Author: David Faulds

Martin O’Neill spoke to the mainstream media after Celtic’s 2-2 draw with AC Milan at Celtic Park in the club’s final pre-season match before the season starts a week on Monday with a visit to Paradise from Dundee on Flag Day… Q: How beneficial do you feel that was, nine days out from the start of the league season? Martin O’Neill: “In terms of a pre-season game, I really enjoyed it. I thought we did some really good things in the game. Just a little spell after half-time where we lost a bit of concentration. But overall, it was a…

Daizen Maeda has sent an emotional message to everyone at Celtic after our former talisman completed his £10m move to Ipswich Town earlier today… Daizen made 212 appearances for Celtic since joining the club on 1st January 2022, scoring 79 goals including in his first game against Hibs at Celtic Park and also in his final match at Hampden in the Scottish Cup Final win over Dunfermline. He also got 38 assists for Celtic playing under Ange Postecoglou, Brendan Rodgers, Martin O’Neill twice and Wilfried Nancy for a short spell. Daizen won the Scottish Premiership in all five seasons that…

Celtic’s upcoming match away to St Johnstone which was scheduled for next month has now been postponed at Celtic’s request due to the Champions League play-off tie… In an update on their official website today the SPFL confirmed a number of postponement or potential postponements for the third round of Scottish Premiership matches, including Celtic visit to McDiarmid Park in Perth to face St Johnstone. This match has now been postponed at Celtic’s request as the Scottish Champions opts to take the time to prepare for their Champions League qualifier, with the opponent yet to be decided. The SPFL update…

Celtic’s one and only new signing Camilo Duran spoke to the mainstream media yesterday afternoon, with the Celtic fan media still locked out pending a review by the club…. That review of course will never happen, until perhaps there is structural changes at Celtic but it is the least of our worries as we are just ten more sleeps away from Flag Day against Dundee with just Camilo Duran added to the squad. Daizen Maeda set to complete move to Ipswich Town And today we are likely to officially lose the services of talisman Daizen Maeda will is set to…

Celtic in middle of transfer talks with Bodø/Glimt for striker Kasper Høgh and a decision on whether the Denmark international striker will move to the Scottish Champions is expected in the next few days… That’s the latest news coming from Italian transfer journalist Gianluca Di Marzio who has a decent track record. The Sky Sports journalist has 1.9m followers on social media platform x. “I think Kasper Høgh will join Celtic,” Gianluca Di Marzio revealed. Di Marzio shared his latest update on Celtic-target Kasper Høgh. Di Marzio confirming that Celtic and Bodø/Glimt are in contact and he has reason to…

We provided a detailed summary of the findings within the Scottish FA’s Independent Review into the events at the Scottish Cup quarter final at Ibrox between the Rangers and Celtic and within that we gave a summary of the latest Ibrox club’s comments on the review. We left Celtic’s official response aside to cover separately. On the official Celtic FC website the Scottish Champions and Scottish Cup holders released the following response: Scottish FA publishes independent review into Scottish Cup tie at Ibrox The Scottish FA has today published an independent review into the post-match scenes at the Rangers v…

The Scottish FA today published the Independent Review of the events surrounding the Scottish Gas Men’s Scottish Cup Quarter-Final between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox on March 8, 2026… The Independent Review led by Mark Blackbourne, commissioned by the Scottish FA following the disorder surrounding the Scottish Cup quarter-final between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox on 8 March 2026 has now been published… The review has concluded that the events represented a significant failure of planning, communication and matchday safety. The 37-page report described the incidents as a “near miss”, warning that several moments during and after the match could…

Here’s everything that was said at the Celtic manager’s mainstream media conference yesterday afternoon as explanations of sorts were offered on why the Iheanacho and Saracchi deals collapsed and some tantalising hints that a few new arrivals could be incoming next week. Let’s not count any chickens… Q: Martin, what was the main thing you took away from that today? Martin O’Neill: “For us, I thought improvement in fitness as much as anything else and obviously pleased with some of the aspects of the game. Sometimes in possession, I thought we did really well. Other times without the ball, I…

The summer 2023 transfer window saw Celtic slash the cash early doors and ahead of the new manager Brendan Rodgers coming through the door. Two of the players signed were Maik Nawrocki and Gustaf Lagerbielke… Maik Nawrocki has ended his three year spell as a Celtic player, signing for French Ligue 1 runners up Lens for an as of yet undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £2.5m. The centre back signed from Legia Warsaw back in the summer of 2023, for a reported fee of £4.3 million, made just 18 appearances for the club in that period,…

Celtic allow Kelechi Iheanacho to slip through their fingers as the Nigerian international striker travels to Turkey to sign a three-year deal with Bursaspor… Martin O’Neill talked about how Kelechi would always ask about Celtic taking up their one year option on his contract and he was clearly a player that the manager wanted to retain at the club.Michael Nicholson though allowed his contract to expire and with it the option but still Iheanacho waited for news from Celtic. Earlier this week Martin O’Neill confirmed from Portugal that an offer had eventually been made to the striker who was so…

