22 Jun 2026 22:28:14
Reports in France that Lyon are in talks with Hearts for Braga. £8m the fee mentioned.
23 Jun 2026 00:23:55
Good business and looking to replace with Kostens. 1 in 3 striker in the Eredivisie. Jamestown won't get every signing right, which has been shown. But they have picked a couple good ones so far. Kostens looks to be a bargain on paper.
22 Jun 2026 21:43:02
Apparently Lyon in for Braga, there's an article saying they believe Hearts looking for €10m 🤯😳
I only mention it bwcause some have said we're interested.
23 Jun 2026 07:47:16
I wouldn't mind Braga signed, but certainly not for that fee.
23 Jun 2026 19:04:15
Beale will be in euros, so about £8m, mate. I'd imagine part of that will be significant add ons as he's a gamble, £5m upfront maybe with £3m in add ons.
22 Jun 2026 19:57:22
Derek McInnes cited by the SPFL for his comments after the Celtic 96th minute penalty award Vs Motherwell.
Comes under the rule where he can't claim bias, incompetence or call into question the character of officials.
He said the decision was "disgusting" and said "everyone is against us".
I don't see that as bias, incompetence or character assassination. He's simply said he's disgusted by the decision not claimed incompetence and said everyone is against Hearts not claimed a single ref is showing bias.
22 Jun 2026 20:18:10
Saying everyone is against us suggests they are in favour of someone else, therefore bias.
However, I agree that, in the heat of the moment, managers should be forgiven for letting off some steam, especially when they are interviewed so close to the final whistle.
But also, he might have been trying to build a bit of siege mentality or put a bit of pressure on the refs for the Celtic game - either way it's nonsense.
22 Jun 2026 20:38:21
He was also talking about a game he wasn't even involved in, so hardly an emotional moment after a match where Hearts were involved, which might make it more understandable.
And suggesting that the officials were all making decisions to prevent Hearts from winning the league is just plain and simple bias.
In fact, it sounded like he was accusing them of cheating. He will fit in well with a section of our support.
He knows the rules before the start of the season and broke them, so deserving of punishment of some sort.
22 Jun 2026 21:47:23
He wasn't wrong tho. 😜
22 Jun 2026 22:05:21
Always cheated, never defeated. Which club does that represent these days? It is truly embarrassing. We weren't good enough and neither were they. Simple as that. He also forgot the Shankland handball they benefitted from.
Hopefully, Cavenagh stops him from embarrassing our great club in the same way.
22 Jun 2026 23:00:52
Angus, there were a few really bad decisions in the final 2 weeks that cost them. They may have benefitted months and months beforehand against us with the handball, but there were massive decisions that all lent a hand to one team. If the refs did their job, Hearts would have won the league.
23 Jun 2026 08:35:58
Big Dado. I am not arguing that they had some bad decisions, but they also had some extremely fortuitous ones as well, more than the Shankland one I mention. In fact, having just had a Quick Look and the table I found says that they had 10 favourable VAR decisions and 4 unfavourable, so if the refs had done their jobs they would have been nowhere near top of the league. Celtic was 12/8, which must be the worst against figures for a conspiracy to work.
But, the charge against McInnes and the conversations on here aren't about decisions being bad; they are about cheating by officials to ensure Celtic won.
I think McInnes was just trying to create a siege mentality, but his words do read as if he is saying that there is bias against them by everyone, that would include officials.
And the Motherwell handball was a handball; footage/photos have been released to prove it 100%. And yet fans go on about a conspiracy despite proof to the contrary.
So, again, Hearts and Rangers lost the league because they weren't good enough.
23 Jun 2026 10:05:59
You can count over the season how many favourable and unfavourable but it just seemed odd to me having so many that benefitted Celtic in a short space of time toward the end. We also had a chance to halt them and failed, so you are right, we definitely weren't good enough.
They don't half carry some luck though over the season, their late goals drain the life out of me. We move on though, but it would be a kick in the Santa Clause if he's banned for the first 4 games.
23 Jun 2026 13:01:23
BD, are their late goals just luck, or is it another example of them getting their players' mentality right? We need to reach that level of belief. I rarely feel confident we will score a late winner, whereas with them, you know it's coming. We need that "never say die" attitude.
I also think there is a big difference between what fans consider a correct decision and what the laws of the game actually state, especially regarding what VAR is actually seeing. The Motherwell handball is probably the best example of this disconnect.
Regarding Derek McInnes's history of moaning about refs, I've always seen it as a way to deflect from his team's performances at worst, or a way to build a siege mentality at best.
