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Morning,all. Things we didnt know we didn’t know! I’ll be honest,when our sadly departed frien,Ian,told me that SOLKITTS had taken up refereeing after moving south,I didn’t laugh-I expected him to…
Morning,all. Things we didnt know we didn’t know! I’ll be honest,when our sadly departed frien,Ian,told me that SOLKITTS had taken up refereeing after moving south,I didn’t laugh-I expected him to…
Morning,all. Today brings us a wee quiz on the laws of the game. Courtesy of SOLKITTS,and including the latest directives from IFAB. Some of these questions are a little strange….
91 years ago … 1931 and The Scottish Cup Holders are having a well- earned day off after playing their 9th ‘friendly’ match of the USA Tour. Opponents were Bricklayers…
Morning,all. A very interesting article in yesterday’s Independent,written by Miguel Delaney,got me to thinking. It pointed out that there are very few centre forwards of the type that we would…
It’s not everyday a manager agrees to return to being just a first team coach. One often imagines a progression through the ranks consisting of youth team, reserve team, first…
Next season’s fixture list has emerged and the Champions shall host the Dandy Dons in the Sunday evening game. As matches go it’s a hard start, their new manager will…
Morning,all. I seem to recall commenting in an article a few months back that the stand-off with the SPFL sponsors and Sevco was likely to end with an agreement that…
Morning,all. Now that the flurry of international games are over,some of our players can maybe get some well-earned rest at last. We all know from experience in our own workplaces…
91 Years ago in Summer of 1931 our Bhoys are still Touring USA with the Scottish Cup Picking up a wee notion that there is a bit of aggro in…
Morning,all. This article is somewhat unlikely to match the standards of yesterday’s tour de force from Mahe,seeing as I’m writing it on my iPhone five hours into a stint in…
Morning,all. As we have done every year in the site’s existence,we are once again running a non-contributory ROYAL ASCOT competition. Prizes are Winner-£50 Second-£25 Highest priced winner-£25 There is no…
,,,and both manage the club very differently under the same owner. Polar opposites almost, and the arrival of Harry Kewell will be further proof of a new strategy. The…
Morning,all. Celtic chose to celebrate the first anniversary of AP’s tenure as manager yesterday by announcing the official signing of Cameron Carter-Vickers,aka CCV. Or CV,as they rather cleverly termed him…
Annually, every close season, I attempt to reflect upon the top flight season as a whole, in order to assess how the national sport is coming along. Despite the overall…
I’ve looked at the responses to The Loss of Trust in The Celtic Trust blog by CST member Chris McGachy and his later blog that gives an account of what…
June isn’t the best month to be writing about events in Celtic’s history. Nevertheless, a wee trowel through the Celticwiki site … as ye do… points to some interesting Summer…
Morning,all. We are just over a week away from a big cut-off point,the 15th of June which heralds the opening of the transfer window. This is clearly an important day…
Morning,all. Those of us lucky enough to have access to the pay-TV sports network always enjoy a veritable feast at this time of year,as European competions and domestic leagues draw…
Trust AGM Celtic Trust in denial – always the victims ‘We are a small group of volunteers, doing the best we can, please don’t criticize us’ was the message from Trustees…
Morning,all. I reckon most of us could rhyme off the names of The Lisbon Lions from when we were kids. That was drummed into us at the same time as…
Sometimes I need a top up. Residing in central California through choice, it’s easy to forget the size and scope of the club we all love to some degree or…
130 years ago … 1892 and the most successful season to date concludes with our first ever ‘Treble’ – the first of its kind in Scotland. All Three available Cups are…
Morning,all. Football is a simple game,sometimes made more difficult by overthinking things. Or so goes the accepted wisdom of the elder statesmen at various levels of the game. This can…
Morning,all. This is the time of year when football fans get antsy about how to fill the long barren weeks until the new season begins,but it is hardly one where…
Platinum Award Ange Postecoglou There are so many online clips, quotes and anecdotes, that it’s difficult to find one that sums up why Celtic fans fell in love with Ange…
Callum William McGregor (Captain) Celtic’s Dynamic Midfield Duo of Captain Broony & Calmac The Bhoy Wonder finally parted company at the end of the Debacle Season 20/21. Having lost the…
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Morning,all. BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE rather painfully reminded us of our line-up against Midjtylland in late July last year. Apart from a few players who were rarely seen again for us,we…
Morning,all. Today sees the first of a series of articles dedicated to the stars of the season just gone,and I’m delighted to have the opportunity to lead off with my…
So it’s confirmed. Nir Bitton will not, repeat will not, be playing emergency centre back for Celtic in next year’s Champions League qualifiers.I’ve honestly waited a decade to type that….
Oops, not that one.But there’s a similarity, our Big Joe was also one of a group of heroes. Hand on heart, I never once doubted the man or thought him a…
Our former stalwart Kristopher Ajer found a new home in Brentford, a London based club that has found itself in the top flight.How did he get on?Very well by all…
Morning,all. We have now embarked on our longest close season break for a considerable number of years,something which will be a relief to many of our star players. Yes,there are…
Morning,all. Last night’s events in Seville might well continue to be discussed by our members in the comments section of this article,but I prefer to write about Celtic. And I’m…
130 years ago…. 1892 and the best Celtic season to date, with The Glasgow Cup & Scottish Cup already in the trophy cabinet, and narrowly missing out on the League…
Morning,all. Today brings us a guest article,about The Celtic Trust AGM,to be held later today. ~~~~~~ Celtic Trust suffers from personality disorder A ‘no confidence’ motion for today’s AGM, suggests that the Celtic Trust suffers…
So now it’s all done and dusted, the time is truly here for a collective chinwag regarding where exactly does this particular title rank, in that long list of Celtic…
Reviews of our manager and personnel start in earnest next week.The club itself, the game as a whole, and especially the Scottish football season reviews must wait until all is…
Morning,all. I warned you all at the weekend that I planned to have this as the title of my article about us winning the league! And I’ve used it mainly…
We’ve won the league again, fly the flag.A great achievement, this season, some say up there with the best titles, we have won, let’s have a trip down memory lane…
130 years ago … back to 1892 and perhaps Celts celebrated their fine Scottish Cup #1 win with a wee bit too much enthusiasm? There is zero evidence of that…
In most league winning teams in my lifetime, there have been one or two points during those seasons, where I have thought to myself: “We’re gonna win this league.” For…
I’m not calling it Champions Week, as we’ve been champions in all but name for some time, but over the course of the next few days we shall all witness…
That was my first impression upon reading our rivals have booked themselves a place in another European final, never an easy feat. I suppose one could look at this a…
Morning,all. About forty years ago when Channel Four first started,I would occasionally have a look in at their coverage of American Football. Always keep an open mind,innat. Didn’t take me…
Morning,all. Six points ahead with three games to play,and two of them are at home. Bhoy,I’d have bitten your arm off for that a year ago-or even at the start…
17 years ago … 2005 and on this day (Tuesday) Celts are licking wounds after losing 1-3 to Hibs – now facing a challenge to get back on top of…
Morning,all. Yesterday’s news from Celtic Park,coming hard on the heels of our result on Sunday,wasn’t as immediate or as shocking as the infamous Hampden shower scene of three years ago….
In many ways yesterday’s game actually had a little bit of something for everyone, a rarity in football, manna from heaven for blogs and chinwaggers across the globe. The…
I won’t be penning a match preview today, but I shall instead share my prediction.With seven games gone, just after a depressing defeat and with players looking unsure of our…