20 Aug 2026 10:08:37
That result was lovely to see. After scoring the 3 goals Keeping the clean sheet was the most important thing last night. A few times I thought LASK were going to take something back to Austria to work with.
The tie could’ve been completely different due to some shoddy defending early on. As I noted CCV was the player I was worried about last night as he was caught sleeping a couple of times. In the end a solid performance from the whole team. Sinisalo was my man of the match, some very important saves and a solid performance. Let’s hope he builds on that.
As for the midfield. It was clear we are light in there and need that big strong CDM. Not to take anything away from Baur as I thought he was great. Just a little light in the middle of the park.
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20 Aug 2026 08:28:58
I really don’t get the constant call for an additional CB. Trusty and CCV look to have started the season absolutely fine and did well in all games including last night.
If we got another CB who are you leaving out the European squad to accommodate a 4th or 5th choice CB. It can’t be Murray as we’re already short of HG players. We probably need to leave 1 or 2 of the squad out already such as osmand, Jota or ox based on how many midfielders we recruit.
It is also really clear the chances that are coming are coming through the midfield. Not errors from the CB so surely fixing the issue in midfield with a dominant ball winner is how we fix a lot of the issues. I think that is so clear to see but maybe I’m wrong.
No CB wins all there duals it’s impossible and from the first couple of games it looks to me the both Trusty and CCV have won a high percentage. If there’s a defender out there that wins every dual we can’t afford him.
So what do people want how do you see another CB fitting in. I am genuinely curious because I can’t see how it works.
20 Aug 2026 09:16:53
Anyone of the back 3 could b replaced in my opinion, they lack pace and dominance. if you think giving Dundee United 5 chances to hit woodwork is ok then fair enough. your correct a cdm would help but cbs are the last line.
Bhoys on here with greater knowledge have mentioned a few at the £4m mark so hopefully the new chelsea scout we got has cpl on his books. we all want Ccv Trusty Scales to b the andwer mate and yes our league will get away with it most time.
20 Aug 2026 09:38:38
The current CBs are CCV, trusty, scales and Murray. We lack depth and quality in this area. I personally think we need 5 CBs due to ccv injury record recently.
I would like to see us sign someone like Starfelt, someone with pace and dominant in the air. This would help us at both ends of the park.
20 Aug 2026 10:00:35
Watch the Dundee United chances back the majority of them were from outside the box. They were Dundee Uniteds midfielders getting on to a loose ball at the edge of the box when out CB were deeper defending strikers. I don’t know how that becomes a CB responsibility if we’re not winning 2nd balls or at least our fair share. We can’t analyse every chance we give away every team gives away chances.
But this season we have kept 3 clean sheets in 4 competitive games.
We have 2 regular international players for a top 20 international country playing CB right now. We have had CBs coming in that have gone on to play for benfica, lens etc that multiple managers didn’t deem good enough to make our team.
My opinion is do we realise the quality of CB we are able to attract, how easy would it be to better the CB’s we currently have. I don’t rate Scales and think he would be a candidate to replace but multiple managers want him around the club. And he seems to be an all round club favourite so he’s not dropping out.
If we do buy a 5th CB who are you dropping from the European squad to accommodate especially since what we have is fine for the SPL.
{Ed007's Note - Footballing ability aside we have 4 CBs, what if one of them picks up a long term injury, we're down to 3 and that puts us an injury/red card away from a CB crisis in there. Most teams who play 2 CBs have 5 in their squad - my mate suggested maybe KT is our 5th CB (as in he can cover there) but that currently brings more problems because a) we know KT needs his gametime managed and b) we have no cover at LB apart from Scales who we might need to play as a CB....
I think that makes sense 😂🤷🏻♂️
I do agree with the folk saying that we could do with adding some quality in the CB department, CCV is nearly 29 and Trusty has just turned 28, we need a younger (project?) raw round the edges type who can be coached and bedded in for moving either those 2 on next summer - that or splash out on quality right now like we are doing elsewhere in the team.
20 Aug 2026 10:15:21
Id happily sell any of our current centre backs and bring in better. We gave away plenty of chances last night and could have been punished. The midfield can be blamed for some of the chances we give away but not all.
20 Aug 2026 10:30:42
The lack of quality and pace in our CB's is scary.
We've required an improved option on CCV (our former No.1 CB) since before his last injury, Trusty is anything but, and Scales has been our most consistent CB over the past 2 seasons and he now finds himself on the bench (IMO) .
Nawrocki and Lagerbielke were signed in recent seasons, both deemed not good enough and punted.
There are too many moving parts to fix every position on the park in one window, but with our midfield inc the wide players, and the forward line starting to come together, our focus needs to be the back 4, priority being the CB's.
HH.
20 Aug 2026 10:58:31
I think we underestimate just how much protection a proper defensive midfielder can give the central defence. Also, wingers who drop back to help their full backs.
One thing I did notice last night was just how fragile LASK defence looked against the high press. Obviously without Maeda. coupled with their willingness to play long balls, it would be too dangerous to overdo it but every now and again, pressing them high, (as a team) will reap benefits.
20 Aug 2026 07:39:11
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20 Aug 2026 06:26:17
Well that was some night.
Donovan - 10/ 10 performance.
Duran - 10/ 10
Nygren - 10/ 10
Sinisalo - 10/ 10
Competition for these players will improve them, I think Nygren will go on to be a huge star next season at a top club, I reckon he would fit in well in Italy at Milan, Inter or Juventus.
