Daizen Maeda theRangers v Celtic, 31 August 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
LORD KATSUMOTO – 6/10 – Well, Daizen was revved like the Daizen we want in these encounters; thrilling moments few and far between but there was always a tingling in the air when he was in or around the ball or closing down Zombie after Zombie. We couldn’t get him loose into space because they sat so deep by way of prevention, so his afternoon was blunt; much like the elbow that bust his lip… Pity that Zombie. Daizen will not forget. Nor will he sleep. Daizen will wait.
Michel-Ange Balikwisha. theRangers v Celtic,31 August 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
BALIKMORY – 5.5/10 – There’s nothing like throwing a sleek new winger into this fixture. Then not giving him the ball… I’ll say as much as that he did look a bit of a threat and appears to move with fluid intent. Felt like we wasted the opportunity to properly unleash an unknown quantity on them, however.
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Shin Yamada – theRangers v Celtic, 31 August 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
FEIN – 6/10 – Alright, play this bhoy! With his appearance down the middle we got a new type of energy and focus; and hustle and enthusiasm. His presence enlivened our attack somewhat and but for one unfortunate run of the ball as it slipped under his studs from a Jamesy through-ball, he might’ve been a new matchwinning Japanese hero.
James Forrest – theRangers v Celtic, 31 August 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
JAMESY – 6/10 – Finally, on comes a winger who shows how to take them on. To be fair, Jamesy takes everybody on (right, ladies?) But with his emergence we got a few uplifting surges down the right and hope remained eternal.
Luke McCowan – theRangers v Celtic,31 August 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
HIGHLAND TOFFEE – N/A – Luke-out, it’s Luke, with not enough time to get a Luke-in.
Anthony Ralston and Marcelo Saracchi – theRangers v Celtic, 31 August 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
SCRATCHY – N/A – Yup, throw a mad, emotional Argentinian into a fiesty Glasgow Derby with minutes to go. That could have gone either way…
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Don’t know how you give anyone other Kasper over 4
Spot on. Feck the haters …
I don’t know how anyone can criticise Brendan the Elite’s tactics. It’s all the boards fault. He needs a more quality profile of player in there. One who can inject some speed and quality. And of course, has the ability to check their run, cut back, pass back to the quality we already have who will pass it across to more quality we already have who will then shift it slowly sideways then advance to the other side for another cut back and repeat.
There may or may not be some satire in the above. But definitely not the part about Brendan the Elite. Let me be the first to applaud our glorious tactician. A lesser man would have left greyskull with a defeat yesterday, but not Brendan the Elite who stifled the slick, well oiled, ball playing machine that Russel Martin has created on their home soil to ensure we left still 6 points ahead.
Calmac a shadow of former seasons.
The miles have caught up with the legs.
Time to rest him or replace him.
Hopefully I’m wrong.
We’ll discover after the break with the 2 games a week.
Hail Hail.
Have to agree with, pretty much, all of that, although the keeper’s distribution had me wailing, screaming and praying, it was dreadful.
Oh and a huge, huge thumbs up to Liam Scales, what a performance…thank goodness 🙏🏻
All problems with Celtic will right themselves when :- Rodgers , Kennedy and their bunch of ” Amateur – hangers-on” tell the players ” Right lads you’re supposed to be shooting into that goal ” and point to the opposing teams goal .
For about the last 12 games , Liam Scales has had the most touches and has been the man of the match . Jock Stein / Neil Mochan & Co . apparently fined Celtic players if they passed the ball back more than twice in Training Sessions . The same old formation again 4-3-3 from Rodgers , no matter who or where we are playing . Opposing teams swamp the mid-field and Celtic do not have the :- Skill , strength , speed or brains to vary their game .
The problems at Celtic will not be solved by signing a few more ” Journey-man” players . The sqad is full of ordinary players who are not what used to be called ,”Celtic class”. I think , Sandman that you are more than generous with your assessments —-Only :- Scales , Carter-Vickers , Ralston & Maeda deserve more than 2/10 . The rest were dreadful and could not even make an impact on the WORST Rangers team I have ever seen in my lifetime and i am approaching 80 years of age . I rest my case .
Love reading your synopsis but your ratings are way too high. We hung on against the most abysmal Hun team since John Grieg days. Zero shots on target first half two second half. An elite manager my arse