Digressive Celts

digressivecelts.co.ukThe Kids Are Alright: Peak Age and Celtic’s Recruitment StrategyWe followed 174,225 players through 22 seasons of European football to see when they peak on the pitch, in selection, and in the market, and what that means for Celtic’s recruitment strategy.

On the last couple of pods we discussed the age profile of our CBs and what we’ll need to do in the summer window. Now Larry Nerd is back at it like a bad habit, looking at the data behind peak age. You can read his work here: digressivecelts.co.uk/writing/2026...

Digressive Celts reposted

Stats Matt

@mattrhein.bsky.social

Larry with the statistical goods again. This is applicable to the current Celtic squad in more ways than one. There’s still chance continued decline of Calmac is expected and should be managed accordingly but signing old former EPL keepers seems like an unsustainable strategy.

Digressive Celts@digressivecelts.bsky.social

x.comDigressive Celts (@DigressiveCelts) on XEpisode 4 - Nolanism Graeme, Neil and Ed talk: * Hibs result and performance * Celta Vigo aftermath * Scotland youth report * Dundee Utd preview All podcast apps now... https://t.co/QxdCizd...

12h

Episode 4 - Nolanism Graeme, Neil and Ed talk: * Hibs result and performance * Celta Vigo aftermath * Scotland youth report * Dundee Utd preview All podcast apps now... x.com/DigressiveCe...

Digressive Celts reposted

Episode 3 - Chewbacca Cry Frankie, Graeme and Ed talk: * Hearts result and performance * Baur, Osmand and Murray focus * Is Hassan the new Paddy McCourt? * Celta Vigo micro quiz * Europa League preview All podcast apps now... traffic.libsyn.com/digressivel/...

Digressive Celts reposted

Episode 2 - Absolute Høghney Tunes Dave, Liam and Matt talk: * Motherwell result * Benfica preview * Mika Baur * Høgh v Our former No. 9's * Business of Sport podcast All podcast apps now... traffic.libsyn.com/digressivel/...

digressivecelts.co.ukExpected PointsHow we calculate Expected Points based on a team’s chances created and conceded.

A little explainer on how we calculate Expected Points... what else you going to do on a Friday night digressivecelts.co.uk/writing/2026...

digressivecelts.co.ukSeason ForecastingHow we forecast the rest of the season using team ratings, squad values, and 10,000 simulations.

And a similar explanation of how we forecast... digressivecelts.co.uk/writing/2026...

digressivecelts.co.ukJust Be Good: Why there isn’t a trade-off between the league and Europe for CelticGood teams win games, at home and abroad. We checked whether European football costs Celtic anything in the league.

When we tweeted about Brugge competing in Europe with limited finances we were met with a lot of excuses, parroting the shite Lawwell used to spout - "We can't both compete in Europe while dominating the SPFL." We looked at the facts... digressivecelts.co.uk/writing/2026...

Listening about Celtic >>>>>> Watching Celtic

Digressive Celts@digressivecelts.bsky.social

A couple of further additions to our website. In the Data tab under 'Matches' you can now find a week to week look at not only the SPFL xG match ups from previous fixtures, but also the result likelihood for upcoming games...

And under 'Forecasts' you can now see league position probabilities AND teams' chances of either winning the title or finishing bottom...

This data will update automatically at the end of each matchday. www.digressivecelts.co.uk

So, what’s on our new website? Our episodes, our writing (including analytics), and Scottish Premiership data: performance metrics, season forecasts, and squad profiles (updated after every game, and spanning back to 2020). All free, no sign-up. digressivecelts.co.uk

View full thread

Then a page for each club, including a squad profile, a breakdown of their chances, and details about their performance and their fixtures.

digressivecelts.co.ukDigressive CeltsA weekly podcast about Celtic Football Club.

It updates after every round of games. 💚 digressivecelts.co.uk

View full thread

Forecasts: we simulate the rest of the season 10,000 times. Chances of finishing in each position for every team, as well as match probabilities.

Squads: every Premiership squad side by side. Squad value, average age weighted by minutes played, players used, and attack and defence ratings for each team.

Every episode can be played in browser, and is linked to Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Then our writing. We have analytics, starting with a piece looking at the link between running and results, and we have opinion pieces, starting with a piece about Celtic’s reputation.

Standings: the league table with Expected Points, worked out from the quality of every chance. Filterable by date and including every season back to 2020/21.

digressivecelts.co.ukStandingsA weekly podcast about Celtic Football Club.

