“Repeated failures in the transfer market,” blamed for Celtic’s Tynecastle defeat | OneFootball

The recently formed Celtic Fans Collective, a united voice for over 400 Celtic fans organisations including all the big supporters Associations, has reacted to yesterday’s dreadful result at Tynecastle that left Celtic trailing Hearts by eight points in the Scottish Premiership…

The Celtic Fans Collective posted this short message on social media earlier today:

Celtic Fans Collective, Founded September 2025.

“What we witnessed yesterday was the result of repeated failures in the transfer market. This will continue until there is change at the Club – in both structure and personnel. Celtic fans have the power to force that change by staying united and taking action. Not Another Penny…”

Hearts celebrations, Celtic fans protest banners.. Hearts v Celtic, 26 October 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)

The comments to this update are as always interesting as Celtic supporters have their own say.  Let’s take a look and I’ll add some comments to each contribution from Celtic supporters. There’s clearly a call from a number of supporters to add Brendan Rodgers to the protest banners but that’s surely not the point of what the Celtic Fans Collective are trying to achieve…

The Celtic Board at Tynecastle.. Hearts v Celtic, 26 October 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)

“Correct the major issue is the board yet some people have fallen into a board manufacturing trap of blaming Brendan.” (Exactly).

“Correct when backed last season the goal haul was the highest In 50 Years.  We made Champions League progress and a fortune from his development.  The following two windows we’ve come out weaker.  He’ll push back on this Board,  I’d much rather that than another Yes Man.” (Agreed).

“Repeated transfer failures? By who? Did Rodgers not blow £10million on two players who both play the same position!  Both of them away to AFCON in January? Did Rodgers not know that also?” (Note: Jota is out for the best part of the season and Brendan Rodgers fully expected Daizen Maeda to leave at the end of August after the Champions League qualifier, that’s why two left wingers were targeted). 

Auston Trusty. Hearts v Celtic, 26 October 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)

“Literally a £6m defender on the bench.” (Spot on, a huge mistake by the manager yesterday).

“The manager hasn’t won a big game since the League Cup Final on penalties…” (Surely Thursday night’s win over SK Sturm Graz can be regarded as a big game, but outside that you have a point).

“In his third season last time, the football was the same, dire sideways, backwards it’s time for you Bhoys to send him an open letter saying it’s ok to go this time, thanks for the last two years, but if you care you will go now, he is in the same position as Neil Lennon staying  too long. It’s gone.”  (And the alternative, selected by this board will be a yes man, who will be happy to continue with their strategy). 

“Nothing changes until fans make the sacrifices needed. No renewals, no HCTS, no four new strips, no euro tickets, no Larsson or merch. That’s how you do “not another Penny”. How many will be at Hampden on Sunday?” (It will be sold out). 

“What we witnessed yesterday was the car crash we knew (well some of us knew) was coming, our form in 2025 has been deplorable, one of the many reasons was selling Kyogo in January and not replacing him, the rest is down to a mess of a summer transfer window.”  (Selling Kyogo was fine, he wanted away and there were also signs that he was past his best, the failure to replace him should be enough to ‘sack’ someone on the board).

Brendan Rodgers after the match. Hearts v Celtic, 26 October 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)

“Even if this was true, which it demonstrably isn’t, considering the players we have successfully sold for huge profits, why can’t our “top class manager” compete with Dundee and Hearts who have inferior squads? You’re letting him off the hook.” (Focus of the campaign has been agreed by the collective voice of the Celtic support and it’s seeking change in the way the club is run. Rodgers will be away in the summer anyway unless they sack him). 

“The team has chipped in with Not Another Point.” (That’s true, sadly, their own ‘campaign’ needs to end on Wednesday night though, enough is enough).

“We’ve got to involve everyone and let them know They’ve had their time They have ripped the heart out of our club. Back in the 1990s we had high profile figures like Joe Beltrami leading the protests. We could be doing with something along those lines.  Keep together.” (The strength of the Collective is that it speaks for so many fans organisations, supporters clubs etc. Unity is certainly important). 

The scoreboard at Tynecastle just before the final whistle. Hearts v Celtic, 26 October 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)

“We need younger fresh faces and modern thinking from the boardroom to the manager to the playing staff. The current lot have crashed and burned. Time for change is long over due.” (Fresh thinking needed in the Boardroom and in the choice of the next manager, hopefully we get the former so that they can choose the latter or we’ll just repeat the cycle again). 

Plenty of other comments which you can read on X, link to post by Celtic Fans Collective is below…

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