Trailing 2-1 and trying to force an equaliser a cross from the left fell to Carl Starfelt 15 yards from goal. These days many defenders go out to charge down a shot with their arms behind their back- not Goldson.
VAR was introduced last October with Celtic the first victims of the Plan B system with a clear penalty denied at Tynecastle when Michael Smith raised his hand to deflect a James Forrest pass.
With Ridvan Yilmaz injured in training it looks like Borna Barisic will have to be selected with no interest from elsewhere in the Croat who is in the final year of his contract.
Against Athletic Club of Bilbao on Tuesday the returning manager got to see 22 players get 45 minutes each with the ‘B’ side putting on a better display in the second half than the expected first picks.
After a month of modest transfer activity, Celtic could start tomorrow’s SPFL opener against Ross County without any new signings in the Starting XI, Rodgers still has plans to strengthen the squad but it will be firmly within established parameters.
Celtic have a well documented problem in losing players to England once they turn 16 with Aidan Borland to Aston Villa the latest example.
Nawrocki’s message through his 15,000 Instagram followers is clearly the work of a Polish defender brought up in the north of Germany rather than the creation of a Latino that thrives on the interactions with his gallery.
While most supporters look for more signings of the calibre of Maik Nawrocki, Rodgers has to prune the numbers down with those honest conversations already held.
Starfelt was one of Ange Postecoglou’s first signings in July 2021, being pitched into his debut at Tynecastle as the hoops got off to a losing start under their new regime.
No specific reason was given for not inviting BBC Scotland but most outsiders assumed that it was a reaction to the sneering contempt of Tom English about the appointment of the former Leicester City boss.