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…

Morning,all. MAHE is the captain of our ship on this site,nobody ever thought that we could make a success of starting a new site from scratch in opposition to the…

Morning,all. Only a matter of days after we were subjected to perhaps the most biased refereeing performance in recent years,the SFA/SPFL combined to outdo themselves with their latest appointment. Not…

120 years ago … 1902 on this day (Sunday) Celts are licking their wounds having just lost the first ever All-Green Scottish Cup Final 1902-04-26: Celtic 0-1 Hibernian, Scottish Cup…

Morning,all. I have to admit,that was a difficult game on Sunday. Not helped much of course when I couldn’t get a link to the game at noon and dived onto a bus…

With flying colours? I might not go that far, but the most important statistic went our way, two of our goals to zero of theirs, so the three points come…

Gazing into my crystal ball and looking ahead, the middle of the park still causes me the most angst.We are still unsettled there, still tinkering, with the campaign’s finish line…

Morning,all. Last Sunday has gone,it is merely a matter of record now-and some no little regret. It is the two Sundays which follow it that we have to concern ourselves…

Morning,all. Sunday’s fiasco still rankles with me,I’m afraid. There are a number of reasons why I would rather not be playing matches against that mob,not least that events of around…

50 years ago … 1972 and it’s the dreaded morning after…the night before.. And I’ll tell you this Bhoys… is it European Semi-Finals ye want???… I’ll gie ye Semi-Finals.. Proper…

I predicted a tight game, instead it was a sh#te game. Once again the derby served up a terrible game of football. Some actual beauty better break out at Celtic…

Morning,all. Yesterday was a bad day. I had my face all shaped for roast lamb from Asda,half price. It was shut. The pub I planned to watch the game in…

‘Do it once they call you lucky, doing it twice shuts them up’Brian Clough said words to that effect regarding his second Big Cup with Forest.Whether right or wrong, I…

Morning,all. Sunday brings us our latest showdown with The Foe Malign,with one more to come in two weeks time. I won’t deny that the latter is the more important one in my…

Morning,all. I dunno about any of you,but I’ve still got quite the warm glow after our performance against St Johnstone on Saturday. Especially our sixth,which was just a joy to…

100 years ago …. 1922 and on this day ( Thursday ) Celts are homing in on the league title and prepare for Saturday’s short trip to Coatbridge … 1922-04-15:…

Armando Picchi – 1935 – 1971. Aged just 35 years. Fickle – Erratic changeability.Finger – A pointer.Footballing – Live it, breathe it and some even die because of it.Fate – Pre-…

Here we are in the second week of April folks, and Glasgow Celtic are swaggering to the title.   Can you bloody Adam and Eve it?   Garry Postecoglou certainly…

ARTWORK Courtesy. ASWGL The Celticwiki Folks always do an outstanding job on these occasions*: 1892-04-09: Celtic 5-1 Queen’s Park, Scottish Cup Final Scottish Cup Final – (Replay) Celtic’s first Scottish…

Morning,all. That’s nearly a week since our trip to the dark side,where our victory in their ain midden sent the hordes into their usual violent mode. You know,the one they…

 I’m sure like many of you I conceded this year’s title when we lost our first three away games. I officially threw in the towel when we lost at Livingston…

130 years ago…1892 and on this day (Wednesday) our Bhoys are preparing for The Scottish Cup Final (replay) at Ibrox against Queen’s Park this forthcoming Saturday 9th April. The original…

Hi,folks Twisty has once again offered to sponsor and operate this year’s competition,for which I am extremely grateful. Rules are as follows ****** All entries to be made prior to…

I avoided the internet on Sunday, finally managed to wrangle a few hours to myself that night, grabbed a couple of cold ones and settled down to watch a game…

Morning,all. I am utterly drained after yesterday’s match-and I was only watching it on the telly! I’ve been to some crucial games in my time,such as the 4-2 or the…

Ange Postecoglou once stated if he and his team found themselves in a one off game, he would always send his charges out to win the tie, no question.  In…

Morning,all. There has been almost a decade of negotiations between European football authorities and the clubs about the fabled Financial Fair Play regulations. That these are very much a thing…

Morning,all. The international break is drawing to a close,and most of the players will be at Lennoxtown today and tomorrow as we prepare for an important day out at The…

60 years ago …. 1962 and on this day (Friday) the Celts are preparing for yet another Scottish Cup Semi-Final match. We are however, in The Faithful era and the…

About a week or so ago, a couple of comments caught my eye, but alas time wasn’t on my side to reply or properly converse on the subject.To summarize, still…

On a slow news day, I’m more than delighted to ramble on about my favorite type of player. The street footballer.   He is the rarest of breeds, especially in…

Two managers, two giant clubs, two different style teams, one huge title run in.I would state the obvious in that one manager shall emerge the hero, but that’s not necessarily…

Morning,all. It is well over a year ago that many of us on here recognised the difficulties that any new manager at Celtic Park was going to face. That a…

Morning,all.  Looking back to Saturday gives me a warm glow,even if I wasn’t over the door once I got back from work in the morning. Our first half performance especially…

120 years ago …on this day ( Sunday) Celts have returned home happy from Love Street in Paisley, having secured yet another place in a Scottish Cup Final. Our 8th…

Memories are the certainties of the past that cannot be changed.   Like a 60’s Jukebox, you put in your coin, a lever arm swings out and catches your chosen…

Given most teams play with five midfielders and a single striker, switching to an attacking front three was always going to be exciting.Last August, three new players were found to…

“The purpose of business is to kill your competition, the purpose of sport is to revive that competition yearly”Mark Palios (Former FA Chief Executive)   It’s currently halftime and the…

Morning,all.  Monday night’s comfortable quarter-final win at Tannadice resulted in a semi-final draw comprising four teams-Hibs and Hearts of Edinburgh,and Celtic and rangers of Glasgow. With a one in three…

Morning,all.  What are we to make of the current events in Ukraine? These were well-signalled in advance,ever since Putin began the build up of forces around the country in the…

110 years ago… 1912 and On this day Celts are visiting Firhill on league business. 1912-03-16: Partick Thistle 1-1 Celtic, League Division 1 Last match for Paddy Travers Alec McNair…

Morning,all. A treacherous away tie at Dundee United lay in front of us as we reached the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup. On paper,this was a tricky one,and against a…

Courtesy of CHALMERSBHOY… Competition. Pick.a horse for each race during Cheltenham.  Points for 1st 3places(makes it easier for me) 5pts win 3pts 2nd 1pt 3rd Prize 1st £50 and a…

It’s a very strange quirk that of our rearguard during the 14/15 Ronnie season many went on to have good careers and most could make the claim they moved upwards…

No, myself and Bobby have not morphed into Mulder and Scully as much as I liked the show, but sometimes it’s interesting to have a butchers at how our ex…

Morning,all.  I raised a number of points in yesterday’s article about how Rangers would deal with failing to rein in our lead in the league,while with every passing round of…

Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: Morning,all.  Sunday went well,then-even if the Dons couldn’t quite hold out against their hosts the previous day. The countdown of those 38 games…

SCOTTISH CUP FINAL (SPECIAL) 130 years ago … on this day (Wednesday) our Bhoys are preparing for The Scottish Cup Final against the mighty Spiders of Queen’s Park at Ibrox…

Time moved on, I was around eleven years old, we as a family were moving up. The signalman had traded in his motorbike and sidecar for a manky old Bedford…