Morning,all. Whoopy-do,wakening up on a Tuesday and we have a group match European tie? Where’s that Zadok The Priest ringtone,so I can download it again! Sadly of course,as we know…

Sobering October? November spawns a monster? December departure? John’s January? Keep on dreamin’ all the haters.   How nice to be shutting the doubters up, forcing positive coverage everywhere, to…

There I was stuck for a topic when Ange Postecoglou uttered those most rarest of words,,,Mikey Johnson is available which is good.   Of course it’s good. I recall a…

Morning,all. A very sad day for us all,even if we can all be proud in the part we played in easing the burden for his bereaved family. We have all…

Morning,all. As the latest international window draws to a close,allowing the fans to get back to what they love most-supporting their club-it is an appropriate time to reflect on the…

130 years ago … 1891 we have followed Celtic’s attempt to win their first major trophy. Despite the setback of an opening day defeat to leaders Hearts – The Bhoys…

Morning,all. The weekend gave us another example of the unedifying spectacle of Neil Lennon weeping and wailing publicly over the harsh judgements made of him by others last season. None…

So that footballing bastion of the NorthEast gets bought by a James Bond style baddie and the fans,,,Celebrate in the streets !?!   MASH was their version of Dermot.Slowlane, safety…

I’ve finally determined who would be my choice for the new CEO.Peter Falk the man, passed away just over ten years ago now,,many may not know the name, but his…

Morning,all. These international breaks are interminable,as well as being a pain in the arse. But as I said yesterday,it gives AP some time to get some coaching done with a…

Morning,all. We all know how much the regular international breaks at this time of year piss us off,and actually it has little to do with the fact that few of…

130 years ago… 1891 and the Scotsman (5th October) reporting that Celts’ visit to Paisley on Saturday had attracted a huge crowd (not recorded) with many arriving on trains, causing…

Morning,all. Sunday gave us a masterclass in how the refereeing fraternity approach matches involving us or the other mob. Starting first with Nick Walsh at Ibrox for the match against…

Yesterday was all about the games dirty side, but I doubt there will be much screaming. In many ways it was business as usual but in many ways it wasn’t….

Summary of the results – Runners up in SPFL Finalists in The Wetherspoons Cup 28 home games with 8 at max capacity Entry to Europa League qualifiers, 4 rds. Financial…

Morning,all. That was a difficult watch last night. We looked good,right up for it until Leverkusen scored. After that,we might as well have turned it off. I’m not and never…

(and a wee bit of Angst) Can I just say that I do actually recognise that there is a ‘thing’ called reality and that its overlap with what I am…

Morning,all. Most of us will by now be aware of the shock news of the death of our great friend GARRY,known to his family as Dad or Grampa. Our thoughts…

Right; enough of this negative analytical nonsense. Time for some real optimism, confidence and encouragement.  Let’s start with the reality as I saw it (seven days aff the drink and…

Yesterday the penny fully dropped for most of us. Glasgow Celtic can no longer be counted upon to beat run of the mill domestic opposition,, our league position allied with…

Of the two he’s actually the one on the rise, as Boom! on a Friday evening some fantastic news emanates from headquarters.Another five years alongside the last seven at the…

Morning,all. Last night provided us with a comfortable enough win-once we had scored the opener!-but I’ll get round to that soon enough. What was most striking about the occasion was…

Morning,all. Today sees a guest article from SOLKITTS. Read on,and maybe it should be read by some of the high heid yins elsewhere too. ++++++ A lot has been said…

130 years ago … and still some asking questions about the New Club from the East End – now into the 4th season, having been Runners-Up to Third Lanark Rifle…

Morning,all. Not our best of weekends just gone,as has widely been commented on. Not from me though-I just left it alone. One of those days,etc,how much more crap in our…

I honestly thought the questions surrounding the manager were answered in the main, but yesterday threw a complete spanner in the works. Yesterday, we looked like a Neil Lennon team…

Are we a good team or not?It’s a stones throw away from October with the early nights and cold weather arriving, yet I’m still stumped on what kind of team…

Morning,all. Bloody hell,it isn’t easy being a Celtic supporter,is it? Two up against one of the top sides in Spain,easy street. Then ASWGL supplied me a link to the game!…

Morning,all. After another seven days of soap opera at our great club-preceded no doubt by some considerable time spent on rehearsals and casting,as well as trying to make sure that…

36 years ago – Friday 13th September, 1985 was Jock Stein’s funeral. The Big Man was taken far too soon, but he was doing something he dearly loved to do…

Things are getting strained in Intellectual Corner. There are pictures, photographs, paintings on the walls, off the walls;  they don’t stay in one shape, one set of colours, one size….

That’s the buzzword, that’s the go to line, that Dominic was incompatible. It’s notable that only one of the parties briefed against the other, the party with scruples enough to…

Most of us probably recall where we were on this day in 2001. Twenty years ago today most of the civilized world gazed in horror at The Twin Towers collapse,…

Morning,all. As I said yesterday,it’s good to be a Tim.  More accurately perhaps,good to be a Celtic supporter. Four years ago,the citizens of Lisbon could not believe that around 7000…

Morning,all. I originally started this article as a response to a post from MAGUA at 545 yesterday. It grew legs,and grew into the article to follow. Nothing wrong with that,of…

130 years ago … 1891 and it‘s Tuesday and a free midweek. The match reports from the previous Saturday’s league win at Celtic Park versus Renton (4th league game of…

Morning,all. It is definitely a rarity during an international window for this site to actually discuss international football; even more so for me to make it the topic of an…

I hate International breaks, but I’ll tell you who won’t be feeling that way,,why none other than Ange Postecoglou, a Celtic legend in the making.   After that defeat, and…

Morning,all. Football has long been a haven for the nastier side of human behaviour,the type that hides in the shadows and only shows its face when in large groups of…

Morning,all. Wednesday morning was our chance to reflect on an important and very busy transfer window,as we waved farewell to a number of our “top performers” over the last few years…

As windows go, I doubt we shall ever see bigger folks, and if we do, things have gone pear shaped.Midway through last season many of us saw the writing on…

120 years ago … 1901 and on this day (Sunday) the team are on a rest day, having defeated Third Lanark in a league match at Celtic Park (yesterday). The…

Morning,all. If I’m honest,Sunday’s match didn’t really tell us much that we didn’t know before. We already knew that the team was in need of a serious rebuild across practically…

Yesterday a work in progress suffered a blip. It happens everyday, and it just happened to be our turn. Its not particularly pleasant, but its not catastrophic either and in…

The week started very well with the Tims rubbing hands, two sixes in a row, playing slick, and having the momentum despite the derby being away in front of zero…

Morning,all. Wee Fergus reminded us many moons ago that it is not always easy to be a Celtic supporter-but it is always rewarding. Well,last night proved that in spades! I…

Morning,all. I can remember the good old days when Thursday was a day of rest after our latest midweek game,a day when we renewed our energies for the usual riotous…

130 years ago – and on this day (Tuesday) in 1891, the players are recovering from a fantastic league victory over current ( sic) league champions (joint) Rangers. The press…

Morning,all. Six games and counting since we all threw ourselves off a cliff nearly three weeks ago. A home draw and away defeat in the Champions League saw us turfed…

No, not just their title ambitions, I mean actually sinking ’em, sticking our foot for their neck and crushing that curse of a club once and for all.   I…