Celtic banter 3

29 Apr 2026 09:28:10
On Monday Hearts will need to overcome a couple of horrendous records under John Beaton’s watch.

Hearts have been brilliant this season but yet they haven’t won any of the 4 games Beaton’s has been their referee including home Draws against Kilmarnock and Dundee Utd.
( 3 points from 12 )

In the last 15 months Hearts have played 7 times when John Beaton has been their referee and their record is Won Zero Drawn 3 and Lost 4.
It’s 18 months since Sevco lost a match when Beaton has been their referee in a 2-1 midweek defeat at Pittodrie.

John Beaton has previously refereed 11 games between Hearts and Sevco and its 10 wins for the Glasgow club and 1 Draw.
The only exception was a last touch equaliser at Ibrox which meant the last thing Alan McGregor did as a goalkeeper was to take the ball out of his net in 2023.

29 Apr 2026 17:11:56
Great stats as always buzz. 👍.

29 Apr 2026 08:28:59
Sporting Lisbon wearing the Green and White Hoops had nothing to do with Celtic.
Then changed from their All White strip to copy their Rugby teams colours.

Sporting first wore the Hoops on November 6th 1927 which was the 40th Birthday of Celtic FC.
In 18 months time,
Celtic will be celebrating 140 Years of Unbroken History on the same Day that Sporting will be honouring 100 years of wearing the Green and White Hoops.

Celtic first wore the Green and White Hoops in the 1903/ 04 season.
We beat Partick Thistle 2-1 in the opening match but there’s no definitive evidence that we wore the Hoops on this day.
Coincidentally East Fife played their first ever match on this day in a Friendly against Hearts reserves and the Fifers actually wore the Green and White Hoops.
It’s unclear whether both clubs wore the Hoops for the first time on the same day or East Fife actually wore the famous colours first.

Celtic definitely wore the Hoops a fortnight later on August 29th in a 3-1 home defeat to Third Lanark.
Third Lanark won their one and only top flight league title that season.
Celtic did however win the Scottish Cup with a Jimmy Quinn Hat Trick after being 2-0 down to Rangers in the Final.

29 Apr 2026 14:03:27
It was always a popular misconception that they switched to The Hoops as a tribute to the Lisbon Lions historical performance and it's good to see the facts - although the myth appealed to many of us.

29 Apr 2026 07:51:25
Loads of great victories against both Ibrox clubs on this date.
25 Years Ago,
Celtic won 3-0 at Ibrox with a Lubo Double and Larsson scoring his 50th goal of the season.
Maloney made his Celtic debut.

Celtic Won 3-0 in the last ever “Old Firm” match in 2012 with Hooper scoring the last ever goal in the fixture.

Celtic hammer Sevco 5-1 at Ibrox in 2017.
In 2018 Celtic destroy Sevco again 5-0 to secure 7 In A Row at Celtic Park.

In 1964 Celtic did however lose the Cup Winners Cup Semi Final 2nd leg 4-0 in Budapest after winning the 1st leg 3-0.
That collapse prevented a European final appearance against Sporting Lisbon in the Heysel Stadium 21 Years before the disaster of 1985.
Sporting Lisbon beat MTK Budapest 1-0 in the replay after a 3-3 Draw.

29 Apr 2026 07:39:14
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29 Apr 2026 04:42:29
See we've got dembeles brother playing for the B team.

28 Apr 2026 23:20:01
Is the young lad at Falkirk, on loan from Swansea, Filip Lissah, a player worth going for as back up in the first team squad?

He can play CB, LB and RB and is still only 21 yrs old.

HH.

29 Apr 2026 10:35:17
Can't say I've noticed him. Graham (cb) from dundee looks decent as does Watson (am/ cm ) killie and chaiwa (dm) hibs. all similar ages.

28 Apr 2026 21:47:55
Looks like we’re losing out with McKenna Edd,1 more win against QPR at home and they are promoted, can see him wanting another crack in big league even if it’s a relegation fight over trophies with us. a think it will be Keane whick am not Keane on (😂)

{Ed007's Note - If McKenna stays at Ipswich he will be out of a job by Christmas and then what? Scraping around on the Pub League merry go round, does a double relegation improve his credentials...

29 Apr 2026 10:11:58
If we make McKenna an offer, its a huge decision for him.

Ipswich and Coventry will both probably struggle back in the pub league if Ipswich make it imo.

They just do not have the players or finance to realistically get away from the bottom of the pub league.

Coventry might just scrape a few wins and possibly get out of the bottom 3 but Ipswich imo will really struggle unless they get huge investment.

McKenna will have a real quandary, does he remain and potentially get sacked or relegated a 2nd time, whereby tarnishing his reputation and only being seen as a good championship Manager or does he move, potentially to us and to possibly win trophies, managing in CL (if we qualify) and potentially put himself in the shop window.

