The champions dominated and won their opening game of the season, made a shed-load of chances and we all spent the final 10 minutes on edge, fretting every time a Celtic player lost possession, which was frequent, or failed to clear their lines.
I am assured every Norwegian would expect Kasper Hogh to score several goals from the chances he got on his Celtic debut. Instead, he passed up most of the aforementioned shed-load and left frustrated. The old adage about strikers holds, at least he was there to miss them. He will score plenty for Celtic.
Isn’t it good we’ve got a proper target man up front? The lack of familiarity between Kasper and his more established team-mates was evidenced by the frequence balls were played short when Kasper pushed long, or vice-versa. Less than a week at the club, this will hopefully resolve, expect improvements for Sunday.
Camilio Duran had hands on knees, a sign of exhaustion, long before he left the action on 78 minutes. I did not see him preseason, when he played and scored on each occasion as the main striker. He looked less suited to the winger role. Options up top were lacking last term, at least that issue has been resolved.
As was the case so often last term, Benjamin Nygren was the man with the plan to win the game. The timing of his run to meet Kieran Tierney’s cross was worthy of the points, he made impressive work with the finish too.
Dundee, playing their fifth competitive and ninth game overall in five weeks, were clearly fitter and it is no surprise Celtic struggled to dominate the closing stages of the game. These early season tests against lesser but energetic Premiership opponents are valuable. As long as we get the result, of course.
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spikeysauldman
We only got another game before we put in scales at left back
AJ will be sold by then…
clunks on 5th August 2026 12:17 am
Presslley wouldn’t buy a cracking striker like Duran and play him as an easily blocked winger
welcome back Kevj
ahahahaha
Old O’neill is at Celtic so the board will get away with not bringing in a new manager
I’d prefer Doohan !!
It would take a lawyer to unravel a South American transfer… oh hang on a minute…
Spikey
Not out lawyer…..shurely
Does anyone know whats different about buying a player or his rights
Auldheid???
58,000 season ticket holders must know!!!
An apt blogger name….
The board are far too smart for the Celtic fans
£17k a week CEO for hiding – how many years is that now?
Thesleepinggiants
Middle finger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5Dj6tzWFQo&list=RDMM&index=4
sheeple!!!
Motherwell JBA and his replacement are the best SPL managers since Rodgers version 1
tomtheleedstim on 4th August 2026 9:05 pm
Auldheid – we agree on many things. Howevvaaa, as an old Cqnr used to say.. judging them by their own words .. “The board recognises the inherent inefficiencies of holding excess cash“
The board have paid in excess of £30m in tax to HMRC in the last three years. There is no other reasonable explanation other than.. they’re inefficient.
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A very good question to raise at the AGM.
Can you provide a reason that explains why the board recognises the inherent inefficiencies of holding excess cash, yet has paid HMRC £30m in tax in the last three years as result of profits made by underspending on players to the detriment of player squad quality?
I think a question on those lines might come under the “as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit category.
Here is where to e mail to for you or any shareholder to ask. Better still ask mob handed.
Dear Company Secretary
I would like the following questions to be put to the Celtic Board at the next Celtic PLC AGM in accordance with Note 8 in the 2024 AGM Notice of Annual General Meeting, repeated from the 2022 AGM notices in 2023 and 2024 viz:
Shareholders are reminded that they can contact the Company at any time during the year with questions or suggestions via investorrelations@celticfc.co.uk
Shareholders are welcome to submit questions in advance of the AGM via this email address, which the Board will endeavour to address at the AGM. We ask that all questions are submitted by no later than [A Date before the 2025 AGM ]. We ask that you include your full name and SRN in all communications with the Investor Relations Team
Questions for the Board – 2025 AGM
Name
Share Reference Number CNNNNNNNNNN (essential and shown on Share Certificate)
Certificate Number CAnnnnnn if on Share Certificate
clunk click used to be a TV advert about seatbelts is that what clunks is based on?
pitchforks are used to fling horseshit…..
Ya dumpling!
Celtic play will not improve until McGregor is in the dugout as part of a management team
Brilliant player played as a 10 not a 6 or 8 as he keeps slowing the gk from getting rid of the ball quick enough
clunks on 5th August 2026 12:38 am
pitchforks are used to fling horseshit…..
Ya dumpling!
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I wasn’t trying to offend you just curious
On the subject of Tax avoidance and whatever “Normal transfers” are ?
