A Celtic State of Mind

Who were Celtic’s star performers in Champions League win?

Celtic finally put their Champions League demons to bed last night in a game where there was arguably less pressure on the players than in the previous five group matches this season. There was talk of the game being a “dead rubber” leading into the season’s final

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Why are Celtic having a Jekyll and Hyde season under Brendan Rodgers?

Celtic stuttered to a 2-1 defeat at Rugby Park against Derek McInnes’ Kilmarnock side yesterday, and it was a performance bereft of the desire, hunger and tempo that have been hallmarks of the Parkhead side’s last two campaigns. Brendan Rodgers’ league-leaders passed up plenty of big opportunities

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The Hibs takeaways that Brendan Rodgers will take to Rugby Park

As we prepare for a trip to the only ground in Scotland where Celtic have tasted defeat this season, we can look back over the last two wins against St Johnstone and Hibernian to gauge our current form. The controlled and comprehensive victory over Hibs on Wednesday

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Will Oh, Iwata & Johnston keep their places in Celtic’s starting line-up at Rugby Park?

Celtic fans were left frustrated following the victory over St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park last weekend, and that feeling was reflected by the manager Brendan Rodgers as he revealed that his half-time team-talk in Perth was the angriest he had ever been in his managerial career. Given

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The 3 standout victories for Celtic since the return of Brendan Rodgers

Celtic have had a largely positive start to the season in Brendan Rodgers’ second tenure in the managerial post at Celtic Park. History tells us that success has always been a certainty whenever Rodgers has operated in Scotland, but many supporters began to worry following the club’s

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Will Celtic squad respond to Brendan Rodgers’ demands against Hibs?

Brendan Rodgers will be looking for a response when his Celtic side welcome the visit of Hibernian to Parkhead this evening. The response required isn’t following a result but rather a poor first-half display that brought out the manager’s fury at half-time, with Brendan Rodgers saying that

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Should Celtic break transfer record between Scottish clubs for Aberdeen striker?

The January transfer window is fast approaching and for the last few years fans have grown used to not expecting much from the winter window. It has often been used by Celtic as a stop-gap window where Celtic will add emergency loans or squad players to help

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How will Brendan Rodgers line up as Celtic face Hibernian?

Celtic will be looking for a reaction following Brendan Rodgers’ half-time fury at McDiarmid Park when they welcome the visit of Nick Montgomery’s Hibernian side this evening. The Hibees currently sit fifth in the Scottish Premiership and will be hoping to line-up against the Celtic side that

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3 Celtic curveballs Brendan Rodgers could throw at Hibs tonight

Fans are expecting Brendan Rodgers to ring the changes in tonight’s starting line-up for the visit of Nick Montgomery’s Hibernian side to Celtic Park. Rodgers stated after the victory against St Johnstone that he was the angriest he had ever been in his managerial career during the

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How did Celtic go from Euro Vision to Euro Trash?

“Europe is always a big factor for this club,” insisted Brendan Rodgers just three days after making a seemingly unthinkable return to Celtic Park back in June. Rodgers hoped to progress in Europe by playing his own brand of “attacking, aggressive football” that was still fresh in

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