Kelechi Iheanacho (28) fills the Adam Idah shaped hole in the squad a day after agreeing to terminate his Sevilla contract. The striker left Leicester City last summer after seven years but endured a torrid time there (11 appearances, no goals), then on loan at Middlesborough (15 appearances, one goal) for the second half of last season.
Brendan Rodgers worked with Kelechi for four of the strikers best years and managed him through his most productive period. The manager has a clear preference for experience and for footballers who have played at the highest level, he will know better than me what he can get out of Kelechi.
From a strategic position, it’s not on the plan I thought we were following. Squad and first team places are scarce and (with few exceptions) should be occupied by players with potential to develop to a Champions League level, be sold and release funds to be reinvested.
This increasingly has the look of a transition season. A paltry £13m spent with only Callum Osmand (19) under the age of 23 is a strategy that will not deliver sustainable development. This has the look of a ‘one season and out’ project.
Welcome to Celtic, Kelechi.
294 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- »
Nedved
Butragueno
Overmars
Van der Sar
Noble
Hughes
Zanetti
Chiellini
A list of former top players, who retired got qualified in business, and became Directors of Football types at top clubs, mostly involved in player trading, scouting, forward planning.
We have accountants with zero qualifications, running the show,which has resulted in the current shambles. This club needs modernised to follow others.
18,000 in the live.
no homebhoys either ?
Nicholson won’t be seen or heard from I’m afraid.
I’ve noticed P67 has yet to repeat his plea from last week for Nicholson to front up…
The strategy from bold Mike is clear – keep the head down and hope Celtic keep winning.
!!Bada Bing!! on 3rd September 2025 8:03 pm
I spent a lot of time in Germany, met loads of business executives with football interests.
the model, having “football people” in the organisation is dependent on them qualifying in a business discipline.
master craftsman if you like, and very succesful it is to.
closer to home, Keith Lasley at st mirren is doing it, mcgeady is doing it, understand the business fundamentals, as an old ibmer used to say to me, doesnt matter if you are making computers or working in a sausage factory.
people invest too much emotional energy into the club, get the business right, for the success of the football team.
they have lost their way some, when they are not investing in the team or more infrastructure,
meanwhile the celtic trust trustees meeting proposals broke up after 45 minutes last night.
judean front.
Gaslighting Quick News
They are all internet bampots.
HUGHKEEVENSCSC
Football’s Financial Shame on BBC iplayer well worth a watch,Tommy Johnson among those who got scammed
Page 5:
Supporters Clubs:
Neilston Alex McCabe CSC
New York Fenian Bhoys CSC
North Ayrshire Shamrock CSC
Notre Dame CSC
Paul Lambert CSC
Peter Scarff CSC
Port Glasgow Harp CSC
Port Hoops CSC
Renton CSC
Rising Pheonix CSC
Riyadh CSC
Romania CSC
Roll of Honour CSC
Saltmarket CSC
Serbia CSC
Shaun Kelly CSC
Shotts Kevin Barry CSC
Sons of Donegal CSC
St Andrews & District CSC
St Margaret’s CSC
St. Peter’s CSC Paisley
Stevie Logan CSC
Tel Bhoy No.1 CSC
Tom Williams CSC
Torridon Carfin CSC
Udine Celtic Club
Underground CSC
Valencia CSC
https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/50050–celtic/squad/
No Yamada in the Europa squad. It’s almost like lawyers and accountants shouldn’t buy footballers because they know eff all about football.
Bada
No pussey listed in squad
Bada Bing
You make some good comments but they one with former players and then linking to criticism of our administrators is bonkers.
What qualifications would our guys need to have to do what their job requires of them ?
No one asks them to run a football department.
They should of course be structuring for one but Brendan does not want that. So neither does the owner currently.
Wim the Tim CSC Leeds
Willie Gorman CSC
Wishaw Emerald CSC
Shin
Inamura
JSP
Osmand
Not in EL Squad
No Yamada. No Inamura. No JSP. No Osmand.
Some window.
BADA BiING
Thanks for that link.
Reo listed as a defender.
Europa omissions another example of how shambolic we are.
Are those “the club” signings?
Bowling Club,corner shop mentality has failed us too many times,run by guys who have been there too long,and don’t have the skillset required for various aspects of a progressive football club
Welcome to the “Nicholson window ”
Goodnight all
Whoever it is at Celtic spending pittance on players the football department don’t want, need to stop doing it and stick to their own day job – whatever that is.
https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-three-killed-after-lisbons-iconic-gloria-funicular-derails-13424490
Was on one of these a couple of months ago, death toll 15 now
The two Japanese lads and Osmand are Celtic players and may have development potential.
JSP is a loan from Man City who can’t make the Europa squad.
Struggling to the point of that.
to see
Tells you BR didn’t sign any of them
The JSP deal just makes no sense.
BR clearly did not want him. So who is it with Man City contacts bringing in players the manager doesn’t want ?
By the same logic he “signed” the rest.
Hopefully they go well.
1. Why the feck was JSP signed? Do you think he would have come had he known? Of course not.
2. Yamada is an established J League striker. How does he get excluded? Again, what was the point in signing him? Inheacho- unfit presumably and unproven in terms of current levels of ability goes straight in.
Dysfunctional doesn’t begin to describe it
Dexter
Yamada is an established J League striker. How does he get excluded?
—-
Because he’s shite ?
AN DÚN on 3RD SEPTEMBER 2025 9:05 PM
Dexter
Yamada is an established J League striker. How does he get excluded?
—-
Because he’s shite
____________
Not sure about that yet. Give him a chance! Looked handy enough at Ibrox imo
And there you go……..someone with a closed mind forming an opinion with no evidence whatsoever.
I suppose he was doing cartwheels the minute he learned we signed Kyogo, Maeda and Hatate because he knew for sue they’d turn out to be great signings.
nitol
what does success look like for us this year ?
MON was pictured towards the end of that documentary ,I think at the protest at Westminster, films and property was the investements, City of London Police who investigated say theyre a victim of crime but not enough evidence to prosecute, HMRC want the tax they say is due.
What Ladbrokes thinks of this disastrous window:
Premier League Winners:
Celtic
1/7
Rangers
6/1.
`night all.
PS Had a message fro Favourite Uncle.
His operation went well but he is now suffering from heartburn !!
…
A wee watch to cheer you up, before you are off to your kip.
It’s good to be a Tim.
Celtic vs Aberdeen 06-10-1984 Scottish Premier Division
https://youtu.be/jS46JX3y86g?si=GgltzMebXX8IXEi_https://youtu.be/jS46JX3y86g?si=GgltzMebXX8IXEi_
Nine fixture changes. Another disaster for a lot of travelling ST holders.