Loud and clear, Celtic to send the message – ‘We shall not be moved’

Celtic must send out this message starting tonight: ‘We shall not be moved by the Hearts, the Hibs or theRangers…We shall not be moved!’

Jota of Celtic celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the Premiership match between Celtic and Dundee United at Celtic Park on February 15, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Tonight sees Celtic approaching the business end of the season. It’s the first of our remaining 11 games that will conclude our league campaign. We only need a minimum of seven victories from those games to clinch our fourth consecutive title, and tonight the Bhoys must send out the message that nothing is going to stop us.

A VAR assisted stumble at Easter Road

After stumbling to defeat at Easter Road on Saturday, other teams might reckon that they will sniff blood when facing Celtic and will be looking with increased hope to test our resolve. That though will be as foolish and it will be unfounded.

Callum McGregor celebrates with Luke McCowan — Callum McGregor of Celtic celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Premiership match between Celtic and Dundee United at Celtic Park on February 15, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Tonight Celtic can however send out the first of 11 message that we are as together and ruthless as ever when we take on Aberdeen at Celtic Park. Brendan’s Celtic teams always finish the season strongly – remember what happened last season lurking Bears? – and tonight the run-in begins. The business end of the season when the big prizes are handed out.

A perfect opportunity against Aberdeen

We have the perfect opportunity to lay down that marker with a good performance and a victory tonight against a third place Aberdeen side, who remain the only side to have scored at Celtic Park this season in the Scottish Premiership. A victory this evening would more than signal our intent to storm our way to yet another title, and hopefully a domestic treble.

Adam Idah of Celtic celebrates after he score the third goal during the Premiership match between Celtic and Dundee United at Celtic Park on February 15, 2025 (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Willie Collum has some explaining to do

We’ve failed to win in our two previous games, and despite the high of good performance against Bayern, we ultimately crashed out the tournament and looked to be still feeling that hurt as we fell to defeat at Easter Road on Saturday. But it took some VAR skullduggery to deny Celtic a point and that matter will rumble on until at least Willie Collum comes out and clarifies the situation.

We must shake that disappointment off and start tonight with a clean slate. What better place to do it than at Celtic Park under the lights and with a huge television audience on Sky Sports and Celtic TV? Let’s put on a show tonight and get that victory tonight Bhoys to send out that message and take one step closer to the title.