Erin Boyle joined A Celtic State of Mind in the studio shortly before the coronavirus lockdown to discuss her love of Celtic, recite some poetry, and explain how The Kano Foundation are continuing to do some hugely important work in their tenth year. These photographs were taken
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Fraser Forster La Gran Muralla is one of the only players (if not the only one) to have signed for Celtic four times. His performance against Barcelona on 7 November 2012 remains the greatest goalkeeping performance I have ever seen and he has been an integral part
Read more →When you see the question about Celtic’s greatest XIs and dare to look at the comments these selections generate, most go for the players that they believe are the best in their positions. It’s a simple solution to a subjective question that has no right or wrong
Read more →Coronavirus and Hungarian Football As a Celt living abroad, I’ve had the interesting experience of watching how the Scottish and Hungarian football /sports press have reacted to the current Coronavirus pandemic and its impact on sports in both countries. Readers in the UK will be all too
Read more →St Roch’s have been described as, “The St Pauli of junior football,” so their appreciation among those of a Celtic persuasion should come as no surprise to most. But the St Roch’s connection goes far deeper than that. “For they gave us James McGrory…” as the old
Read more →I confess to having a vested interest in this book. Two or three years ago, the author Paul John Dykes contacted me to verify a point of information about Neil Mochan’s Celtic career, and he told me he was writing a biography of Neil. I was highly
Read more →Over the years, there have been many players who seemed destined to wear the green-and-white hoops. They may have played ‘The Celtic Way’ or were ‘Celtic Minded,’ or perhaps they were just getable at a time when the side desperately needed reinforcements… Ultimately, these moves didn’t materialise,
Read more →We were at the point where we only wanted to starve our rivals of oxygen, of their dreams, and induce their nightmares. It did and does feel petty. It felt petty on Friday, March 13th 2020 when the authorities announced a suspension to all things football for
Read more →Before the arrival of Jock Stein at Celtic Park in March 1965, the club under the management of Jimmy McGrory attempted to sign Harry Hood from Clyde in November 1964. Hood rejected the move as Celtic were offering him less money than he was already earning as
Read more →The collection of the late Stevie Chalmers sparked off worldwide interest last week at McTear’s Auctioneers in Glasgow. Bids arrived from China, Italy, Spain and Canada for a stunning array of Stevie’s match-worn and swapped jerseys, pennants, boots, medals, programmes and iconic numbered shorts. Some items went
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