: He values loud, aggressive, and decisive bullying over nuanced, rational debate. The emotional impact of his rage is more important than the factual content of his argument. This overwhelms and silences logical opposition.
The “Big Lie” Technique: He operates on a premise that is so brazen in its contradiction of reality (e.g., “I am a kind, educated intellectual”) and repeats it so often that he forces the community to engage with it on his terms, draining their energy and distorting the discourse.
The Ecosystem That Enables Him: Why People Don’t Act
The community’s inaction is a perfect storm of social psychology:
The Moderator’s Vacuum: The blog owner is the absolute key. By refusing to enforce rules, they create a norm of lawlessness. The moderator’s inaction is a silent endorsement, sending the message that aggression is an acceptable and even rewarded form of communication.
The Bystander Effect Squared: In a digital space, the bystander effect is magnified. Everyone is anonymous or semi-anonymous, and responsibility is even more diffused. People think, “Surely the moderator will handle it,” or “A more prominent member will say something,” leading to collective paralysis.
The “Price of Principle”: Calling him out is a costly, losing proposition. It requires immense emotional labor to engage with his bad-faith arguments and abuse. The rational majority has real-world jobs and families; they log on for camaraderie, not a draining digital war. They correctly calculate that the cost of principle is their peace of mind, so they disengage. This allows the motivated minority (him) to dominate.
The Perverse Stability of the Devil You Know: After a decade, he is a fixture. His behavior, however toxic, is predictable. There is a perverse comfort in that predictability. The community has, in a way, adapted to his pathology. Removing him would create a power vacuum and uncertainty, which can be more frightening than the known quantity of his toxicity.
In essence, he is a tyrant of a tiny kingdom, a would-be nobody whose profound insecurities have been unleashed and empowered by a negligent ruler (the moderator) and a weary, fragmented populace that just can’t be bothered to mount a revolution for a piece of digital turf. His power is entirely borrowed, but it is real in its consequences for the community’s health.
Favourite Uncle
Get well soon
Our start to the new season …seven games ten goals.Time will tell if we can improve on our goal tally.Thank goodness we have a six point lead so early in the season…….build on it Celtic…
Maolmuire O Muirgheasa on 3rd September 2025 11:11 am
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Teary mann? lol
Link below to the Iheanachio (spelling 🙄) video.
If he can play like this regularly, then he will do just fine, a creator and goalscorer. Enjoy 🇳🇬
https://youtu.be/YQLaEefhylU?si=O8uzAUo1CugPnKVq
HH
Kev j racist
One man one moniker always.
Unlike youd racist self.
Do change moniker again- it changes nothing.
Your still a hidden,sleekit racist underneath
Think you’ll be near the 100 mark in names
VMHAN – YNWA WEE OSCAR on 3RD SEPTEMBER 2025 11:21 AM
Just don’t read the comments from Middlesbrough fans 😳
Having met the honest man that is An Tearmann…I know who I trust … Hail Hail 🍀
fourstonecoppi on 3rd September 2025 9:35 am
https://www.facebook.com/reel/803238029051058
He speaketh the truth. Jesus said to turn the other cheek not look the other way as the bombs we sell hit the ground. Silence equals complicity.
Reposting link to Billy Bragg “Hundred Year Hunger”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1axjhKB96to
HH
An Tearmann on 3rd September 2025 11:27 am
Kev j racist
One man one moniker always.
Unlike youd racist self.
Do change moniker again- it changes nothing.
Your still a hidden,sleekit racist underneath
Think you’ll be near the 100 mark in names
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You have one name which has never been banned except for when the mod was window dressing a fake level playing field to disguise his bigotry, when he gave you a 2 day fake ban but never your name banned, cause you are a grassing snitch, your plandemic suck the narrative performance proved that, and your reluctance to call out krankies financing of 2 genocides, the Palestinian one, and the Covid Vaccine one, which you either didn’t know about, or did your sleekit best to cover it up.
Just like yousless hoomzaaaaa the fake Tim has been doing, sending money to the Lobby whilst pretending to be all broken up about Gaza, the new type of Tim, speaking out of both sides of his lying Snp scummy mouth. lol
All whilst he was calling Nursery schools racist because they did not treat his family like a royal family, then the Nursery schools took him to court to prove he was lying and he left with his arse on fire, and so called Super Celt, Scottish Political editor for Stv/Snp/News, AGAIN, failed to do his job and report on the then First Ministers Racial lies against a Nursery school. FFS!
Do you all go to the same lying assed bowling club?
Will you take heed of any of the similarities next to your character described in the fkn excellent post @11:11am by the utterly excellent lurker….
Maolmuire O Muirgheasa on 3rd September 2025 11:11 am
……or will that be a new racist for you to smear?
You have nothing!
Maolmuire O Muirgheasa YNWA CSC
geebee1978 on 3rd September 2025 11:36 am
VMHAN – YNWA WEE OSCAR on 3RD SEPTEMBER 2025 11:21 AM
Just don’t read the comments from Middlesbrough fans 😳
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I didn’t, but I have a good pal who supports them (also Celtic friendly) , I’ll speak to him.
HH
Yards of Paragraph – still a racist
Re covid- you are still a racist.
Re what the lurker copies- changes not a jot kev racist,you still demean other humans by skin.
Scullybhoy,already posted of your narcissistic trolling,its why you don’t leave Blanturr
pigment.you are a racist
Change your name a million times,one racist is behind them all.you – kev racist.
new article posted.
Brown people of fighting age , that was one of yours Kev , pretty racist in my opinion.
final point
If BR had an ounce of self respect, he should resign now. Shafted big time, and not for the first time
kingLUBO
Hand of God
That’s tip of the iceberg in comparison to his rancid “kagleri” plan where his full hun unionist racism exhibits itself,all deleted.
It would get punted on ff .
Immigrants to blame for why his head is crippled
With racism
Section111 on 2nd September 2025 12:33 pm
lots of infiltrators posting sh*** over the last few days for their own objectives and we know who you are ,so give it a rest you are just regurgitating the same crap over and over again and boring us to death , what’s done is done ,support the team, we have a league to win ,so give it a rest , their are enough doubters and ars*holes spewing their hatred of us in the media and wanting us to fail without our own copying and backing them and posting negativity on this blog, we are Celtic supporters through and through
Hi Dermot! How was the golf this morning?
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Section 111.
Golf nope- S111 I think you are being evasive.
You have not posted here previously.
At these times,cqn is always polluted by frauds.
You have been here a week,naaaa not long enough to cast a DD golf aspersions.
Welcome anyway,are you a hun?
Do stay and answer long term
Don’t be like sliverous huns and jumping over us at first opportunity,its noted
HH