Callum McGregor of Celtic celebrates at full time during the SPL | Premier League match between Dundee United FC and Celtic FC at Tannadice Park on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
CALMAC – 6.5/10 – Silent runnings for the skipper as he quietly plotted the navigation of the home side’s midfield press; drew them in and eventually had our engine room spraying either flank quickly as the Celtic flow became a torrent cascading around their central block. Iced the championship cake with a smart move from deep – quick free-kick 1-2 with Reo and a 30-yard run to slip in Idah for the fifth. Will be lifting that trophy like a third wean in a few weeks.
Arne Engels of Celtic celebrates at full time during the SPL | Premier League match between Dundee United FC and Celtic FC at Tannadice Park on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
THE TERMINATOR – 7/10 – Class in the pass. Class in the boots. Pay attention to this kid’s stats, non-believers; he’s hardly begun his Celtic tenure but the signs are there – can ping a pass half a pitch in a blink with cultured precision, that early ball in-behind that you’re screaming for in yer head before the words hit your tongue. And the dead-ball deliveries are peachy. And he’s gallus, too. Always a good thing. And only good things to come, I’d say.
Jota of Celtic celebrates scoring the opening goal with team mate Reo Hatate during the SPL | Premier League match between Dundee United FC and Celtic FC at Tannadice Park on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
HAKUNA HATATE – 6/10 – An early afternoon quietly drifting about without real impact or requirement; just helping knit things together. The architect of our recent resurgence was able to metaphorically sit this one
out, mainly, as the others carried the show.
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Good stuff Sir, and for the season, thank you.