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Inside this issue we look back at 2025 and look ahead to 2026. The Celtic Board, The Celtic Fans Collective, Transfers, The Desmond’s and three Celtic managers are all topics covered by our team of writers as we enter uncertain times at OUR club.

Liam Scales features in this issue, he still has World Cup dreams while Celtic’s Scottish Internationals look forward to the tournament in the Summer. The state of play is not positive at Celtic. The Celtic board continue to stumble from week to week and as we go to print they still have not signed a decent striker in over 12 months.

Celtic fans from Ireland and beyond are getting shafted with fixtures changed to Sunday. Everyone knows that failure to qualify for the Champions League means Sunday fixtures after Europa Cup games but the Hearts game being changed to a Sunday for TV was another kick in the teeth for fans and more money down the drain on travel and hotels. We look at the fall out!

We also look back at how Celtic was in the dark days of the 1990’s but was the match day experience better on the terrace back then? One for the Celtic Da’s and Celtic Grand Da’s to answer. Away from home we cover the trip to Rotterdam for the Feyenoord game. A  bit of light in a dark season in Europe.

Spanish based Tim, Danny Reilly talks to us about is first, worst and best games following Celtic. Mick Hillman features in our Fan Focus and Frank Costello brings us up to date with following Celtic from his home in Galway.

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It was an early start this morning to catch the 4am 100x bus to Dublin airport for an early flight to Glasgow. I must have left it late to book for this match as the only reason I can think I would have booked this early flight was because it was cheap.

Like so many Celtic fans I didn’t get a ticket in the ballot for Tynecastle on Sunday and watched the game on Sky and the penalty debate rages on after Celtic appealed it only for it to be thrown out by the Forces of Darkness in Scottish Football.

Martin O’Neill spoke to media yesterday at the pre-match press conference and he talked about if reinforcements come in the squad and more importantly if they are quality signings.

He also said there is still work going on behind the scenes. He shared the worries of the Celtic fans of what might happen if we don’t get some of the quality signings he spoke about.

Tonight we face Utrecht  in the Europa League when I checked yesterday there were still tickets available for a big European night with qualification certain to the knock out stages if Celtic can win the game. The game may sell out today but some Celtic fans have had enough of the Celtic’s boards performance and have decided to vote with their feet and keep their money in their pocket.

Another of our Japanese summer signings Shin Yamada headed out on loan after failing to make any impact on three Celtic managers. Full back Hayato Inamura went out on loan earlier in the month as predicted by Brendan Rodgers back in the summer.

We wait in hope for that quality that O’Neill has asked for as he echoes the words of Rodgers at the start of the season. The managers may have changed but the conversation remains the same!

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

 

Like last week Celtic go into this week with two games. One in Europe and one in the SPFL. Let us hope we can keep 11 players on the field for both of the games after having to play with 10 men in both of last weeks game which both finished with 2-2. The controversial sending off of Auston Trusty on Sunday will be appealed by Celtic.

A share of the spoils in Europe was considered a good result away from home in Italy against Bolonga ahead of this weeks home tie against Utrecht. If Celtic win that game they will qualify for the knock out stages and another Europa night under the lights at Celtic Park and another European away adventure for the fans to enjoy.

After Thursday nights Europa League game all thoughts will then turn to the visit of an inform Falkirk team to Celtic Park. After Sundays share of the spoils at Tynecastle, Hearts are now in pole position in the League 6 points ahead of Celtic. With the rangers beating Dundee 3-0 at Ibrox on Sunday they now move above Celtic into second in the league.

The league is still a three horse race but Martin O’Neill will need to get some new players in before the transfer window slams shut. Celtic fans frustration at the speed that Celtic are doing business in this transfer window is there for all to see. More and more Celtic fans are now voicing their concerns about those running OUR club.

The Celtic Fans Collective have released a statement and will hold another meeting next week to see what actions will be taken next after failing to get Interim Celtic chairman Brian Wilson to meet with Fan Representatives.

A full house is expected on Thursday night at Paradise and unlike so many games in Europe, Celtic will not be underdogs and will go into the game as favourites. Utrecht sit near the bottom of the Europa League table and mid-table in the Dutch League.

