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After the removal of Wilfried Nancy and Paul Tisdale and the reappointment of Martin O’Neill, interim Chair Brian Wilson asked supporters to unite and push the team through the second half of the season.

Despite the anger and calls for a boycott, we agreed unity was in Celtic’s best interests. We contacted Wilson to arrange a meeting, on the understanding that mediation would be needed to unite supporters.

That offer has been ignored. Instead, Wilson has used his time this week to attack the Scottish Government as tired and visionless in a national newspaper.

At the same time, Martin O’Neill has been left managing expectations while admitting there has been no proper planning for the January window. Once again, Celtic have been caught short and are desperately failing to recruit the players required for the title race. More than a year after selling our star striker, we still have not replaced him.

To use Brian Wilson’s language. the Celtic board is tired and visionless.

If Wilson wants unity, it requires action, accountability and reconciliation. Our manager must be supported in the transfer market, the Green Brigade must be brought back to the stadium to reinvigorate the matchday atmosphere, the fan media ban should be revoked and the interim Chair must be willing to engage with supporters to mend the disconnect that has grown this season. Only then will his calls for unity have any meaning.

CELTIC FANS COLLECTIVE 

On Wednesday night Celtic collected 3 points away from home against Falkirk and kept a clean sheet in the process. Martin O’Neill will know that performances will have to improve on the road if we are to catch League leaders Hearts.

Kasper Schmeichel had been leaking goals in recent weeks and has come under pressure from some sections of the Celtic support. He had to be at his best to ensure that Celtic secured all three points.

The only goal of the game came from this season’s top goalscorer Benjamin Nygren.

O’Neill was happy with the win after the game when he spoke to the media. He knows Celtic did not play well and he knows that Celtic need to bring in players including a striker or two to bolster Celtic’s attacking options.

Frustration grows within the Celtic support on a daily basis with no new players coming. After the last two transfer windows confidence in those running the club is very low and expectations that they will back O’Neill are not high.

Rugby Park is our destination today for the away game with Auchinleck Talbot in the Scottish Cup. It should be a routine win for Celtic but we all know that giant killings do happen in the cup.

The game kicks off at 5:30pm and will be shown live on Premier Sports and streamed live on Celtic TV outside Ireland and the UK.

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

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The rebirth of Martin O’Neill as Celtic manager started against Falkirk at Celtic Park and will continue tonight when the Celtic team travel to Falkirk along with only 500 Celtic fans. Celtic fans will also gather in pubs and clubs around the globe for the 7:45pm Kick Off.

It is another challenge for the Derry man and his injury hit Celtic team as we chase league leaders Hearts in the race for the SPFL title. Last Saturday at Celtic Park we enjoyed his return to Paradise. Four goals without reply from Dundee United was the perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon in the East End of Glasgow.

Falkirk have been doing really well under John McGlynn since they returned to the top flight of Scottish Football and sit in the top half of the SPFL table going into tonight’s game.

The home team come into the game in a positive frame of mind after beating St. Mirren 2-0 away from home last weekend. It was their third win in their last four games.

Martin O’ Neill is once again missing key players due to injury. Celtic’s striker options are limited and Iheanacho is still out injured and Celtic’s search for a half decent striker to replace Kyogo continues 12 months after he was sold.

Auton Trusty is touch and go if he will be fully fit for the game after limping off on Saturday. He is training with the team and if not fully fit he may be replaced by Stephen Welsh who was recalled from his successful loan spell at Motherwell.

Sarrachi is out for at least another month. Osmand and Johnstone are due back from injury sometime in March. Carter Vickers and Jota are out for the remainder of the season.

Tonight’s game is live on Premier Sports and will be streamed on Celtic TV for viewers outside Ireland and the UK.

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

As we wait for white smoke to signal that Celtic have finally signed a quality striker who is ready to go into the Celtic starting 11. Martin O’Neill told us last weekend at a Press Conference that he would speak to Daizen Maeda early this week to discuss his Celtic future.

If Maeda has his heart set on leaving Glasgow it will limit O’Neill’s options up front even more. Stephen Welsh has returned to Celtic after being recalled from his loan spell at Motherwell.

The short loan move has been good for him. He has been playing regularly and playing well in a really good team who play a nice brand of football under manager Jens Berthol Askou’s.

He comes back to Celtic as cover for Liam Scales and Auston Trusty and his playing time may be limited again. Welsh who came through the Celtic Academy had been linked in this transfer window with a permanent move to Aberdeen.

Celtic have been linked with a number of strikers since the window opened including Callum Wilson who is currently out of favour at West Ham. He has scored 4 goals in 18 games for the Hammers.

The controversial signing of winger Jocelin Ta Bi from Hapoel Petah Tikva has hit a problem with the player said to need surgery.

Celtic have also been linked with Hibs striker Kieron Bowie. Wolves have also shown interest in bringing him down south for a relegation battle in the EPL.

