It’s strange to say that the first time an opposition player left an impression on you was during a 5-0 defeat. The date was 24 May 2015, and Celtic were playing Inverness Caley Thistle on the last day of the 2014/15 season. The Inverness number 22
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St Roch’s Football Club were founded in 1920 when Canon Lawton, a local priest at St Roch’s Roman Catholic Church, assembled a team to play in an inter-parish football tournament. The hastily pulled-together squad of players not only entered the competition, they won the tournament outright. That
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Wednesday, 25 September 2019 Betfred League Cup Quarter Final Celtic 5 (Bayo 15, Rogic 46, Ntcham 56 & 63, Sinclair 76) Partick Thistle 0 A very professional performance from the Hoops as they progress into the semi-final of the Betfred Cup. First-half was a case of trying
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It took only two minutes for Erling Braut Haaland to become Norway’s hottest property. The 19-year-old Red Bull Salzburg striker opened the scoring in this season’s Champions League and then plundered himself a hat-trick. He follows Martin Odegaard, who moved from Stromsgodset to Real Madrid. The
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With both teams at opposite ends of the form scale and separated by the length of two divisions, Celtic will be heavy favourites to ease their way through to the next round of the cup at the expense of Partick Thistle. There should be a number of
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Every time Andrew Robertson or John McGinn pull on a jersey for their respective clubs, social media is especially awash with the, “Why did we let them out of our grasp?” conversations. It got us thinking at ACSOM, which other players did we either: a.) Let go
Read more →Sunday, 22 September 2019 Scottish Premiership Celtic 3 (Edouard 44 & 53, Christie 57) Kilmarnock 1 (Brophy 33) A performance that, very much like the Glasgow weather, got better as the day went on. Most importantly, this resulted in the reigning champions returning to league duty with
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With Celtic now entering a busy match schedule across three competitions, I expect Neil Lennon to make use of the squad available to him. The exertions from the positive performance in Brittany on Thursday night may see Brown and Forrest rested. However, momentum is the key to
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ACSOM continues on our journey through the years to find out your greatest Celtic team of the decades. Starting with the fifties, this ongoing feature will capture some of Celtic’s greatest ever players whilst also highlighting some of the unsung heroes who have graced the famous green
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Celtic travel to Brittany for our opening Europa League group game against Stade Rennais and it’s a tough opening game. Rennes is known for art and culture, and the club for its fabulous youth system. Both supports are famed for celebrating their Celtic origins and the last
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