HIGHLAND TOFFEE – 7/10 – Luke, Luke – Luke at the big goal nets, and Luke at the wee ball by comparison. Now go kick the wee ball into the big goal nets and do a cheer; it’s that simple. “But, whit aboot the white wooden hings between thum?” Well, try your very best to avoid hitting any bits of that, especially from a yard out…But, Luke – Luke did pretty well after the worst miss since Senga Macsuckface of Ludge 69 Nae Thanks, won a Larkhall ‘beauty’ contest. Played as a wing-back instead of a confusing all-out winger, he gained precious seconds in possession to pick a pass. And while he annoyingly fluffed a few, the peach of a pitch that brought gasps from Tiger Woods at a city centre upmarket knocking-shop, was backspun to perfection for Reo to latch onto and set-up the equaliser.
Reo Hatate of Celtic celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with teammate Daizen Maeda during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Phase MD5 match between Feyenoord and Celtic FC at De Kuip on November 27, 2025 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
LORD KATSUMOTO – 8.5/10 – “I am Godzilla! You are Japan!” Daizen screamed as he careered towards their dithering stoned keeper. Who must have thought he was still tripping as an extendable Japanese boot got in the way of his clearance and skittered to the Alert Reo to pounce. “Gotcha!”. This was Daizen showing his worth in Europe with a nauseating, dizzy torment of their defensive unit. It’s one thing to play at being a Kamikaze pilot, another entirely when you’re running the channels Han Solo in the driving continental rain desperately seeking a break. And Daizen does it with disturbing enthusiasm. And seems to love it so much he should consider keeping doing it in The Hoops until, say, ooh, June 2026 at least…
Yang Hyun-Jun of Celtic scores a goal to make the score 1-1 Feyenoord v Celtic, UEFA Europa League, Group Stage, Football, Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands – 27 Nov 2025Rotterdam Stadion Feijenoord Netherlands Photo Kieran McManus Shutterstock
YING – 7.5/10 – “Rotterdam! Ro-tter-dam! Not Bir-ming-ham…” called his interpreter from the bench as Ying scurried about in the torrents of driving rain, too keen, threatening to pull something – which, as Jamesy will tell you is not difficult in a city famed for it’s… bluntly, hoors. So Ying gave us a fully committed hour or so of much-needed directness which gave them problems and us a goal; taken with delicate deadliness off the outside of his boot closing on the back post at speed. Sweet.
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Let Wilfried wait till May.
MON &SM getting a tune out of the squad.
Cal Mac who I had given up on back at his best.
Treble on if the Temps stay.
Wilfried’s imminent arrival a concern.
Great support from the travellers last evening.👏👏👏
Hail hail
Had B.R. still been around , we would have played a 4-3-3 and got “Humped” , by a verry good team . Change of formation (extra men in mid-field) allowed our creative players to excel . Engels , Hetate , McCowan McGregor all showed how they can play when they are not outnumbered in mid-field . Instead of chasing shadows they were running the game —Something the most discerning fans have been calling-out for seasons .
Well done MON & staff .
Can we just keep MON & Maloney? At the very least please promote MON to the new post of Director of Football. This move would demonstrate the board have learned lessons and are now starting to take the club in the right direction. No club can afford to let a man of MON’s calibre just walk away.