Areas of Scrutiny and Avoidance Concerns
Dual Representation: Critics and Tax Policy Associates estimate top clubs avoided roughly £250 million over a three-year window by splitting agent fees 50-50 between player and club, lowering national insurance and reclaiming VAT. HMRC has active inquiries into multiple clubs regarding this practice.
Image Rights: Many stars route a portion of earnings through separate image rights companies, which historically faced lower corporate tax rates rather than standard top-bracket income tax.
Low Corporation Tax: Most elite clubs report pre-tax financial losses despite massive revenues because they reinvest heavily into transfer fees and high player wages, meaning direct corporate tax contributions remain minimal.
Surely Celtic given “The Owners” vast financial and corporate empire with its numerous arms of financial and legal expertise, not withstanding Celtics twin highly qualified Legal CEO and Financial CFO given all this knowledge, expertise and professionalism it beggars belief that Celtic can’t cope with the complexities of the transfer business either domestic or international
Celtic need to manoeuvre Celtics vast financial resources efficiently and to maximum effect behind our present Managers constant requests for quality on the pitch, this is what the vast majority of the fanbase want, there is no justification for the club club not to back the players that MO’N and his team have made a professional judgment on the quality they want, MO’N like his predecessor who was and is a winner managers who have that winning mentality and desire will always strive to for improvement, demand more quality from the club, the fanbase expect that support to be delivered
lionroars67 on 5th August 2026 12:48 am
On the subject of Tax avoidance and whatever “Normal transfers” are ?
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whats different between “image rights” and a “normal transfer” is what I was asking?
pitchfork on 5th August 2026 12:43 am
clunks on 5th August 2026 12:38 am
pitchforks are used to fling horseshit…..
Ya dumpling!
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I wasn’t trying to offend you just curious
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Just a name
Are there still rules in football after the FIFA/Trump carry-on?
Clunks is cool guy
Reading today’s comments
… Clearly we’re doomed.
I’m inspired to repeat quite possibly the best one liner I think I ever read on CQN.
“Winning trebles is papering over the cracks”
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Strange but true
German guy who ate someone he found online is now a vegetarian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armin_Meiwes
B2B
and last year we were denied that chance to paper over the cracks by some right crackers…
Celtic players last night looking up at the big screens at the end of the game to see when they needed to be seen pretending to clap the half a dozen fans who were left in the stadium was not a good look.
O’neill sitting in the dugout before the game looking at the fans singing ynwa and probably counting the raised scarves to be about 100 out of 60k fans was a stark reminder to him that the magical Seville 2003 era fans are long gone and won’t be coming back anytime soon.
Celtic don’t know how to utilise wingers in the modern game.
Says it all.
Elite winners like Sir Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola reject complacency, treating past triumphs as temporary milestones rather than finishing lines. They maintain relentless daily standards through strict discipline, immediate accountability, and an insatiable hunger to improve.
Core Principles of Elite ManagersShort Celebrations: Champions enjoy success briefly before refocusing entirely on the next challenge.Relentless Daily Standards: Training intensity matches or exceeds matchday pressure; no drop in effort is tolerated.Ego Elimination: Past trophies do not grant immunity; comfort and complacency are actively rooted out and discarded.Internal Hunger: True motivation comes from within rather than external praise or fear of losing.
Still shovelling horseshit
Do you wait to get banned
Or do you self delete and start a new name, shite flinger???
Rage Against The Machine – Know Your Enemy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAPfNPIvWkM&list=RDMM&index=13
Do any of you young guys know if this is AI stuff?
https://ou0.cc/it-tools/
Rage – Run To You
https://youtu.be/mOcgscShqZg?si=IKUZ-_iorXWc8WKi
The Urban Cookie Collective – The Key, The Secret
https://youtu.be/2wyv52Ahry0?si=bjylaRIP9ye68oi0
Not AI
as it says on the tin – just handy tools
maybe dont click on any of shitforks links?????
Ren X Chinchilla – Chalk Outlines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35yALr_opeg&list=RDMM&index=19
spikeysauldman on 5th August 2026 1:29 am
Not AI
as it says on the tin – just handy tools
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Another cool guy thanks
I’m not a tecky minded person but thanks.
clunks on 5th August 2026 1:30 am
maybe dont click on any of shitforks links?????
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Take a chill pill you are cool guy too.