Duran could play at any club in the world
We will win the champions league if we can get a couple of players and don’t lose any more.
20 Aug 2026 08:17:07
Steady now Hogh😂 Love your optimism though.
20 Aug 2026 08:32:14
Hogh9, the two you mentioned although it would be great to think that they will remain at Celtic, we realistically know that bigger clubs will come in for them, and when they do I think we will be looking at no less than 30m.
20 Aug 2026 10:25:28
Not bigger clubs Broony, because there's not many bigger than Celtic.
Teams from TV cash rich leagues yes you're correct.
20 Aug 2026 10:26:35
FFS. They are just in the door!
Ed if we qualify can you see us bring in a GK LB and some physicality in midfield?
{Ed007's Note - I don't think it depends on qualification.}
19 Aug 2026 23:54:30
That was some game… I’ve no complaints with anyone tonight. I think to a man they stepped up. Don’t think the tie is over but I fancy us to score over there so should see us through 🤞 hopefully 😂
The goals were immense. tip of the cap to the boys for the screamers!
I thought Kasper was superb in his all round game, Donovan was immense all game, Duran is an absolute machine and I can see him being the subject of some crazy numbers when his time comes to leave if he keeps this up! Really struggle to find a negative.
yes we give up opportunities by the way we play but hell it’s exciting to watch.
19 Aug 2026 23:43:20
Great result tonight but there’s still plenty of work to do because LASK showed they were a good team
Every single player played their part tonight especially Duran, Young Donovan and Sinisalo.
More of the same next week should be enough to see us through.
20 Aug 2026 10:29:39
Hopefully we score first then they will have to go gung-ho.
19 Aug 2026 23:37:02
Excellent performance, what a find Duran is looks a special player, young Donavan superb, el capitano McGregor great performance, was a bit worried about this one but came out with a great result against a very decent side.
Still got to be careful next week but I think we'll score over there and that should be enough. A few more signings before the window closes and we'll be looking very strong.
19 Aug 2026 23:14:01
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19 Aug 2026 22:25:32
Av been banging on about the need for a CB for a while, are we even looking. they will concede goals but thankfully we have recruited well so far up front. Tipped Nygren last year to finish top scorer and THE WHO this year.
19 Aug 2026 23:09:26
Troy I'd imagine we're looking at positions across the team.
The fact that MON was interested in bringing back the young CB, Benjamin Arthur, demonstrates he's looking in that area of defence, although I'd prefer an upgrade on the 3 main CB's who would usually feature in the side (CCV, Trusty and Scales) .
Hogh, Duran and Engels will score a barrow load each this season.
HH.
19 Aug 2026 23:14:18
Some quality finishing tonight, just what we've been missing but again very sketchy defensively and how they didn't score is baffling.
A lot of good performances but 3 stood out for me. Duran probably just edged MOM although Donovan was excellent too! Yes he's young and will make mistakes but he always puts in 100% and tries when possible to be positive with the ball. Defensively solid considering his inexperience.
We've won a watch with Duran, what a bargain! I think he could be SPL top scorer this year. Last year's "bargain" signing, Nygren was at it again, another top-drawer finish and some of his other link up play was sublime. Can't understand why so many supporters question his worth to us.
The result flattered us no doubt but we deserved to win the game comfortably. Not throught yet though as next Tuesday's result could be anything. At least we'll probably score, so in all likelihood will make it. However, given our talent for making things harder than they should be, I'm going for a 4-2 win for LASK!
19 Aug 2026 23:48:32
Hogh top scorer
Duran second
Nygren third.
20 Aug 2026 06:09:39
@troy - we have needed a CB since last summer and you could make an argument that we actually need 2. We lack pace at the back and someone dominant in the air.
20 Aug 2026 07:59:50
If we had a proper defensive midfielder we would have had a more comfortable evening but next week it will be the same and I think they will score.
Hopefully not as quickly as last night, so we will have to be on it from the first minute.
It will be a very difficult night but we have enough to score ourselves.
Their small midfield player was the one everything went through, so keeping him quiet will be important. If we can do that then we can control more of the game.
19 Aug 2026 22:25:05
I missed the game (band rehearsals) but I'm waiting to watch highlights.
Reading the comments sounds like we played well.
Great to hear positives after all the doom and gloom regarding transfers etc.
I will add, WELL DONE Martin on saving our season last time and a good start to this one.
{Ed007's Note - Tell us more about this "band"... we talking RFB...😂
20 Aug 2026 01:52:49
This one time, in band camp.
19 Aug 2026 22:08:38
A couple of shaky moments in defence early on but became more assured as the game went on. Can't pick a bad player as everyone put in a shift. Thought Hogh wouldn't have looked out of place in WWE with how much he was getting manhandled but he held up everything well.
Nice to see the captain looking good this evening and the one touch football was exceptional at points, even Hatate looked to get into everything when he came on (the shop window is calling him) and Tounekti is starting to find his ability to attack again. Too much good stuff to mention from Duran, Nygren, Baur et al, but thought I'd give a shout out to this who usually get torn to shreds by our fans.
All-in-all, I am a happy hoops fan, but we do still need another RB, possibly a centre half with a bit of pace, GK to challenge (not depose) Sinisalo and a monster CDM.
Special shout out to the look on Hogh's face at YNWA. The smile of absolute awe was priceless.
19 Aug 2026 22:23:37
I can't disagree with a single thing you've said there. Bring on Tuesday.