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Expressing love for Celtic FC through the medium of numbers!

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+++Writer: The Huddle Breakdown, The Celtic Way
+++Podcaster: The Huddle Breakdown, ACSOM
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Here is the complete collection of analyses into
@ScottishFA refs

SFA refereeing was first discussed on
Graham Spiers pod

The analyses were expanded upon on the
@ACSOMPOD

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#patternsofassistance

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How did @CelticFC turn @MotherwellFC into @realmadrid?

🍀📉 The Motherwell loss was a "train wreck". Listen in for the historic data behind the defeat and if Nancy can survive the Derby. 🎙️📺

w/ @celticbynumbers.bsky.social & @jucojames.bsky.social

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January 1, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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As we leave 2025, the performance and projection data remains as chaotic as it has been all season with so much uncertainty over resilience and sustainability

It really is all there to play for
Speedboat League - A Farewell to 2025
Chaos and confusion abound as the most unpredictable league since the 1980s braces itself for the New Year.
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January 2, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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Happy New Year to you all!

We come bearing gifts - a great big pile of crap!

But also Motherwell - magnificent!
Motherwell 2, Celtic 0 - 30th December, 2025
Just like watching.....a competently managed Scandinavian side
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January 1, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Where else do get the Speedboat League, and the projected final table and xG difference trends all in one place?

That’s right , NOWHERE!

Join us, you know it makes sense
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December 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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One way or t'other, ol' Nancy is going to give good numberage

That's Entertainment!
Livingston 2, Celtic 4 - 27th December, 2025
Well, at least it is going to be entertaining!
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December 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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A season of great variance trundles onto the Premier Kings of chaos as Celtic face Livingston
Livingston Preview - 27th December, 2025
On we roll, the challenges change, the risks remain, but hopefully the cohesion also improves.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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More bully than you can shake a dart at this week

The Speedboat League is only the half of it

Delve into a twisting tales of the unexpected world and behold the Banked It league

Make believe is so much better than reality!
Speedboat League Christmas Special 2025/26
A deluxe edition, with an added "Banked It" league featuring projections. Ooooooo
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December 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Aberdeen stat pack sets us up for a fun festive time!

Much to admire amongst the usual angst and frustration!
Celtic 3, Aberdeen 1 - 21st December, 2025
Cohesion, chances, positive variance, setback, resilience, win!
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December 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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the stat pack from the Dundee United game

may become a collector's item......
Dundee United 2, Celtic 1 - 17th December, 2025
More failings to defend chaos ball, more resilience failures, and yet.....
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December 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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The ol' Speedboat League, more twists and turns than James Bond in the ol' Live and Let Die.
Speedboat League 2025/26 - To 17th December, 2025
The variance monster has been voracious this season. Yom Yom.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Bringing us up to date with a review of the big calls

Has the Xmas spirit led to a break in what was a great run of refereeing form?
Honest Mistakes 2025/26 - To 17th December, 2025
Maybe some pre-Christmas sherry has been taken.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Stat packs for domestic Cups are only available here

You can subscribe for free for seven days - i hope you find enough you enjoy to stay

Congratulations to St Mirren - a well deserved win
St Mirren 3, Celtic 1 - 14th December, 2025
Change is hard. It requires careful management and implementation planning, impact analysis, feedback loops, and refinement. This looks impossible.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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All the numbers from the Europa League tie with AS Roma

Hurrah!
Celtic 0, AS Roma 3 - 11th December, 2025
Europa League defeat. Nancy could do with catching a break.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Thoughts on Roma, and a look ahead to St Mirren in the League Cup Final
Roma, St Mirren and Nancy Too
Lessons from a modern 67-year-old, and a look ahead to the League Cup Final
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December 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Nancy’s whiteboard caused a stir, but was it actually genius? 🤔

We break down the tactics behind the Hearts loss, expose the "variance" keeping Hearts afloat + Roma preview.

w/ @celticbynumbers.bsky.social + @jucojames.bsky.social

🍀📊

LINK: tinyurl.com/ynzwyf3m

#CelticFC #WilfriedNancy
Wilfried Nancy’s "Whiteboard" Tactics: Genius or Madness? + Roma Preview
In this episode of The Huddle Breakdown, we investigate Wilfried Nancy’s controversial debut against Hearts, analyzing whether his sideline “whiteboard” tactics were a stroke of innovative genius or a...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Whilst disappointing, there were many "I can see how this would work" moments, too

How to enforce greater final 3rd quality remains the biggest challenge
Celtic 1, Heart of Midlothian 2 - 7th December, 2025
Wilfried Nancy's debut at a turbulent Celtic Park. It could have gone better.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Dundee stat pack with the last dance of Martin O'Neill
Celtic 1, Dundee 0 - 3rd December, 2025
Martin O'Neill's final game adds emotional poignancy amidst the winter slog
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December 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Did MON leave Celtic top of the ol' Speedboat League?

let's peak behind the curtain
Speedboat League 2025/26 - to 3rd December, 2025
Has Martin O'Neill left Celtic in prime spot to pick up the fast water-based transporter?
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December 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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The big calls reviewed up to 30th November game when Celtic went to Easter Road.
Honest Mistakes 2025/26 - To 30th November, 2025
The major calls reviewed up to the games completed on 30th November 2025.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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The ol' Speedboat League twists and turns
Speedboat League 2025/26 - @ 1st December, 2025
A bit of McInnes spiciness on a cold winter's night. Yum.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Preview of tonight's game

That loss at Dens was extraordinarily bad
Dundee Preview - 3rd December, 2025
It could be an emotional night, as well as a low blocky one.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Another away win, another xG battering

Welcome back to the 00s!

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Hibernian 1, Celtic 2 - 30th November, 2025
Celtic, under Headmaster O'Neill, continue their stint in old skool. Yep, I'm flogging that one to death.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Playing catch up with the stat packs

The St Mirren game
St Mirren 0, Celtic 1 - 22nd November, 2025
Celtic find a way, is the best we can say
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November 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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A stunning 3–1 win in Rotterdam — but is it real progress or a one-off reaction?

@celticbynumbers.bsky.social & @jucojames.bsky.social break down Celtic’s best European performance in years…

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#CelticFC #Feyenoord #EuropaLeague #HuddleBreakdown
November 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM