Celtic fans reckon manager Neil Lennon is about to hand Marvin Compper just his second start for the club tonight against St Mirren.
The usual team rumours and predicted line-ups have been doing the rounds throughout the week into today and most of them include the German centre-back, despite not playing at all so far this season.
Compper was pushed to the fringes of the squad by previous manager Brendan Rodgers but under Lennon he’s started to be included in Reserve matches again, even drawing praise from the Celtic boss last month.
Asked on 8th March if he could feature before the end of the season, Lennon said: “He could, yeah. He played a development game on Tuesday and I went to see it. He’s training with the first-team squad and he’s keeping himself ticking over with match fitness with the development team. If called upon he’ll be ready, fitness-wise anyway.”
With Dedryck Boyata injured and Filip Benkovic also out of action, it now seems the Hoops boss could turn to a player who has played just one match, against Alloa, since joining last January.
All eyes will be on that official team news tonight.
These fans have taken to Twitter to discuss it all…
https://twitter.com/paulthetim/status/1113426523380436992
In the strangest of strange seasons Compper starting would not surprise me. HH pic.twitter.com/00p17DkmyC
— Celtic Gossip (@CelticGossip) April 3, 2019
Compper starting 💉💉
— . (@liamcsc) April 3, 2019
Marvin Compper is 100% going to come in and play a blinder tonight and turn into a squad player for next season heard it here first
— Sean Markus Clifford (@seanmarkus_67) April 3, 2019
Marvin-mania running wild in #glasgow tonight. Finnieston bespoke #celtic SC absolutely pumped to see the bold Marvin compper in hoops
— Hipster Celtic (@hipsterceltic) April 2, 2019
Buzzing for big Compper to score the winner tonight 🙌🏻
— Kev (@KA1806) April 3, 2019
https://twitter.com/_DD1888/status/1113415104052305920
If Lenny starts Compper tonight he is fully trying to troll Rodgers. I wouldn’t be surprised if he invites Moussa Dembele to trophy day to top it all off 😂
— James, Junglebhoy (@jlavan92) April 3, 2019
What’s your preferred starting eleven this evening? Have your say below…