Celtic have released a short, sharp statement about the decision to reject the appeal against Yang’s red card at Tynecastle. The first half incident, just one of the dubious decisions by John Beaton on VAR, saw the yellow card upgraded to a red after an on-field review. Celtic appealed the decision but after the news that this was unsuccessful came out, the club expressed their surprise and disappointment in the decision. “We have received notification that the club’s claim has been dismissed. “Clearly we are surprised and extremely disappointed at this decision.” Celtic will likely be waiting for some time…
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Lubo98
Born just as Celtic were stopping the Ten, Lubo98 follows Celtic home and away and helps run his local Celtic Supporters Club. He goes to all the games and is a Law Graduate. Has a particular fondness for Tom Rogic among the current Celts and both Lubo and Henrik form his earliest Celtic memories.
Liel Abada looks set to depart Celtic with a move to MLS nearing. The Israeli attacker looks set to become FC Charlotte’s designated player in a deal worth £10m. According to Football Scotland, talks are progressing with the player nearing an exit after two and a half years at Celtic. The Scottish Champions are expecting Abada to depart and given the absences from the squad since that game at Easter Road, it is unsurprising. The report continues that the player is expected to travel to the USA to compete a medical and finalise the move. If Celtic can get a…
Steven Naismith has named his Hearts team for this afternoon’s Cinch Premiership match against Celtic. The Tynecastle side were on a winning run of eight games before being beaten by Rangers at Ibrox and drawing with Hibs during the week. Clark, Sibbick, Rowles, Kingsley, Lembikisa, Nieuwenhof, Baningime, Grant, Cochrane, Forrest, Shankland. Subs: Gordon, Atkinson, Devlin, Denholm, Pollock, Tait, Fraser, Tagawa, Wilson. Elsewhere, Brendan Rodgers has made one change from the side that beat Dundee 7-1 with Paulo Bernardo coming in for the injured Callum McGregor.
Mikey Johnston scored a sensational goal as West Brom beat Coventry 2-1 on Friday evening. The Irishman left Celtic on a loan deal until the end of the season and has impressed with the Baggies support clamouring for them to sign Johnston on a permanent basis. Mikey Johnston that is MAGIC 🪄✨ pic.twitter.com/jUOpM2RwXi — Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) March 1, 2024 Celtic would be able to demand upwards of £5m for MJ, who seems to be thriving from the move away out of the limelight of Scottish football.
The SPFL have confirmed the dates of the final rounds of fixtures with five match days that could be pivotal towards where the title ends up. With ten games to go, Celtic trail Rangers by two points with the sides to play before and after the split. The full list of post-split fixture dates are: Fixture round 34 – Weekend of April 27/28 Fixture round 35 – Weekend of May 4/5 Fixture round 36 – Weekend of May 11/12 Fixture round 37 – Midweek of May 14/15 Fixture round 38 – Weekend of May 18/19 SPFL Chief Operating Officer Calum…
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers previewed the Cinch Premiership clash against Hearts at Tynecastle on Sunday. The Scottish Champions travel across the M8 to face Hearts as they look to follow up their impressive display against Dundee by keeping pressure on Rangers. Speaking to Sky Sports at Lennoxtown on Friday, Rodgers addressed the concerns over Callum McGregor whilst hoping that the result against Dundee will act as a base for the performances over the next ten games in the title run in. ©️ McGregor doubt due to double injury 7⃣ Building on Dundee demolition 🗣️ Tactics talk: “Nothing has changed” ♥️…
Mark Lawwell’s departure as Celtic’s Head of Recruitment was confirmed yesterday with the former City Football Group figure resigning. Joe Dudgeon, Mark Lawwell’s second in command, has also left Celtic with the pair going on gardening leave with immediate effect. Speaking to the club website, Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers said that both members of the recruitment had worked towards bringing success to Celtic. “As part of the Club’s recruitment team, Mark and Joe have worked tirelessly to bring success to Celtic, and I would like to wish them both the very best for the future.” Celtic Chief Executive, Michael Nicholson,…
Former Celtic Head of Recruitment Lee Congerton looks set to make a move to Saudi Arabia. The Welshman was in charge of recruitment under Brendan Rodgers before following the Irishman to Leicester City in 2019. Most recently, Congerton has been Director of Football at Serie A side Atalanta but he is mostly remembered for his time at Celtic. According to Italian transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, Congerton has left Atalanta in order to move to Saudi with Al Ali as Director of Football. 🟢🇸🇦 Former #LCFC director Lee Congerton leaves Atalanta on mutual agreement as he’s set to try new chapter…
Sydney van Hooijdonk has opened up on the speculation of the last transfer window that saw him heavily linked with a move in his father’s footsteps to Celtic. Sydney, son of Pierre, was set to leave Bologna in the January window and Celtic were heavily linked with his signature; however, the player has confirmed that no talks took place. “To be honest, I didn’t speak with Celtic this winter. You see a lot of things, but this winter, I didn’t speak with them. Yes, last summer, there was a bit,” van Hooijdonk told East Anglian outlet Pink Un. “It is…
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has heaped praise on Hearts striker Lawrence Shankland. The Scottish Champions travel to Tynecastle to face the Jambos on Sunday and is wary of the threat that the Scotland Internationalist poses against his side. Speaking at the media conference on Friday, Rodgers heaped praise on Hearts’ talisman while saying that his team need to be mindful of the quality of the striker. “Yeah, I really enjoy watching him because when i was here the first time he was someone on the radar. You could hear people speaking about him and anytime I have seen him in…
Mark Lawwell has sensationally resigned from his role as Celtic’s Head of Recruitment. The former City Football Group recruitment figure joined Celtic two years ago and the move has not panned out as anyone would have hoped. Now, Lawwell Jnr has resigned in order to pursue opportunities in football. Lawwell’s No.2 Joe Dudgeon has also submitted his resignation with the pair being placed on gardening leave. The club should use this as an opportunity to restructure the scouting department at the football club to deliver more first team ready players for Brendan Rodgers. The club have had to field suggestions…
Celtic have been handed a boost by the news that Reo Hatate is nearing a return to fitness. After picking up an injury on Asian Cup duty with Japan, the 26-year-old has been working back towards fitness and will hopefully be back in contention as Brendan Rodgers and his team push for their third title in a row. As reported by the Daily Record, Hatate is the latest Celtic player set to make a return to action from injury after a stop-start season comprising of just eleven appearances. The midfield talent has two goals and two assist to his name.…