Motherwell, a team who have won plaudits for playing out from the back this season, based that strategy on Celtic loanee Stephen Welsh (25) in central defence. Who saw that coming? The player spent the second half of last season on loan at Mechelen, where he was a first-team regular. He also played more football in that 5 month period than during any season at Celtic.
This term, Brendan Rodgers preferred to develop Dane Murray (22) but Martin O’Neill has now recalled Stephen, to help compensate for the Cameron Carter-Vickers shaped hole in the squad. The move will shore up resources for the champions’ title push and be a loss to the Lanarkshire club.
Neither Rodgers, O’Neill nor Wilfried Nancy rated Manchester City loanee Jahmai Simpson-Pusey. Simpson-Pusey joined Koln last week and got his first 90 minutes in the Bundesliga on Saturday – that’s more time than he played for Celtic. It’s not often three managers decide against a player and get it wrong. Welsh is never going to reach Carter-Vickers-level performances, but he should return a better player than he left. This is the proper purpose of loaning players, not simply to get them out of the building.
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onenightinlisbon@6.26pm
Funny that! I’d have thought you reached that conclusion a while back…
bournesouprecipe on 13th January 2026 5:51 pm
THUNDER ROAD on 13TH JANUARY 2026 5:28 PM
Apparently the players nicknamed him after Cesar Romero actor star ⭐
HH
Ah sort of remember now!
Should just have put King Billy, then everyone would know who I meant.
As long as he makes THE List, I can finally say I’ve achieved something in my life :)
HH
bournesouprecipe on 13th January 2026 3:56 pm
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Andy Walker with Andy Walker
Frank McAvennie with Frank McAvennie
I vaguely recall hearing from somewhere that Billy McNeill bought the same car as Cesar Romero and that’s why he got the name.
Celtic Mac on 13th January 2026 6:42 pm
onenightinlisbon@6.26pm
Funny that! I’d have thought you reached that conclusion a while back…
Absolutely did….LOL
Burnley
You’re coming across as quite worried. But Brendan has left months ago ? Is he sabotaging us from Saudi ?
Feel sorry for Welsh, the guy is playing very well in a good Motherwell side, now he will keep the bench warm
king LUBO
Dessybhoy, yes B78 claimed that Peter was in charge until we forced him out. Remember him telling us Peter wasn’t involved day to day?
He’s all over the place forgetting where he set the fires.
onenightinlisbon
Hopefully it wont be the case.
Fact is we’re going for 5 in a row
Martin needs to get that message across!
onenightinlisbon on 13th January 2026 6:36 pm
MON risking his legacy shielding these pricks as well…….
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THIS WILL HAPPEN.
Martin is clever enough, highly intelligent, but like Lenny , they are in awe of the man, and defer to him often. It is in the language they use, and how protective they are of him.
In a Martin accent “he brought them to the football club” and they are eternally grateful for it.
Martin invested £2m in the 2001 share issue.
I do not know if he ever took it out.
I have no problem with Martin making up his owe mind about his master, but I did find it instructive that he said funnilly when receiving a call from DD after his last stint on Talksport
oh no I might be in trouble here.
But having said all that, any losses , particulalrly to Hearts or Rangers will have bloggers and shouters decrying him, and shame on them for it, but it is entirely predictable.
Something I have found puzzling, Dermot, Wilson, Allison, Lawwell late 60s and early 70s, all too old for their positions we are told.
But a 74 year old manager, well thats fine and dandy.
KEV J
Need your advice please on a matter I know you know abit about.
Late September, my good wife, against my advice I must say, got the flu vaccine.
Since then, she has been in a very bad way, clogged uo head, no energy, spending 12 hours plus a day in bed.
Just want to know your thoughts please.
kingLUBO
B78,
while you are on, do you agree with me that MON was cheated out of 2 league titles m a scotissh cup and 2 league cups by a team playing illegally registered players ?
He was cheated yes or no ?
Kinglubo, don’t you have a Dr to ask? Why would you ask that wee roaster for advice? He never leaves the house.
He’s currently hiding in embarrassment .
B2B / An Dun
Apparently it was a joke amongst the players because Billy McNeill had a car.
Cesar Romero was the getaway car driver in a movie none of the other players had a car so Billy was the only driver.
So you’re right he didn’t really look like him 🤷🏼
timmy7
Thanks , been to the doctor of course, ad nauseum, it’s a virus, aye right it is
kingLUBO
King Lugo,
Hope that’s a wind up.?
KELVINBHOY on 13TH JANUARY 2026 6:44 PM
bournesouprecipe on 13th January 2026 3:56 pm
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Andy Walker with Andy Walker
Frank McAvennie with Frank McAvennie
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Played 👏👏
Big bad Peter Lawwell & co gave poor wee Brendan £30 odd Million and Brendan spent it on, Engels, Trusty, Idah, etc.
So who is to blame for Celtic not having that many decent players?
The outlook is to blame.
Having to buy a Continental assortment all of the time suggests, ignorance, snobbery, ineptitude, bloated egos, or somebody getting a cut from dodgy deals up the back of some obscure Aeroplane, troosering the ‘hidden’ bonuses.
Because, these Millionaire, Billionaire, types, didn’t get so rich by observing the codes of conduct that Joe Bloggs has to abide by.
No.
Having to buy at least half a team every Transfer Window is because some Micks are on the make.
