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Celtic: Fans react to team news ahead of Falkirk clash

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Celtic fans on Twitter have been responding to the latest team news concerning their Scottish Cup showdown against Falkirk at Celtic Park. 

This comes after the official Celtic Twitter account shared a post on their page revealing the starting XI that interim Hoops manager John Kennedy has chose to play the match against Falkirk.

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The starting XI for Celtic includes Scott Bain, Scott Brown, Leigh Griffiths, David Turnbull, Jonjoe Kenny, Ryan Christie, Tom Rogic, Kristoffer Ajer, James Forrest, Stephen Welsh and Diego Laxalt. 

This post then gathered a lot of replies from Hoops fans who were not shy in sharing their thoughts on Kennedy’s line-up for the game against Falkirk. 

So, what did these Celtic fans have to say in response to this latest team news ahead of their Scottish Cup match against Falkirk? 

“This might be the worst team selection of all time” 

@MH67___

“Wow that gives me the fear”

@marcmcb11

“Horrendous sooner Eddie Howe’s in the door the better” 

@rebekahhhiggins

“Strange lineup glad Forrest is back though!”

@KierHar

“Are we not taking this competition seriously?”

@PaulJamesNangle

“That is so bad”

@allcaps67

Looking at the replies to this post from the official Celtic Twitter account regarding the starting line-up to face Falkirk, it appears that these Hoops fans are not overly impressed by the team that Kennedy has chosen to start the match.

Are you confident Celtic can beat Falkirk with this team?

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Yes

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Looking ahead to the match, given how Celtic failed to keep up with Rangers at the top of the SPFL table this season, this match against Falkirk give the team an opportunity to move on from their league disappointment and focus on progressing in this competition. 

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