Celtic’s Easter Rising to Title Challenge starts at Dundee – Win at All Costs
Celtic’s Easter Rising to Title Challenge starts at Dundee – Win at All Costs On Easter Sunday we sit third in the league, and we currently deserve to be there. If we finish first we will also deserve to be Champions, it’s now just a question of how much the current crop of Celtic players want it… Referee Matthew MacDermid. Dundee v Celtic.
19 October 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star) As we head to Dens Park later today to face Steven Pressley’s Dundee side in what is a must win match Celtic in a city we have drawn a blank in in the three previous visits this season losing twice to Dundee United and once to today’s opponents. Celtic has tried three different managers in contests in the City of Discovery and all three – Brendan Rodgers, Wilfried Nancy and Martin O’Neill have all come away empty handed.
We currently occupy third spot, and even if results go our way today, third place is where we will remain, and we can’t have any complaints. We have been the authors of our own misfortune for quite some time dating back to the Scottish Cup Final last season agains Aberdeen which was thrown away by playing a goalkeeper nowhere near match fit. Dundee manager Steven Pressley.
Dundee v Celtic. 19 October 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star) A win over Dundee, and a Hearts loss at Livingston defeat is the ideal scenario, even though it would keep the Rangers in top spot.
But such an outcome would keep us firmly in contention for the title, especially with two home games pending against our title rivals. Even if Livingston can take a point that would be a decent result for us IF and only if we win at Dens Park. We may be currently third in the pecking order, which is nowhere near good enough, but are still well in reach of top spot, a place we’ve been accustomed to for quite some time.