Football

Chris Morris with A Celtic State of Mind – The Fields of Athenry and a Centenary Double

“One of the things that made an impression on me when I first came to Celtic was just how connected the first-team squad was with the supporters,” recalled Chris Morris when I spoke to him 30 years after Billy McNeill signed the Cornishman from Sheffield Wednesday. Chris

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Martin Donaldson with A Celtic State of Mind – Motherwell 2 Celtic 5 Reviewed

The Met Office issued a weather warning for the Glasgow and Motherwell areas today with threats of heavy rain, thunder and lightning. In truth, the only storm fans were caught up in during the high noon kick-off was the pulsating 90 minutes of action served up by

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Colin Watt with A Celtic State of Mind: Here’s to you Ronny Deila!

Undoubtedly, Ryan Christie deserved his ‘Man of the Match’ award on Saturday with 3 fantastic strikes from outside the box (random question: who, if ever, was the last person to score a hat trick for Celtic from outside the box, answers on a postcard) and a lovely

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A Celtic State of Mind’s Champions League Roundup

That we got a decent result has kinda been forgotten. The news that Kieren Tierney was in London with a view to signing for Arsenal has become the main focus. Both tonight’s events mark where we are in the real football world context. Not the fantasy football

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A Celtic State of Mind’s Champions League Pre-Match

It wasn’t quite a summer of discontent on Kerrydale Street, but fans of Scottish football’s perennial domineering force have spent their pre-season bemoaning an apparent lack of sufficient first-team reinforcements. This may surprise observers from beyond the Parkhead bubble. What can Celtic fans possibly have to complain

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Kevin Graham with a Celtic State of Mind – Was Neil Lennon the correct choice all along?

It’s hard to predict the new season. We have had a few campaigns of stability, but that erupted like a dormant volcano when Brendan Rodgers decided the time was right to go back to the English Premiership.   Neil Lennon manfully stepped up to the plate and

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Martin Donaldson with A Celtic State of Mind – Meet the Romania CSC

With Celtic making the near 1800-mile trip for our Champions League third qualifying round match against Romanian champions Cluj this week, now is a perfect time to introduce the Romania Celtic Supporters Club. The supporters club finds its roots in 2014 shortly after Celtic’s last visit to

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Kevin Graham with A Celtic State of Mind – St Johnstone Flag Day Review

I need to have a moan first. What was going on with that League Championship flag today? It looked more like an advert you find on a lampost in a retail park telling you about half price sofas. Championship flags should be white and green saltires with

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David Sleight with A Celtic State of Mind – Fact, Fiction and Fraserburgh: it’s a Grand Old Team to play for

As I was walking down the lane I was feeling fine and larky oh A recruiting sergeant said to me Wouldn’t you look fine in khaki oh? For the King he is in need of men Come read this proclamation oh And a life in Flanders for

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Colin Watt with A Celtic State of Mind – Who will be key to winning 9-in-a-row?

Not long after Willie Collum blew for full-time in the Scottish Cup final on 25 May, thoughts were already turning to season 2019/20. A historic Treble Treble had been achieved despite all the turmoil and upheaval that the campaign brought with it. A season that had started

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