FOLLOWING on from last season’s highs and the dramatic against-all-odds league winning run Martin O’Neill led Celtic on, a summer of canny transfer business was required, which would augment the threadbare Celtic side and re-invigorate them for an assault on Europe.

“MICHAEL Nicholson shrugged his shoulders.” Unfortunately, that statement is the most noteworthy recent event for Celtic. It came during a meeting between club representatives and supporters, as fan protests were halted by a meeting arranged to provide some answers to the wider support’s most pressing concern.

CELTIC'S failure to complete the very achievable task of finding a way past Kairat Almaty leaves supporters with the prospect of an unappealing season in the Europa League and Sunday fixtures to contend with, but the most serious effects will come off the park.

A NEW season is about to get underway for Edinburgh’s Green and White, and I, like every other Hibs fan on the planet, wait with bated breath to see if the team can carry on the momentum from last season’s largely excellent campaign.