Celtic’s title winning glory Bhoy Callum Osmand will pitch himself to Martin O’Neill shortly as the striker looks to be given more minutes this season… Callum Osmand experienced plenty of the glory in playing for Celtic last season but knows that he didn’t get enough minutes, mostly down to his football being limited to Martin O’Neill’s two interim spells and an awful hamstring injury suffered in the Europa League match at Midtjylland. The glory moments were however wonderful and the young striker will certainly remember be remembered for his League Cup semi-final goal against the Rangers at Hampden. Then more…

The AICSC (Association of Irish Celtic Supporters Clubs) held their AGM in Cork on Saturday 4th July and agreed to a late request from Celtic to allow Celtic interim Chairman Brian Wilson, Celtic Chief Executive Officer Michael Nicholson and the newly appointed Celtic manager Martin O’Neill to address the meeting… AICSC is as far as we know, still a signed up member of the Celtic Fans Collective and at the launch meeting last September at Gracie’s Bar in Glasgow’s Merchant City one of the most powerful contributions came from a AICSC member who was in Glasgow and had authority to…

Mark Cooper’s appointment back in May 2024 was regarded as a step in the right direction for Celtic. Now he has been name-checked by Martin O’Neill as a key figure in the recruitment team currently operating at Celtic in the summer transfer window… Martin O’Neill has also revealed that Shaun Maloney, after being actively involved on a needs must basis back in January, is no longer tasked with this responsibility and instead will focus on coaching the first team squad. Maloney and Mark Fotheringham were involved in a stand-off with the club after being lowballed for long term contracts after…

Celtic’s lack of activity in the summer transfer window – it’s even worse than last year in terms of numbers coming through the door – has inevitably raised questions as to who exactly is in charge of recruitment at the club… The self-proclaimed Doctor of Football Paul Tisdale was very much front and centre last year, apparently convincing the Desmonds that Celtic were NOT a top 100 European football club and bringing in club signings like the two boys from Japan. The moment the AGM got a straight Red. #CelticAGM pic.twitter.com/8Ei4nzbfbn — Glasgow Dave (@glasgowdave571) November 21, 2025 That was…

Things are going from bad to worse as Martin O’Neill now admits that he didn’t ask for any transfer assurances before agreeing to take the Celtic job on a permanent basis… “Did I seek any assurances before taking up the job again? No, none at all. I’ve never done that,” Martin O’Neill has admitted. “Wouldn’t it be nice to be assured that if you kept losing matches, that you could stay until the end of the season? “I didn’t put anything at all. I just hope we can do some business at the end of it all. But no, I…

Celtic lost 4-1 in Portugal last night to Sporting CP, who the Hoops actually beat in the corresponding fixture a year ago… A weakened Celtic  That said the scoreline in any pre-season friendly matters not a lot and with eight first team players missing due to their World Cup commitments, it’s hard to make any real comparisons or draw too many conclusions. Yes, Sporting CP had players missing too but they maintained their identity in their first half performance and were head and shoulders above Celtic. One new summer signing in Camilo Duran The second half with so many youngsters…

Bild have reported that Celtic are ready to launch a €5 million bid for Hertha Berlin’s Tjark Ernst. The German goalkeeper has been heavily linked with the Celts this window and the last week or so has been intense, surrounding the future of the 23-year-old. The club are needing more fresh blood throughout the squad for next season, with another ‘keeper on the agenda too for Martin O’Neill. Kasper Schmeichel’s unfortunate injury which halted his playing career at Paradise and the game more generally, has meant a space has opened up for another body to help challenge Viljami Sinisalo and…

Rayo Vallecano’s Nobel Mendy is on Celtic’s radar, as the club prepares for a big summer transfer window despite being frustratingly slow out the stalls… Recruitment will be key this close season, as Martin O’Neill needs to properly fix a squad that is desperately in need of repair and restoration. Plenty of links have appeared in recent weeks, as rumours continue to surface about incomings and outgoings, with several names ready left the club and more expected to do so as the transfer window rumbles on towards it’s conclusion in early September. Most, if not all of these links have…

Steve Clarke has admitted it was the right time to step away as manager of the Scotland national team… The Scotland boss stepped away from his position in the aftermath of a 3-0 defeat to Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil side and admitted that it was the correct timing for all involved, after he had take the country as far as possible in seven years. Clarke deserves credit for his work at Scotland The former Chelsea player turned the country’s fortunes around during that time period, taking us from perennial non-qualifiers for big tournaments since 1998, to three back-to-back, including a first…

Scottish Champions Celtic released a statement just under an hour before the SPFL released the fixture lists for season 2026/27 complaining about the scheduling of the club’s opening fixture being moved to a Monday evening… Then at midday the SPFL released the fixture list that confirmed that Celtic would play Dundee at Celtic Park on Monday 3 August as a result of other events taking place in Hampden that weekend, including a Calvin Harris concert at Hampden and a Commonwealth Games event at the nearby Glasgow International Arena (AKA The Emirates). While acknowledging that the scheduling decision is outwith the…