When you are full of confidence, every game is anticipated with a sense of purpose. A ‘Bring ‘em on’ attitude lifts poor sides to great heights. When a team are on a losing streak, no game looks easy. Dundee United have won one game in all competitions since September, a 3-1 win over St Mirren seven weeks ago. Jim Goodwin is not in the position he endured in the late stages at Aberdeen, however, he needs any win almost as much as Wilfried Nancy.
United are the only Premiership side Celtic have yet to face this season, but there are reasons for more caution. They have played clubs from the top half of the table eight times, drawing twice with Newco and once each with Hibs and Hearts, once with Motherwell. Hearts and Motherwell managed wins against them, while United beat Aberdeen.
This trend was further evidenced by their home and away draws with Rapid Vienna, who enjoyed over 60% possession in each game, before eventually prevailing on penalties.
United’s problem lies when playing weaker sides who defend and give them the ball, their strength is playing on the counter. Goodwin’s gameplan for tomorrow is well-rehearsed and ready. On this issue, he will have the advantage tomorrow.
An interesting aspect of these games is the amount of goals scored. There were four 2-2 draws, a 3-3 and a 2-3. United are conceding like a team near the bottom of the table but score on the break more effectively than most. Saturday’s 0-0 with Motherwell was only their second clean sheet in 19 games since playing Luxembourgers in July.
Wilfried Nancy will know to expect Celtic will have chances and to defend against counter-attacks at Tannadice. That, at least, is one consolation for our new manager.
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I have full sympathy for Wilfried. What a complete clusterfyck set up to fail set if conditions he has come into from the useless, self-serving dunderheids of the Board and Spivdale.
Even the most rudimentary due diligence would’ve established that:
a) Wilfried is an idealogue tied to a specific system
b) We do not have the players capable of playing said system
So not a good fit then, which the players are clearly making known on and off the pitch.
Still, the perfect day to focus on DU eh?
These idiots couldn’t have done a better job in wrecking the club if they were Jimmy Bell’s ghost come back to haunt us.
They own it all now. Nowhere left to hide. DU to win 2-1. Crowd reaction at Aberdeen will be a doozy.
Ah tell ye, I’ve just watched Ramon Bawbag tell us the Huns have a game in hand over Hearts !.
Nothing about Celtic having two.
This is why I hate our media.
They can GTF.
A repeatable process that delivers successful outcomes = “beyond winning”.
Don’t hang the guy for stuff that’s lost in translation. English is not his native tongue.
It’s not that difficult to work out if you actually try.
PeterLatchfordsBelly on 16th December 2025 6:18 pm
Yes he has inherited half a team
But if he was any good he would realise he has inherited half a team and manage the team accordingly
This is what MoN did
He also gave MoN 10 minutes to pass on his thoughts and theories
He ignored the option of using Maloney and or Fotherington
He could see after game 1 that we do not have the players to play a back 3
But he carried on regardless (arrogance IMHO)
I have no problem making the same mistake again v Roma (not our bread and butter this year)
But to do it for a third time in a Cup Final and them blame the players
I have seen enough
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And to think that big Wilf could become a super hero if:
He plays with 2 x banks of 4.
A flat back 4 playing NOTHING BUT quick long balls.
A bus in front of our goals like MON had to do vs McLieshs Huns at Ibrox after a full calendar year of failure to overcome big Ecks 4-3-3 H un team.
Every team dizny play like big Ecks diving cheating EBT Huns did.
BUT.
We should play the way that MON did to overcome such cheating bassas.
MON’s Heroes – flat back four – 4-4-1-1
If MON had kept this lesson in his mind one month later then we might have defeated Porto in Seville 2003 who mirrored the cheating Huns!
We could have won the Uefa Cup Final and Joses career might have crashed and burned?!
Would we then have went onto win the big Cup the next year 2004 like Porto did?
Who knows.
BUT.
When all that we got after Seville 2003 was a bitching campaign against MON from, Brian Quinn, saying it cost us too much money to get to Seville. lol
The board would probably have brought in “THE SLOW LANE” a year earlier to spite our, as Brian Quinn called him: “Our esteemed Manager” what kind of club behaves like that?
Cmon the Wilf. [If I say that he’ll be sacked quicker] lol
HH
oot.
This may impact you drivers
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70rk80p9eqo
HH
PLB
That is funny
Jimmy Bells ghost.
I also agree it is a mess. I don’t know if he was offered help / to take help / was suggested a handover (unprecedented in football really but a great idea) / could have delayed his start, or any of that. Very few probably do. I certainly know that most supporters think one or more of the above, or indeed a delay to end of the season.
