SPFL Posts 2

30 May 2026 06:44:13
EHL, I see that Hearts have released beningame, anytime I've watched him he has been their perfect guy to put out fires. What do you think of him as a player mate?

30 May 2026 11:04:38
Really good player who would be playing at a higher level if it wasn't for a horrific run of injuries.

Also a really likeable chap to boot.

Although, I thought Leonard was much more polished and think his injury was a major factor in the title run.

30 May 2026 11:21:21
Both are decent, tbf. I think he would be decent back up at Rangers.

30 May 2026 16:15:43
Brilliant player. I championed us signing him on here 2 years ago and was scoffed at.

30 May 2026 21:31:48
Good player but injury prone. Sounds about right for us.

04 Jun 2026 19:49:27
I've been a longtime admirer of Beningame.

27 May 2026 10:22:12
Hearts fans are taking the shankland transfer well. Some of the comments are nuts

27 May 2026 13:07:29
Their captain and top scorer has just left a season after the club announced he was signed on a 3 year deal. I would be disappointed as well; there would be meltdown on here also.
However, read BBC website and most comments there seem to be very balanced on thank you and sure Jamestown will find a replacement.

28 May 2026 09:46:10
Shankland should've been signed last season. We would've win the league with him. Let's hope its not too little too late.

28 May 2026 11:29:17
Yourtheman, Shankland was signed last season, and we'd win the league? Only in your thinking.

28 May 2026 15:56:37
We wouldn't have won league with Shanks unless he has changed to a great centre half.

28 May 2026 18:09:02
Our defensive problems weren't just caused by CHs though. When Rohl first arrived, he tightened up the way we played and we were difficult to score against. That was a team thing and not a CH alone. Then, when he played more progressive, we didn't defend as well as a team; again not just a CH thing. Ins are way as forwards aren't solely responsible for the goals the team score, CHs aren't for the gold the team concedes.

Team is the key word there.

So, Rohl needs to find a way to be more progressive but lose less goals. A good top quality no 6 imo will be a start. We lost too many goals from teams exploiting the space in front of our defence.

28 May 2026 19:17:32
Agreed, Angus, looking nothing like a team, some periods of games, yes, but we never defend as a team, hopefully far better next season.

28 May 2026 22:12:24
The easiest think I always hear is to sort out the way a team defends and make them difficult to score against. Maiking us attractive and effective attacking wise is more difficult. Made more difficult due to lack of conditioning as well, so players can't get up and down the field, press etc as effectively.

So we opened up, scored more goals but let in more. There is a balance to be found, I reckon.

28 May 2026 22:28:27
Are you trying to say if Shankland was paired up with Chermiti last season we wouldn't have win the league? I know many a fan that thinks we would've win it so its not just my way of thinking. It was a massive mistake not signing him.

28 May 2026 23:36:07
Yourtheman, that is a thing you, me, or anybody will know, so yes, you're thinking, me, I've not got a clue.

29 May 2026 10:40:19
Your the man, yes, that's what I am saying, as it's my opinion, just like yours and others say different, but one thing is for sure is we will never know ever.

29 May 2026 10:41:28
Angus, I wasn't being serious about my post about him being a CH. It's a pointless debate about if we had Shank, we would have won the league, as it's now in the past and it will just end up in a ridiculous argument.

29 May 2026 10:46:38
Storm, I knew you weren't, but just pointing out we defend as a team not as 2 CHs. That was our issue.

I agree with your point on winning the league. A question we can never know the answer to.

And, if we win next season, even that doesn't prove that we would have won last season, but it will be thrown up even more to be the case when we do.

29 May 2026 13:59:54
Correct, mate, but I bet folk will say different. 🤦‍♂️

29 May 2026 14:02:25
Why I don't believe we'd win the league with Shankland. We didn't struggle scoring goals, we did struggle with losing them, but we'll never know if we'd win the league with him.

30 May 2026 21:34:10
Yes, I think we would have won the league with Shankland.

30 May 2026 22:23:44
Seeker, surely the cheating refs would prevent us from winning the league no matter who we signed. 😂😂

31 May 2026 11:54:27
If you're good enough, Angus, even the cheating refs can only do so much. It's when things are close, they hold all the cards. Pardon the pun. 😁

26 May 2026 15:49:28
Hi

Hopefully after this season Celtic fans will not moan so much about ref decisions/penalties/VAR etc etc.

We will see!

26 May 2026 16:38:22
Golf, there isn't any air for them to do that as it has all been taken up by Rangers fans. 😂

26 May 2026 17:11:56
I hope they moan louder and more often because that might suggest they've had a big decision go against them. Not something that mob are used to. Willie Collum's position is untenable with the amount of mistakes this year, especially as the decisions of his referees have wrongly handed a title to that lot.

Mistakes get made all the time but the game changing decisions only go in favour of one team and it's been for a good while now.