If he gets a touchline ban for it, we just have to deal with it. Cavanagh needs to make sure it stops, as it only penalises the team. If Sheeran steps up, he is a more than able deputy to get things done (though I can't remember the exact rules on a banned manager contacting the bench).
Ultimately, if the manager is found guilty of the charge, he deserves the punishment. As much as I don't want it to happen, the fact that he's our manager doesn't change that.
23 Jun 2026 15:13:07
Angus, that will only be the ones that VAR has admitted they got wrong?
Collum is still adamant that the Celtic penalty was a penalty, and that Alistair Johnston caught Moor on the top of the foot! What chance do we (all fans) have when the review show is being used to gaslight.
23 Jun 2026 15:34:22
He will end up with a fine n touch line ban, anything to give that mob the upper hand.
N yeah we were not good enough.
But there was definitely decisions made that help that mob win the league.
There's definitely corruption n bias in our league.
N fact we weren't good enough.
Helped them all the more.
Celtic defender clearly booting one of our players in the head no card.
Twice that muppet scales shouda been off.
So definitely corruption n bias refs in our league.
Good on him.
Even England pundits calling it out.
Except that muppet Sutton.
Who see no wrong in them.
Needs to be called out more n shouted out by other managers or it will never stop.
Our league is corrupt to the core 0.
Plain n simple.
Refs n VAR are diabolical up here.
Hence no refs to Euros.
Or World Cup.
All crap.
23 Jun 2026 16:53:09
Zikos, no, I think the table was from the key match incidents.
But, you are right, it is a conspiracy, and refs have won Celtic each of their last how many titles, well except for the one where fans weren't there. Goodness knows how they managed to make a mess of that.
22 Jun 2026 17:03:19
Wow! Hearts going all out in search of their new manager.
They ain't messing about are they?
Apparently led Alkmaar to 4th last year. They're all in.
22 Jun 2026 18:12:04
It's Vranacken. Belgian. Finished 3rd in Belgium and won cup last season. Prides himself on solid defence and fast attacking football. Plays 4-2-3-1.
22 Jun 2026 18:44:24
Thanks, Peterpan.
Article I read said AZ Alkmaar.
I've never heard of him.
22 Jun 2026 18:56:35
Think that's the other lad they were interviewing, mate mate. 👍 Vranacken just won manager of the year in Belgium.
22 Jun 2026 19:19:58
This guy's name was Martens.
21 Jun 2026 11:30:30
Good luck to Kenny Miller in his new post with Maccabi hope the club do well under his leadership.
21 Jun 2026 12:54:11
He's a mercenary.
I hope he gets relegated.
Lost all respect for him now.
21 Jun 2026 18:28:01
Almost all current and ex players are mercenaries these days, Stevie. Money talks.
21 Jun 2026 22:05:09
Jfm, But it don't sing and dance and it don't walk.
22 Jun 2026 06:18:41
Forgot about that song, BigDado.
22 Jun 2026 06:28:47
I do like Neil Diamond. Although Stevie probably thinks it's more like Dirty Cash (money talks).
22 Jun 2026 10:43:57
Karaoke classic. Ruined by many!
22 Jun 2026 11:29:45
Karaoke not for me, I can empty a room in seconds.
22 Jun 2026 13:16:27
Forever in Blue Jeans. 🇦🇺🇬🇧
22 Jun 2026 21:07:46
Love on the rocks, beautiful noise.
22 Jun 2026 21:16:25
I am I said. Some cracking songs and one crackling song.
22 Jun 2026 22:40:26
Crackling Rosie, what a tune, America too.
23 Jun 2026 02:33:31
Jfm, that's it mate. Doesn't sit right with me mate.
Morals matter to me.
It's blood money, and he'll be shaking hands and eating and socialising with all these people. I'll watch what I say, but I just couldn't sit in the same room as these people after what's gone on over the last 2 years.
{Ed078's Note - solid principles. It'll never catch on.
23 Jun 2026 03:14:56
The Neil Diamond references above brought back a memory of our new manager.
He loved a belt on the karaoke singing Love on the Rocks. Think FMV loved himself more in those days, but that's another story. 😁
It was a Sat the Gers weren't playing. It was when McCoist and Durrant were playing for Killie. 1999 maybe.
Minibus of us jumped through from the District. It inc DM, Barry F, Craig Moore, Charlie Miller and a few of the regular DB guys.
I was only out for a quiet pint. Only a young guy at the time, I only had enough in my pocket for a few pints.
Big Oz spent the full day making sure I had a beer and wouldn't let me put my hand in my pocket. Think he sensed I was skint. He was an absolute gentleman.
