Morning,all. Aye,the headline? Every word true,words that you might expect from a bridge player. But heyho. Hearts this weekend,huh? I hate playing this mob. They really despise us,go for our…

Morning,all. I sent an article to MAHE on Wednesday night,and it went for a walk through cyberspace,never to be seen again. That is so annoying. You guys might spend five minutes…

What’s football’s best feature? Easy, it’s unpredictability. Every weekend millions around the globe gather to watch the beautiful game for the same simple reason, we don’t know what shall occur….

Morning,all. That was maybe a mixed bag on Sunday. It is always a pleasure to take five off anyone,maybe sometimes more of a pleasure when it is that mob. Apart…

Morning,all. Today’s article is inspired by an excellent comment by INIQUITOUS IV,and the title by his love of The Rolling Stones. And it covers a topic which MAHE and I,strangely…

Morning,all. Perhaps belatedly,I’ll offer my congratulations to the England women who lifted the title for their country. It’s not grudged or anything,the reason for being a tad late is that…

I was a little perplexed on Sunday that young Master Welsh was given the nod over Big Jenz, my reasoning being our two first choice centre halves need game time…

Attention to detail I’ll admit we aren’t role models in that department. Between misspelling, getting it wrong on occasion, shoddiness with answering emails, etc etc it’s not a topic the…

Morning,all. I think it has been a good week to be a Celtic supporter. While I thought that the flag that we raised in recognition of our amazing championship win…

Morning,all. It is a sad day indeed for us all as Celtic supporters to learn of the passing of John Hughes. Beloved as Big Yogi,this fella was a fearsome sight…

Morning,all. It’s flag day for us on Sunday. And as it is against Aberdeen,I expect their fans to give it a body-swerve! Cheap stereotype gag aside,how many of us actually…

Occasionally a certain transfer will catch my eye. The recent João Pedro move certainly did and I’ll explain why. You may not have heard of the chap before, I hadn’t,…

Morning,all. The football season is about to get underway,roll on Sunday! I had planned a visit to Chez SOLKITTS but the rail strikes put paid to that,unfortunately. And the announcement…

Morning,all. We all look forward to SALTIRE’s weekly trawl through the archives,and nobody more than MAHE and me. Equally,we are always delighted when one of our members sends us a…

There was only one friendly played in Glasgow over the weekend.  The famous Glasgow Celtic put on a show, enhancing the clubs name with a winning performance, enhancing Ange’s reputation…

Morning,all. It certainly seems like a long time ago-and 2005 was certainly that-but there was a time when Celtic had two problem positions,largely unresolved since the days of The Lions….

There’s a small comment from Martin Samuel in Tuesday’s Daily Mail about Emma Hayes,the manager and coach of Chelsea’s ladies football team. That she must be wondering-what if?-as she watches…

Morning,all. A few days ago,I mentioned that my Dad was one of the founding members of The Ardrossan Garryowen Celtic Supporters Club. It was set up because their Alma Mater,Saltcoats…

Morning,all. As the headline says,happy days are here again! Yes,it might only be a friendly,and it is hardly against the most attractive opposition in Blackburn Rovers,but for many Celtic fans,that…

Morning,all. Here we are on the eve of watching our heroes play their first pre-season friendly at home. It’s been two long months,hasn’t it! Yet it has been a short…

As pre season games go, it was a cracker! I was unaware of the hundred years of existence celebrations upcoming, and we were promptly served an unexpected but much appreciated…

Morning,all. It might be afternoon by the time this gets published,right enough! Theresa May famously lambasted Labour’s manifesto spending plans of 2017 by telling everyone that there was no magic…

Morning,all. Today sees our champions take on old foes in the shape of Rapid Vienna,and no Celtic supporters needs reminded of events in 1984-85. So with me being a sadistic…

Football and opportunity go hand in hand, you can’t have one without the other. That’s part of it’s essence, the unpredictable aspect that keeps drawing us back time and time…

Morning,all. The season doesn’t begin properly until the end of the month when Aberdeen join us as we unveil our latest league flag,but Ange has clearly decided that he wants…

Morning,all. MAHE refers to Wednesday as Hump Day,as  that is the day that most of the week has been and gone. Mondays though are Get The Hump Day,as I’m with…

Morning,all. Yesterday’s news of Jota’s permanent signing for Celtic certainly came as welcome news for us all. It may have been the worst kept secret in football,but unless that contract…

Morning,all. Been a hectic week for me,even if it all looks a little laid back at Celtic Park. Yes,we are back in training.and even off on a trip to Austria…

Morning,all. MAHE has kindly come to my rescue by offering today’s article. A friend indeed! ****** Opening day of the famous 66/67 season saw a native manager field 11 locals….

Morning,all. MAHE’s article yesterday certainly led to some measured debate on the subject of R and R for footballers in close season. His argument being mainly that footballers have a…

Morning,all. It almost smacks of being a herald of a new season,and here it is again. For the next FORTY weeks,all you have to do is offer ONE selection every…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…