{"id":196493,"date":"2025-10-13T06:29:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T06:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/196493\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T06:29:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T06:29:11","slug":"alistair-johnstons-sunday-night-post-is-great-news-for-celtic-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/196493\/","title":{"rendered":"Alistair Johnston&#8217;s Sunday Night Post Is Great News For Celtic Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alistair Johnston is edging closer to a Celtic return, but before the battle resumes, the Canadian international has taken a rare chance to catch his breath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Hoops right-back has been out since picking up an early-season knock, a setback that paused what had been a relentless stretch of football for both club and country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Since joining Celtic from CF Montr\u00e9al in late 2022, Johnston has barely had a moment\u2019s rest. He moved straight from the World Cup into the Premiership title race, then into international duty across continents.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3ce5f1n.jpg\" alt=\"Alistair Johnston Celebrates at Celtic Park\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1337\"  \/>Celtic\u2019s Alistair Johnston celebrates after scoring his sides second goal during the Premier Sports Cup second round match at <a data-autolink-id=\"32\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/celtsarehere.com\/celtic-park\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Celtic Park<\/a>, Glasgow. Picture date: Friday August 15, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This break, even if unplanned, might be exactly what his body needed. Johnston is known for his tireless energy and fierce work ethic, the kind of player who throws himself into every tackle and every minute on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But even the hardest-working players need a pause sometimes. After so much travel, intensity, and competition, some downtime was overdue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The defender is expected to be back in contention within the next four weeks, maybe even sooner, as Brendan <a data-autolink-id=\"13\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/celtsarehere.com\/brendan-rodgers-glasgow-celtic-2-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rodgers<\/a> gears up for a demanding run that includes meetings with Hearts and Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>Alistair Johnston\u2019s Celtic Down Time<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the meantime, Johnston seems to be making the most of his recovery. The 27-year-old shared photos on social media from a trip to the Isle of Arran, where he enjoyed some golf, coastal walks, and a few scenic food stops with his dog and, it seems, his partner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The images showed a more relaxed side of the Celtic star, far from the noise of Parkhead and the pressure of international fixtures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Supporters will be glad to see him taking time to recharge, both physically and mentally, because once he\u2019s back, there won\u2019t be much room for rest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With Celtic competing on multiple fronts, Johnston\u2019s return will be a big boost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">His mix of defensive strength and attacking drive has been missed, and as he closes in on his comeback, fans can take comfort knowing he\u2019ll return refreshed, refocused, and ready to go again.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/teesfortims.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DANSDLKHBDS.png\" alt=\"Tees for Tims\" width=\"100%\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alistair Johnston is edging closer to a Celtic return, but before the battle resumes, the Canadian international has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":196494,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-196493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}