Celtic take on FC Midtjylland in the Europa League this evening . Click image for the Match Day Zine and sign up for our Newsletters.

Match day in Glasgow as Kilmarnock visit Celtic Park. The game follows a weekend of statements. All seemed normal on Friday as Celtic manager Martin O’Neill and central defender Auston Trusty spoke to the media ahead of today’s 4pm kick off. Normal weekend at Celtic not these days.

Just before Average Joe Miller from Not the View joined me to look back at another forgettable European night in Denmark and preview the Kilmarnock game we received an email from the Celtic Fans Collective about the Celtic Trust and the upcoming AGM which is scheduled for Friday 21 Nov.

The latest saga is that shareholders have been blocked from proxying their votes to the Celtic Trust ahead of the upcoming AGM, which the club has claimed is due to a technical fault within the voting system.

This issue has only affected those voting with the Celtic Trust. The timing of this is deeply troubling. The Celtic Trust has taken part in AGMs for over twenty years without issue, yet at a moment when pressure on the board is at its highest and supporters are calling for real structural and strategic change, the voice of small shareholders is being obstructed.

This issue raises serious questions about how the board views and treats supporters and small shareholders, and about the overall direction of the club. It is yet another example of poor governance and a failure to engage meaningfully with the support, demonstrating clearly that change is needed at Celtic Football Club.

Friday night’s weekend podcast was recorded and then we hear that Celtic have released a statement banning Celtic Ultras group the Green Brigade from Celtic Park for 3 games and 3 away games.

https://www.celticfc.com/news/2025/november/07/supporters-update/

The statements continued with the Green Brigade, Bhoys Ultras and the Celtic Fan Collective releasing statements. The sanctions for GB start from todays game, the Ultra groups split opinion within the Celtic support but nobody can deny what they bring to Celtic Park on match days with Tifos, Noise and Colour.

Hibs had a good 3-0 win away yesterday against St. Mirren and now move to within 2 points of Celtic while Falkirk draw with Livingston moved them up to fourth place in the league 4 points behind Celtic. Todays game is a must win to stay ahead of the chasing pack and to keep in touch with league leaders Hearts.

Andrew Milne is Editor of More than 90 Minutes & Host of the Celtic Soul Podcast 

The Celtic players ran out to an impressive Tifo last night organised by the Green Brigade to celebrate the formation of our club. Sadly that was the end to anything impressive for Celtic supporters on the night.

It took 8 first half minutes to dismantle another Celtic Europa away night. It would be harsh to point the finger at interim manager Martin O’  Neill as we all know the problem at the club runs much deeper than the dugout.

The Europa League leaders gave Celtic a spanking and now MON has to pick the players up before Kilmarnock visit Celtic for a 4pm kick off on Sunday. Celtic’s defence was dismantled by the Danes and it was not a happy homecoming for birthday bhoy Kasper Schmeichel picking the ball out of the net 3 times.

Half time came and you are fearing the worst could this be another Dortmund nightmare. Thankfully the home team failed to score in the second half even though they had plenty of chances. Something had to change and James Forest and Johnny Kenny went for an early shower with Daizen Maeda who was a surprise omission from the starting line and Callum Osmand replaced them.

Second half sub Rio Hatate converted a penalty to give the travelling Celtic fans something to cheer about in between chants of sack the board. Callum Osmand was taken down for the penalty and soon after he was on a stretcher leaving the pitch in agony after pulling a hamstring.

The injury list continues to grow and the Celtic boards failure to replace Kyogo and Idah now leaves Johnny Kenny as the only fit striker at the club.

Last season at this time of the year Kuhn was our first choice on the right wing and in the form of his life. Last night veteran James Forest was called upon to start against one of the best teams in the competition. Fail to prepare – Prepare to fail comes to mind!

Next up in Europe we travel to Rotterdam to play Feyenoord later in the month, they were beaten 2-0 away to Stuttgart yesterday. Our trip to Holland is followed by Roma who will be back in Glasgow after strolling to a 2-0 win at Ibrox and they will be confident of repeating the result at Celtic Park.

After last nights result Celtic drop from 21^st to 27^th in the table with 4 points from a possible 12 while the rangers sit rock bottom with 0 points.

Andrew Milne is Editor of More than 90 Minutes & Host of the Celtic Soul Podcast 

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Celtic take on FC Midtjylland in the Europa League this evening . Click image for the Match Day Zine and sign up for our Newsletters.

