I went to watch Celtic vs St Johnstone in Perth back in 2014 and I'd say 85% of the 4-5k crowd were Celtic fans.

Sounds like the club may need a re-brand 😁

Just keeping it real homie....  Wouldn't want you to get offended by all the Irish flags and chants involving the word "Celtic" that would bring back some pretty horrifying flashbacks to the bad old days of NSL eh?

Voting???? I dont think you quite grasp the concept of franchise football sunshine. :)

Ohh, I thought they had people going around shopping centres asking random people what name (from a list of terrible names) they liked the most/best. Then added up the "votes".

My bad. Sorry. I'm still learning.

And they will STILL end up with Western United... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Nah, it's just the locals know how uncomfortable McDiarmid Park gets with the cold and wind (which makes things even colder), especially in the autumn and winter months. The pubs are seen by some as a better option.

St. Johnstone has a solid fan base, just like most of the smaller cities, towns and/or regions. They are a lot more noticeable around town when they are playing Dundee or Dundee Utd.

Will be cold, it was built on a farm. No protection there.

Even in the summer it is often cold, especially when the wind picks up.

Yeah it was in a swampy lowland sort of area from recollection. well out of the city centre too

Reminded me a bit of Shark park here in Cronulla. Cute ground but needs a facelift.

Was balmy Scottish summers evening, so around 15 degrees or so😉

Ground is only 30 years old as well. They won’t have the money to do it up. They had to sell Muirton park to build this.

Yep, so Asda could be built. Muirton is such a lovely part of Perth too (*not) ie – not the type of place you would want to be out walking alone at night.

As for McDiarmid Park, the land was donated to the Club so the stadium could be built. 

As for money, St. Johnstone are a really well run club. One of the few who have for some time been making a profit year on year (small profit, but a profit all the same).

But yes, if they were serious about updating the stadium they will need some coin to do so.

'Celtic have agreed a £2.5m fee to sign right-back Josip Juranovic from Legia Warsaw. The clubs reached an agreement on Tuesday evening, and Juranovic is keen on the move to Parkhead, although the last details of the deal and personal terms for the player are yet to be finalised.'

Giakoumakis
Juranovic
Scales
Lovric ??

Hopefully he signs and isn't a flop🤞
We desperately need so couple of decent fullbacks, otherwise we will struggle defensively once again. We cannae have a repeat of last season's defensive issues.

We really missed Jullien last season, and so far this season. Hopefully he gets over his injury sooner rather than later. 

I'm pretty sure Lovric will be heading elsewhere. 

Juranović is class, I remember watching him play a lot for Hajduk over the years, and I [along with a lot of other fans] was devastated when he left the club to go play in Poland. Legia offered him a lot more money than what Hajduk could, whilst they were also far more likely to feature in European competitions than Hajduk were too. You'd be getting a fullback that is very good defensively, whilst he has the engine to get up and down the touchline relentlessly for 90-minutes, and his crossing is pretty damn good too. Just don't expect him to score! :laugh:

He was also quite good when called upon for Croatia in the recent Euros, and it wouldn't surprise me if he's the first choice RB for them moving forward.

Sounds promising.  Thanks for the feedback, it is much appreciated 🙂

Ange should've gone after Nat Atkinson, he's an absolute gun & was our best player at the Olympics

Probably not the best move for Atkinson as he has been injury prone and the pitches in Scotland aren't the greatest tbh

To all the euro snobtards that said Sainsbury isn't good enough for celtic... I've now watched the new CB Starfelts first 6 games and can conclude that Sainsbury would not only start ahead of him (particularly in this system) but is better than him defensively and is street's, no postcodes ahead of him footballing wise! 

That Welsh is turning into a very good defender though! When Jullien is back he and Welsh will start, Starfelt and Bitton as backups. 

Anyone noticed rogic doesn't seem to lope up and down as much anymore?!  It's as if someone has gotten into him about it and is now more efficient in his running 

So 5 in a row for Ange now...big pressure is off him for now
Yeah agree, Starfelt is just not improving, turning out a poor signing
Another solid performance by Rogic too

Some Celtic fans saying a left back is needed. Couldn't think of many more suitable than Behich given his club situation and Ange history. 

Fair to say sentiment has turned regards Ange's appointment by reading their forum over at talkceltic.

Quite a few of them are impressed.

I must say I'm surprised at how quickly and efficiently Ange has managed leave his mark on the team.  I thought it'd take 6 months minimum to have them passing the ball around like they have. 

Hats off.

Obviously the teams he’s faced so far are significantly inferior to that in the JLeague.

True, fans and players alike are praising Ange but they are a wickedly fickle mob and will turn in a heartbeat. A loss on Saturday and the hounds will be barking again. That said, it is clear to all that Angeball works and that he can turn around players others had written off as useless or not good enough for Celtic, such as Ralston. Even the enthusiasm Christie has shown and the big striker has been noted by many. I am concerned that needing to essentially start the same XI in a packed schedule every game might lead to fatigue or a few knocks and this might lead to a loss or two and the mob calling for blood again. But good on Ange for efforts so far and good on the players for embracing his directions and philosophy. AZ are no pork chops, so a good measure on top of a run of wins! 

Are you stirring the pot?

Yeah, I was worried it'd take even longer to bring them around to his style, but looks like things are coming together well.

Same,  I'm just hoping he's gets in these players next week,  otherwise these guys are going to burn out pretty quickly.