GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 01: Celtic CEO Michael Nicholson during a William Hill Premiership match between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park, on September 01, 2024, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group via Getty Images)
The Ibrox Tribute Act have put a bid to sign Elijah Just from Motherwell.
Celtic fans have long coveted the winger who was one of the outstanding talents in last season’s SPFL Premiership.
Fellow professionals voted Just and four of his Fir Park team-mates into theSPFA Team of the Year.
More eye-catchingly Just scored three times at the World Cup Finals for New Zealand, making him their record World Cup goalscorer.
Celtic have been screaming out for probably four wingers for the best part of a year.
Another of many areas of failure for Michael Nicholson.
In desperation £10m was spent on Michel-Ange Balikwisha and Sebastian Tounekti in the final week of the transfer window.
Quietly Motherwell signed Just from Danish second Division side AC Horsens.
Just’s effective wing play, generally off the right wing, was one of the main factors in Motherwell’s success last season with the style of play taking the SPFL by surprise.
JUST THE JOB BUT NOT FOR CELTIC
Despite four impressive displays against Celtic there has been absolutely no interest in Just from the hoops.
No contact or discussion with Motherwell. No request to be kept informed from Michael Nicholson or anyone in the Celtic recruitment team.
After the disastrous loan signing of Skov Olsen bringing in a right winger is a priority for Derek McInnes.
Fifteen miles down the M74 is the solution. A goalscorer and creator who is already settled in Scottish football.
With Swansea in talks with Motherwell over Just the Ibrox club have cranked up their interest in the three goal World Cup star.
Just can play on either wing or in an advanced midfield role.
Like Kelechi Iheanacho and Marcelo Saracchi, Just won’t be turning out for Celtic in the season ahead.
Celtic decided against putting Martin O’Neill up to preview tomorrow’s match at home to Middlesbrough.
Michael Nicholson’s confession that he can’t deal with agents would naturally have been the first question to ask the Celtic boss.
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This is 100% deliberate, they are trying to throw the league to protect their precious OF brand. If this wasnt so serious you would think it has to be a wind up.
I didnt want to believe this but it seems ita the only reason left
Strange but true.
Fck right off. Inheacho has gone to 2nd teir club. Wtf is going on. Did they try or was is usual bullshit. Enough is enough. Don’t be fools guys.
“Again”
Desmond,Nicholson and wilson have to go now (3 comedians)get to fck out ,sell your shares,they are fooling the celtic fans who built this club.need new owners who will commit to a complete new structure of this club and make it a force in Scotland and Europe yet again.protests are going too happening.not another penny!
We haven’t spent a penny yet. We sold 2 players to pay for our new striker. If Rocky goes the money from him may get us another player. Why are we working like this no other professional club in the world work like we do.
Aye, aye captain
The listless idler Nicholson is a toe rag, he only has to turn the spyglass on himself to see a double agent. He is a loose cannon for O’Neill who gives him a wide berth. A seasick Martin ships his shanties on the poop deck whenever Nicholson brings aboard another dead weight passenger or looses out on a ace deck hand when holding all the cards.
Why he’s given leeway by DD who knows? he is as useless as a one-legged sailor in an arse-kicking contest. A stand by for inaction Nicholson has ran his course, haze mist the boat on so many Glasgow bound signings. Shiver me timbers it must be time for him to fog off or we’ll be left high and dry come the end of the season, Just go!
O’Neill who thinks he knows the ropes, gets the honour of being piped aboard an elite class of cruiser to salute the toff, doffing his cap to tug a receding forelock in deference to a first rate mate, his majesty the self-proclaimed incredible hulk Dermot Desmond.
Dermot’s craft of waving the Jolly Jack Tar flag during diner at the captains table, will pass muster with O’Neill. Martin has permission to come aboard only if he keeps his porthole shut, obeys orders and doesn’t rock the boat. He signed on knowing he was one of DD’s cabin boys because the pay is good. He doesn’t have to captain Kidd us, he took command of a leaking junk ship and thinks he can plug the gaps.
DD will display his true colours soon he won’t get the team over the line, instead he has them over a barrel and they’ll be kept in line.
Make way for long gone silver, Petty officer Chris “Uriah Heep” McKay is responsible for the ships flog books to be in order, Dermot takes a deep dive into operational expenses and that the hoi polloi trade wins flow in, McKay’s account passes with flying colours they are in ship shape.
Wilson for whom the bell tolls, looks ready to keel over, bow out and take the final watch.
How long were you in the army.
Aye Con very witty buddy…
May I just add that Lucan makes me seasick…
Any fu**in sick – Drink sick, physically sick, certainly mentally sick for sure !
We really need to get every single hun out of that boardroom and out of Celtic park for good. They’ve been doing the team from ibrox work for them for long enough now. Truly is time for real Celtic people in there and preferably true Rebels like the very first Celtic board had fenian rebels in it
The odious Desmond and his malignant cabal of corporate greed and austerity fc are behaving as if they are a club in financial distress, this is their modus operandi and given carte blanch by the season ticket holders, they will our money and keep it ,end of story . Stop giving them your money or you are complicit in the destruction of our club
Parasite FC.