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The Football Show · 12 September 2026
Celtic beat St Johnstone 1-0, but were they clinical or a "toothless tiger"? We get stuck into a heated debate on whether Celtic are actually good enough going into Sunday's Premier Sports Cup quarter-final against Rangers - the 35 crosses that led to one goal, the back four they don't trust, a big goalkeeper call, and the pace that could be Celtic's difference-maker at Ibrox.
ARE CELTIC A "TOOTHLESS TIGER"?
Over 35 crosses into the box and only a 1-0 win, with St Johnstone creating clear chances of their own. The panel ask whether that lack of end product is a real worry before an Old Firm cup tie - and why opponents are starting to fancy their chances against Celtic.
THE TEAM SELECTION THAT DECIDES THE OLD FIRM
Real doubts over the back four, a debate about who has to lead the line and give Celtic someone "to hit", and how Celtic set up to handle Rangers coming flying out of the blocks at Ibrox.
THE GOALKEEPER CALL: SAM JOHNSTONE OR SINISALO?
Talk that Sam Johnstone could come in from the start - a "brave shout" and, the panel say, "a kick in the teeth to Sinisalo". Alan Rough tells the cautionary tale of Celtic throwing in a keeper before an Old Firm and the famous 5-1 at Ibrox, and what being dropped does to a goalkeeper's head.
CELTIC'S DIFFERENCE-MAKER
Why Haissem Hassan's pace - once he's fully fit after a stop-start start to life at Celtic - could be the weapon Rangers' defenders least want to face.
Old Firm Debate Highlights:
00:00 Celtic 1-0 St Johnstone: a 'toothless tiger'?
01:06 Team selection: the back four and front four worries
03:26 End product and the backroom-coaching question
04:00 The goalkeeper call: Sam Johnstone or Sinisalo?
05:56 Rough's warning: the Ian Andrews 5-1 story
08:29 Hassan's pace: Celtic's difference-maker
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