26 May 2026 20:15:41
Gal, that will be the case. It will also mean that we are winning. The team on top tend to moan about decisions less.

26 May 2026 21:02:09
Not heard of any follow-up to the headline at the weekend regarding refs going on strike, might go against them and we get an improvement.

26 May 2026 22:42:38
Absolutely, Angus, it's all forgotten in victory. The problem is, for me, that every decision that does go against them gets maximum outrage and noise, and newspaper headlines, no matter how much of a stonewall penalty they've conceded or nailed on red card. Before any big games, the papers and social media are full of ex players putting pressure on referees before a ball is kicked.

Celtic's red card for Trusty against Hearts was debated on radio shows for weeks afterwards, and that was an easy red card decision, yet the outrage about the way the season ended with blatant wrong decisions and a hint of corruption has died down completely. If that was that lot that was on the other end of those decisions, they'd be calling for heads, and Collum would already be out of a job.

27 May 2026 08:14:33
Gal, you may be right, but I don't even think that comes from the club, and it is just journalists trying to stir up trouble and get our fans to read it. That is the way they are trying to stir up opposite side of OF fans. My theory will be proven or not when we start winning and the reverse happens.

I think the Trusty decision was debated because of what happened. The decisions at end of season were broadcast and spoken about widely; I even heard Lineker comment.



So, yes, some decisions were odd, but most had rationale behind them where the laws were followed. The problem is that the laws are so poor they go against what normal fans think is right.

Also, Collum is limited to what refs there are. I often think when I see someone like McDermid that the game is going to be contentious before it starts. He is just too eager to get involved and isn't the required quality. But he is the best there is. Surprising, I know.

27 May 2026 12:29:33
Let's not forget what a terrible ref Collum was.

27 May 2026 18:28:48
SoS. He was controversial and a bit aggressive, but he made the FIFA elite list in his day, which is no mean feat. No-one until Nick Walsh has actually achieved that. So, despite years of screaming at him on screen, he was a decent official in the eyes of those who scrutinise their performances.

28 May 2026 21:33:33
Three huge decisions went for Celtic and against Hearts (real head scratchers) in the last week of games, or the title would be at Tynecastle. The rest of the world are laughing at our refs.

29 May 2026 14:57:03
Don't think the rest of the world really cares about our refs. The only reason we were talked about so much was because Hearts put up a good fight.

29 May 2026 20:06:38
I don't think the rest of the world even pays any attention to Scottish football tbh. Hate to think how many countries I have been to where people have heard of us and Celtic, but couldn't tell any more about us.

If you think we are the only country in the world where poor decisions are made and fans aren't happy then you will be heartily surprised.

29 May 2026 20:11:04
I have no idea how Collum made the elite list of referees because he's hopeless at it.

30 May 2026 22:27:05
Goram, perhaps he was chosen by people who know the laws of the game and can see refs applying those laws correctly. 🤷 btw, those same people have just chosen not to select any Scottish refs for the WC. So the issue is the quality and ability of refs in this country has lowered. That is the issue here.

31 May 2026 11:56:37
Angus, it's because they don't know what it's more outside than inside means. 😜

26 May 2026 14:59:20
Nicky Clark has made his dad Sandy his assistant.
Love it.

27 May 2026 07:34:19
Wilkins, good move mate, I see Sandy often at juniors games.

25 May 2026 21:55:24
I feel sorry for thistle well done to St Mirren though for staying up.

26 May 2026 08:57:16
Set up is all wrong. How many games have Thistle had to play after league finished to get to the St Mirren qualifier/final, while St Mirren had a week almost to prepare.
Was the same with us years ago v Well. Our players were knackered by the time they got to Fir Park.

26 May 2026 14:45:35
By the time we got to Fir Park, we had played less games than a normal season.

26 May 2026 15:17:43
West End Tree Huggers.

25 May 2026 13:33:14
The Motherwell boy Watt would be a good choice to sit behind Shanks, he plays the ball very well.

25 May 2026 14:09:48
Is Watt not a no 6?

25 May 2026 16:17:58
Looks like he could be next, Tom, yes, Davie, probably the best 6 in our league that season.

25 May 2026 21:51:04
He will be behind Shanks, but way behind him because he ain't a 10.

26 May 2026 10:57:30
I think he will be to the side of him on the bench. I hope one of the OOC players is that experienced holding MF we have needed for ages. Not saying he isn't a good player, but for years we have been promised someone better at no6 and still waiting.

I don't see Watt being that player but he may become very good at us; if he does come. No snobbery, just an expectation from Clement's time about this OOC player.

24 May 2026 16:42:08
EHL what's your take on James fowler going to Newcastle, that a good move for him?

24 May 2026 17:48:34
Yeah, he's pretty hamstring in terms of what he can do at Rangers and has done a brilliant job - hence why he's getting a move to Newcastle.

Big concern is that Newcastle have already been pretty active in luring some of our best talent down south. Just hope this isn't a trigger to see more moves.