Celtic restore Green Brigade, title run-in set
Post-split set: Celtic host Falkirk 25 Apr, visit Hibs 3 May, host Rangers 10 May, at Motherwell 13 May, then Hearts at Parkhead 16 May in potential title decider. SPFL explain final-day home slot.
Celtic milestones on 8 April: wins in 1916 and 1922, Chalmers’ 1961 cup semi-final winner, Larsson’s 2004 UEFA Cup equaliser v Villarreal, plus remembrance of favourite Dan Doyle.
Falkirk’s Barney Stewart, Premiership player of the month, targets goals v Rangers and Celtic post-split and could affect the title race, with his Hearts-supporting dad urging him on.
Jurgen Klopp says Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain would have gone ‘through the roof’ without injuries. The ex-Liverpool midfielder joined Celtic in January after spells hit by fitness setbacks.
Nadir Ciftci’s Celtic spell was marred by an eight-game ban for biting Jim McAlister, leading to just 4 goals in 26 games and multiple loans. He now plays amateur football for FC Huttenheim in Germany.
Club lift Green Brigade suspension from St Mirren home game, after SAG set conditions. Group accept policies, operations compliance and match-by-match reports. Brian Wilson urges a united Celtic Park.
Ex-Wales boss Chris Coleman says Craig Bellamy lacks club management experience for Celtic, urging him to stay with Wales, qualify for a tournament, then consider Parkhead.
Former referee Des Roache says Kelechi Iheanacho’s Dundee winner was ‘100 per cent’ not a foul. VAR right not to intervene as it was subjective, with no Dundee appeals during play.
Ian McCall urges Celtic to start Marcelo Saracchi over a ‘tired’ Kieran Tierney for run-in, citing Dundee sub reaction. Tierney has 45 apps but only 13 full 90s. Tierney says minutes are being managed.
Rangers and Celtic are vying for Dundee defender Luke Graham, with Rangers’ 49ers group pushing to win the race for the homegrown talent.
