The Trinity Tims Podcast

"And so begins the most critical two weeks in the recent history of the club, if you exclude the transfer windows which the club didn't deem that important. We go into them on the back of a defeat and a sore one, whilst chaos reigns around the club. Hard times? We ain't see nothin' yet."

“Celtic has spent this past week shocking teams with late winners. Great escapes yes, but the proof of team that will not give up on its dreams. The performances might not be great but the results are there. Most clubs would be glad of that.”

"The Celtic fans have made it clear that they're willing to go to the wire. The board has to decide on the next move. In the meantime Martin has to get the best out of this squad as we enter a crazy next month, culminating in four massive away games in the space of just ten days. Get ready for war. this is not a drill."

"Celtic's transfer window fiasco has finally bought us to the point of the boycott. Even as the fans prepare for action, Hearts drop points and we're back in the title race. We live in interesting times..."

"The transfer window heads for closure ... and failure. At the weekend, all Celtic's failings came full circle as Beaton delivered for his favourites again. When does this end? When we get changes. And let's start with this one; Michael Nicholson - GTF!"

"Celtic faces a critical week, and so does it's board of directors. Have they realised what's at stake? Or what happens if they fail? What we do know is that it looks a complete mess..."

"Martin O'Neill has started to put right some unfinished business. He has got this team back on track for the title he needs to correct the record; to win the last title he contests, after losing it to Ibrox first time around. Only one thing stands in his way; the same transfer policy which sunk him before."

"He goes before Clough did at Leeds. He went before Martin at ibrox. Even liz truss had longer in the top job. The experiment is over. What now for Celtic?”

"The last podcast of 2025. A crap year whatever way you dress it up. Does it end with a whimper or a bang? It certainly does end Peter Lawwell and we are grateful for small mercies. But it also launches the most crucial transfer window in years ... the one that will determine how 2026 looks."

"Celtic are back in the hunt. Maybe. We all certainly feel a lot better after that weekend performance, and the result. With a free week in front of us, what mischief will be aimed at The Collective? What allegations? People smuggling? Running an international terror cell? We’re eagerly awaiting the next move in this game."

"Amidst our current turmoil and trouble, a single flower blooms amidst the rubble; the resignation of Peter Lawwell. Others will pay him tribute. We're not going to..."

"Celtic is in crisis. Let's not sugarcoat it or pretend things are other than they are. This club is in a profoundly bad place ... and the question that should dominate all of our minds is this; is the worst over, or is that still in front of us? The signs are ... well, they are not good."

"Celtic are not only back in the title race but we're in charge of it. The next round of European Football is in front of us too now. And with a new manager on the way the football department has big things to look forward to."

"Celtic's AGM continues to dominate the discourse, and last night the Celtic Collective met to talk it out. Meanwhile, Hearts dropping points means that we're very much back in the title race ... and with a new boss about to come in. Exciting times at Celtic ... though not always in the way we would want."

"So, it all descended into farce at today's annual Celtic AGM. As usual the board failed to read the room, but when the room 'read' them the riot act, Pete pulled the plug and as all cowards do, they ran!"

"Celtic have this evening announced that they're continuing with Martin O'Neill as interim manager, which begs the question, have the negotiations with Wilfried Nancy broken down? We discuss this and other pressing issues on tonight's TT podcast."

"Two weeks ago we left Tynecastle eight points behind and certain people were wetting their pants about our season collapsing. A fortnight later, Hearts lead is seven points but Celtic have a game in hand. Are we hitting league form at just the right time? And are the early leaders starting to tire already?"

"Celtic are back! It's not just two good results in a week it is the sudden shift in mood around the whole club. Those who thought we'd simply fade out this season better think again. We're just starting."

"For all his sins, Rodgers tiptoed through the minefield the best he could. It should surprise no-one that when the detonation came it was courtesy of someone who wasn't concerned about the collateral damage."

"Celtic Land is in darkness. Will the next game bring the light back around, or are we going to need radical changes to get radical effects?"

Celtic has been skirting the edge of it all the way through 2025; now the crisis is here. Celtic has lurched and reeled from one setback to another since that night in Munich. Now all involved must consider their roles in where we've ended up.

International hell is almost over. The Collective continues to make progress and forge ahead with its plans. Celtic is due to play at the weekend on the back of our Motherwell triumph. And at Ibrox Steven Gerrard does walking away.

Celtic drew a blank for the second time this season against Hibernian, which begs the question, why is Brendan Rodgers so tactically inflexible? Meanwhile, the Celtic Fans Collective campaign gathers momentum. We discuss these points and plenty of others on this evening's TT podcast.

The Celtic fan protests are ramping up and now it's been given a name. It's obvious this is just the start. On a football front we're back scoring goals and maybe just maybe getting back to our best.

"Oh for binary choices; run or fight; rise or fall; speak up or stay silent' protest ... or accept. Rodgers has told the players to come together or crumble apart. And at Ibrox Russell Martin told his players to sink or swim."

"400 fan organisations have signed an open letter dismissing the current strategy. Now the No Confidence motions are coming in. The board has lost its mandate. That removes their legitimacy."

