18 Sep 2026 14:56:42
Seen DM saying Naderi and one other big name player is a doubt for Sunday. My guess is Sterling.
18 Sep 2026 15:25:34
McInnes stated Naderi's ankle is a mess 😡That was a sending off all day long and no wonder jim gillespie has sought answers from wullie collum to get the answers he's looking for 😡.
18 Sep 2026 15:26:10
Hope its not someone important for Sunday's game 😑 would be just our luck.
18 Sep 2026 15:34:35
Naderi is as important as it comes.
18 Sep 2026 15:35:44
His words were "big name player" rfc55, which worried me a wee bit. Made me think who would be the last one we'd want to lose. Makhanya maybe would be the one we need most. I just think with Sterlings history it will be him.
18 Sep 2026 15:17:29
No way not big Naderi we need him harassing McGregor all game. Hope he makes it.
18 Sep 2026 16:29:31
I think Minsu could do a job on McGregor if Naderi is out. I see a lot saying they want Bouanani on the RW, I don't think he's the type of player that will get stuck in and track back so if go with Curtis over him.
18 Sep 2026 17:00:51
I think the other player struggling could be Gassama saw him feel at his calf a few times last week.
18 Sep 2026 16:42:22
Won't get any answers, sir Walter s.f.a corrupt to the core, total joke. Blind to that mob.
18 Sep 2026 17:11:29
Collum will tell us again that contact is on the boot 😂.
18 Sep 2026 17:27:03
McInnes never said anything about "a big name player"
Also how would that come across if he classed one of the players as 'a big name player'
You just wouldn't do it.
18 Sep 2026 17:27:33
Celtic never get players sent off against us, no idea how Donovan stayed on nor the player who made that tackle on Naderi but f it was us, straight red without VAR giving involved.
18 Sep 2026 17:32:04
Think it Gassama (muscle injury) and Naderi (inflammation) that are the doubts.
Who would have thought we'd be concerned at missing those two.
Hopefully just mind games from DM and both are fit to give us 60mins ahead of the international break.
18 Sep 2026 18:11:59
Gassama tore Donovan to shreds on Sunday, I was astonished to see Celtic fans giving him pass marks on Twitter. Hopefully he's available to run it back again this Sunday.
18 Sep 2026 19:12:12
Knowing our striker luck it will be Kelsy and Naderi who are injured.
18 Sep 2026 19:51:29
Raskin I would guess.
18 Sep 2026 20:28:37
I was just thinking that wslgers 😒.
19 Sep 2026 07:10:02
JV! - Gassama should have had Donovan sent off if he had actually played the role correctly - yes he beat him several times but still couldn't find a decent final ball and for me don't actually think he tore him to shreds - after the lads booking he should have been driving at him all the time but that didn't happen - hope Gassama plays well on Sunday but imo he is our weak link up front🤔.
19 Sep 2026 08:14:24
Donovan committed another 4 fouls after being booked and him along with baur should have been sent off Blue -Floyd 🤔.
19 Sep 2026 08:38:31
Hopefully not Sterling or I think we would need to alter our formation from Sunday. Sterling and Makhani are the only players in our squad able to play wide in a back 3.
19 Sep 2026 09:21:45
GDog10
It's Chinese Whispers mate.
I had thought I'd missed Derrick say something else but only heard something along the lines of 2 players are doubtful.
Amazing how you read something else enough times from enough people and an exaggeration of the truth becomes a fact.
19 Sep 2026 10:43:46
Blue - not sure we'd need to alter formation. Makhanya RB and Godfrey CB, if DM goes with the same formation. I'd imagine there will be a small tweak regardless of who's available.
Was impressed with how Godfrey's went about his business coming from where he did and still absolutely buzzing for it last weekend, right in amongst it when we got the 3rd, a class professional.
19 Sep 2026 11:59:27
If its Sterling then why not get Mccrorie on? Or the other lad, i'm sure both of them would be more than capable.
