Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images Long time no speak! The latest instalment of GIGPOD is live and it’s covering the home defeat to Real Madrid at Celtic Park on matchday 1 of the Champions League. > NEW PODCAST ⚪️ > 1️⃣GIGPOD EP 129: CL REVIEW: REAL MADRID(H)1️⃣ > > Stevie and Reidzo review Celtic’s return to the CL, post match chat with players and the ovation for Ange > > Spotify: https://t.co/Y7QX5yyNpD > > itunes: https://t.co/UoL2ngx13Y > > And everywhere else as per pic.twitter.com/G2BwJonDJc > > — GIGPOD ⚪️ (@gigpod) September 7, 2022 We will be back for the Livingston game review on Sunday, and before then we’ll have some news about whatever’s happening with the club and a line up we think the manager should go with for the weekend too! Enjoy episode 129!

Photo by Craig Foy/SNS Group via Getty Images If you were under a rock yesterday, or asleep listening to the latest GIGPOD, you’ll no doubt have seen our draw for the Champions League. > ⭐ We have been drawn in Group F of the @ChampionsLeague - Fixtures TBC #CelticFC | #UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/IfDpVHtog2 > > — Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) August 25, 2022 The manager gave his thoughts on the group earlier > Ange Postecoglou gives his thoughts on our Champions League Group F opposition > > Real Madrid > RB Leipzig > Shakhtar Donetsk > > European Nights are back at Paradise!⭐️#UCL | @ChampionsLeague | #COYBIG pic.twitter.com/zWl9JivrEs > > — Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) August 26, 2022 It’s nowhere near as bad as it could have been and there’s some winnable games in there! We’ve beaten all of the teams we’ve been drawn with before in the past too. Starting with Real Madrid in 1980, although they won the return leg 3-0. Back in 2018, KT and Eddy scored to help us to a 2-1 win over RB Leipzig And we’ve played Shakhtar twice, in 2004 and 2007, with the latter being the most memorable fixture! A great video of Donati’s ‘wondergoal’ below! Next up - Dundee United on Sunday for Ange and the team, we’ll cover that over the weekend!

Photo by Steve Welsh/PA Images via Getty Images As promised the latest GIGPOD is now out and live everywhere. You can get it on iTunes, Spotify or anywhere else you listen to your podcasts! > NEW PODCAST ⚪️ > GIGPOD EP 125: CELTIC CHEERS, HEARTS TEARS > > Reidzo & Stevie discuss: John’s PROTEST, JJ back to his best, Neilson’s whining and a MOCK champions league draw > > Spotify: https://t.co/nSPxAo4jFg > > & everywhere else! pic.twitter.com/zzGPxLDN4p > > — GIGPOD ⚪️ (@gigpod) August 23, 2022 Check it out for Reidzo’s very exciting Saturday tale about going to Braehead, spending nothing, meeting a fan and then catching the last ten minutes of the game at Easter Road. It really is riveting stuff. Elsewhere, we said goodbye, officially this time, to Chris Jullien. > ✍️ signe au MHSC @Chri6ViF > " ́ ..." > > ➡️ https://t.co/wTgHc493hE pic.twitter.com/ADy7VBAQTJ > > — MHSC (@MontpellierHSC) August 23, 2022 The big defender joined Montpellier on a permanent deal earlier this evening. > Christopher Jullien has joined @MontpellierHSC on a permanent deal. > > Everyone at #CelticFC would like to thank @Chri6ViF for his contribution to the club and wish him good luck for the future pic.twitter.com/g4CVqeqeKU > > — Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) August 23, 2022 All the best to him for his contribution to the club since his arrival in 2019, as well as his big goals against Lazio, Rangers and - believe it or not - Hamilton! Here’s all his goals for us!

Photo by Steve Welsh/PA Images via Getty Images Not long now! > EXCLUSIVE! Sead Haksabanovic jets in for Celtic transfer as champions also eye a new midfielder | @ScottBurns75 https://t.co/tQBD78h34t pic.twitter.com/dWtAbfu3xW > > — Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) August 22, 2022 If reports are to be believed, Haksabanovic has JETTED IN for a medical and his announcement should be official this week as Ange brings in yet another attacking option to the squad. It comes after the hoops went top of the league after a routine but boring 2-0 win over Hearts at Celtic Park. GIGPOD 125 has been recorded, and we’ve had a right good laugh at Robert ‘Robbie’ Neilson among looking forward to this weeks CL draw, so in the meantime enjoy the 67 Hail Hail post match reaction from ‘Babbers’

