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A Celtic State of Mind – LIVE dates for 2020 including evenings with Martin O’Neill, Brian McClair, Chris Sutton, John Hartson & Danny McGrain

Paul John Dykes has interviewed some of Celtic’s greatest icons, including Kenny Dalglish, Danny McGrain, George Connelly, Bertie Auld, Bobby Lennox and Neil Lennon. In 2020, Paul John will be travelling all over Scotland and further afield to speak to more ex-Celts in front of live audiences

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Tom Campbell & David Potter have collaborated on their latest book with A Celtic State of Mind – Forever Celtic: A Love Supreme

Esteemed Celtic historians Tom Campbell and David Potter have joined forces with A Celtic State of Mind to bring you their latest book, Forever Celtic: A Love Supreme. Tom’s love of art has resulted in a number of his commissions adorning the inside pages of this collaboration,

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A Celtic State of Mind – Whatever happened to the leaked document 12?

Celtic’s transfer targets were made public back in June 2019 after a leaked recruitment document ended up being shared all over social media. A Lennoxtown cleaner was eventually dismissed for releasing the confidential papers, but whatever happened to the signing targets of 2 April 2019? Listen to

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Ronny Deila with A Celtic State of Mind – Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

“I was very sceptical about the appointment and wondered if Ronny knew what he was doing. The board had faith in him but many people were shaking their heads.” Not the words of a discerning Celtic fan following the surprise appointment of promising Norwegian coach, Ronny Deila,

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A Celtic State of Mind Reviews – Introducing The Dunts

Slick, rapid and emphatic is what springs to mind when you listen to Glasgow band The Dunts. Formed in 2016, the punk four-piece have been building a steady stream of new followers after a busy schedule all the way through 2018 and 2019. Rab, David, Colin and

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TRANSFER ROUND-UP with A CELTIC STATE OF MIND – Who do we need in and out to secure 9-in-a-row?

Celtic have just entered their most important transfer window of the last decade. The business we do over the next 29 days will go a huge way to deciding whether nine-in-a-row is achieved. There can be no complacency shown by the board, as the deficiencies in Neil

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A Celtic State of Mind’s Reviews – Introducing Mickey 9s

I know the nation has been worn down by politicians and political spin in recent months, but there is just one particular Party Manifesto that still stands out from the rest and deserves a bit more broadcasting time. Ever since meeting at high school, Mickey 9s have

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A Celtic State of Mind – The VHS Years: When Celtic entered the Video Age

Celtic announced the release of their first video – The Celtic Story – in the match programme for the league encounter against Morton on 27 December 1982. Lisbon Lions Billy McNeill, Stevie Chalmers, John Clark and Bobby Lennox attended the photo-shoot for the launch of a film

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A Celtic State of Mind – How can we respect our dearly departed without it descending into farce?

Every year, a Christmas hamper arrives at the residence of Celtic Ambassador, Davie Hay. Part of the fabled Quality Street Gang in the late sixties and early seventies, Davie went on to manage the Hoops to league and Scottish Cup victories in the eighties. But the festive

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Post-match reaction with A Celtic State of Mind – It’s time to send for reinforcements

“There’s nothing to panic about.” Those were the words delivered by a composed Neil Lennon following his side’s second domestic loss of the campaign. A year ago to the day, Steven Gerrard’s Rangers inflicted defeat on Brendan Rodgers for the first time in a Glasgow Derby. That

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