Hello and welcome to the Senate Weekly on Thursday, 21st of August, 2025. I'm your host,

Barry Galaher. And as always, I'm joined by Stuart Duggan. Stuart, how are you? All things considered?

All things considered, Barry, I am fine, obviously annoyed, which we will get into. But in almost like, you know, that sico meme, I'm almost looking forward to it in a quiet way. I think there's a lot to pick through, and not like, oh, it would be cathartic to talk about it. I just think it's a lot of finger pointing to do and I like pointing a finger.

Yes, indeed. And we're also joined my Scott Fleming. Scott, how's things with you?

I know great for obvious reasons. I was out watching it last night and I came home, sort of borderline steaming and then did that thing. You wake up at like five in the morning for some reason and can't get back to sleep so I've been on a bit of a bastard on the old day because of that but in a way I think it's perfect preparation for the tone of this podcast yep sounds spot on as well yeah I mean I'd ever had a drink last night but I feel like I feel really hung over today

and I don't know if it's just the

headache that is supporting Celtic right now

and we've got lots of listeners questions

and I was just saying before we came on air there

this pod tonight might be a wee bit all over the place

but that will reflect life, imitating the art

for the football club that we all love

but yeah Stuart I come to you first the only question, not really reflect life imitating art for the football club that we all love.

But yeah, Stuart, I'll come to you first.

The opening question, it's not really... I suppose it'll lead into where things go, but it was mad thinking about this this morning

that prior to last night, Celtic's previous European result was a one-each straw in the

alliance in Munich and it was very nearly a 1-0 victory

and that feels like a million miles away from last night's nil-nill-nill with kairat so

I'm going to give you the unenviable task of telling me where it's all gone wrong well

it's simple but no it's not simple it's it's many things um i think so obviously

it's a good point of comparison just from a European perspective but also

how many really good performances have Celtic had since that bayon game

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