Photo by Filip Filipovic/Getty Images Sead Haksabanovic, never heard of him mate, and never have you, don’t act it. Maybe the Sorare enthusiasts have, but that’s it. Anyway the Daily Record are reporting we’re signing him and he is YET another attacking player which provides us with even more depth in those areas. > Sead Haksabanovic sets heart on Celtic transfer as Ange Postecoglou poised to trump FOUR clubs for Rubin Kazan star | @ScottBurns75 & Craig Swanhttps://t.co/K8jBFPzFB4 pic.twitter.com/BtEn6BlZlh > > — Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) August 18, 2022 With this guy JETTING IN, you’d suspect a couple will be on the way out, most notably Michael Johnston, perhaps not even on loan anymore, but permanently. Here’s a Youtube compilation, as it to be expected with just about any footballer we’re set to sign that’s relatively obscure to us fans We’ll look ahead to Hearts on Sunday - tomorrow!

Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images It’s here, the sane view of GIGPOD to keep your head intact away from the utter car crash that is the world in general these days with the past few days being a real warning for the way we’re going as a species! Everyone is going mad, but thankfully Celtic aren’t! Although what WHOSCORED were thinking of with their TOTW is anyone’s guess, although we covered that too. Join us below and subscribe if you haven’t already to us on GIGPOD for a usual detailed and easy half hourly listen > NEW PODCAST ⚪️ > GIGPOD EP 124: WORLDS GONE MAD BUT CELTIC HAVEN’T > > Reidzo & Stevie discuss: Celtic running riot at Rugby Pugby, @WhoScored being idiots and our Instagram result draw! > > Spotify: https://t.co/XfCFDUG57n > > & everywhere else as always! pic.twitter.com/6uzKTCVD1s > > — GIGPOD ⚪️ (@gigpod) August 15, 2022

Photo by Rob Casey/SNS Group via Getty Images Celtic routed Kilmarnock to go back to the top of the table earlier today in what was an outstanding and ruthless display at Rugby Park by Ange Postecoglou’s men. If you missed the goals, check them below Hamish and John did a reaction to the win shortly after the game also. Stevie and Reidzo will be on GIGPOD duties tomorrow so expect an episode dropping later in the evening in what will be episode 124, mainly covering the performance, Jota and a good old fashioned battering of a Derek McInnes side!

Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group via Getty Images Almost Friday, and what better way to end the week with news that Neil ‘useless’ Doncaster is at it again, commissioning another abysmal deal with SKY. > SPFL and Sky discussing new £29.5m TV deal to show 60 Premiership matches | By @mrewanmurray https://t.co/ZcwBF1Tw4h > > — Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) August 11, 2022 Sky’s existing deal with the SPFL, which allows a maximum of 48 games a season, is due to expire in 2025. Under the revised terms, Sky will continue with that limit this season and next at a cost of £25.7m and £26.7m respectively. From the 2024-25 season the 60-match limit triggers a £27.6m payment which will increase by almost £2m for the next four seasons. Sky will have the option of further 10-match SPFL bundles at the cost of around £4m from 2024-5. In each of the past two seasons Sky have opted to stop well short of showing 48 live matches; with the new commitment, their contracted minimum would rise to 42. With 60 games would come the option to visit each top-flight club’s ground five times, as opposed to the current maximum of four. The deal still falls well short of the likes of Norway’s TV deal and the smaller clubs in the league will, once again, be suffering although no doubt Celtic fans moaning about this and actually showing concern will be, as per, scoffed at by the very fans of the clubs who this deal jeapordises. The outrage for this was made clear by many other fans earlier this evening > £29.5m per season for 60 matches. That's £492k per match. > > Current deal is £25.7m per season (and rising for next season) for 48 matches. That's £535k per match. > > Terrific work, guys. https://t.co/dqo3GGwQta > > — Steven Mill (@stevenmill) August 11, 2022 > It's actually incredible how clueless Neil Doncaster is, completely under selling our game https://t.co/HwgZSDWWwh > > — Matt ☭ (sé/é) (@matts_408) August 11, 2022 > Do we know if the clubs/SPFL board are able to block this? > > Tying into a deal, only worth a few million more a year than is currently in place, until 2029 in a rapidly changing landscape of live football would be a huge mistake. https://t.co/FFQIO1bS7b > > — Alexander Staff (@strider80) August 11, 2022 > The SPFL have united Scottish football in condemnation of this potential shocker. Perhaps their only feat of note. https://t.co/ERotbG7Njk > > — Jonny McFarlane (@jonnyrmcfarlane) August 11, 2022 > Embarrassing. https://t.co/IY2DonWfPV pic.twitter.com/v27BIOkv8M > > — Ryan Gilbert (@RyanGilbert79) August 11, 2022 Despite the moans and the tweets, this will happen and once again, Neil Doncaster will get away his negligence and undersell Scottish football YET AGAIN. The man is, genuinely, a scourge on the game here.