As Celtic flops hit the headlines elsewhere, Gustaf Lagerbielke joins the list of cast-offs excelling. He is on the brink of playing in finals at the top level and showing what Celtic are missing.
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As the difficult season rolls one Celtic fans get the chance to have their say. It’s time for the Player of the Year awards. The choices for the Men’s award aren’t inspiring and give fans an almost impossible choice to make.
Celtic fans will breathe a sigh of relief at some positive injury news for a change. Auston Trusty looked to have picked up an injury playing for the US national team against Portugal. Trusty has now added a positive reassurance on his social media.
Celtic already know they face a huge rebuild this summer. That takes money, and while the bank balance looks healthy, two worrying trends could hit the club finances hard over the months ahead.
Celtic’s defeat at Tannadice against Dundee United was missing passion and desire. Significantly, they also missed Julian Araujo, who brings all of that to his game. Is his injury serious and season-ending or just a minor knock?
In an injury hit season, Celtic boss Martin O’Neill has some better news for a change. Three players are seem on track as they aim to return from injury. That would be a huge triple boost for the title run in and Scottish Cup semi final.
Shaun Maloney made a promise to Celtic that he’d stay in his Pathways manager role until the end of next season. He expects to return to that after this season. But could he be asked to break his promise again while keeping him and the club happy?
Celtic knocked Rangers out of the Scottish Cup at Ibrox on Sunday. The win showed again the ability and talent of Viljami Sinisalo, who has stepped up hugely. He should keep his place in the side now, ahead of Kasper Schmeichel.
It’s been a tough run of matches for Celtic recently. Away visits to face Stuttgart, Rangers and Aberdeen are never easy games. Wednesday’s win at Pittodrie gives Martin O’Neill more clarity about his squad and added a warning for fans.
Celtic’s draw against Rangers at Ibrox gave Martin ONeill food for thought about his centre forwards. He saw his new striker Junior Adamu struggle and then watched Daizen Maeda play much more strongly through the middle. It could change Maeda’s season.
Thursday's UEFA Europa League tie in Stuttgart should give Martin O’Neill the opportunity to rest some players before the trip to Ibrox to face Rangers at the weekend. Even that chance to step in though, is beyond one of the club's big summer signings.
Celtic hasn’t had a lot of success in recent transfer windows. Fan fury is high over a run of flop signings. Some of the players signed in January aren't impressing either. It may be, though, that there was one smart move made on a Celtic deal last month
Celtic keep the pressure on at the top of the SPFL after a late comeback at Kilmarnock. A 2-3 win after being two down at half time was a great result. Despite the heroics though, there are hard truths from the match for Martin O’Neill to act on.
While Celtic fans back Martin O’Neill’s relentless standards, anger grows among Rangers supporters as they turn on Danny Rohl.
Martin O’Neill seems to have lost patience with one of his Celtic squad. O’Neill has given the player opportunities, but they weren’t taken. It looks like the end of yet another signing gamble for the club.
Martin O’Neill has plenty of decisions to make for his starting XI to face Dundee in the Scottish Cup on Saturday evening. With new players having arrived, he has a stronger squad to choose from. Here's a predicted starting lineup for the match.
Martin O’Neill has to work out the problem of getting the best out of his new look forward line at Celtic. He may well look at his first spell at the club for a plan and approach that worked well previously.
Benjamin Arthurs loan move to Celtic was unexpected with fans unimpressed by the signing, they saw hat looked like another raw and inexperienced player arriving. A closer look reveals Arthur has a lot more to offer than those first impressions.
There it goes. Another transfer window has slammed shut. Players have come and gone, and fans are split, but here's why poor numbers and loan deals don’t always tell the full story at Celtic
Celtic's striker negotiations have been held up as the Hoops look to insert a buy clause in the deal for Junior Adamu.