Celtic 3-1 Aberdeen – Time to get behind Wilfried Nancy and salvage our season

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Celtic beat Aberdeen yesterday in a match which almost became comical at times for the amount of chances that just wouldn’t go in the net for Celtic, although I can assure you I wasn’t laughing at the time…

Kieran Tierney of Celtic celebrates scoring
Kieran Tierney of Celtic celebrates scoring during the Premier League match between Celtic and Aberdeen at Celtic Park on December 21, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

I lost count of the amount of times the ball hit the woodwork, I can’t remember anything like it in all my years watching football. In the end we won 3-1, although the scoreline doesn’t even begin to tell the full story of how the match panned out. It could have ended 8-0 to Celtic. It could also easily have ended 1-1. It really was a strange game.

Wilfried Nancy has finally got his first win

Most importantly Wilfried Nancy has finally got his first win, whilst ended the chance of setting anymore unwanted records in the process, and I couldn’t be happier for him.

Whatever you think of Nancy’s managerial capabilities, on a personal level it has been hard to watch him struggle on the sideline and in interviews since he arrived in Glasgow. It must be hard to stand on the side of the pitch, just two weeks into the job of your dreams, and hear people chant for you to leave the club (my PC version of what they were actually chanting).

My heart sank on Wednesday when I heard those chants

Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy reacts
Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy reacts as he his team score their first goal during the Premier League match between Celtic and Aberdeen at Celtic Park on December 21, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

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Hailing from Cushendall in the North of Ireland my formative years were spent watching Celtic during our barren spell through the 90's which meant I have appreciated our recent trophy-laden spell even more. Favourite matches home and away I've attended has to be beating Man Utd 1-0 at Celtic Park and being with my 2 brothers watching us beat Lazio 2-1 in Rome. Best away day experience? Has to be Munich with friends from Coatbridge...what a few days!

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  1. If he has any chance of surviving he must bring in a couple of defenders + Nawrocki, a sitting midfielder (Paddy Berg) and a line leading CF (Varga) on the 1st of January……..

    HH

  2. Brian McAllister on

    Hear hear. Couldn’t agree more. A knicker wetting element of the support need to calm down. Morons screaming for Wilf’s sack after 4 games with a threadbare squad at present. Sounded like Huns they did.