When Celtic return for pre-season training this week, apart from the usual fitness and sports science stuff that will need to be attended to, the team will meet with the new manager in person for the first time. I say “in person” because I’m sure most of
Read more →A Celtic State of Mind
The signing announcement of Marco Tilio was a welcome cheer for the Celtic support in what had been a trying 24 hours. We had the official confirmation of the new home kit which has split fan opinion. Worse still, we had to contend with the breaking rumours
Read more →He came. He saw. he convinced the doubters, and now Aaron Mooy leaves Celtic having played a key role in securing the club a world-record 8th domestic treble. After managing a long-standing back injury all season, the 32-year-old Australian midfield playmaker confirmed his retirement during the week.
Read more →In these times, barely a day goes by where I don’t read about some kind of ridiculous treatment meted out to football fans somewhere in Scotland. Whether it’s fans being kettled by police, filmed without their consent, or sometimes even having their houses raided, Scottish football continues
Read more →Let me preface this blog with a little bit of background. For those who don’t know me I have lived in Asia for the past 17 years. The vast majority of that time has been spent in Japan. When I first moved to Tokyo in 2006, Shunsuke
Read more →Speculation over the future of Celtic winger Jota has gathered pace this evening with reports in Scotland and Saudi Arabia suggesting that the Portuguese is set to leave the Hoops for a sizeable fee. Saudi champions Al-Ittihad, who have recently added former Balon d’Or winner Karim Benzema
Read more →Football is a selfish sport and there is no bigger spotlight on that selfishness than during the transfer window. Loyalty goes out the window as everyone has their own best interests at heart and the right money from the right club can tempt anyone away. Some players
Read more →Liel Abada finds himself in a strange situation at Celtic at the moment. The Israeli international has performed at a consistently high level during his time at Celtic and at just 21 years old has his best years ahead of him. Lethal in front of goal whilst
Read more →In the final part of our Celtic squad assessment series, we finish with a look at arguably the most exciting position on the park; the strikers. During his first spell at the club, Brendan Rodgers inherited 40-goal Leigh Griffiths and brought both Moussa Dembele and Odsonne Edouard
Read more →An attacking team by nature, Celtic has become synonymous with high-quality wingers over the years. Both Ange Postecoglou and Brendan Rodgers, firs-time around, continued that fine tradition and the expectation is that Rodgers 2.0 will also heavily feature creativity from the wings. In recent seasons we have
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