Yang of Celtic. Falkirk v Celtic, Scottish Premiership, Falkirk Stadium, 14 January 2026. Photo Vagelis Georgariou
YING – 4.5/10 – Started well and would have made some impact if he could remember to take the ball with him when he scampers down the wing. But he disappeared a bit too quickly as the going got tough and they revelled in the acres of space he conceded.
Daizen Maeda of Celtic during the Scottish Premiership match between Falkirk and Celtic at Falkirk Stadium on January 14, 2026. (Photo by Zak Mauger/Getty Images)
LORD KATSUMOTO – 5/10 – Well, you know Daizen gets a pass for effort and despite being the blunt end of a poor Celtic attacking force he did manage one fine header on target that troubled Bainey enough.
Sebastian Tounekti of Celtic. Falkirk v Celtic, Scottish Premiership, Falkirk Stadium, 14 January 2026. Photo Vagelis Georgariou
TUTANKHAMUN – 5.5/10 – Another eventual fade, but showed a bit more of Saturday’s promise with some energetic, creative wing-play. But also showed he hasn’t forgotten the Mikey J habit of disappearing up his own backside instead of burning up the opposition.
I disagree with all your appraisals with the exception of :- Schmeical and Scales . It’s a sad fact that a team like Celtic are second best in every department , to Falkirk .
Falkirk , under the tutorage of John McLynne have better , fitter , more skillful players than a club like Celtic . The only difference is that the Falkirk players are paid a fraction of what our ” Duds” are paid .
The Falkirk players were first to every ball and at times you would have thought it was :- Manchester City or Barcelona v’s Celtic . This is how far we have regressed in the last few years ; so the BOARD and BR. should be held to account for Celtic’s monumental decline . We need serious changes at board level and throughout the whole club when Martin O’Neil leaves . What has happened when we have an Academy which hasn’t produced a decent player in years ? What is going on ; when , so called Professional players , cannot beat opponents ,cannot shoot, cannot play a final ball , cannot score penalties nor score from free-kicks ? Our club , despite its wealth is run like an amateur out-fit . Can nobody , at the club see that :- McGregor , Teirney and Hetate are past their sell-buy date ; Engals is over-rated and a waste of money ; Neigren (despite his goals) ; McCowan , Yang and Kenny are simply not ” Celtic Class “. It pains me to critiise Celtic players but the reset button needs to be pressed . Martin O’Neill will be a miracle worker if he manages to win anything with these players .I hope , I am very , very wrong .