Celtic’s 4-1 victory against Shelbourne in a pre-season friendly on 6 July 2002 was a fairly low-key affair, with David Fernandez making his debut and the Hoops’ goals coming from a John Hartson brace, and a goal-apiece from Didier Agathe and Chris Sutton. What made this run-of-the-mill
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It has been a memorable season already for Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic side, and, with a world-record eighth treble still to play for, it is far from over. Celtic are due to face Inverness in the Scottish Cup final this weekend and there is a good chance we
Read more →Much has been written about Ange Postecoglou’s future in Glasgow, as the Greek-Australian leads Celtic into his first Scottish Cup final. If Inverness are overcome in four days, it would result in a world-record eighth treble for Celtic. It would be the club’s fifth trophy from the
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ALAN THOMPSON joined A Celtic State of Mind recently for a live event like no other at Grace’s in Glasgow, and fans flocked to meet one of our ‘Bhoys From Seville’. Thommo regaled the audience with recollections of a Celtic career that included successful spells as a
Read more →“Standing on the shoulders of Giants”. To some, it’s simply the name of the album released by Oasis in 2000 that, ironically, failed to match the success of its predecessors. To others, it’s the well-known metaphor defined by The Phrase Finder as “using the understanding gained by
Read more →The Japanese squad for the second stage of the 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup was announced earlier this morning and saw the long-awaited return from the international wilderness for Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate. The duo, who have been key players in Celtic’s treble quest this season had
Read more →Since the beginning of May, Celtic have been without main man Cameron Carter-Vickers as he recovers from a knee operation that had been delayed as long as possible. The American international defender is set to miss the rest of the season, causing Ange Postecoglou more defensive problems
Read more →Saturday’s draw with St Mirren saw yet another change at centre-back, as Ange Postecoglou looked to solidify his back four. Yuki Kobayashi had been brought in to the starting XI against both Hearts and Rangers due to the absence of Cameron Carter-Vickers. The young central defender didn’t
Read more →When the final whistle blows on Saturday and the curtain drops on another incredible league season for Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic, fans can take comfort in knowing that, in just 70 days’ time, the league championship flag will once again fly high above the Celtic Park pitch. There
Read more →Throughout the years, Celtic have come close to signing many players who really could have been marquee arrivals. When it was time to replace Henrik Larsson in 2004, it probably should come as no surprise that we tried to sign two before finally settling on our new
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