I was dismissive at the prospect of signing Kelechi Iheanacho (now 29) when the move was mooted in September. The player’s contract was terminated by Sevilla, following an unproductive six-month loan at Middlesborough. Injury has blighted his time since, but when fit, he has shown enough to demonstrate he is clearly the best striker at the club.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (32) was a regular for Besiktas last season, spent until November alone, before training with former club Arsenal. He has won all major English trophies this decade and has a Champions League winners’ medal from 2019, when he was an unused Liverpool sub opposite Victor Wanyama on the Tottenham bench.
Victor was a year older than Alex when the former signed for Dunfermline in 2025. That experiment did not end well, as our former idol was a ghost of his former self.
The spectrum of outcomes between Kelechi’s clear ability and Victor’s ineffectiveness are all possible for a player who has been out of the game for a few months. Martin O’Neill has taken scouting updates from Arsenal and has clearly heard enough to convince him to move. Let’s hope he is well informed.
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Ach well
Where was all that drive during the game?
Italy get the win! 18-15
italy misssed trick today.
scotland turned up in that strip looking like a packet of parma violets.
italy should have turned up in strips like packets of swizzels.
then we could have got the old ice cream van argument from the 80s back.
parma violets or swizzels?
swizzels obviously.
parma violets were minging!
Burnley78 on 7th February 2026 3:06 pm
That (asset value growth) occurs when there is some form of adjustment in European / Global football structure. Before then it will only be tinkering around the edges. The new CL format should have helped us a bit but sadly it will be some time before we get back there I fear.
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“Some time”?
I think you are factually correct, Burnley78
I reckon around 200 days from now.
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CELTIC: Sinisalo, Araujo, Trusty, Scales, Tierney, McGregor, Hatate, Bernardo, Yang, Cvancara, Mvuka.
Subs: Doohan, Nygren, Adamu, McCowan, Tounekti, Saracchi, Murray, Forrest, Donovan
AULDHEID – In the post-Fergus era Celtic have been well run and properly financed. No director soft loans or emergency funding. The board are remunerated according to policy, though the two Execs are compensated as employees, and their compensation will be based, at least in part, on their performance.
I would contest the fact that depriving the club of income will cause the squad quality to drop.
First, income has been growing fairly consistently over the years, yet the board have overseen managed downsizing of the playing squad, and have clearly underfunded the recruitment structure.
Second, if the club believe that a. specific level of gross expenditure is appropriate and necessary to meet their objectives for the coming season, then they would spend that regardless. The simple rationale being likened to the notion that the cash reserves represent a “rainy day” fund for when we don’t have CL money. It would surely be the same thing.
The support, the board and the players are indeed all connected. However, what presently disconnects us is the absence of dialogue, and I don’t believe that there is any dispute as to the reasons for which we don’t currently have proper dialogue. The lack of fan engagement is appalling, when those vey same fans in some form or another directly represent the bulk of your revenue. That’s not to mention the more esoteric notion that I’ve advanced previously, whereby it ultimately doesn’t matter who the shareholders are, as although they legally own the club, there is no club without the fans.
As such, the purpose of boycotts is twofold; to deprive the club of income, and to publicly demonstrate dissatisfaction. I would prefer that the boycotts did not affect the players, MON and team, but those making the sacrifices are entitled to make this decision for themselves. As an overseas fan, I’ve dropped Celtic Tv and buy no merchandise – NOT ANOTHER PENNY.
The level of financial impact is going to be small, but could be progressive based on how the board react. For right now it is really more about getting their attention.
Unity is important, and we can win more together, so those who protest are hoping that they are being heard, as this will be the difference between more protest, or reconciliation.
OTHERS – as for the notion that signing AOC in some way represents opportunism, I cannot buy that. It would suggest that we would acquire a player based on their availability rather our needs. Presumably MON has sanctioned the deal because he wanted to add another player in the midfield area. The fact that this did not get done in the window itself means that we failed to identify/acquire a player during a 33 day period, from a massive list that could have been considered, only then to pick up a free agent from a very short list of who could’ve been available. Another damning indictment of our recruitment strategy.
Interesting selection…
has ‘yang first scorer’ written all over it
No Engels
OX
https://youtu.be/64Uu1FBTr1M?si=BCuAojJNbLNOhijF
Clever move resting Arne & Daizen.
Clever move resting Arne & Daizen.
live updates up
Sorry LADTH I ❤ parma violets
Lovin After the Goldrush – fugg if a Neil Young album and a tesco clubcard offer £22 bottle of Tamnavulin ever cross my paths, I’m fubar.
Get a contract for MON for next season, club is in turmoil,nobody else could get the results out of this squad, let him buy players and build up the Football Department which is total shite,he would take it i think