Dundee United’s only win in four games since beating Celtic last month was at Livingston. They also drew with Hibs and Aberdeen and lost at home to Dundee on Saturday. Those wins over Celtic and Livi are their only successes in 12 games, stretching back to October. In all competitions, they won one game in August, one in September, one in October, none in November and two in December. Quite how they escaped such mediocrity to batter the champions for 45 minutes is a lesson for the ages.
They have lost only two away games in the league all season, which is quite a claim for a side that’s been to every ground apart from Celtic Park. They are, however, the league’s draw specialists, with 10 of their 21 games finishing level, more than any other side. You can be confident this outcome will be their target at Celtic Park on Saturday.
In particular, draws at Tynecastle, Ibrox, Pittodrie and Easter Road will be the template they bring to Glasgow. They scored in each of these games (seven in total), so they do more than just shut up shop. We know to expect a challenge to break them down and an accomplished counter-attacking game. It will not be easy.
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Is Adam Idaho available?
Idah.
Maybe we should phone big Ange?
He miraculously seemed to be able to find players.
He probably has access to an Aussie version of the Tony Bloom model. Sneaky bar steward.
Greenpinata on [8th January 2026 4:25 pm](https://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/results-to-inform-and-concern-for-saturday/comment-page-2/#comment-4051657 “8th January 2026 at 4:25 pm”)
“Kyogo was absolutely desperate to leave us.
His current form is frankly ” crap”. If true, I hope that whoever is promoting this deal is aware that we have crossed the Rubicon for tolerance.”
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Anybody with any brains would be desperate to get away from the RODGERS One striker system with Two sussed out wingers having to turn back all of the time, because playing with One striker in EVERY game means that the wingers space is all blocked off in every move.
ADAM IDAH was driven to drink, because of RODGERS perpetual PLAYSTATION pish in EVERY game. Imho.
KYOGO at Celtic with a manager now in place who knows how to play on the break with quick long balls over the top, especially in Europe, would surely Interest a player like KYOGO, maybe if this happened it would lead to a rejuvenated, MAEDA, wanting to stay now that Captain Sensible is in the dugout?!
Hopefully.
Keep well GREENPINATA.
HH
oot.
when I say Kyogo is not technically gifted – I was referring to his outfield play, controlling the ball when defenders on his back , picking up the ball in midfield and linking up with teammates. To be honest – he was woeful at it and t times like like a basic amateur. Maeda is in the same category with ball control – often two left feet. We need players comfortable taking the ball, passing , linking and football intelligence.
Kyogo and maeda flourish with ball in front of them – maeda needs space and Kyogo needs a couple yards.
It’s time the celtic board brought in quality 1st team starters – we need characters and personality . Something Nancy noticed we are lacking!
Huns will be splashing the cash because they know win the league…untold riches rewards
It’ll never catch on this side of the city
Doesn’t FFP ( Or whatever its called now) apply to the huns 🤔🤔
Oh well, at least we’re finally replacing Kyogo
Sure I read Idah is out for 3 months.
Probably wrong
For Der Hun to automatically directly qualify for the Champions leaguew they need 3 things to happen –
1 – Win this domestic league.
Current betting with Bet365, Celtic back to slight favourites after the MON appointment
Celtic 11/8 (20g 38p) , Hearts 7/4 (21g 44p). 2nd Rangers 2/1 (21g 41p)
all to play each other twice more. BTW Motherwell 5 points behind Rangers are 12-1 to finish 3rd, that is a good bet imho.
2. Champions League winners to already have qualified by way of their league position.
This I would suggest is most likely, I cant recall the last time the winners had not already qualified in their own domestic league anyways. Even more likely with Germany and England possibly having 6 places each, and Spain and Italy on 5 a piece. Newcastle or Spurs might be our best bet there.
3. Maintain their Co-Efficient as the highest Champions with the most points.
They need to win their last 2 EL games, and hope Copenhagen and Galatasary dont win theirs.
Offcourse as many believe, none of this matters because Celtic will win the league by 1 point or a goal better than Hearts.
https://youtu.be/pQxpL-rNAhE?si=VSZsl_yuBkIYDtA3
I was offered a contract by a Saudi club.Little known fact.Around the time the Saudis brought Don Revie over to glam up their football.Never worked.I met him once at an Embassy do.Did not like him.
A Celtic truth, our board are lazy and incompetant. We have been crying out for a striker for over a year. We have needed a rw since we knew khun was leaving at the end of last season. We have needed a right sided centreback following ccv’s injury, still we wait. The level of preformance at the board room level would shame most, but not our lo, they are shameless.
Don’t forget our right back or Jota.
Vinniethedog
There is no untold level of wealth from the champions league, it gets you about 40 million. That is around double the europa league but with the wammy of having to pay out more bonuses. There is also less likelihood of less preformance related bonuses for the club and a drop of in coefficient points.