19 Sep 2026 12:16:56
RFC - McRorie isn't capable and has shown that, unfortunately. Other lad hasn't the game time or experience.
Godfrey is an experienced professional and has the experience of big games to not be overwhelmed by the atmosphere, That was my basis, given how solid Makhanya is and how he can operate across the back line.
Hopefully Sterling is fit and people are just guessing though.
19 Sep 2026 12:52:53
Gassama did tear Donovan to shreds, he went past him repeatedly the fact that the crosses were then poor doesn't impact on that. The boy committed countless fouls including one in midfield that was a yellow on its own. The refs don't seem to give second yellows for persistent fouling, we've seen that over the years with McGregor and Maeda.
I suspect Collums answer re. the Naderi one was that Naderi slipped going into the challenge and Baur caught him high accidently. That can be the only reason that Walsh gave the foul to them,
19 Sep 2026 12:31:36
McCrorie is more than capable of fitting into that formation. When has he proved he isn't amo?
19 Sep 2026 13:33:05
DTB - Not going to argue over it, it's a matter of opinion pal and you're entitled to yours, although you've maybe not watched any games he's played in.
I'd be very doubtful if much people would agree McRorie's performances so far constitute him starting a game in defence against them, at the San Giro before others, given his defensive performances so far.
Like i say though, you maybe think he's had a blistering start to his Rangers return defensively, i don't, we can agree to disagree :)
19 Sep 2026 16:18:45
No one was saying that when mccrorie set up winner against Falkirk
What a stupid niaive statement from McInnes, shown inexperience.
Strap Naderi up, give him an injection and get as many minutes out off him, he has a three week international break after Sunday.
19 Sep 2026 17:15:04
John - That's why i said given his defensive performances and also said defensively. Nothing to do with his assist, although i knew someone would bring that up.
He can't defend and has been a liability when playing right back for giving away opportunities, which if i recall, the majority absolutely slated our captain last season for doing the same.
19 Sep 2026 18:24:17
Correct Amo, but also has not cost any goals either.
19 Sep 2026 20:39:16
Thought McCrorie was excellent when he came on against Falkirk.
John am I missing something regarding stupid naive statement from McInnes.
What did he say?
19 Sep 2026 21:02:29
Nothing naive about his statement if Naderi starts, which I think he will.
19 Sep 2026 23:14:22
John not directly, but poor defending / positioning / judgement / decision making has led to clear cut chances and on occasion goals, inevitably.
I'll stand by what I said, in my opinion, McRorie is not good enough, at the moment, to step into the formation we played last Sunday flawlessly & perform at a "more than capable" level.
But appreciate your comments & opinion as always 👍🏼
Onto tomorrow 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧.
20 Sep 2026 07:10:34
On RFC's original comment, i'm sure Nedeljkovic is injured anyway. Did he not miss the cup game with a foot injury that's feared to be worse than first thought?
20 Sep 2026 08:39:20
Co2 he told the world about Naderi injury being a mess. Let's just get opposition to target a player now
My sky off course it's naive
Amo about opinions, let's mot highlight others.
20 Sep 2026 10:18:56
Pleasing to see someone say something so positive about Naderi, he might never burst into being a prolific scorer but there's a lot to like about him, there's elements of what was both Dado Prso and Mark Hateley's game that perhaps go underappreciated. If he starts banging them in we have a player on our hands, I like the lad.
20 Sep 2026 10:33:22
Thanks for replying John, I wasn't sure what part of what Derrick said you were referring to.
I completely understand your point.
It's possibly mind games from Derick, Naderi is possibly not as badly injured as being made out otherwise he might not start today.
Alternatively, Derrick could be indirectly making a point to the official's to give his players more protection today from bad challenges than we got last Sunday. Especially if Naderi plays and receives some bad challenges, highlighting this might just sow a seed in officials mind.