A Celtic State of Mind

Celtic & Politics // Fly the flag // And if you know the history

The Celtic story does not begin with the building of a stadium, the sounding of a whistle, or the kicking of a ball. The very roots of the club’s existence can be traced back to Ireland’s Great Hunger; over 40 years before Celtic Football Club were even

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Celtic’s 3 Rapidly Rising Stars // Re-Instated (A Love Letter to Brendan Rodgers)

I remember the cutting realisation as the arrow pierced my teenage heart and the numerous similar occasions over the ensuing years, always the rejectee never the rejector. Understandable with a face like mine but sore all the same. We called it the ‘el boa’ round our way

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3 takeaways from Celtic’s Champions League draw with Atlético Madrid

Celtic remain at the foot of Champions League Group E after a 2-2 draw with Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid side at Celtic Park last night. Parkhead was rocking in the first half after goals from Kyogo Furuhashi and Luis Palma cancelled out Antoine Griezmann’s rebound following a

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Who was star man as Celtic went toe-to-toe with Atlético Madrid?

It was a point apiece at Celtic Park on Wednesday, as Celtic brought the fight to Atlético Madrid in the Champions League. The Hoops were unlucky to only take a point on the night, as once again over the course of the game Celtic looked comfortable and

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Controversy has peppered this fixture previously, but Celtic will focus solely on the present

Celtic will be looking to get their first Champions League points on the board when they welcome the visit of Atlético Madrid to Celtic Park this evening. Undoubtedly the toughest test of the campaign for Celtic, Atlético Madrid currently sit at the top of the group, level on

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Will it be fourth time lucky for Celtic against Atlético Madrid?

Celtic are getting ready for a must-win UEFA Champions League fixture against Atlético Madrid this evening following a winless start to their European campaign. The pressure will be on Brendan Rodgers’ side to try and grab something from the toughest test of the season against Diego Simeone’s

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How will Brendan Rodgers line Celtic up to face Atlético Madrid?

Celtic will face the toughest test of their UEFA Champions League group stage campaign tonight when they welcome the visit of Spanish giants Atlético Madrid to Celtic Park. Atleti currently sit 4th in La Liga but are on a run of six consecutive wins including a 3-1

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Who has that Champions League class to shine for Celtic?

Fraser Forster was recently speaking about Celtic when he appeared on the Official Tottenham Hotspur Podcast. The 35-year-old stopper reminisced about the most famous night in his Celtic career – the 2-1 win over Barcelona at Celtic Park back in 2012. His individual display on that evening

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Can Celtic live up to Brendan’s early European aspirations?

Four days after Brendan Rodgers was announced as Ange Postecoglou’s successor, I attended a press conference up at Celtic Park on behalf of ACSOM. There were so many questions I could have asked the returning manager, but I decided to focus on European progression and what he

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How Celtic negotiated five tricky away trips unscathed

Celtic are currently 7 points clear at the summit of the cinch Premiership, holding an incredibly convincing lead at the top of the table in late October, and many may not have expected such a near-flawless start to the season after the release of the fixture list

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