When all is said and done the champions league likely gives clubs around 10 to 13 million more at group stages. Scottish clubs are not getting much further than that.
In my opinion the Celtic board have done the maths and figure out that the risk of the initial outlay cannot be justified for the expected financial reward.
So its not a game changer, its gonna make sevco a breakeven club for a season, but only if they win the league and get into it.
I will say fhe sevci habe shown a bit of ambition whilat our board has done everything to show the complete opposite
HH
They have no aversion to spending money on their first team, someone asked earlier if UEFA FSR apply, good question when or do they issue accounts and are they independently checked to comply with FSR?
The story about Kyogo coming back has all the hallmarks of a flier by the Sun journo. Its peak time for them to be getting people to look at their made up pish and we’re not giving them anything to fill their webpages.
But if he comes back, and Jota makes a decent recovery we would be looking, pretty soon, at a front line of three from Jota, Maeda, Kele, Tounekti, Bali Yang, Jamesie and whoever else we sign in the window.
I would fancy that to win us the league
Kyogo, Jota, Maeda, Kele, Tounekti, Bali Yang, Jamesie
Aipple
Thanks very much.
Looking forward to a nice trip and meeting up with folks.
Especially hoping we can be celebrating a league triumph for the ages.
St Stivs
Reality is the Govan lot are almost needing snookers to qualify directly. Ironically last year they would have qualified automatically had they won the league and not us.
Jota had an ACL late April,uncomplicated recovery 9months to 12 months, I have no expectation of Jota playing this season.
as much as the kyogo carry on could just be the club taking an easy fan-pleasing way out,
it is just.as easy a story for the rags to write, whether there is even the remotest bit of truth in it.
so it could just all be rag bollocks
It will be some time before direct qualification is spoken of again for any Scottish team re CL.
Rangers drop a few next year and they will continue to for a time after disaster this season.
We sadly won’t be great either unless we have a Seville type run.
That is one factor in the 18 game league race. We are the only team who will have serious European commitments from now on. Rangers are out and we have 2 meaningful games to go with a further potential involvement if we do get through. Personally I really would like us to push on both fronts and get to a last 16 or QF or who knows but it does make it more challenging domestically.
DESSYBHOY on 8TH JANUARY 2026 7:08 PM
Jesus wept. cheer up for fecks sake
Constant misery. It’ll really feck you up eventually
An Tearmann on 8th January 2026 1:00 pm
Enjoy Celts
Henryck at the table
https://youtu.be/pQxpL-rNAhE?si=DjpgqTfCIYBes54Z
HH
Fabulous video of Henrik in conversation. And I thought I couldn’t love him any more.
Bleak? Realistic more like it’s a terrible injury.
have to say im not that fussed about CL, apart from not wanting the huns to be anywhere near it.
we have to be humble and say that we have done fk all in the europa league when we have been in it, to the point of embarrassment.
so until we can even make some strides in the EL, then all the talk of CL entry seems hollow
DESSYBHOY on 8TH JANUARY 2026 7:28 PM
Bleak? Realistic more like it’s a terrible injury.
With a 6-9 month recovery time according to our manager at the time of the injury.
Quit making everyone else as miserable as you are
Stephenbhoyboy on 8th January 2026 6:44 pm
Vinniethedog
In my opinion the Celtic board have done the maths and figure out that the risk of the initial outlay cannot be justified for the expected financial reward.
*that’s whats called a cost benefit analysis aka cba, which in my professional career life was what every successful business undertook
I will say fhe sevci habe shown a bit of ambition whilat our board has done everything to show the complete opposite
*not so IMHO they are doing what they have done ever since the rag and bone man took over and that’s gambling with other people’s money aka opm
Just ignore its not a problem you keep living on your cloud.
Sky sports saying Kyogo rumors are true….
Suppose he’s better than what we’ve got, but it’s a no from me , his form was dipping when he left …..definitely not the player he was…..very disappointed !
eratic
agreed – he was pretty pish when he left
shocking ambition yet again by the board IF TRUE
dessybhoy- Last I read,March for Jota
Well,it looks like,whichever way you look,we will not be rushing in players. To be honest,they should all have been ready to sign if proper diligence had been done.
I am retiring disgracefully from the transfer chat, and believe it when I see it.
Arsenal v Liverpool beckons.
Kyogo last done well for us,85 in 165……nah we don’t want him…..Kenny missed about a dozen in last 6 games….
BB
So 11mths not far out was I?
AN T
thanks for that post
my only source of truth comes from the missus now that work is back
more power to Mick Napier
National Demo – Edinburgh – 17th
as for today’s events in the US and the bastards’ press conferences afterwards – FFS
Brendan’s team set up didn’t suit Kyogo…you noticed it right away…Brendan wanted the ball walked into the net…the amount of passes around the opposition box was equal to the amount everywhere else on the park. Martins more direct approach would get Kyogo 15-20 goals in what’s left of the season…..imho…
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