Overview
- Celtic play St Mirren at Hampden on Sunday for the League Cup, with the tie presenting Wilfried Nancy’s first opportunity to lift silverware since taking charge.
- Nancy says victory would validate his work and that his players deserve it after recent uncertainty, while stressing belief in the squad and a need to balance emotion in a final.
- St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson urges a “faith over fear” approach and flags late fitness questions over captain Mark O’Hara and midfielder Malik Dijksteel.
- A Met Office yellow warning for rain in south‑west Scotland could disrupt travel over the weekend, though Glasgow is not currently covered by the alert.
- Media debate over Nancy’s position has intensified after losses to Hearts and Roma, even as voices such as Chris Sutton argue calls for the manager’s removal would be premature; local reports suggest possible Celtic tweaks, with Kasper Schmeichel tipped to start and Kelechi Iheanacho available.