Celtic fans have had a lot to cheer about this season.
The team’s form, both in the Premiership, League Cup and Champions League has been pretty consistent throughout.
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Celtic sacked a member of staff after leaking an apparent transfer list that included a current Chelsea star and a former Manchester United player. A document revealing Celtic’s transfer plans was leaked ahead of the 2019/20 season. The club took action in a bid to track down the mole who leaked the transfer document. Cleaner Maureen Quinn was subsequently dismissed with immediate effect following a meeting – along with her son, Edward Quinn, who was suspended from his security job at the club’s Lennoxtown training centre. Maureen told The Daily Record: “It’s a disgrace. “I’ve done nothing wrong and I’m getting blamed for whatever this is. I know my son would do nothing wrong either. We’re just scapegoats. I want to clear my name.” She added: “They pulled me in three times for meetings about this. “In my job at Lennoxtown, I empty bins and take them to the bin room on a trolley. I think they believe I’ve went through the bins and found this paper, gave it to my son and he’s photographed it. “I support Celtic because my son and husband do but I couldn’t name half their players. I couldn’t care less what’s on a bit of paper. “I was in tears. I’m gutted and sick for Edward, too.” The leaked transfer list included Chelsea’s Reece James, who had just enjoyed a season on loan at Wigan Athletic, and then-Man United’s Scott McTominay, who joined Napoli last summer. James Justin, who left Luton Town for Leicester City, and Fikayo Tomori, who starred for Derby County in the previous season, were also included on the transfer document. At the time, a Celtic spokesperson said: “This is an internal matter. We are satisfied that the club has acted appropriately.” Edward had been employed by Celtic since 2008, stewarding games before moving onto security work. He said: “About 30 people work at the training centre. Celtic had a club lawyer and head of security question everyone in the building on their own. They got me and my mum back in for second interviews. “They showed me a photo of a hand holding a piece of paper. My boss said, ‘I think they look like your nails’. I showed them my nails, which aren’t as short as those in the photo. “They also referred to me going into the football admin office on the morning of the Scottish Cup Final on May 25. I was on shift and have texts to show I was asking people if they had a phone charger. I went in that office looking for one.”
January 2, 2025
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One of the reasons behind that is Celtic’s high-quality squad and the strength in depth Brendan Rodgers can pick from.
There is competition all over the place, with players like January capture Nicolas Kuhn thriving and going to the next level or summer signings coming in and making an impact.
One of the areas of the pitch that has gone under the radar is at left-back and the introduction of on-loan Barcelona star, Alex Valle.
The 20-year-old has played over 600 minutes in Celtic colours and he has looked pretty strong, but he is playing behind starting left-back, Greg Taylor.
After James Forrest signed a new Celtic deal, the hope was that Taylor would follow suit, but despite the regular game time, it’s not happening and it’s left Paul Slane baffled.
Paul Slane questions why Greg Taylor hasn’t signed a new Celtic contract
The Scotland international’s contract at Celtic expires next summer, so this is a matter of urgency and he can sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club in January, if he wishes.
Rodgers has stated that Taylor signing a new deal is a ‘priority’, those comments were made in September, yet nothing has happened yet.
And that has left former Celtic youth star, Slane, puzzled and asking questions because he thinks it’s now a ‘strange’ situation, as he told Open Goal.
“What’s going on with Taylor, by the way,” questioned Slane. “This has been rumbling on for a long time now. Rodgers keeps coming out and saying ‘I want him to sign’ and he isn’t signing it. Strange what’s happening there with that.
“I don’t know where the boy Valle’s went. He started that semi-final against Aberdeen and played really well. There is talk of Barca taking him back because their replacement left-back they have got is dog___.”
