A Celtic State of Mind

Brendan Rodgers return and A Conflicted State of Mind

It is finally official.  Brendan Rodgers is back as Celtic manager, four and a half years after walking away from the club on the eve of a potentially hazardous away game at Tynecastle. Looking back at the acrimonious nature of the Northern Irishman’s moonlight flit to the

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O Brendan, Where Art Thou? The Rodgers Odyssey drags on…

The 2000 Coen brothers comedy-drama, O Brother, Where Art Thou? – loosely based on Homer’s Odyssey – followed the exploits of three escaped convicts searching for treasure. At one point, the three hitch a ride from a blind man, which just turns out to be one of

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What do you make of Celtic’s new Adidas away kit for 2023/24?

Celtic today revealed next season’s Adidas away kit, and it looks to be a modern-day classic. As something of a Celtic jersey aficionado, I do prefer either a black or yellow change kit. This new design, with silver detail, is a welcome addition to Celtic’s kit collection.

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The team that Ange built: From catastrophe to domination

“It’s pretty strong language, mate. I don’t know what your version of catastrophic is but it certainly doesn’t fit my definition of what happened tonight.” These were the words of Ange Postecoglou, fresh from being knocked out at the qualification stage of the Champions League by FC

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Why Brendan Rodgers should replace Ange Postecoglou at Celtic

Being asked on the afternoon of the Scottish Cup final about the likelihood of various managers replacing Ange Postecoglou was a surefire indication that all was not well in Paradise. Being posed the question live on national radio, during arguably Scottish football’s most popular show, was a

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Why the allure of managing Celtic is at an all-time high

As the race for a new manager gathers pace, it’s important to remember that the allure of managing Celtic is something that shouldn’t be underestimated. Talking on Tuesday’s ACSOM Bulletin, Paul John Dykes highlighted why the Celtic job is such an attractive proposition. PJ said: “I think

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The case for a Director of Football at Celtic

The departure of Ange Postecoglou to Tottenham Hotspur, as hard as it has been to take, could prove to be a blessing in disguise for Celtic if – and it is a very big very if – the board are prepared to see this as an opportunity

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Media vendetta and unfair refs drove Roy Aitken out of Celtic

A Celtic State of Mind today announced that the latest in our series of live events is with centenary double-winning captain, ROY AITKEN! Big Roy spent 17 years at Celtic, winning leagues and cups under Jock Stein, Billy McNeill, and Davie Hay. He was part of so many

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Ange warned us not to get too attached to our heroes. Now we must retain as many as we can this summer

Now that Ange Postecoglou has flown the nest to the land of milk and honey, we are left to brace ourselves for the aftershocks of a second Spurs raid. If there is one thing the last five days has taught us, it’s that Ange won’t consider the

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Will Kjetil Knutsen emulate countryman Ronny Deila as manager of Celtic?

“I was very sceptical about the appointment and wondered if Ronny knew what he was doing. The board had faith in him but many people were shaking their heads.” Not the words of a discerning Celtic fan following the surprise appointment of promising Norwegian coach, Ronny Deila,

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