The wait goes on for Celtic fans to learn the extent of Kasper Schmeichel’s injury.
Schmeichel injured his shoulder during Denmark’s UEFA Nations League encounter against Portugal during the international break.
The big issue with that is Celtic’s number one goalkeeper couldn’t be substituted because Denmark had made all their subs.
That has probably made Schmeichel’s injury worse, and now attention turns to who will start for Brendan Rodgers in the coming weeks.
Celtic host Hearts in the Premiership on Saturday and all the attention is on Viljami Sinisalo starting.
But another name was thrown into the hat, instead of the summer signing from Aston Villa, who made his Celtic debut in the Scottish Cup this season.
Scott Bain suggested as Kasper Schmeichel’s replacement for Celtic instead of Viljami Sinisalo
Someone like Sinisalo is new to the scene, but Scott Bain has been at the club for several years now, so he will understand and know what the pressure cooker of first-team football is like.
It was suggested that Bain should start against Hearts, with Stephen McGinn issuing a response and highlighting how he ‘has been there in those situation’, as he told Go Radio.
But McGinn made it clear, because of Bain’s lack of minutes and game time, Celtic can’t afford to take that risk, and Sinisalo is the man to take the gloves.
“You could see the thinking of it,” said McGinn. “I actually don’t know how, but Twitter came across a cup final against Hearts when Hearts scored two and Scott Bain was in goal.
“So, he has been there in those situations. I have played with Scott Bain. I thought he was terrific at Dundee when I played with him. He stepped in, at times, for Celtic and did really well.
“I would just be concerned with how competitive life has been for Scott Bain, over the last couple of years, in terms of, you would think Sinisalo is lined up to be a future goalkeeper at Celtic. He has to be given the nod.
Bain’s Celtic career in numbers
Bain hasn’t played a single minute of action this season, and instead, has found himself on the bench for several matches across the formats.
The last time the 33-year-old donned the number one colours was last season for three Premiership matches – a few minutes against St Mirren, the full 90 against Motherwell and when Joe Hart got sent off against Livingston.
Overall, Bain has played 78 matches for the Hoops, only playing more matches for Dundee and Alloa in his career.