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

On Saturday Celtic’s latest manager this season Martin O’Neill once again rolled back the years as Celtic got back to winning ways with a 4-0 win over Dundee United. Chants of his name rang out in the East End of Glasgow and beyond long after the final whistle. The Derry mans name was even sung in the queue at Glasgow Airport as we waited to board our aeroplane to take us over the Irish sea to Dublin Airport.

O’Neill is famous for his man management skills and he will need it if the Celtic board do not back him in the transfer market. He has told reporters that this Celtic team needs new faces in the door in this transfer window. The Celtic fans I spoke to after the game on Saturday are not confident that those running Celtic can deliver for O’Neill with one fan calling them clueless and outdated.

On Saturday afternoon Celtic dominated, Dundee United created chance after chance in front of goal. Each goal was celebrated with fist pumps and hugs and a sense if relief.

The Bhoys Ultras were in full voice once again in the absence of the Green Brigade who remain banned so was left to the Bhoys to get the songs and chants going including “All Celtic Fans against the Board” and “Sack the Board”.

The re-appointment of Martin O’Neill and Saturday’s win took the toxic atmosphere away from the match day experience at Celtic Park that had been brewing and getting worse with each passing week of this calamity of a season since Brendan Rodgers called for the Celtic board to back him to build a team capable of competing in the Champions League.

We all now know how that worked out and how the rest of the season played out with the mis-management of the football side of the club. The financial spreadsheets may look healthy but the team is in need of surgery and has been for 12 months.

Celtic’s new chairman Brian Wilson has called for Unity but refuses to meet with Celtic supporters after the Celtic Fans Collective released an open letter to ask him to meet them for talks. Banners were on display on Saturday including “So Much for Unity, Brian” and “Nicholson Own Your Failures Resign”.

Each morning when I wake up I check my phone to see if I missed something during the night regarding transfers. It’s a bad habit as it is the last thing I do before I go to sleep. Sure what could happen during the night? Nothing. During the day I am hoping that news will break that Celtic have finally signed a striker ready to go into the first team, 12 months is a long time to wait.

The silence from the Celtic Board continues as they refuse to take responsibility for the state of the club and the mess they have made of it during the the past 12 months. Failure to back O’Neill in the transfer window will not be forgiven. Celtic sit in third place in the league and are now in a 3 horse race for the title with Hearts favourites in the race.

Time is running out for the current Celtic board. O’Neill is a club icon and he has Dermot Desmond’s ear surly he now has to listen to him and as the Puppet Master at the club pull the strings to allow the Celtic board to back the manager and open talks with the Celtic fans. Over to you Dermot to finally get your finger out!

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

You would have imagined after the boards failure to replace Kyogo and Idah with decent strikers that the Celtic board would have had at least one of them replaced once the transfer window opened and ready to go into the team for the rangers game but NO!

Martin O’Neill may be back but the Celtic board have let the Celtic Support down its criminal that those running Celtic could not identify a striker in the past 12 months that is ready to go into the first team. After 12 months they went back to try and sign Kyogo to replace Kyogo. I would not trust those in charge of OUR club to run a bath never mind a football club.

2025 at Celtic has been like watching a bad soap opera. The script reads

Act 1

Celtic Manger No.1 asked to be backed. Celtic Board cash in on players, fail to back manager No. 1 showing lack of ambition while piling cash reserves in the bank. Celtic fail to qualify for Champions League. Celtic fans come together to form the Celtic Fans Collective

Act 2

Celtic Manager No. 1 walks away. Non Executive Celtic Director uses official club website to personally attack Celtic Manager No. 1. Celtic board appoint Celtic Manager No. 2 and ban the Green Brigade Ultras.

Act 3

Celtic Manager No. 2 steadies the ship winning all but one game in the Europa League. Celtic move within 3 points of League leaders Hearts and beat the rangers in the semi final of the League Cup. Son of Director attacks Celtic Fans at AGM before the Celtic board shut down the AGM.

Act 4

Celtic Manager No. 2 leaves Celtic. The Celtic board appoint Celtic Manager No. 3 and the Celtic CEO takes to Celtic TV to proclaim Celtic Manager No. 3 was their first choice and how happy they are to have him. Celtic Fan Media Banned

Act 5

Celtic Manager No 3 loses 6 of his first 8 games including a top of table clash to Hearts, the League Cup Final and a Glasgow Derby to the ranger. Celtic Chairman No. 1 stands down. Celtic Chairman No. 2 Appointed. Celtic board sack Celtic Manager No 3 and  then appoint Celtic Manager No. 2 as Celtic Manager No. 4. Celtic board sack head of football recruitment

Act 6

Celtic Chairman No. 2 calls for Unity. Celtic Fans Collective call off Match Day Boycott. Celtic Fans Collective call for meeting with Chairman No. 2 in open letter. Chairman No. 2 fails to respond. Celtic Manager No 4 records a 4-0 win in first game back in charge as fans chant his NAME  and chant SACK THE BOARD.

To be continued hopefully Act 7 sees some new players coming in as called for by Celtic Manager No 4. And some dialogue if the Celtic board between those running the club and the fans who are the heart beat of OUR club.

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