Football

Completing the defence is the left-back position. In recent years the Celtic faithful have had Emilio Izaguirre and Kieran Tierney to purr over in a position which for years could be seen to be cursed, with players having one good season then never reaching the heights of

Yesterday, we chose the first of our centre-back pairing and you can’t have one without the other, so let’s take a look at some more centre-backs as we continue to piece together our Celtic Cult Hero XI.   Today’s selections range from academy prodigies to superstar loan

Having recently lost our greatest centre-back and captain in Billy McNeill, the central defensive position is one which holds a special place within the Celtic family. When handing out plaudits, being a centre-half is very similar to being a goalkeeper in the sense that making one mistake

When I told a friend that I would be in Santa Ponsa for the last Glasgow Derby they suggested that there would be no better place to watch it. I disagreed with this. I couldn’t think of anywhere worse to spend 90 minutes with strangers while suppressing

Daniel Fergus McGrain is quite rightly known as Celtic’s greatest ever full-back. Comfortable on both sides, especially for Scotland, his starting position at Celtic was right-back.   Traditionally wearing the No. 2 jersey, the right-back position has advanced throughout the years with modern day right backs having

The Lenny Conundrum: Celtic’s Once and Future Manager?   With the end of the season rapidly approaching, Celtic seem to be engulfed in a flurry of speculation regarding who will manage the team after the summer. Some of the names that have been linked to the Celtic

Often said to be the most difficult position to play, for 90 minutes you could be an observer with the proverbial deck-chair out and then, in the matter of seconds, called into action to win the game for your team with a vital save with seconds to

Champions. C H A M P I O N S. Nine simple letters that don’t quite do what we achieved justice. They don’t represent the sweat, the effort and the sheer will to succeed in the face of chaos and uncertainty. We started the season off with

When the final whistle blew at Pittodrie, the celebrations amongst Celtic fans around the world were already in full flow. Those fortunate enough to get a ticket for the match cheered and sang in appreciation of the men who had delivered our 50th league title, 8th domestic

For Stevie Chalmers. The man who scored the most important and beautiful goal in the history of our great club.  Lisbon The clock turns from 66 to 67 A song stirs into life and the lights shine The spirit of the tunnel is called That symphony wasn’t