Joe mug pressing the refresh button for the entire TW has not been brought up in the right Timmy, trust NOBODY, traditions.
BUT.
We let these aloof types dictate the flow of events because the fans who brought the new board into office, were scattered to the winds, far far far away, from the Rebellious Jungle that they all came from!
WHY?
So that we would not be able to generate another comrades all event and overthrow another board.
PLC 1994 1st job was to scatter the JUNGLE REBELS to the winds and distribute season tickets based on ‘post codes’ and the PLC have been milking you all since 1994.
Only BRIAN DEMPSEY represented any kind of decent front, in 1999, a few months before FERGUS McCANN’s period in charge came to an end.
Well it went like this, FM was bad mouthing the ‘REBEL CONSORTIUM’ for NOT producing enough investment for the takeover and SCOTSPORT on STV, chaired by, JIM DELAHUNT, offered FM the opportunity to back up his claims that nobody else had any money to invest, and to have a head to head with BD, live on SCOTSPORT, in an attempt to clear the air for Celtic fans, who were getting fkn fed up with FM’s wee mann syndrome issues.
Then fans could see who was telling the truth, BD, or, FM.
FM did not respond to the offer, so BD warned FM that, if he did not stop with all of his lies and twisted narratives, then BD would go public with what REALLY went on AFTER the takeover in 1994.
FM did not respond to BD, SCOTSPORT, STV, JIM DELAHUNT, and was further exposed in GERRY McNEE’s Sunday Paper column, with NEW revelations about WHY FM went silent. lol
FM stuck to sniping at people without naming them from his comfort zone in the middle pages of, “THE CELTIC VIEW”, which said it all really.
Now we have an obedient sheep, nodding dog, supporter base, who are really just milking cows for the PLC.
Sad are the homes….
HH
oot.
Jackie McNamara with Jackie McNamara……..relatively speaking.
KINGLUBO on 13th January 2026 6:57 pm
KEV J
“Need your advice please on a matter I know you know abit about.
Late September, my good wife, against my advice I must say, got the flu vaccine.
Since then, she has been in a very bad way, clogged uo head, no energy, spending 12 hours plus a day in bed.
Just want to know your thoughts please.”
kingLUBO
…….
King Lubo.
Man that sounds concerning.
Mr & Mrs AULDHEID had some issues after the Flu Vaccine, he said on here and elsewhere, so I’m not breaching his Privacy in any way.
King Lubo, Auldheid has had the most recent experience with these Flu Vaccines, both he and his wife spent some time in Hospital after taking them.
I’m not Medically educated, I just know when people are telling the truth which usually means the opposite from what is on TV.
I read a sacked Natural Nurse on Twitter and she has been 100% correct about everything that has happened since the Covid scam in 2020.
https://x.com/kateshemirani – @kateshemirani on Twitter.
This Nurse tries to steer people away from Vaccines and other stuff.
I could say stuff but it might fly in the face of any medication that your wife is taking.
Auldheid will have a better handle on things after his recent illness after the vaccine as well.
Good luck to you and your wife King Lubo.
God bless you both.
HH
oot.
Lunatic
Paul The Spark on 13th January 2026 7:40 pm
Lunatic
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Usual coward who can’t name his target. lol
HH
oot.
You’re the target you twat.
everybody is missing the two biggest returness that gave us the most
Jock Stein the player came back as Jock Stein the Manager.
and
Paul The Spark on 13th January 2026 7:45 pm
You’re the target you twat.
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Still no name.
HH
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Peter Lawwell our trophy laden Chief Executive, came back as Peter Lawwell our most succesful business results Chairman.
Paul The Spark
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One of your fellow CQN posters just informed the blog about his his families troubles after vaccines.
And your response is what?
Abuse/Sleekitry/Hunlike??? lol
HH
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saint stivs
January 13, 2026 7:54 pm
If you thought your granda, great uncles, father, mother or any realtives in between might have had celtic share, or indeed boasted that they did, would you not want to be reunited with them ?
The company secretary could be doing a better job of reaching out and asking people to find out,
20% of the company inactive, it criminal waste. And not what Fergus wanted.
See Celtic Supporters Limited.
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How?We intend to progress our objectives through a high profile marketing campaign which will seek to develop a significant membership base. There will be three principal strands to our endeavours:
‘Untraced’ shares. All football clubs have a significant problem with ‘untraced’ shares and none more so than Celtic plc. Celtic plc has approximately 28,000 shareholders of which up to 20% is characterised as ‘untraced’. We intend to offer shareholders a service which will help locate these shares and re-unite supporters with their shareholdings and unclaimed dividends.
Prestonpans 3.35
A St Joe’s hooligan decrying Wayne Biggins. Heard it aw noo. 😂😂
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All very well ….but what car was Brendan driving when he did his Getaway…..?
CELTIC MAC
Honda Civic ?
bournesouprecipe
Not fast enough for Brendan!
but a broken watch is at least right twice a day. At least give us some hope that you are trying to improve the squad.
Sean
In that context, it is akso wrong 1438 times a day
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 13TH JANUARY 2026 7:03 PM
I knew it involved a car ! I’ve no idea where I half remembered that but changed times indeed, the only car owner ! Thanks for keeping us right !
Not a single shot on target in that Newcastle game. Aff to watch a history programme, more exciting!
Looks like Khun’s huffy moods have followed him to Como. lol
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/25763161.former-celtic-winger-told-improve-training-win-place-back/
HH
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