The Cynic Weekly – 12.02.2026
The Cynic | A Celtic FC Podcast
Christopher Gallagher
4.9 • 678 Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2026
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
After another dramatic stoppage-time winner, Barry, Stuart and Scott break down a nerve-shredding night that keeps the title dream alive but raises serious questions about sustainability. Are Celtic grinding their way to glory or just delaying the inevitable?
The panel discuss:
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s dream debut and whether his quality can spark something bigger
- The worrying injury to Arne Engels and what it means for the midfield
- Reo Hatate’s struggle for form and focus
- The full-back revival with Tierney and Sarrachi
- Martin O’Neill’s outspoken comments and what they reveal about the squad
- A brutal run of fixtures ahead, including Rangers (twice), Stuttgart and a trip to Pittodrie
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Scic Weekly on Thursday the 12th of February 2026. |
| 0:27.5 | I'm your host, Barry Galaher. |
| 0:29.0 | We've got an action-packed show for you tonight. |
| 0:31.9 | And as always, I'm delighted to be joined by my good friend Stuart Duggan. |
| 0:35.6 | Stuart, how are you? |
| 0:36.9 | I'm very well, Barry. I'm looking forward to this. I feel like in what's been just the never-ending difficult season, there's maybe some positivity. Who knows? Maybe it's just Stockholm syndrome, but I look forward to discussing it all. Yes, I think we've got to take the joy when we can because Lord knows there's not been much of it to go around. |
| 0:55.7 | Also joining us as a good friend, Scott Fleming. Scott, how's things? |
| 0:59.3 | Good, I. I've seemed to have just about finally got over my flu, sinusitis thing that I'd be boring everyone with for weeks. |
| 1:08.7 | So it's good to bring us free back together for what it feels like |
| 1:13.2 | the first time in about a couple months. It does? Yeah, wind and fire. That's what they call us, |
| 1:18.1 | apparently. That's what the streets are saying. Barry, I've got a question for you, and it's not |
| 1:23.0 | going to work ideally because it's quite a visual question, but have you come dressed as an association referee. |
| 1:28.5 | I have to know. I cannot see the bottom of that top but it looks like you might. |
| 1:32.3 | It's actually one of the, you know, Adidas. |
| 1:35.2 | Oh, it's an racist thing. Very nice. That's cool. |
| 1:37.3 | Yes, but the fact that it's long sleeve as well, it is very, Astica, 1970 World Cup. |
| 1:43.6 | Yeah, it looks like you're playing a referee in an advert and they can't use any official branding. |
| 1:49.0 | They've gone, what's the most iconic referee look and it's like Adidas? |
| 1:52.4 | Probably would be two stripes for legal reasons, but just had to clear that up. |
| 1:56.3 | Thank you. |
| 1:56.6 | Yes, that's the first yellow of the... |
| 1:58.8 | I absolutely take that. |
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