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Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · 1d

Celtic 3 v Rangers 1 (AET) – 02/11/2025

Restoration of confidence.

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Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · 3d

Big Trusty looked the part today. Playing on the right isn’t ideal for him but that was a good performance.

More power through the spine of the team with him, Engels and Kenny playing.

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Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · 4d

Writing about Celtic on Substack if you fancy a read

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Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · 4d

Celtic 4 – Falkirk 0 29/10/2025.

It would be foolish to draw any concrete conclusions, less than 48 hours into a managerial change, but this was a distinct departure from what we’ve seen so far this season.

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Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Sep 24

Exactly.

Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Sep 24

Colby Donovan -“I’m over the moon man”

Go on son. Fantastic performance.

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Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Sep 24

Did I suggest he should be starting? You’ve missed the point Vinny.

Why sign him with zero intention of playing him. He was starting every game in the J League - a league probably equal to or better than ours. Now he’s starting in the B team with 17/18 year olds.

Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Sep 24

Inamura starting tonight ….. for the B team.

What a bizarre club.

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Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Sep 15

Haha fair point Paul but I think you know what I mean.

I’ll get back to you when we inevitably get a bad handball decision against us and see what you think.

Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Sep 14

You’re tripping Paul, it meets none of the criteria for a penalty. Glad we got it though.

Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Sep 14

It’s fair to say I’ve seen it already mate.

I’ll take it but whatever way you cut it, that shouldn’t be a penalty. I’d be raging if it was given against us.

Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Sep 14

I thought the rule had became a bit more nuanced since then but ah well. On to the next one.

Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Sep 14

Cheers for the share Lawrence💚

Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Sep 14

Yeah in terms of commitment, we need him to buy into it. A player I always enjoyed watching but something has went drastically wrong last couple of years.

Like you said, if BR can get him going again, he’ll do well.

Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Sep 14

I’ve gave up trying to understand the rule tbh. I just don’t see how you can give that, the ball plays him.

Like I said, we’ll take all the help we can get just now.

Hopefully we can play ourselves into form eventually.

Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Sep 14

We would have been unlucky to lose that game but ultimately, we were quite fortunate to win.

Never a handball but we’ll take it.

Tounekti looks exciting.

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Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Sep 13

Writing about Celtic on Substack.

If you happen to be on there, feel free to subscribe. It would be much appreciated.

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Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Aug 12

About the only stick we can’t beat the board with but it would have loved to have got Lennon Miller.

On paper it was an ideal succession plan for McGregor.

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Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Aug 9

Gas man.

Ant man.

Na man.

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Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Aug 3

2 points clear. 37 games to go.

Not the slick performance we would have liked but a game we dominated and could have easily won 2/3 nil.

Rusty.

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Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Jul 23

Palma, Tilio and Kwon gone in the last two days.

Everyone bar Bernardo gone from the summer 23 fiasco. An impressive cull.

We’ll be struggling to field a 5s team at this rate. Time to get busy.

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Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Jul 8

Undersized to play in a central position but Inamura looked very capable and natural at left back. Perfect body frame for it as well.

Not as simple as this but a few fish suppers and he’ll be good to go.

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Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Jul 8

I think I’m always wildly optimistic when it comes to youth players but a few of this lot look quite promising.

Summers has always caught the eye and having been out on loan, he looks far more physically developed.

Murray if he can just stay fit, has a lot about him as well.

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Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Jun 20

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There’s certainly an element of risk in this signing, but for fans, it’s brilliant to see him back. Players who grew up through the club, or indeed supported the team, offer something unique, a diff...

Mark McGowan @markmcgowan.bsky.social · Jun 11

Aye it’s not the money just feel like he’s going elsewhere. Hope I’m wrong though.

The whole deal(including add ons etc) that eventually gets him will be the past part of £10m though I’d think.