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What else does Brendan Rodgers need to do in Celtic’s summer transfer window?

With under a month now left in the 2023/24 summer transfer window, Celtic still have business left to complete. £12.3 million worth of arrivals have come into the club so far but some fans are still left unsatisfied. This could perhaps be due to the lack of

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FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED from Celtic’s 4-2 opening day win

Celtic began their defence of the Scottish Premiership title with a comfortable 4-2 victory at home on Saturday afternoon against Malky Mackay’s Ross County.  First-half goals from David Turnbull (x2) and Kyogo Furuhashi had the Hoops 3-0 up by the interval with Matt O’Riley adding a fourth

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When Roy Aitken met A Celtic State of Mind in Glasgow!

ROY AITKEN joined A Celtic State of Mind recently for a live event like no other at Barras Art & Design in Glasgow, and fans flocked to meet the centenary double-winning captain. The Bear joined Paul John Dykes on-stage to discuss his 15-year Celtic career, which included

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Flag day in Paradise: New season brings new hopes and dreams

Competitive football returns to Celtic Park for the opening game of the 2023/24 season as the Hoops play host to Ross County on flag day.  A full house of 60,000 spectators is expected to turn up and watch James Forrest, who was honoured in midweek with a

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Why James Forrest must be celebrated in this age of the mercenary

If a week is a long time in football, then 15 years is a lifetime.  Over the past decade and a half in the Hoops, James Forrest has seen it all.  The highs of league championship successes and the unique achievement of winning a Quadruple Treble, and

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The Celtic signing target who would not be swayed by EPL interest

There was a time, albeit 26 years ago, when the allure of the English Premiership could not sway the decision of one of Europe’s most prolific goal-scorers against signing for Celtic. Back in 1997, Harald Brattbakk was a striker in high demand due in no small part

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Harald Brattbakk warns new signing that Celtic are no ‘stepping stone’

Harald Brattbakk has responded to Yang Hyun-ju’s view that Celtic are his ‘stepping-stone’ to a bigger league, and the former Hoops striker believes the South Korean’s comments have been ill-advised. 21-year-old Yang signed a five-year deal after sealing a £2.1 million transfer from Gangwon earlier this month,

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What does arrival of Nawrocki mean for Welsh, Scales, Lawal & Kobayashi?

Celtic’s fifth summer signing was finally announced today, and Maik Nawrocki looks every inch the centre-half we’ve been waiting for. A fee of £4.3 million has been paid to Legia Warsaw in what became the fifth incoming transaction between the two clubs over the years. Our new

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How Roy Aitken’s departure sent Celtic into a tailspin

Roy Aitken made his Celtic debut as a 16-year-old in a 2-0 victory against Stenhousemuir in the League Cup semi-final on 10 September 1975. By the time the club captain made his 672nd and final appearance for Celtic over 14 years later, Aitken had won 6 leagues, 5 Scottish

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The night Roy Aitken became Celtic’s youngest ever player

Roy Aitken became Celtic’s youngest-ever player when he made his debut on 10 September 1975, aged just 16 years and 290 days. The teenager’s introduction was a low-key Wednesday night affair at Ochilview, where Celtic travelled to face Stenhousemuir in the first leg of the League Cup

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