Celtic 4-0 Newcastle – We sent them homewards to think again

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·20 July 2025

Celtic 4-0 Newcastle – We sent them homewards to think again

Yesterday provided us with another satisfying and positive pre-season result when he thumped top five EPL side Newcastle United 4-0 in our one and only pre-season game at Celtic Park…

Liam Scales heads in the 4th Celtic goal during the pre-season friendly match between Celtic and Newcastle United at Celtic Park on July 19, 2025 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Granted it was just a friendly, and we are a week or so ahead of the Magpies in terms of fitness and preparation, but we took full advantage of that to give us yet more confidence heading into the new campaign.

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Lots of positives for Brendan Rodgers

Lots of positives were to be had with the likes of new signing Hayato Inamura shining yet again, and he was of course replaced by retuning hero Kieran Tierney in the second half much to the delight of the home support. KT was immediately back to his brilliant old self in the Hoops and looked amazing down that left flank, claiming an assist for Laim Scales’ goal which was Celtic’s fourth of the afternoon.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is seen during the pre-season friendly match between Celtic and Newcastle United at Celtic Park on July 19, 2025 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

God Bless Nick Pope

Arne Engels started the scoring from the spot, before Johnny Kenny grabbed a confidence boosting goal on the stroke of half-time – god bless Nick Pope -with Yang and Liam Scales rounding off the scoring in the second half as the hoops lifted the Adidas trophy.

The Celtic players yet again displayed that cohesion and creativity that served them so well in the midweek win over Portuguese Champions Sporting Lisbon in the Estadio Algarve. Celtic could of course play Sporting and/or Newcastle United in the Champions League this season, but while their places are guaranteed Celtic have a play-off tight-rope to walk before securing our own place in the group stages.

No point moaning about it, just get the two games won and won well, Celtic.

Celtic silence sectarian chanting from Toon Army

Ten thousand or so of the Toon Army made the trip north, and many were spotted beforehand having a few refreshments in several theRangers watering holes which may explain their vile sectarian songbook, which thankfully didn’t last too long as Celtic certainly got them to put a sock in it but skelping a side who have real ambitions for the 2025/26 season in English and European football.

So it came as no surprise that a majority of their supporters indulged in some disgraceful chanting throughout the match, so it was even more satisfying for Celtic to send them homewards to think again.

Well done Celtic.

Just an Ordinary Bhoy

Here’s Kieran Tierney speaking to The Celtic Star and a few other Celtic fan media sites…

Celtic in the Eighties by David Potter…

Thank you to everyone who has already pre-ordered the late David Potter’s last ever Celtic book, Celtic in the Eighties, which will be published on the fifth day of September by Celtic Star Books. The link to pre-order your copy is below…

Celtic in the Eighties by David Potter, out 5 September 2025. Available to pre-order now.