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EPISODE · Feb 3, 2026 · 1H 7M

Five Alive?

from Celtic Underground · host The Celtic Underground

There’s a glass half full and a glass half empty way of looking at this window. It’s a window where it’s possible to have multiple thoughts all happening at once and all seemingly contradictory. * Are we stronger today then we were going into the window? Absolutely. * Did the manager get his preferred options of 2x strikers, a right winger and a centre half. Again, absolutely. * Have the two we’ve seen so far looked like an upgrade on what was in the squad 31st December? You’d better believe it. * So all the fans will be delighted? Ehhhh…naw! The proof of the pudding in judging any window is how the players perform when here. We’ve secured 5 signings and people are understandably concerned that they are all loans. It’s what I expected with a temporary manager so I’m pretty ambivalent. It all looked like it was going south early evening and that is no doubt where so much of the fan angst is coming from. If you leave it to the last minute you give yourself no wriggle room. But do I think this window has made us more likely that we’ll win the title than if the players didn’t come in? 100%. Do I think the current boardroom will be the one that runs next January’s window? I’d be very surprised. Anyway, Andrew and me discuss all 5 newcomers (even though 1 was confirmed 10 mins after we’d finished). Enjoy… Apple podcasts Spotify Amazon Player.fm Spreaker Audioboom Youtube This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com/subscribe

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