Match day in the Europa League is upon us once again. The tournament may not have the Elite of European Football taking part but the return of Martin O’Neill to Celtic has certainly ignited a spark within the Celtic support.

Results could not have gone better for him, Shaun Maloney and his backroom team. They go into the game in Denmark against FC Midtjylland after back to back wins at home to Falkirk in the SPFL and a League Cup semi-final against city rivals the rangers.

When we think of Martin O’Neill in the UEFA Cup your mind automatically takes you back to that great run to Seville in the 2002/03 season which he mentioned in yesterdays press conference with Kasper Schmeichel sitting alongside him back in his homeland.

The following season Celtic reached the quarter finals of the tournament before going out to Villarreal. In the previous round Celtic knocked Barcelona out of the competition against all the odds. What a night we had in the Catalonian city celebrating.

That night Henrik Larsson and Chris Sutton led the forward line for Celtic. While young players David Marshall and John Kennedy covered themselves in the glory at the other end of the pitch against a star studded Barca line up.

Tonight Martin O’Neill could rely on youth up front to get the goals. Johnny Kenny and Callum Osmand both impressed on Sunday and both got on the score sheet and have travelled full of confidence. Daizen Maeda is also an option up front if the manager opts for experience over youth.

In the build up to the game Martin O’Neill has spoken about watching tonight’s opponents v Nottingham Forest in his TV pundits role. They sit top of the Europa table with 3 wins out of 3 wins while Celtic have had a mixed bag of results under Brendan Rodgers 1 away draw and a win and a lose at Celtic Park and sit in 21^st place in the table.

Confidence is higher now since the change of guard in the dugout. Hopefully Celtic can continue that winning run under the new management team ahead of Kilmarnock at home in the SPFL on Sunday and the international break.

Its an early kick off this season with a 5:45pm kick off and the game will be shown on TNT Sports 2 with coverage starting at 5pm

Andrew Milne is Editor of More than 90 Minutes & Host of the Celtic Soul Podcast 

The morning after the night before and it’s a beautiful Monday if you’re a Celtic fan. After the dismal 0-0 performance at Ibrox earlier in the season yesterday was like stepping back in time. With Martin O’Neill in a retro Adidas tracksuit waving at the end of the game to the Celtic fans to acknowledge everyone singing his name.

I have so many memories of his time in charge against Rangers but Sunday was all about new heroes including a young man from County Sligo called Johnny Kenny who opened the scoring for Celtic after a great high tempo dominate start to the game by the Bhoys.

In the other dugout Danny Rohl dressed in the rangers blazer which I have to say looks like it is too big for him and maybe it is one of their previous mangers left in the rangers managers office. With money tight at the club and managers coming in every few months the new owners are probably waiting to see if he keeps his job before getting him fitted for his own blazer.

On the field there were goals, a red card and a dodgy rangers penalty. In the stands both sets of fans were in full voice getting behind the teams until Celtic took control in extra time and scored 2 goals to wrap the game up.

When Callum McGregor scored that cracker of a goal the rangers fans who don’t do walking away? Started to walk away when the youngster Callum Osmand opened his scoring account for Celtic to make it 3-1 the rangers fans could not get out of the Hampden Park quick enough. They love a walk but on this occasion it was more of a steady run.

They were up to their knees in Fenian blood and sang about the famine being over why don’t you go home. Celtic fans are proud to be the descendants of Irish immigrants and proud of the unbroken club history. Sadly here in Ireland now we have people being brain washed by American and British far right politics on social media. With some so called concerned residents standing with loyalists at protests against immigrants into Ireland.

Some people should take time to read some history books rather than filling social media with hate filled comments. As my son Conor said to me everyone should have a safe home and I hope he gets one as an immigrant in Canda which is his and girlfriend Daryl Ann new home. They have been treated so well and welcomed into homes of other Irish emigrants and of course the Celtic family.

After the game yesterday I stepped back in time, myself and met up with some old friends in a pub close to Hampden for a good sing song and a couple of pints before heading back to the airport. The flight was packed with Celtic fans and plenty of familiar faces. I am sure Monday clubs around the globe will be enjoyable today for Celtic fans still out celebrating.

St. Mirren now await in December as Celtic get a chance of more silverware the questions is will Celtic have a new manager in place by then or will we be marching once again O’Neill to the national stadium?

Andrew Milne is Editor of More than 90 Minutes & Host of the Celtic Soul Podcast 

Celtic take on the rangers at Hampden in the semi-final of the League Cup. Click image for the Match Day Zine and sign up for our Newsletters.