Work began in 2023 and was expected to be completed in November 2024 to provide a brand new training base for the Academy, Ladies Team and Celtic B squad.
Taking players on loan from Manchester City was a feature of Celtic a decade ago when sections of the stadium would be closed, getting thrown a few projects to bolster a team that lacked purpose with little aspirations or ambitions to be competing in the Champions League.
In this day and age of communications people can work remotely but with the start of the SPFL a week away and a Champions League qualifier three matches away Tisdale should be on the job 24/7.
There was no hint of ‘unsavoury scenes’ on Celtic TV but that wasn’t going to stop Pilcher from delivering the sort of content that the Record website thrives on.
Last season’s Champions League campaign should have put the club in a position of strength, one to kick on from and become an attractive place for players to go. Instead they look vulnerable, happy to cash in while the going is good, preparing for the inevitable rainy day.
We’ve lost a lot of goals so we need to replace that. Hopefully this can be one of a number of players we can bring in that aspect. He’s got intensity and work rate. It’s something the scouts have seen.
Being diplomatic some of the SFA types would happily pick anyone other than a Celtic player, that attitude survived through until at least the turn of the century as the cap totals of the Lions highlights.
Without doubt there is an element to the Celtic celebrations that are a reaction to the events of spring 2021 when the area around George Square was twice turned into a war zone.
Paddy Power are always quick off the mark on all things Celtic, their social media team have their finger on the pulse with the Dublin based bookie paying out on the title win back in September after a 3-0 win over Phil Clement’s serial losers.