With hindsight and also mindful of costs in the context of the football world we work in and mindful of risk my personal view would be he could have eased into the role in the background and influenced the window now and in summer so we could really ease into his style in summer 26. Allow MON the transition and perhaps evolve our style should we pull ahead in the league in April / May.
Easy though sitting at the distance we do from why and how decisions are made. Many factors we don’t know about I dare say as those involved in making those decisions are not stupid folks either and do want Celtic to succeed.
Maybe over simplistic, but it would be a sign for Dr Football, thta;s funny, be replaced by St Martin.
Now that would be too easy
kingLUBO
Anyone with the fanciful idea that Wilf will be sacked are in cuckoo land. Him and his team are on a two and a half year contract , and we know how out board love to not spend money.
as young Bob Dylan said, The answer is blowing in the wind
kingLUBO
KINGLUBO on 16th December 2025 6:43 pm
Maybe over simplistic, but it would be a sign for Dr Football, thta;s funny, be replaced by St Martin.
Now that would be too easy
kingLUBO
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You never know man – keep safe.
HH
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“This may impact you drivers”
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i think you could squeeze the word “law-breaking” in that sentence
😀
Walsh promoted to UEFA Elite Referee level,ano you better sit down, I wonder who will get a VAR gig at the World Cup?
KINGLUBO on 16th December 2025 6:49 pm
Anyone with the fanciful idea that Wilf will be sacked are in cuckoo land. Him and his team are on a two and a half year contract , and we know how out board love to not spend money.
as young Bob Dylan said, The answer is blowing in the wind
kingLUBO
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2 years of big Hun wee Hun trophy parades. lol
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“DEFIANT Wilfried Nancy insists he doesn’t have “anything to prove to anybody” as he prepares Celtic for tomorrow night’s crucial Premiership encounter against Dundee United at Tannadice.”
He’s beginning to sound like the board who hired him.
RC on 16TH DECEMBER 2025 4:10 PM
he is a waffler , blah blah blah , it is beyond winning , jibberish chat, don’t think many of media understood what he was going on about.
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Car crash presser. Further alienating the supporters.
God knows what the players must be thinking.
Odds on we will see a repeat of the last 3 games tomorrow.
This may but hopefully won’t impact Tims everywhere.
I wonder if they have a list of anyone who has ever had a Celtic season ticket?
https://x.com/Megatron_ron/status/2000703055172428040#m
Keep your guard up Tims.
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Burnley 78
I do think they want Celtic to succeed but only in Scotland and just ahead of Sevco.and wanting to spend as little as possible
Get rid of them all ,parasites HH
Dundee United 11/2.
Free money.
Wilfried might work at Celtic, but he would need at least a pre season to work with the players, a few friendlies and backed heavily to find the missing players in his team jigsaw.
He is not a mid season make do with what you have appointment
Dundee United 1 win in 11
Maolmuire O Muirgheasa on 16th December 2025 6:53 pm
“DEFIANT Wilfried Nancy insists he doesn’t have “anything to prove to anybody” as he prepares Celtic for tomorrow night’s crucial Premiership encounter against Dundee United at Tannadice.”
He’s beginning to sound like the board who hired him.
…..
As long as he dizny sound like the collection of cliques who are paying his wages. lol
HH
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KINGLUBO on 16th December 2025 6:49 pm
Anyone with the fanciful idea that Wilf will be sacked are in cuckoo land. Him and his team are on a two and a half year contract ,
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Window dressing, absolutely certain there will be get out clauses, along the lines of we reserve the right to terminate the contract at anytime if these sets of goals are not acheived with a payoff equal to x (maybe 6 months salary.
Surely Nicolson the lawyer specialising in sports contract laws would insist on it.
Suprided his salary hasnt been leaked yet.
Look how they were able to accept Brendans resignation, did he really volunteer to go /
MAOLMUIRE O MUIRGHEASA on 16TH DECEMBER 2025 6:55 PM
Dundee United 11/2.
Free money.
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That’s the spirit ✌️
Folks agitated for someone to take charge of Football Operations.
The Board brought in Paul Tisdale. ‘No, not him, some other guy’
The Green Brigade agitated against the return of Brendan Rodgers. while some of us welcomed him back.
Some of us thought Brendan was undermining the players and the club….
Brendan resigns, Dermot fires a broadside, GB see this as an opportunity to villify the Board, forgetting that they had branded Brendan as a traitor to the cause who should never have been brought back
“We want change” claims the Collective…. The Board sanctions a new manager recommended by, you guessed it, the guy they agitated for not so long ago. “No not him!” Some other guy”, no names, no pack drill…
And So It Goes
Only to be expected that a salivating fan media and MSM will get their clicks from negativity around Nancy presser but I have to say that young Kenny spoke well and if he can play as well as he spoke today he will score tomorrow night for sure.
