For Celtic fans, there is nothing better than seeing a young, talented player developing through the youth sides and then establishing 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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KEVIN MCCLUSKIE: I always think of McDiarmid Park as being a difficult ground to play at, as St Johnstone are generally a well-organized defensive unit under Tommy Wright. However, Celtic have won on each of their last six visits to Perth and haven’t conceded in their last
Read more →When we clinched the league title on the last day of the season at Celtic Park on 9 May 1998, it was a hugely emotional day because it was the first time we had won the league in ten years. All the players were caught up in
Read more →A Celtic State of Mind – The Celtic Trust join The Bhoys in supporting the Twenty’s Plenty campaign.
Colin Watt with A Celtic State of Mind Earlier this month, I wrote an article highlighting the issues that Celtic fans have faced in the month of January in relation to ticket costs. On Saturday, the fans group ‘Bhoys’ displayed another fantastic banner, highlighting the fact that,
Read more →Celtic are 10 points better off than at this stage last season. Their goal difference is superior by eight. Last season’s closest challengers were three points behind; this season it’s five (albeit with a game in hand). But whilst these basic stats imply that results have improved,
Read more →PAUL JOHN DYKES: “The introduction of Odsonne gave us a real spark.” Neil Lennon knows that his French striker is a class apart. It took the introduction of Edouard to breathe life into a Celtic side who looked bereft of ideas and worryingly vulnerable to Ross County
Read more →The shamrock… The shamrock is generally regarded world-wide as a harmless symbol, but it has occasionally been looked upon with some distaste in parts of Scotland. For much of Celtic’s history no adornment appeared on the famous hooped jerseys, and for much of that period there was
Read more →The troublesome behaviour by some fans at the traditional New Year’s Day encounter in 1952 between Celtic and Rangers resulted in fighting, bottle-throwing and pitch invasions. If the result wasn’t bad enough (Celtic lost 4-1), the aftermath had the potential to be even more damaging. Included in
Read more →KEVIN GRAHAM Can we ask for much more? It was functional, fearless and occasionally fresh-thinking. We had a set-play threat all night and deservedly got a goal from one of the many great deliveries, which sometimes went unrewarded. Odsonne had no right to score that goal. His
Read more →KEVIN GRAHAM The talk is of previous years. That everything was all right on the night after Dubai. The break made us stronger and refreshed. That was then and this is now. While I’m confident that we can push on, I’m also comfortable with the fact that
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