When this Celtic side clicks, someone will take a hiding. Hopefully that is exactly what happens tomorrow…
Kelechi Iheanacho of Celtic misses a good scoring opportunity. Celtic v Hibernian, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park, 27 September 2025. Photo Stuart Wallace Shutterstock/IMAGO
It’s fair to say that Celtic has been out of sorts over these past few games, indeed we are without a win in our last three outings, scoring the grand total of one goal, and none in our last two matches. This time last season Celtic were scoring for fun but as we all know so many goals have been taken out of the team with the sales of Kyogo, Nicolas Kuhn and Adam Idah.
There are however some promising signs at the team has been creating chances, with only a combination of poor finishing, good goalkeeping and a bizarre VAR call denying us a well deserved goal. They say goals are like buses, you wait ages for one, and two come along at the same time, or hopefully in our case four or five.
Kelechi Iheanacho of Celtic reacts after missing a good scoring opportunity. Celtic v Hibernian, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park, 27 September 2025. Photo Stuart Wallace Shutterstock/IMAGO
The supporters are frustrated, some even angry at the substandard performances, this season and lack of goal threat the players are producing at this moment in time on the park, with hopefully the feeling being very mutual in the players case.
I’d like to think that they do, which makes Celtic a very dangerous animal heading into our next game which is of course against Motherwell who visit Celtic Park tomorrow afternoon. Someone is going to be on the end of a hiding when the side starts to click, and releases all that vent up frustration. Hopefully it’s the Steelmen who feel that wrath tomorrow.
Kelechi Iheanacho of Celtic misses the ball in front of the Hibernian goal. Celtic v Hibernian, Scottish Premiership, , Celtic Park, 27 September 2025. Photo Stuart Wallace IMAGO/Shutterstock
They’ll come looking to copy the Hibs and Karat plan to park the bus and hope for something on the break. Talk from their manager during the week of coming to have a go at Celtic is unlikely to amount to much in terms of their actual game-plan and as Celtic has struggled to get the better of teams adopting this approach this season, it seems a sensible way for Motherwell to approach the game.
The key for Celtic is a fast start and an early goal. Hopefully there’s a format change and a few changes to the starting line-up too with Sinisalo having the gloves and maybe McCowan getting a start in the middle of the park.
Johnny Kenny of Celtic heads at goal Celtic v Hibernian, Scottish Premiership, Football, Celtic Park, 27 September 2025. Photo Stuart Wallace IMAGO/Shutterstock
Celtic need the three points and the confidence boost that the victory will bring going into the international break,
Just an Ordinary Bhoy
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I’m guessing you get paid per article because that can be the only reason for this mince, “Someone is going to be on the end of a hiding when the side starts to click,” from a side who have failed to score in the last two games, “the team has been creating chances,” which team? certainly not u, “substandard performances, this season and lack of goal threat”, this team is going to give someone a hiding FFS, you should try a different profession as writing isn’t your strong point.
Justanordinarybhoy has written many interesting articles for The Celtic Star. You are perfectly entitled to disagree with him. However, your lack of respect is shoddy and unnecessary.
This is a particularly dreadful piece, even by your own low standard.
He writes in a way that supporters can identify. The clue’s in the name. If you read his profile, you’ll find honesty and modesty. He also has an outstanding work rate.
If you want navel-gazing and show-off vocabulary, buy a broadsheet.
He’s family. Celtic family.
Happy to publish your own contributions Jamie. Why not write your thoughts on the match today and we’ll happily post as an article? Just email me – editor at thecelticstar dot com…
I long since stopped giving the cads and bounders that run Celtic my money so don’t go to games. So, I can’t write a piece on the game, besides I couldn’t match your masterly player ratings which I enjoy immensely (although the nicknames you apply to players I sometimes find a bit cryptic!) I would be happy to write a piece on something else though.
Hi James, It’s Sandman who writes the ratings, not me.I just post them on the site and drop in the photographs, videos etc.
On writing yourself, any Celtic related topic of your choice is perfectly fine. HH