I would like to take the opportunity today to wish Celtic’s greatest ever captain, and my hero, a very happy 79th birthday. Billy McNeill made his Celtic debut on 23 August 1958 in a 2-0 victory over Clyde, with Sammy Wilson and Bertie Auld scoring on the
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In this latest episode, Paul John Dykes catches up with Lisbon Lion, Willie Wallace, who discusses: • Not playing for Scotland • Signing for Celtic on a six-month deal • Scoring the two goals that won the 1967 Scottish Cup • Sharing a room with Bertie Auld
Read more →A Celtic State of Mind was recently named as the UK’s Best Football Podcast at the prestigious 2018 Football Blogging Awards. In this latest episode, Paul John Dykes catches up with former Celtic boss, Ronny Deila, who discusses: • First impressions of Virgil van Dijk • The
Read more →The summer transfer window is all click, click, click-bait with sites looking at message boards and Twitter for some rumour dinner. It’s a big obsessive business. Clubs, agents and players step into the pay zone and are asked: “Cash, chip or pin, or instalments?” or “Sorry, for
Read more →The roots of A Celtic State of Mind can be traced back to September 2016 when I arranged a video interview with ex-Celtic captain, Andy Lynch, as part of the promotion for his autobiography, ‘Hoops, Stars & Stripes’. The original concept for ACSOM was to film one-to-one
Read more →Kieran Tierney, English funny money and a fork in the Celtic Way Arsenal’s laboured pursuit of Kieran Tierney is already starting to feel like shoving a fridge up a hill. The North London giants have already seen their advances rejected out of hand and have found another
Read more →When I look back over my Celtic career, I can split it into three different first-team squads: The Scottish Cup-winning team of 1975; the 1977 double-winners; and the 1979 league-winning side. If you compare the 1975 team to the 1979 side, then you get an inkling
Read more →Being in the army meant that my dad travelled around a fair bit in the sixties and seventies, and I was born in Oswestry as a result of that. My father was brought up as a Celtic supporter, and that passion for the club was inevitably passed
Read more →The second episode of A Celtic State of Mind featured Kris Commons’ partner, Lisa Hague, who offered a touching insight into her unique Celtic journey at a time when Kris was still at the club. Lisa is certainly someone with ‘A Celtic State of Mind’. Since moving
Read more →Kevin Graham Football fans were demonised by Margaret Thatcher during the 1980s. This and hooliganism meant that not many in the music industry admitted to liking the game. Apart from Elton John. Two awakenings, both widely credited with changing the public’s perception of the once beautiful game,
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