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
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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
Read more →Last week we took a look at the players most suited to filling the number 6 and number 8 roles for Brendan Rodgers in the coming season based on the current squad. Today, we complete the midfield roundup with a look at the potential options the Northern
Read more →Grainy footage of George Best playing in Celtic’s world-famous green-and-white hoops has finally emerged. Images of the game, played at the Elizabeth City Soccer ground in Adelaide in 1989, had been circulating for years, leading to Celtic running a story back in 2020 about the Manchester United
Read more →Following on from Brendan Rodgers’ positive words about the health of the infrastructure in place at Celtic yesterday, the club are reportedly set to form a partnership with an Austrian second-tier side. Admira Wacker are from Mödling on the outskirts of Vienna, are one of Austria’s most
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