MIBBERY – 5/10 – Yes, it was offside. And no, these rascals weren’t even at it – which is all the more galling – because we’ve seen it happen across many games this season in particular; all ‘phases-of-play’ bollocks, etc. So, even worse, Johnny B and the Loyalist Away Firm got an easy ride to a Celtic defeat under their supervision. Xmas come early.
Goal celebrations for home side. Dundee Utd v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Tannadice, 17 December 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
OVERALL – 3/10 – Utter bemusement. What did we just witness? Celtic coasting to a win with a despondent United staring down the barrel awaiting the trigger pulled. If only we had a trigger-happy gaucho up front, it’d be goal-difference nullified and the Diets well in range. Then, in a quantum-shift more disturbing than a rainy Dundee street drain encounter with city mascot, Pennywise The Clown, Celtic disappeared into the sewers during a second-half so profoundly inept I began to wonder if we’d swapped jerseys during the break with eleven Xmas raffle winners.
Celtic’s Shame banner pointing at Celtic Board . Dundee Utd v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Tannadice, 17 December 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
Like Sunday – as soon as the opposition ramped up the intensity and pressure and aggression and energy, we basically just pussied-out like a bunch of, well, pussies…Incredibly strange to watch a Celtic side bend-over like guests playing ‘leapfrog’ at an Elton John 70s soiree and get pumped, just like guests playing leapfrog at…
🍀 “How much short-term damage can they accept?”
David Friel from the Scottish Sun assesses Wilfried Nancy’s dismal start as Celtic manager ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/NLXTneXgu4
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) December 18, 2025
…Anyway, my contention is this – the players are a big part of the issue; they either don’t have the balls for the job, or the willingness to apply themselves fully to the manager’s ideology or see any value in it; They’re training every day under WF’s oversight and presumably to his instruction.
Wilfried Nancy, Dundee Utd v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Tannadice, 17 December 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
I don’t think it’s the former, not after the first 45 tonight. So the latter? Do they not have the belief or conviction to see it through? That would be a big problem, not just for him but the club in general. We’ve just witnessed dubious fan-power shake up the executive with no substantial solutions to the protested problems ever proposed.
🗣️ “We had chances to kill the game many times”
🗣️ “Difficult for the club, my players, myself”
🗣️ “Today we deserved better”
🗣️ “If I look at the performance, we’re getting there”A 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁-𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 as Wilfried Nancy reflects on Celtic’s defeat at Dundee Utd ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/vAR33t5XWy
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) December 18, 2025
Now it’s player-power threatening the coaching positions? To what outcome? MON returning? Do we stop-gap forever? Or do we seek another coach like Big Ange – non-nonsense growler with a whip to make these players perform when HE wants, and not upon their whim? But if the board’s not fit for purpose, who’s doing the new hiring? It’ll have to be me at this rate.
Dundee Utd v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Tannadice, 17 December 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
Currently, these are Zombie-levels of deterioration to an all-encompassing state, and many people in and around the club need to get a flaming grip, focus, and move towards a unified goal instead of revelling in division and discordance.
Go Away Now
Sandman
Wilfried either naively or arrogantly changed a winning system that players were implementing.
Has continued and used up his panel trying to impose his system that seems to work when the opposition employ a low block but can’t cope when the opposition attack as has happened in each 2nd half.
Players who can’t score from 3 yds out obviously a big part of the problem.
Interesting times ahead.
Aberdeen game best watched from behind the couch if his system is implemented again.
He has proved as B R and MON knew that the current squad not good enough.
Hail Hail.
Always enjoy your ratings Sandman. I think the problem (on the pitch at least) is deeper. I don’t know what’s true from the various rumours but if nancy did say to the players after MO had left, that they have not done well etc, that would immediately put a barrier up, because they all respected MO . Then the tactical shift; playing 3 at the back and numerous players out of position isn’t helping their confidence or ability to adapt. This is on top of watching the crowd anger and frustration, first manager resigning and key players sold with dross being brought in. Players are paid big money but they’re not robots; a happy team wins more often than not.
But what also didn’t help nancy was him saying he has nothing to prove to anyone. The statement isn’t wrong, he likely doesn’t but after losing 4 games on the trot, equally, to the fanbase, they have no reason to back him until he shows that he can get a tune out of them.
Might be wrong but I think it’ll limp on until the january game with the 3rd placed team. If they win that, then it doesn’t matter what presidents or prisoners you know, you’re a busted flush. Hopefully this is sorted out before January break and we can salvage the season but either way, it feels like 1999 with Barnes. If only the next season would resemble 2000. HH
Carlisle are just like celtick.
Has he been talking to bobo?
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What a boring cunt.
Oh dear,Mr witty,not.
Its bhoring,not boring.
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Repetition is extremely bhoring.