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A Celtic State of Mind – No Pyro, No Party?

PAUL JOHN DYKES: All over Scotland, police intelligence officers are scrolling and trolling social media and football fan forums to identify associations and to capture images. The Police National Computer is being checked to identify ‘risk supporters’ before further agencies are tapped into in order to confirm

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The Soup Dragons’ & Teenage Fanclub’s Paul Quinn with A Celtic State of Mind

Three of us from Teenage Fanclub had season tickets at Hampden…” Listen to the latest episode of the award-winning A Celtic State of Mind A Celtic State of Mind was named as the UK’s Best Football Podcast at the prestigious 2018 Football Blogging Awards. The podcast has

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Declan McConville with A Celtic State of Mind – Jim Craig debuts to a backdrop of boos

Celtic were booed off the field on this day 54 years ago. Nine players who would become Lisbon Lions a couple of years later were the subject of their own supporters’ wrath for only being able to overcome Go Ahead Eagles by a solitary Joe McBride headed

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Livingston post-match reaction with A Celtic State of Mind – Strap yourself into the Celter-Skelter for nine-in-a-row

PAUL JOHN DYKES: The reassuring sight of Fraser Forster’s long-reaching arms, held aloft in preparation as Cluj squared-up to launch their corners into the Celtic box on Thursday night, seemed like a distant memory this afternoon at the Tony Macaroni Arena. The 6’ 7” stopper, along with

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Livingston pre-match with A Celtic State of Mind

ALAN MORRISON: Despite losing stalwarts such as Kelly, Gallagher, Halkett and Menga, manager Holt has seemingly pulled together another awkward squad. Although attendances average under 3,000, Livingston sit mid-table on eight points from seven games. Livingston are one of only four clubs on double figures SPFL goals

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Colin Watt with A Celtic State of Mind – Loan Watch: September 2019

For Celtic fans, there is nothing better than seeing a young, talented player develop through the youth sides and then establish themselves within the first team at Celtic Park. In recent years, we have been spoiled with the likes of Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor, James Forrest, Liam

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Europa League reaction with A Celtic State of Mind: Cluj at home

COLIN WATT: The Bhoys climbed to the top of Group E with a very convincing victory over old foes CFR Cluj on a windy, wet night under the lights at Paradise. Celtic started the brightest and Boli Bolingoli seemed to find a lot of space down the

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Paul John Dykes with A Celtic State of Mind – Celtic songs lost to the depths of time

From the early 1950s, Jimmy Butler travelled the length and breadth of the country from his home in Falkirk to watch his beloved Celtic. Supporting the Glasgow side was Jimmy’s birthright, and like many of a Celtic persuasion, his ancestry can be traced back to 1840s Ireland.

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Kevin Graham with A Celtic State of Mind – Poet’s Corner: The Stands

I watch on as the cameras film. I read thousands of printed press lies. I hear countless meaningless words spoken, that continue to demonize us. The ones who keep the game alive, the reason it’s all commercialised. Filming our banners, filming our celebrations, filming our smoke to

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Pre-match with A Celtic State of Mind – Europa League: Home versus CFR Cluj

DECLAN MCCONVILLE: Celtic will head into the game against Cluj looking to get revenge over the team which dumped them out of the UEFA Champions League in August. Since then, the Scottish champions have gone unbeaten in 10 games, scoring 24 goals in the process. The side

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