Celtic arent winning the league this year thats a given.

Too much disharmony in the club right now to think about winning anything.

You arent going to win a league with a squad like ours where half the players have asked to leave. Just doesnt happen.

Not sure hearts will win it though. Maybe hibs.

They're definitely on a better run than Aberdeen were at the start of last season and look a better outfit.

But as everyone else is saying, it's one thing going on a run of a dozen or so games playing well and winning but it's when they lose a wee bit of form that we'll see how serious they are as title contenders.

Everyone seems sure Hearts will come unstuck.

I don't see any reason why they should and neither Rangers or Celtic look like they can put together the consistency required to hunt them down.

Yes Hearts will drop plenty of points but so will Rangers and Celtic.

Hearts get the injuries we have and the will.

Make shankand and that brazilian guy out for 5 months and they will crumble

comment by Timmy (U14278)
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Hearts get the injuries we have and the will.

Make shankand and that brazilian guy out for 5 months and they will crumble
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So an outside chance they collapse and another team is good enough to do anything about it. I'd agree.

Pretty sure Bloom will dial up the backing in January if it looks like a title is on the horizon so the injury crisis better happen soon.

Dont see why he would as it doesnt get you anything.

Hearts are going for the rangers model of developing players to sell on. They arent interested in over spending to win trophies.

Not many clubs are these days. Its all about player trading.

So if any decent bids come in for thier players they will be sold. Just like celtic do, regardless of the consequences.

Champions League money, way more than they usually get and they don't even have to spend to strengthen, he can loan guys from Brighton if he wants.

I'm sure they would fancy beating any team in that CL champions route play-off.

Just keep repeating this after pretty much every game-we lack any creativity.

Rodgers isn’t helping himself with his team selections. Murray has been ok in some games-this was a big match to play 2 players that haven’t had a lot of senior game time though. Hatate is completely out of form, and we’ve nothing up front. Tounekti is flattering to deceive, and Balikwisha seems scared to take a man on.

Injuries are just showing up how poor our squad depth is, and our best chance was staying in touch until the January transfer window and hoping that we’d bring in some players to freshen things up. That chance looks gone, despite the chat about hearts having to go through a no doubt tough spell.

Saw some of the rangers game-biggest thing I took from it is that Killie’s back up goalie is absolutely dire. I’m not sure that’s even his position. Apart from that, they looked relatively comfortable from what I saw.

Hearts have got the luxury of no more domestic cup games for a few months and no European games to worry about. That could be significant.

Any team missing their only quality RB, only quality CB, only quality winger, and only quality strikers is going to struggle … big time. Having said that, BR is absolutely not helping the situation … with bizarre selections, sticking with players completely out of form, and of course just generally with his vvanky demeanour. A certain complacency about how we approach games had become entrenched long before this injury crisis, and that’s on the manager … end of.

comment by Dave The Jackal (U22179)
posted 9 seconds ago
Any team missing their only quality RB, only quality CB, only quality winger, and only quality strikers is going to struggle … big time. Having said that, BR is absolutely not helping the situation … with bizarre selections, sticking with players completely out of form, and of course just generally with his vvanky demeanour. A certain complacency about how we approach games had become entrenched long before this injury crisis, and that’s on the manager … end of.
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Always had a short shelf life because of the guy he is, for him he's probably quite comfortable knowing at his next interview he can blame injuries and the board not investing rather than facing up to players going tone deaf to his man management once they see he's a phoney.

comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Dave The Jackal (U22179)
posted 9 seconds ago
Any team missing their only quality RB, only quality CB, only quality winger, and only quality strikers is going to struggle … big time. Having said that, BR is absolutely not helping the situation … with bizarre selections, sticking with players completely out of form, and of course just generally with his vvanky demeanour. A certain complacency about how we approach games had become entrenched long before this injury crisis, and that’s on the manager … end of.
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Always had a short shelf life because of the guy he is, for him he's probably quite comfortable knowing at his next interview he can blame injuries and the board not investing rather than facing up to players going tone deaf to his man management once they see he's a phoney.
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Absolutely. His sound bites are already loud and clear on those fronts. Did exactly the same at Leicester, where the fans wanted him gone LONG before he eventually departed … and he largely got a free pass from the media due to their incompetent owner.

