SENTINELCELTS

130 years ago… 1891 we prepare for a momentous season for the ‘new’ club. Tomorrow (4th) will see a visit to Greenock for a pre-season ‘friendly’ against Morton at Cappielow….

Morning,all. Not the best weekend I’ve ever experienced,what with one thing and another. Should have seen the writing on the wall right away when I saw the refereeing appointments. Draw…

So Griff got booed. Wouldn’t have been everyone there but it was clearly audible over the airwaves, the Tims booed one of their own team at home for off field…

For a suave jailbird with only bluster left, then yes.For a world famous football club it’s flabbergasting.   The fact we are a bare bones operation has been displayed for…

Morning,all. Abject. Awful. Pitiful. Tragic. Just a few of the words that posters used last night to describe our performance over the two legged tie against Danish giants Midtjylland. Out of…

Morning,all. So it seems that we have finally been made an offer for I Wanna which the club deems as at the very least a starting point for negotiations. As…

110 years ago- The close season 1911 had parallels with the present day…The halcyon days of ‘6 in a row’ are over, and any hopes of a ‘Seven’ are dashed…

Morning,all. Saturday was that rare occurrence for some of us,but by no means a rare one recently-a sobering event! If it isn’t covid restrictions denying us access to the pub,it’s…

“I therefore intend to explore measures to mandate greater fan engagement, and in particular measures that will seek to provide for fan consultation on key issues”Perhaps the most important words…

Jock left us Billy.Billy left us Choccy.Tommy left us Jackie.Dr. Jo left us Lubo.Wim left us Henke.John left us Stilian.Martin left us Bobo.Gordon left us Scott.And then Kris was Ronnie’s…

Morning,all. My article on Monday morning was aimed at being neither negative nor unduly optimistic. As has most of my correspondence under the new regime at managerial and CEO level. They retain…

Morning,all. A Journey Of A Thousand Miles famously begins with one step. Barkas took a step out from his goal,and under no pressure whatsoever,flapped like an aging windmill in a…

120 years ago – 1901 Close season seems the longest yet. The last game played was The Cup Final on 6th April and the first game in 1901/02 was 7th…

Morning,all. Tomorrow sees us kick off the season for real on the back of an uninspiring run of pre-season friendlies. I never worry too much about them,I gave that up…

Almost three years ago now a few disgruntled minds threw together a fresh website to help accommodate what would later be referred to as a new breed of Celtic supporter….

  Today gives us a guest article by M6BHOY,explain why he has lost his love of Celtic. Firstly, some historical background about me. I was born in Glasgow in 1956…

I’ve written a few leaders on some past Celtic players and I thought long and hard before doing this one, as I don’t know if I can do it justice,…

Morning,all.   A week away from our opener in the Champions League,and we have been unable or unwilling to sign one single player to slot into our starting eleven. To…

100 years ago 1921 Season 1920/21 had been a disappointment in the league, despite a solid Ne’rday win at Ibrox with two goals from Joe Cassidy. The team had moved…

Morning,all. Having watched a fair few matches in these Euros Championships,I have to say that I was largely impressed by the quality. International football leaves me cold as a rule….

Each of us have lived through some momentous occasions, the gift of life, witness to some historical act that shall be recorded in the annals of history never to be…

Pin that on the dressing room wall right now Ange. It’s old, it’s cliched, but it’s very apt to our situation.   Everyday that passes without first team reinforcements signing…

Morning,all.   It’s a conspiracy,I tell ye. Buggers are doing everything in their power to ruin my birthday on Sunday for me. Or alternatively,they might just manage to make it…

Morning,all.   Tonight sees our team make its first public appearance under new management. While it is unlikely to bear much resemblance to the shambolic unit that we had the…

On This Day…6th July 130 years ago… Close season 1891 was just a wee bit quieter than the current one. The new club, had won The Glasgow Cup v Third…

Morning,all.   First Monday of the new month,the month that sees us play our first competitive match in a couple of weeks. It should also see our full complement of…

My phone went last night and the other end said ‘Mahe, it’s Ange. Any of your posters good on the ball by chance?’Ok, ok, but you know what I mean.There’s…

“If you’re going to blame Peter for the failed ten, then you must also credit him for the successful nine before that!” You’ve probably read the above comment or something…

Morning,all. Strictly speaking,today is the start of a new era. And also the culmination of a long hard fight to make it happen. But other people can explain that better,none…

After the recent sad news that Bertie Auld has been diagnosed with dementia. A Celtic legend who I personally believe is and was the best ever Celtic ambassador, he is…

The people have spoken. Moving on is clearly the majority of the supports wish , 48k season tickets sold leaves little room for doubt. A new regime with a new…

Morning,all. Firstly,thanks to everyone for the contributions to the debate over the last three years nearly,but more importantly the last three days since THAT sitdown chat with our new manager…

So now we welcome Big Ange to The Celtic Family.   Many of the ‘Foot Soldiers’ on here wish him well and that would absolutely be my view. An extremely…

I’m sure we’ve all heard the old saying ‘look after your pennies and the pounds will look after themselves’, or something similar. I got to contemplating the mess our club…

Morning,all. A personal opinion from FRIESDORFER about the CST meeting the other night. ****** The following is my take from the above meeting. After the recent decision of the Celtic…

Morning,all. It seems that Irvine Welsh spoke the truth nearly three decades ago when he famously put words into the mouth of his antihero in Trainspotting. He has never written…

The next few weeks should see several signings made which always excites, and some departures which sometimes upsets. I hope Ange believes in the old ‘build from the back’ philosophy,…

Morning,all. As one or two of you may have noticed,I spent the extended weekend Chez SOLKITTS. We’ve known each other for about forty years,he blames me for blighting his life…

Ladies and gentlemen, I’m very concerned about our collective ability to handle the massive test about to come all our ways, that of course is being forced to watch another…

Morning,all.   I was sent a guest article yesterday,which being planned as today’s piece meant that I had a day off. I love stuff like this-for the obvious reason that…

“Fear is an instinct, courage is a choice” A Sioux warrior to a fellow WW2 volunteer     The Age of Ange truly begins with preseason starting today, good luck…

Morning,all. OGLACH raised a good point in an early response to yesterday’s article. Namely,just how much time should we be willing to give AP before we start getting the return…

Morning,all. I spent a lovely wee day yesterday with one of my best pals and his girl. They live in Bicester,the obvious place to meet up is Oxford-and blinkin’ flip…

Hi,folks. Here’s the deal. One selection per race. Winner gets 10 points plus SP while the runner up gets five and the third two I’m off for a long weekend…

As Ange begins his first full week in charge of the famous Glasgow Celtic, I must admit that my overriding feeling heading into this season is curiosity. I’ve never ever…

Morning,all. The ink on the AP contract is hardly dry yet-in fact,it is likely to have been done on line,as would most of the recruitment process and interviews with him-and…

Morning,all. Over 100 days since we started our hunt for a new manager-which really should have been underway long long before that-and we finally have the fabled white smoke over…

Hello everyone, my name’s Mahe and I’ve been a new breed of fan for about five or six years now. I guess I felt it was best to lay out…

Morning,all. Following on from Monday excellent piece from REBUS67,it may be time to have a look at precedents for a new manager taking over after a dreadful campaign the previous…

Exploring how to heal causes of division in the Celtic ranks via accountable and therefore meaningful AGMs –     A link to this Talk from the Terrace podcast with…