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Callum McGregor is hoping that his spectacular strike in Paisley can serve as a spark to bring everyone at Celtic together starting on Thursday night in Rotterdam…

Callum McGregor celebrates. St Mirren v Celtic, 23 November 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou

The Celtic captain has called on his teammates to keep fighting and counter any perception of weakness surrounding the Scottish champions.

McGregor acknowledges the club is going through a challenging spell, stemming from the Champions League disappointment to Kairat Almaty in August to Brendan Rodgers’ resignation and tensions between supporters and the board. Calls of ‘sack the board’ have echoed loudly in recent weeks at games, reaching a peak on Saturday in St Mirren after the PLC AGM was abandoned by the chairman on Friday.

Callum McGregor scores. St Mirren v Celtic, 23 November 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou

After netting his stunning winner against Stephen Robinson’s side to prepare the team for Thursday’s Europa League tie with Feyenoord, the captain’s call for unity is unmistakable as Celtic face a challenging festive schedule across different competitions.

Speaking via Daily Record, McGregor said: “We just need to keep going. There’s been a lot of negativity, change, and disruption. This club is better when everyone is together. Our job on the pitch is to win games of football and give the supporters a team they can be proud of. There are difficult moments in football. Every club goes through it.

“Let’s not shy away from it. It’s a difficult period, you have to really dig in. Of course you want to be flying, winning 4-0 or 5-0 every week, but it doesn’t just happen like that. It’s modern day football.

“The club has been successful over a long period of time. Yes, we made mistakes, we didn’t quite perform at the level to get into the Champions League.”

Callum McGregor celebrates. St Mirren v Celtic, 23 November 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou

McGregor added: “That was a big blow for everyone. The players feel it, the supporters feel it, the club feels it. Since then it’s been a bit of an uphill battle. But we are still competing on all fronts and come the end of the season, can we make sure with all the adversity we can still have a good season?”

“That’s my message to the players, the supporters, to everybody inside the club. It’s step by step, just keep chipping away, because eventually it will turn for you.”

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