"The window slams down hard on the Celtic board. There are no more alibis left. There are no more excuses (not from most people anyway.) Now we move onto the reckoning."

"Celtic's transfer window has been a farce, leaving us in a mad last ditch scramble to get deals over the line, and of course clubs are bumping up the prices on us because they know we are desperate. Heads should roll for this mess."

“Celtic’s draw at home against Kairat has finally opened the floodgates. The water is trickling in right now but the swelling tide will sweep away our outdated plans. In the meantime, the boss continues to show his professionalism as Celtic go six clear of our rivals. And the Ibrox club itself? Well we’re on season 15 of the Banter Years and there is no end in sight ...”

"On Wednesday we're headed for our Champions League qualifier and this squad is weaker than the one we had at the turn of the year. That's shameful for a club like Celtic, but the manager and this team can still work miracles, and it's over to them."

"The last great hope of the pro-board faction ends in midweek as the clock runs down on our Champions League signing deadline. Short of a wildcard signing who will almost certainly not play, we're going into this undermanned. Who'd have thought that was likely? Well, we did ..."

“The season is underway! And Celtic has put the first three points on the board, albeit not very convincingly. The transfer window blues continue to haunt us with our own directors hamstringing the club and the manager. He’s increasingly fed up with it ... and we know what that means for the future.”

"The Celtic board either doesn't see that we're walking into potential danger or they just don't care. The same applies to some sections of the fan-base and they all - fans and board - have to snap out of this pronto. Rodgers knows. Which is why some are still trying to undermine him."

Off the field the club tries the patience of the fans. On it, the manager continues working his magic. This is a club of contradictions. We love it anyway.

"Celtic fans continue to have to be the most patient fans in Europe when it comes to signings. And the manager signing a new contract. And for some sign that their club cares about them after all. As we wait, we're all just putting a brave face on it. Except ... no. Not us three."

"Tom Petty said it; the waiting is the hardest part. And that's where we are right now. The waiting. Endless. Awful. Soul-crushing. Will there be signings? Will the boss sign a new deal? Or are we mad to hope for these things, should we not simply resign ourselves to the inevitability of disappoint ... and have a much easier summer?"

"Celtic get two more signings over the line whilst malcontents like us gripe from the sidelines. Ibrox suffers the adjustment shock as the reality of austerity sets in. Scotland's worst ever chairman and Scotland's worst ever journalist go head to head to see who can best rewrite history ... and Rod Stewart goes full tonto."

"In spite of a tabloid hack suggesting that all eyes at Celtic should be on Ibrox, Celtic is best when it focusses on itself. On signings. On the manager. On the SFA's latest drum banging. Get our house in order and looking over the garden fence is nothing but a search of laughs ..."

"Another week which we got through somehow. Transfer rumours popping up all over. Celtic seems busy ... but to what end? Across the city, a revolution unfolds. Or something. And the World Club Cup has kicked off ... but does anyone really care? And what are we to make of the rash of new 'fan sites' out there offering suspiciously bland content? Do we need a Turing Test for bloggers now?"

"We're stuck in that horrible limbo between a season ending and the transfer window opening, where we don't even have the opportunity to flay our club for not already having signed six players. This is the worst part of the summer ... no games and nothing to report. Still, we're here as long as you folks are! This is how we stay sane."

"Celtic fans face a month without football and even longer if we're going through with our alleged unofficial boycott of the Newcastle friendly. How are we going to get through it? Fortunately events at Ibrox remain entertaining ... and questions about some of our own board remain unanswered. As ever, we will go where others fear to tread ...."

"The season is over, and ends not with a bang but a whimper. We lost the chance at the treble. Now it's all about building back better; the focus is on June and the new deals being mooted for the manager and some players and on July and the transfer window. Brace for a bumpy ride."

Saturday was about James Forrest. The next week is a team effort. The league campaign ends with a bang, but it could have been a whimper. Until the hero stepped up. With the final on the horizon we look at the weekend, the final itself and we peer across the fence for the latest lunacy; Bazza gets snubbed and Bomber goes off on a madcap rant.

"Celtic prepares for Wednesday night with a win, whilst our opponents show how far they have to come losing across the city. What is the answer to this question about how these teams get better? And as you grapple with that, try this; when are the victims not the victims? When they are the Celtic fans."

"Another game passes at Ibrox, and whilst the football itself didn't dazzle anybody, events off the pitch are making headlines. Celtic now has a clear road to the cup final and a treble ... and manager of the year reject Rodgers can add to his trophy haul. Across town ... shameful."

"It's four in a row. It's thirteen in fourteen. It's fifty five in total. It's 11 for Rodgers. It all adds up to Celtic dominance, not just now but in the future ... which is why Keith Jackson and others are tearing out their hair over it. ..."

Celtic storms into the final against Aberdeen. Fans now have five games in the league and one cup final; two trophies to win in the next four weeks. Ibrox fans have ... nothing to look forward to at all. It has long been thus ...

"Celtic needs one point. Get it, and we're champions. At the weekend, we looked more like Celtic. Rodgers gave us a big commitment for the season ahead. It was the week when the takeover became the fakeover ... and we lost Alan Muir."