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Rugby Park test for Brendan Rodgers 100% percent Cup record

During his trophy-laden first spell in charge at Celtic Park, Brendan Rodgers did not lose a single domestic cup tie as he brought home 5 out of 5 Cups before leaving for Leicester City.  Today, the Irishman looks to continue his 100% Cup record with a difficult

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David Turnbull: The case for the defence

David Turnbull has started both games of the Cinch Premiership season, totalling 113 minutes on the field and scoring two goals. Given that he only started 6 league games last season, with a further 22 coming from the bench, it’s fair to say that this was an

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Rodgers unlikely to tinker too much with starting XI against Kilmarnock

Celtic will begin their Viaplay Cup campaign this Sunday as they take a trip to Ayrshire to face Derek McInnes’ Kilmarnock side at Rugby Park. The champions fought off Aberdeen 3-1 at Pittodrie last weekend and the tough away trips don’t end there with Rugby Park proving

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Will Gustaf Lagerbielke be thrown straight in by Brendan Rodgers to face Kilmarnock?

Celtic will get set to start the defence of their League Cup trophy and also the defence of their domestic treble when they travel to Rugby Park on Sunday to take on Kilmarnock in the Viaplay Cup second round. Brendan Rodgers boasts a 92% win record against

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The trio of Swedish treble-winning defenders Lagerbielke will follow at Celtic

The signing of Gustaf Lagerbielke from Elfsborg for £2.9million was confirmed on Celtic’s social media last night and the 23-year-old Swede joins a healthy list of Swedish talents that have walked through Parkhead’s gates. Some were great like the King of Kings Henrik Larsson, whilst others we

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What can new signing Gustaf Lagerbielke bring to Celtic?

Celtic announced the signing yesterday of Swedish centre-back Gustaf Lagerbielke from Allsvenskan side Elfsborg for a reported fee worth around £2.9million. The 23-year-old joins the club on a five-year deal and takes on the number four shirt worn by fellow countryman and recently departed Carl Starfelt. Starfelt

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Proven Quality v Future Talents: Why Brendan Rodgers can have best of both worlds

With just over two weeks left to go in the summer transfer window, the rumour mill is heating up with names being linked with Celtic left, right and centre. Despite the media frenzy, Celtic will have a clear plan for how they will approach the remaining weeks

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The Celtic starlets leaving the B-Team behind to enhance their development

The development of the young players in Celtic’s Academy has been often criticised, especially in recent years with the lack of high quality talent coming through and the lack of opportunities available with the Celtic first team. This has seen the likes of Ben Doak, Liam Morrison,

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Where did it all go wrong at Celtic for Ismaila Soro?

For years now, Celtic has become one of the best teams in Europe for young players to develop their game as they go in pursuit of a move to a top team. Ismaila Soro no doubt would have joined Celtic with the same views of success as

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3 heavily linked players, and how likely Celtic are to signing them

After the well looked like it had run dry, the Celtic transfer rumour mill has gone into overdrive over the last few days with multiple names being thrown around. This is natural with a Celtic transfer window as every name under the sun gets linked with the

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