The team are still getting used to life without Brendan Rodgers,<\/a> after his stunning resignation which sent shockwaves through Scottish football.<\/p>\n Dermot Desmond\u2019s statement<\/a> was so scathing regarding Rodgers that it temporarily deflected from the return of O\u2019Neill,<\/a> who will be assisted by Shaun Maloney.<\/a><\/p>\n And ahead of Sunday\u2019s semi-final, Hugh Keevins<\/a> has been discussing his brutal axing of one Celtic man.<\/p>\n Hugh Keevins on Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s brutal axing of Yang Hyun-Jun<\/p>\n Rodgers\u2019 Honda Civic comments<\/a> will forever be associated with his eventual departure.<\/p>\n A desperately poor summer transfer window left him relying on squad players such as Yang Hyun-Jun.<\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE: Andy Walker and Barry Ferguson in disagreement over Celtic striker selection for Rangers clash<\/a><\/p>\n Credit: YouTube\/Clyde 1 Superscoreboard<\/p>\n Yang joined the Hoops in the summer of 2023, Rodgers\u2019 first transfer window since returning. It is not a nice window to look back on for Hoops fans.<\/p>\n The fact that the 23-year-old is still on the books at Celtic is a damning indictment of the transfer business done by the club since.<\/p>\n Discussing the Hoops\u2019 squad selection on Clyde Superscoreboard, Keevins discussed O\u2019Neill\u2019s decision to \u2018bin\u2019 the Korean, among other things.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cYou do the old favourite and see if Maeda can frighten the life out of James Tavernier.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the great things about Martin O\u2019Neill is that he immediately binned Yang, so he\u2019ll be nowhere to be seen.<\/p>\n \u201cI think [Kenny] will be entitled to think he\u2019ll start. Someone will have to just take a hit and drop out. Hatate doesn\u2019t deserve to play. He should be left out.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s marvellous, but he just doesn\u2019t merit a place.\u201d<\/p>\n Who else was left out of Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s Celtic squad vs Falkirk?<\/p>\n It\u2019s no secret that the Hoops have a bloated squad, with what Rodgers would describe as \u2018club signings\u2019.<\/p>\n Also not in O\u2019Neill\u2019s matchday squad against Falkirk were the two signings which led Japanese fans to urge their players to stop joining Celtic.<\/a><\/p>\n Defender Hayato Inamura<\/a> looked more than capable in his appearance against Livingston, but hasn\u2019t been seen since. Shin Yamada<\/a> was used as a substitute at Tynecastle, but bombed out of the squad for Falkirk.<\/p>\n![\"Hugh](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-16.56.58-1024x592.png\")
Hugh Keevins speaking live on Clyde 1 Superscoreboard radio show<\/p>\n