Football

A little over nine weeks have passed since Celtic triumphantly secured the historical Treble Treble at Hampden park on 25 May. Glasgow City Council have long since cleaned away the celebratory empties, and the hangovers may have just about cleared. The last nine weeks have witnessed football

It didn’t take long for the game to develop a pre-season feel. Olivier Ntcham and Mikey Johnston combined on the left-wing and the latter put a dangerous ball over the face of goal for Leigh Griffiths to tap in. Ok, it might have been an own goal

It’s fair to say this trip to Estonia is a dead rubber. It won’t be a tension-filled night and the coaching staff will have one-and-a-half eyes on playing St Johnstone at the weekend. The draw has been kind to us in this round. FC Sarajevo would comfortably

Speaking with Paul Docherty, I felt a huge sense of pride in the stories he shared which shone a light on a history deep-rooted in Celtic Football Club. Paul and all the members of the Montreal Joe Kennaway Celtic Supporters Club are proud of the significant connections

Scott Alcroft’s Ten-in-a-Row series will be a regular feature on ACSOM this season. Here is one with Dougie McGuire from Scotty’s archive: Dougie played for Celtic in the ‘80s and, although he only managed four competitive games for the club, he was a very highly regarded youngster

What is Celtic? It is a question that I have found myself asking a lot over the years. I always default to the most romantic and mythical version. Of the back story that seems so unique, it has to be false. One that PR companies spend thousands

David Sleight’s Penalty Spot blogs will be a regular feature on ACSOM this season. This edition was first published back on 13 May 2019: When the Glasgow born Bobby Thomson hit a home run for the New York Giants against the Brooklyn Dodgers in October 1951 to

When your first memory of watching Celtic on the TV goes back to the early ‘90s at a time when our old city rivals were winning title after title, you might be forgiven for turning your attention to another club. Even more so when you’ve lived in

David Sleight’s Penalty Spot blogs will be a regular feature on ACSOM this season. This edition was first published back on 8 April 2019: Bad news – the last evening game of Celtic’s season fell in the middle of a week when I was down south on

I’ve been very fortunate to have played alongside some cracking footballers in my time and some amazing ex-pros too. About 12 years ago, I lived in Gibraltar for three years and, at only 29, I was probably at my most comfortable on a football pitch. I captained