Anyway, McCoist scored a hat trick that day and we went back to the District. Karaoke on and DM singing some ND and McCoist up singing In the Ghetto. Great memory.
23 Jun 2026 19:08:24
I know Ed, you're absolutely right. Not the first and won't be the last.
But those of us still with morals can still hold ourselves in a higher regard than those who do these things.
I Now hate Kenny Miller and I don't use the word lightly.
19 Jun 2026 09:24:54
Not related to anything really, but every day, reports from Boston, shows the same guy, with, probably, the same Celtic strip on, so embarrassing and annoying, to me, soz.
19 Jun 2026 09:43:12
Best ignored and I would stay well away as the smell must be horrific by now.
19 Jun 2026 12:38:08
Bostons full of Irish Republican immigrants and IRA sympathisers, I remember in the 90s on holiday in Tenerife I met a guy from Warrington, Liverpool/Rangers supporter, He was telling me when he was in the Navy he and some others were in a Club and guys were going round asking for donations for the IRA, They told them to go away 🤪 Once outside there was a mob waiting on them and attacked them.
🇦🇺🇬🇧
19 Jun 2026 20:26:49
Nagasaki, twin brother, same top mind yae.
20 Jun 2026 07:42:15
Newman, crazy - I was told this recently.
Cans were on pub tables collecting money for the IRA.
The gent who was telling me, big Rangers man, said I'm not putting money in - they asked him why not, & told him it was for an Irish charity.
He still said no - they told him to get out.
Couldn't believe that.
20 Jun 2026 08:26:27
Nagasaki. That's all they ever wear no matter where they are. It's very strange.
20 Jun 2026 08:26:47
Maybe he has 4 weddings and a funeral to attend.
22 Jun 2026 11:32:01
Mate of mine was in a pub in Glasgow, and they were selling one of the football cards. When they got to my mate, they asked him if he wanted to buy a bullet. He declined and drank up fast.
18 Jun 2026 15:47:12
Right lads liste, it's time we opened our eyes here and stopped cutting ourselves short.
Celtic are in talks with spurs, while Brighton and Bournemouth are interested also in Nygren.
The price is €30m, so £26m
If that's what they're discussing why are we sitting here debating if Raskin is worth this and that.
Honestly Raskin spruce should be €30m with a sell on
Unbelievable how much we shortchange ourselves as a club, the fans are still doing it but I feel AC will not.
18 Jun 2026 16:22:53
Correct Stevie, couldn't agree more.
18 Jun 2026 17:11:33
Steve scoring goals is what teams will pay for though. Raskin had 6 goals and 7 assists whereas Nygern had 16 and 5.
Do you really think that the club aren't trying to get the most money they can for each player they try to sell? There has to be someone willing to buy the player, firstly, and then pay the price.
Risk of asking too much is why we were left with Morelos.
18 Jun 2026 17:28:32
Can maybe argue over Engels, but Nygren was one of the main reasons they are champions and we aren't. Goal scoring midfielders are worth far more. Until we start winning things they will always get more.
18 Jun 2026 18:08:43
Kaiser, until we start signing goal scoring midfielders they will always get more. 😉
18 Jun 2026 20:04:58
Scores goals, yes, but how did Matt O'Riley do?
Who was a far better player than Nygren. My mates, who are Celtic fans, think he is rotten.
18 Jun 2026 22:41:14
Different types of player. Nygren is more of a winger, attacking MF and scores goals. How a previous sell did doesn't impact on how teams view a different player. Also, Celtic are hard to deal with as they do not need to sell, so it pushes price up.
Tell your Celtic chums that without his goals they wouldn't have won the league. Oh, and that their backside is the thing they can find if they reach behind them. 😉
18 Jun 2026 22:46:43
Most ma Celtic mates didn't want Nygren in their team until end of season. Player only worth what a team is willing to pay, and fair play if they get those numbers.
19 Jun 2026 02:47:43
Angus, you're absolutely right in what u said, my reply is simple, not all player score goals.
Scottish based we've had Gio who didn't score a lot. Tugay, Barry at one point when she was sought after.
Celtic had Lambert Lennon
English based or European. Had Vieira, Keane, Hamman, Alonso, Eric, etc.
European was Pirlo, Gattuso, Veron, Makalele, Kante and so on.
Are they not worth more than Nygren?
And u say better leagues but I'm just saying they're equally valued as the best attacking mf of their time.
Raskin has to be. Surely worth more than Nygren, man.
What is your actual opinion, as I know u just like to come at it from both sides, which is good on these sites. I see your point.