Anyone who has the chance to read Tony Asghar presentation on media interaction and its impact on football strategy really should do btw. I will try to get a link.
Wilf is very hard to understand never mind like
His press conference today (plus before after the last 3 games) have been very hard to understand
The press know it and are now asking him increasingly tougher questions
His team selections, subs and touchline antics are again very hard to understand
As a fan its so confusing
I need him to do well
I really want him to do well
But am really struggle to understand how thats gona happen
But am really struggling…..
lol
Its catching
MOM@655……
Seriously I’ll give you 6/1 ma man.
Get my email from CQN.
Bet you don’t.
Whats worrying for me is the lack of a viable plan
Scales and Trusty are solid enough centre halfs but really struggle with pace and positioning in a back 3
KT adn Ralston are not the answer to partnerr them and not sure CCV would fare any better
Yang and Tounetki are not wingbacks, although Yang seemed to fare a whole lot better and made a huge effort when he was played.
Midfield seems to struggle to know whether to stick, twist, pass or move
Upfront we are a mess (not Wilf’s fault thats on the board, and to be honest the lack of quality on the park, especially in attacking areas is too)
We seem to do well enough in the first half (roma aside) and then have collapsed in the second with some very strange subs and tactical things
Maybe this is a transition season and we need to suck it up and keep the faith
But the success of the last decade, makes that a really hard prospect
Lets all..
Written from my own p.o.v as a non driver :-).
Suppose now the retro question is the crime refundable here,or is it Eng & Wales only :-))
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dessybhoy on 16th December 2025 3:00 pm
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Hugely optimistic in my opinion
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I wouldnt be here if I wasnt hugely optimistic Dessy.. ;)
However it is not optimism at play it is unravelling cognitive dissonance that is everywhere on Celtic Social media.
The best rxample is DD and The Board are only in it for the money.
Apart from how much free money they get from holding shares that pay dividends not being game changing, then it makes sense to me that if recent events are causing DD money by droppping share value, then logically (putting aside perceptions of DD that produce cognitive dissonance ) DD will take steps to increase the share value
using same approach that made him a billionaire.
Cognitive dissonance is holding two opposing thought in our heads but separated one for another. The above is an example.
Confirmation bias is another significant problem.
I noticed in a post by Turkebhoy he listed a number of events that justified his end conclusion on uselessness of the Board.
Naturally if a start is made from the point The Board are useless, which is now part of the culture of the support, exacerbated by cognitive dissonance thinking that haunts social media then only points that reinforce that belief are used.
The narrative as I read it re BR used is that he was sabotaged twice by the Board.
I posted an alternative narrative on previous blog that suggested he only returned with assurance that what made him leave would change. Being more of a say in recruitment being key.
That must have included the affordability budget available to him.
Given that allowed 3 purchases above the ” project” signing level before the 25 window and they werent cutting the mustard, it would be only natural for BR to ask that the budget he signed up to be increased.
Had it been he would have said nothing so it is logical to assume the budget he signed up to would not be increased.
BR could have honoured his agreement with DD but went public to pressure DD and was asked not.
That he did not explains a lot of DDs anger in that statement.
That is a fairly logical alternative explanation of events but to some it is a trigger.
Why? Because to some it means the idea that the big bad Board are not all at fault is undermined and is viewed as supporting them which is a trigger.
Getting at the truth is not supporting one side or the other it is that in an era of lies the truth as it emerges is very important.
Of course DD let his anger show, betrayal does that,.
Nevertheless, and here is my point so please dont take offense Turkeybhoy for using your post to make it, its a general one not a dig,
we all carry confirmation bias, then if we start thinking the Board are out to get us, perhaps deliberately so , then alternatives have little chance of surfacing.
My philosophy is that the folk running Celtic are first of all human beings.
Human beings by and large make mistakes because they think what they are doing is the right thing to do and if you have lived as long as I have, I can see quite a few, but have done my best to get it right going forward.
So when I post I do my best to start from the position of recognising the human condition of everyone, equate it to my own and as a result you get what I have just written without mentioning the trigger word ” Fxxgxxnxxs”.
Sure its a feck up. Thats life. Its how it is. It is how
we learn.
Supporters have every right to be angry but dont keep feeding it with stinkin thinkin or even clean thinking.
Let it out then start thinking anew as in the one thing we all can change is our thinking.
I tend to agree about Wilfred comms .
And by comparison MON was a master of making it simple !!!!
Although when he expanded on what he said was not “rocket science “ even as a non footballer I understood that he was asking the players to match up against the opposition and change from a 3/4/5 when required .It sounded tome simply attacking when we are in control and defend when we’re not ……
Not rocket science !!!