With the win at Fir Park all data has been updated on the site, including standings, expected points and forecasts digressivecelts.co.uk/standings/

Episode 1 of the podcast is now available on Spotify😎

Forecasts tab up on the site now. Larry Nerd has too much time on his hands. Check it out - digressivecelts.co.uk

Digressive Celts reposted

David McWeeney

@abhoysvoice.bsky.social

Replying to @digressivecelts.bsky.social

Really enjoyable first episode guys! Everything laid out so well, in relation to the protests, state of the club etc. Looking forward to more! 😊 🔥🔥🔥 #Celticfc

The 'standings' tab of the website has had an early upgrade with an expected points graphic that will update after each game. We've also added a toggle to the league table so you can see how it looked on previous matchdays. Have a look: digressivecelts.co.uk/standings/

Digressive Celts reposted

David McWeeney

@abhoysvoice.bsky.social

1st ep here nails why e.g. tennis ball protest is needed. Desmond owns 34% of #Celticfc for the social aspect, rather than financial. Telling his billionaire mates "I own them"! So embarrass him by making them ask "Why do they hate you so much?" THAT got a reaction. Everything else is ignored

Digressive Celts@digressivecelts.bsky.social

Episode 1 is here. Frankie, Dave and Graeme chat: * State of the season so far * That statement * The MON interview * Preview Motherwell All podcast apps now traffic.libsyn.com/digressivel/...

@madebyfrankie.bsky.social

Digressive Celts reposted

frankie

Get your ears round the first ep of our new podcast. There's also two new articles on the site! digressivecelts.co.uk 😁

digressivecelts.co.ukDigressive CeltsA weekly podcast about Celtic Football Club.

Digressive Celts@digressivecelts.bsky.social

Episode 1 is here. Frankie, Dave and Graeme chat: * State of the season so far * That statement * The MON interview * Preview Motherwell All podcast apps now traffic.libsyn.com/digressivel/...

Digressive Celts reposted

Episode 1 is here. Frankie, Dave and Graeme chat: * State of the season so far * That statement * The MON interview * Preview Motherwell All podcast apps now traffic.libsyn.com/digressivel/...

Digressive Celts reposted

digressivecelts.co.ukCorrelation & Causation: Why running in football appears to be uselessRunning and results don’t correlate. Can we really say that running doesn’t matter?

We go again. A second piece of writing has hit the website. Larry Nerd looks at why running doesn’t correlate with winning. Read it here: digressivecelts.co.uk/writing/2026...

digressivecelts.co.ukCorrelation & Causation: Why running in football appears to be uselessRunning and results don’t correlate. Can we really say that running doesn’t matter?

We go again. A second piece of writing has hit the website. Larry Nerd looks at why running doesn’t correlate with winning. Read it here: digressivecelts.co.uk/writing/2026...

Digressive Celts reposted

Stats Matt

@mattrhein.bsky.social

Graeme with a measured and calm response to the current state of Celtic.

Digressive Celts@digressivecelts.bsky.social

Our first article is on the site - Celtic and their reputation negotiables Can check it out here: digressivecelts.co.uk/writing/2026...

digressivecelts.co.ukCeltic’s ReputationThe club says Celtic’s reputation is non-negotiable. Here are 11 ways it doesn’t seem to care about it.

Episode 1 is here. Frankie, Dave and Graeme chat: * State of the season so far * That statement * The MON interview * Preview Motherwell All podcast apps now traffic.libsyn.com/digressivel/...

Digressive Celts reposted

digressivecelts.co.ukCeltic’s ReputationThe club says Celtic’s reputation is non-negotiable. Here are 11 ways it doesn’t seem to care about it.

Our first article is on the site - Celtic and their reputation negotiables Can check it out here: digressivecelts.co.uk/writing/2026...

digressivecelts.co.ukCeltic’s ReputationThe club says Celtic’s reputation is non-negotiable. Here are 11 ways it doesn’t seem to care about it.

Our first article is on the site - Celtic and their reputation negotiables Can check it out here: digressivecelts.co.uk/writing/2026...

Digressive Celts reposted

Ed Ż

@edzelaski.bsky.social

If you wanna listen to me and a lot of other cool and nice people scream into the void about celtic… @digressivecelts.bsky.social

digressivecelts.co.ukDigressive CeltsA weekly podcast about Celtic Football Club.

Thanks to Larry Nerd we have a website up and running! On digressivecelts.co.uk you will find our latest episodes, writing on Celtic and wider football, and data analysis. Episode 1 of the podcast records on Wednesday night Search 'digressive celts' on your podcast apps!