Shame becuase a motivated rodgers backed by a competent board would be on for a treble with how things are in scotland right now.

He does need to abandon his love in for the guys that have failed him.

How many more bad games does hatate and macgregor need to have before they are dropped?

An elite manager would never drop his standards

comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
Shame becuase a motivated rodgers backed by a competent board would be on for a treble with how things are in scotland right now.

He does need to abandon his love in for the guys that have failed him.

How many more bad games does hatate and macgregor need to have before they are dropped?
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Who would you have in midfield Mick?

comment by Zico - Celtic Champions (U21900)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
Shame becuase a motivated rodgers backed by a competent board would be on for a treble with how things are in scotland right now.

He does need to abandon his love in for the guys that have failed him.

How many more bad games does hatate and macgregor need to have before they are dropped?
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Who would you have in midfield Mick?
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McGregor had an excellent game on Sunday

comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Zico - Celtic Champions (U21900)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
Shame becuase a motivated rodgers backed by a competent board would be on for a treble with how things are in scotland right now.

He does need to abandon his love in for the guys that have failed him.

How many more bad games does hatate and macgregor need to have before they are dropped?
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Who would you have in midfield Mick?
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McGregor had an excellent game on Sunday
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Aye, he certainly did. Much more like his old self. Still think he'd be better pushed further forward in central midfield, with an ACTUAL defensive midfielder playing his deeper position ... but I'm like a broken record on that.

Mick

Forgot about that haha

comment by Dave The Jackal (U22179)
posted 25 minutes ago
comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Zico - Celtic Champions (U21900)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
Shame becuase a motivated rodgers backed by a competent board would be on for a treble with how things are in scotland right now.

He does need to abandon his love in for the guys that have failed him.

How many more bad games does hatate and macgregor need to have before they are dropped?
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Who would you have in midfield Mick?
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McGregor had an excellent game on Sunday
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Aye, he certainly did. Much more like his old self. Still think he'd be better pushed further forward in central midfield, with an ACTUAL defensive midfielder playing his deeper position ... but I'm like a broken record on that.
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You're 100% right mate, he needs a CDM to keep the door closed, Cal tries to do it all, and that rarely works.

comment by Zico - Celtic Champions (U21900)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Dave The Jackal (U22179)
posted 25 minutes ago
comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Zico - Celtic Champions (U21900)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
Shame becuase a motivated rodgers backed by a competent board would be on for a treble with how things are in scotland right now.

He does need to abandon his love in for the guys that have failed him.

How many more bad games does hatate and macgregor need to have before they are dropped?
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Who would you have in midfield Mick?
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McGregor had an excellent game on Sunday
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Aye, he certainly did. Much more like his old self. Still think he'd be better pushed further forward in central midfield, with an ACTUAL defensive midfielder playing his deeper position ... but I'm like a broken record on that.
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You're 100% right mate, he needs a CDM to keep the door closed, Cal tries to do it all, and that rarely works.
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Anybody think Engels could play that role, until we actually sign a proper defensive mid? Just think CalMac's talents are wasted there ... plus he couldn't tackle a fish supper, or win a header if his life depended on it. Possibly not, but in the absence of really finding a position for Engels yet, might be worth a try?

Just saw this online:

Brendan Rodgers on Sebastian Tounekti

September 1, 2025:

"He is a quick, clever winger who can operate on both sides, creating opportunities for himself and others."

October 26, 2025:

"He's a left-sided player, and he doesn't play off the right. He doesn't enjoy playing there, and doesn't want to play there."

Rodgers has just bailed

https://www.celticfc.com/news/2025/october/27/brendan-rodgers-leaves-celtic-football-club/

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

He is an elite manager