With brendan and Ange being so assured and keeping the press in place at conferences
Then, Wilf looks like a wee boy going thru puberty whilst talking to a group of hot strippers
It really is worrying
Tiny Tims post from yesterday is the one that resonates most with me over the last 20 days when ive read most of the Timternet with sadness and to be honest a bit of fascination…..he expressed apathy which is what I feel now.
I’ve asked myself why I feel like this…
I went to 95+% of games in the 90s when we weren’t great, so it’s not performance or results.
It’s not my age because I love Celtic as much now as I’ve ever done.
The problem for me personally. I think, is that I now seem to be unable to allign myself with the ‘sack the board’ crowd.
To see this sizeable majority of the support being cheered on from every hun in Scotland hoping we blow ourselves up is astonishing.
The media can’t believe that the Celtic support is going to keep this going while we all need to be pulling together.
2 things to remember for the Collective…
1. The £80m is in CFCs bank account and not in the directors or shareholders pockets.
2. If DD puts his shares up for sale…who’s buying them?
Glaziers
Cavannagh
Any hedge fund that wants a return.
DD WILL change the board but WILL continue with the self sustaining model we have now snd rightly so.
Fanadpatriot
The decision the largest shareholders took back in 2004 was not to base the business on CL success.
They had to bail it out twice putting in fresh capital to deal with debt accrued funding the job MON did in stemming the overspending rangers.
At that time everyone thought DM was funding rangers excess and not the HMRC. Celtic had to live within its means or go the way of that lot. Except that lot were cheating which we now know.
We have a glass ceiling here in Scotland re tv revenue etc. As a nation of £5m we also have no divine right to qualify for the CL any more than Austria or Switzerland or Ukraine or Sweden or Hungary or Turkey or Greece but we regularly have. It was viewed as financial lunacy back then to try to spend assuming we had this opportunity every year. Hence we had a more pragmatic approach for the WGS era and into the lead up toward rangers death. Remember they continued to gamble with Walter 2 and were still not paying their dues. We competed well despite this. We also stayed solvent and the owners did not need to go and chip in more cash.
The Rangers dying gave us different challenges. No meaningful domestic competition. Crowds would drop and no media interest. A limited capability to recruit due to fewer eyeballs on our domestic game and perception of a one team country. Budgets tightened and we attempted to make up the funding deficit by moneyball. Aside from a couple of players it failed. We did win leagues but it was a horrible time all round.
Spending big then really made no sense as a team playing dross every week was always going to struggle when asked to raise it v Barcelona. The miracle was the first season when Lenny did just that.
The buzz of BR and a whole new era was fantastic and beating than lot really was the aim of the owners after the govan lots behaviour at the SC shootout. We did that in style and we spent relatively big too.
We did fail to make a mark in Europe though, in fact we were humiliated in initial games. Not through spend as we really had spent this time and as good as it was we were running a fair wage bill again and had limited return in Europe.
Background issues with BR prior to him leaving did give us a problem (my view is he shat the bed re Gerrard) and there is no doubt Lenny was felt to be the opposite of Wilfred. He was a guy who knew the ropes and could better rangers. He did it in good order. Treble Treble. A really good call by the board. Perhaps he had earned the right or perhaps there was a euphoric and emotional decision by the owners but they kept him on and frankly he did us proud securing 9 against an ebullient and well funded Gerrard. Sadly we neglected his personal needs in Covid times and we were shafted by the rules and regs.
We have since seen the best football of my time watching Ange and I wish he had stayed another year. He could have been seen as worth backing after his treble. Sadly he did the dirty on us and our owner went back to BR 2. A bad decision. He didn’t think that for at least a year though and clearly now sees he got it wrong. Badly wrong. The kind of wrong you would be sacked for.
We are still in business though. The capitalisation of the business is more than twice what it was when DD bought in and his dilution is way more than covered. Like many VCs or PE players he has got a decent return in this time. Worth highlighting though that (as we can see from our rivals and other similar clubs outside of the top leagues) at the time he bought this was high risk and remains so. There were plenty easier ways of getting a better compound return than Celtic. Plenty less risky and plenty less full of personal abuse.
The club in that time has had its best period of success ever. Beating all domestically with 16/20 leagues and beating some top teams in Europe despite the growing gap which is outside of our control. There is also transparency in financial reporting so we can see there are no huge payments to shareholders either. Yes perhaps CEO earns a lot but I don’t know many who would take on such a role as that for much less. I certainly would not. Not even for twice that.
The owners ultimately call the shots. DD and CT and maybe one or two others but really DD. I do think we could have a lot worse and anyone buying now at the present day value would be seeking a far greater return than DD and pals just to pay for it. That is for sure.
Parasites maybe by some definitions but maybe better parasites than we could have.
Be careful what you wish for is all I would say.
How do you know he WILL change the Board?