Author name: Forrest Finishing

A week ago I wrote a thread on twitter outlining my thoughts on Brendan Rodger’s rumoured return. The responses I received varied from, “Is this Peter Lawwell’s burner phone?” to people completely agreeing with me. However, many who agreed with me also still felt Rodgers was the best choice. I’m not sure he is …

A Question of Celtic’s Ambition Read More »

I’m sure I wasn’t the only one surprised by Saturdays performance. Going into the game I was really confident given the situation around the match. Not only had we just sealed the title but our rivals were beginning their period of transition with a number of fringe players coming into their starting 11. When …

Ange Continues To Experiment In Search Of The Right Balance Read More »

This weekend we saw more incredible calls from our referees that had most observers wondering (again!) just why our officials are getting so many big decisions wrong. Willie Collum’s questionable decision making at Ibrox might have been the highest profile blunders of the weekend but they weren’t the only ones to leave us scratching …

How Can We Help Our Referees To Make The Right Calls? Read More »

After yet another awful decision during yesterday’s Scottish Cup win over Morton, the talk is once again all about referees. I cant be the only one that’s getting sick of talking about it without seeing any sign of change? But it’s not just refereeing that’s wrong with Scottish Football. This season we’ve also had …

It’s Time For A Grown Up Discussion About Scottish Football Read More »

Its been an interesting start to the January transfer window. We’ve brought 3 players in already in Alistair Johnston, Yuki Kobayashi & Tomoki Iwata, and continue to be linked with further incomings and outgoings. Those 3 signings can be added to the 20 or so that we’ve already seen arrive since last summer. I’ve been …

Beyond The 2023 January Transfer Window – The Next Big Steps For Celtic? Read More »

As Celtic’s 2023 gets properly underway we’ll continue to see a number of our players linked with moves away from the club. Over the weekend Ange confirmed that “no contact” had yet been made regarding any of his squad, but the club are said to be expecting bids now that the January window has officially …

Celtic 2023 – Ange Postecoglou’s Plan Enters The Next Exciting Stage Read More »

Croatian World Cup star Josip Juranovic appears to be set for a move away from Celtic in the upcoming window, with reports suggesting he may leave for as little as £8 – 10M. This sounds far less than we should expect for a player of his profile, particularly off the back of an excellent tournament …

Celtic’s New Transfer Strategy: Things Are Heating Up Read More »

Going into this season’s UEFA Champions League for the first time in five years, I had high hopes. We played some excellent football at times during the 2021/22 season and showed in the Europa League that our system can cause teams with bigger budgets real problems. When the draw was made, placing Celtic alongside Real …

A Champions League Retrospective – What Next For Celtic? Read More »