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

 

Celtic are still involved in a 3 way title race for the SPFL title after yesterdays draw at Tynecastle against League leaders Hearts . There is still plenty of football to be played and plenty of points to be won. Martin O’Neill has called the Celtic board to back  him in transfer window before it  shuts.

The clock is ticking for an out of touch Celtic board who have got so much wrong in the past 12 months. Yesterday we saw how little O’Neill has in reserve in this squad due to injuries and lack of vision by the current Celtic board to have the correct structures in place to build from a position of strength.

O’Neill will have also been reminded of how the Forces of Darkness in Scottish Football are doing everything they can to derail Celtic. Yesterday we witnessed referee Stephen McLean give a yellow card to a Celtic player when he was close to the action and yet when John Beaton VAR intervened he reversed his decision to give Auston Trusty a red card. From 2-1 up Celtic then draw the game 2-2 after a late Hearts goal.

Yes Celtic were under pressure for long periods from the home side but it’s always easier to defend with 11 players. The Celtic manager was rightly annoyed with the officials decision. He quoted the laws of the game in his post match interview “A couple of things – first of all, the ball’s not going directly towards goal so the player will have to come round and manoeuvre it to try and get a shot off. And the second thing is, we’ve got cover”

It was refreshing this morning to hear respected former referee, Dermot Gallagher come out and echo Martin O’Neill’s words on Sky Sports Ref Watch.

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

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With a tiny ticket Celtic away allocation for Tynecastle most Celtic fans will have to settle for watching on TV in a mouth watering top of the table clash with Hearts. Tynecastle will be a hostile environment for the Celtic players but with Martin O’Neill now back in charge Celtic have a chance to narrow the gap to 3 points if they can pull off a win. A loss would put Celtic 9 points a drift.

Ten man Celtic put in a big shift in Italy on Thursday night that left all Celtic Fans proud of their efforts. O’Neill man management skills will once again be called upon to get the best out of this bunch of Celtic players.

Hearts have had over a week to prepare for the game and will be confident on their home patch. They were knocked out of the cup last week on penalties at Tynecastle to an inform Falkirk team.

Hearts have beaten Celtic twice this season. Brendan Rodgers left Celtic after the 3-1 defeat back at the end of October at Tynecastle and they visited Celtic Park for Wilfried Nancy’s first game and left Glasgow with a 2-1 win. In between Rodgers and Nancy, O’Neill had steadied the ship now he has to do it all again.

Like Celtic Hearts will be without key players through injury for the 3pm kick off which is live on Sky Sports. Right back Julian Araujo could not play on Thursday and his fresh legs will be a welcome bonus for O’Neill and new signing Tomas Cvancara could make his debut up front.

The league title race also includes the rangers and they take on Dundee at Ibrox at 3pm today. Danny Rohl has done well since he took over the reigns at our city rivals and he will be confident of another 3 points today.

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

 

10 man Celtic had to dig deep in the second half of the game tonight in Italy. It was backs against the wall for almost all of the second half. Celtic manager Martin O’Neill will have asked all the Celtic players to dig deep and dig deep they did. Auston Trusty put in a man of the match shift and Liam Scales was solid beside him.

I think before the game we would have took the draw away in Italy. But we thought a little different during the first half. We were thinking is this the day we win away?

Reo Hatate scored the opening Celtic goal early in the game after a mistake by the Bologna goalkeeper gifted the ball to Daizen Maeda who passed it to his fellow country man to slot it home into an empty net. Q the early celebrations.

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Two yellow cards and red card ended Hatate’s game after a half an hour or so. Martin O’Neill was furious and he also picked up a yellow for his protests. Celtic’s second goal on the stroke of half time by Trusty on the back post was the perfect way to end the half.

As expected Bologna came out and put Celtic under a lot of pressure with wave after wave of attacks for almost all of the second half. They were rewarded with 2 goals but the Celtic players put their bodies on the line to secure a good away point.

Next Thursday night against Utrecht Celtic Park should be rocking and three points could be enough to get us into the knock out stage of the tournament.

Before that we have to go to Tynecastle on Sunday to play League leaders Hearts. The Celtic players have not got much recovery time and the home side will have fresh legs in what is a must win game for Celtic.

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

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