Managers

When Gordon Strachan met A Celtic State of Mind in Glasgow!

GORDON STRACHAN joined A Celtic State of Mind recently for a live event like no other at Barras Art & Design in Glasgow, and fans flocked to meet the 3-in-a-row former manager. Having won domestic and European honours as a player at Aberdeen, Strachan went on to

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The main recruitment changes since Brendan Rodgers was last at Celtic

At this time of year it is difficult not to be seduced by transfers. The rumours of them, the thought of that ‘must-have’ player being paraded at your club, the worry that one of your star men will leave, or the hope that one of your squad’s

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The manager who was attacked twice on the pitch, but still called Celtic fans “the greatest”

The return of Brendan Rodgers to Celtic last month delivered us with a double-whammy reminder of the mercenarism that exists in the modern game. Brendan had walked out four years earlier despite selling us the line that he had been “born into Celtic.” Many of us believed

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Brendan Rodgers confirms what “confused” him at Celtic last time round

Brendan Rodgers met with various fan media outlets today at Celtic Park, and ACSOM was delighted to once again be part of the press conference. Due to the nature of Rodgers’ departure back in 2019, we have been left to join up the dots of various interviews

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The massive recruitment takeaway from Brendan Rodgers’ latest Celtic interview

When Celtic wrapped up the treble back on 3 June, nothing could really prepare us for the 16 days that were to follow. Ange Postecoglou walked out for Spurs just three days after the Scottish Cup final, leading Celtic to be linked with a host of managerial

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Are Celtic stronger now than when Brendan Rodgers left?

Some of you will probably be calling for me to be sacked from the ACSOM team just for posing this question, and understandably so. This was never a question I thought I’d ever ask in my wildest dreams. But hear a guy out – Should Celtic fans

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Brendan Rodgers return and A Conflicted State of Mind

It is finally official.  Brendan Rodgers is back as Celtic manager, four and a half years after walking away from the club on the eve of a potentially hazardous away game at Tynecastle. Looking back at the acrimonious nature of the Northern Irishman’s moonlight flit to the

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O Brendan, Where Art Thou? The Rodgers Odyssey drags on…

The 2000 Coen brothers comedy-drama, O Brother, Where Art Thou? – loosely based on Homer’s Odyssey – followed the exploits of three escaped convicts searching for treasure. At one point, the three hitch a ride from a blind man, which just turns out to be one of

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The positions Rodgers should improve in the Celtic team

The transfer window is well and truly in full swing now with clubs across Europe already opening their chequebooks as they begin preparations for the new seasons. Despite not yet having a manager in place, Celtic are also making tentative inroads into the transfer market with 20-year-old

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Three players who will need to step up under the new manager

With Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic tenure now over and the search for a new manager seemingly narrowed down to one man, Brendan Rodgers, we are close to embarking on another new era at the club. The appointment of a new manager generally brings with it new staff, new

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