19 Jun 2026 08:00:23
Angus, 21 goals, 9 assists in all comps. Wish we had a player that scored and assisted so much that our fans didn't want in the team. The boys' goals/assists went a huge way towards them winning the league, also 4 goals in Europa League.
19 Jun 2026 08:48:21
Agree, his goals were vital for them, but imo he lacks the power/pace to play for a good team in England, so I'd be amazed if they get £26m from anyone.
19 Jun 2026 09:45:15
Stevie, I think Raskin will be worth someplace between £15 and £20M this summer because of the length of contract he has left and his presence at the WC, also think a few teams are interested which can drive the price up. Our issue in the past has always been the need to sell, and that can drive prices down.
Celtic players going for high prices actually help us to show that SPL players are worth that sort of price.
I still think Nygren is worth more than (£18-25M) because he has scored a lot of goals in his debut season and is getting a game for Sweden ahead of EPL players and scoring goals for them.
I think he still has a lot of development still there as well.
But Celtic also don't need to sell, so they can push for higher prices and if they don't get near what they want they hold on and keep him to perform in their team for another season. Nygren has 1 year longer than Raskin left, which will allow them to do that.
So not entirely disagreeing, just trying to be realistic rather than seeing it as a Celtic/Rangers thing.
19 Jun 2026 09:45:24
Same, big Dado, my pal, a big Celtic man, says Nygren has been rank all season. Can't take away his goal ratio mind you.
19 Jun 2026 09:46:13
Hi BB4. Good to see you back posting, although not the circumstances for it happening. Hope you enjoyed the WC while you were there, and that the personal issues which caused you to return early work out as well as they can.
19 Jun 2026 10:02:02
Seeker, imagine if he was decent. How many goals would he score. 😉
19 Jun 2026 10:02:40
Angus, big change at Rangers also, as we won't be selling as cheaply again.
Seeker and Dado said exactly the same from friends that follow them months ago, yes, has a good scoring record, but if what they told me was true, and he never gets involved in the game, he certainly would be out of an EPL team in jig time.
19 Jun 2026 10:04:03
O'Riley was good for goals but a far better footballer, just look at his troubles since Celtic.
19 Jun 2026 13:26:01
Star, we have a CF who was good at rest of game but wasn't scoring and wasn't liked. We had a CF who was good at scoring but not at the rest (supposedly). So I tend to take what fans think with a pinch of salt (being polite 😉). He doesn't run around all the time, so they don't think he does anything.
We have a few who are decent at finding space, but are criticised for same reason.
BTW O'Riley was badly injured so not sure they have seen the best of yet. He is a more than decent player.
19 Jun 2026 13:41:25
Wasn't liked, Angus, liked Chermiti from a couple of games in, that's just what they say, doesn't get involved in the game, so he'd struggle for game time in the EPL if true.
19 Jun 2026 15:58:15
I liked Chermiti from 1st game and said I'll hang my hat on it with him.
Knew he'd be some player. All the signs were good.
Angus, fair enough mate, I know u give a balanced view and your own opinion, mate.
19 Jun 2026 16:30:53
Stevie, no problem, we will have different opinions and I don't mind that. In fact, I prefer to have a good discussion when I disagree. Contrary to comments, I don't set out to have a different opinion. I tend to be like that anyway. Brain wired wrongly, must be. 🤷
Not saying Raskin isn't worth more, but we rarely get what fans think a player is worth and then turn on the club.
So I tend not to even think about price, so I am never disappointed. I think the club now will get the best price they can as there is no need to sell as there was before.
19 Jun 2026 17:18:28
Angus, the forum would be obsolete if we all agreed, mate.
Funnily enough, I do something similar in real life, where after stating my point I kind of then come at it from the opposing point of view/other person mindset, and say out loud from their perspective, and from there I kind of decide what is probably the right answer to the situation.
Not too different from what u do, which is always pose a question. Not a bad thing, mate.
19 Jun 2026 17:43:21
Stevie, it would be so much easier though if everyone just accepted I was right in the first place. 😂😂
19 Jun 2026 18:43:19
Angus, I'll bow to your superior knowledge, mate. 🎩 Tipped to you, mate, haha.
19 Jun 2026 22:59:09
Cheers, Stevie. I appreciate that, but it will never catch on; oh, and I don't believe it either tbh. 😉
20 Jun 2026 15:28:23
You are right, Angus.
A right F***n nuisance. 😁
20 Jun 2026 21:15:26
Raskin has been rotten all season.
Chermiti will go for a big fee, I believe, I think he will be a top player.