It is a huge decision if we indeed go after him.

As it stands, I have no idea who we are going to get in, whether it be McKenna, the Motherwell manager or one of our ex-players regularly linked.

Whoever it is, it is the most important signing the club will or has to make in many, many seasons.

We are at a crossroads and this appointment will signal where the board see us going.

Another crazy French man and we are in serious trouble but a McKenna level manager, will demonstrate a potential chance of change.

28 Apr 2026 23:20:44
Ed, I take your point, wholeheartedly. But. money talks. It is what it is. In no way shape or form is he leaving Ipswich if they go up.

29 Apr 2026 10:40:02
Mkenna. askou. Murphy. people will be on the fence as they've won nothing but would soil their pants over thomas frank who also has won nothing.

29 Apr 2026 21:25:14
Our board rubbish on one of our most successful managers, that will have all but the naive asking serious questions before coming to us.

28 Apr 2026 21:35:57
Lots of permutations in the games ahead but for me I want Sevco to lose every time they play, and that includes Monday. If they do it's us or Hertz and I can't see them winning away to Motherwell. I am not super confident of us winning all our games but neither of them will either so we have every chance of grinding it out.

We need the midfield to be firing or we will struggle against Motherwell who generally with 4 against our 3.

28 Apr 2026 23:18:11
If Celtic win on Sunday then I want Hearts to take Sevco out of the equation on Monday.
Those results would deflate them before visiting Celtic Park.
Obviously if Celtic don’t win against Hibs then my feelings will change.

28 Apr 2026 23:24:37
I also want Motherwell to beat Falkirk on Saturday to go 9 points ahead of Hibs.
I don’t want Hibs thinking they could close the gap on Sunday in the race for the 4th guaranteed European place.

Plus I don’t want Falkirk closing the gap on Hibs before Sunday because the pressure will then be on Hibs to get a result.
5th place will still Qualify for Europe if Celtic win the Scottish Cup.

29 Apr 2026 15:47:15
Yip, get the new club out the equation. I'll be rooting for Hearts on Monday.

28 Apr 2026 20:56:44
Starting
Hibs - exact same vs Falkirk,
Remainder season - we bring in Aj maybe swap Forrest out for tonetki, subs Forrest/ tonetki reo/ ox sarrachi and inheacho,

28 Apr 2026 20:35:52
Chris Sutton in the press writing off Celtic's chances of the title. Interestingly all three teams, Hearts, Rangers and Celtic have won 10 League games this year. Hearts are not the form team. In the last ten games it is Celtic.
Easter Road won't be easy but they will have two suspensions at least, unless they appeal? Also that game against Hearts might well have repercussions for Hibs both physically and mentally.

Celtic getting players back from injury. Some coming back into form. Less fixture congestion. I'm hopeful of a good run in. Having Hearts visit us in the last game with the win giving us the title is what we need to aim for. 3 games and let the fans push us on to a 4th win and another title. Hail Hail.

29 Apr 2026 08:56:50
Used to think Sutton was the only one to fight our corner, but since he took 'The Kings Shilling' and worked for Sevco-SLY he has become another Charlie Nicholas/ Davie Provan and constantly has a dig.

29 Apr 2026 10:43:05
CM, I am maybe wishful thinking but is he saying these things in the hope that our players and Manager use the comments as motivation to prove him wrong.

Probably not but some of what he has said is true, we are not a good side, we are grinding out results and at some point it may catch up with us, however baby sevco have struggled in many games this season and somehow managed to get a result, so at some point it may catch up with them.

In truth, for us to be still in the equation is unbelievable considering the longterm injuries we have had this season and disastrous managers, yes plural we have had. Our recruitment has been amateurish.

Sulky left us in a bad position and the clown somehow made things worse

Baby sevco have not had the same level of injuries and their club have been more settled.

CS is right at times to point out the issues we have had and still have. He like us, wants us to be the best we can be and why should he do what fat boy does, tries to put lipstick on a pig.

Maybe with AJ back and with young Osmans pace an option now, we might have the opportunity to change things about.

I would still like MON to consider playing 4 across the midfield, which has been our achililies heel this season with 2 up front, Maeda and Iheanacho or Maeda and Osman.

Motherwell, sevco and Hearts have all played 4 against us in midfield and overpowered us at times in games.

29 Apr 2026 15:01:27
He is calling like it is.

Celtic have not beaten Hearts or Sevco in league this year.

If that continues then we won’t win the league.

Now reality is that the pressure now is massive and I feel Hearts and Sevco will crumble after watching the games at the weekend.

Celtic just need to do their bit.

28 Apr 2026 18:53:09
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