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Now the dust has settled, where did it all go wrong against Hearts?

On the back of a poor display against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park a fortnight ago, Celtic secured a seemingly morale-boosting win against Feyenoord three days later. It was the club’s first victory in the Champions League in 16 attempts, and it lifted the mood heading into the

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Who were Celtic’s star performers in Champions League win?

Celtic finally put their Champions League demons to bed last night in a game where there was arguably less pressure on the players than in the previous five group matches this season. There was talk of the game being a “dead rubber” leading into the season’s final

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Why are Celtic having a Jekyll and Hyde season under Brendan Rodgers?

Celtic stuttered to a 2-1 defeat at Rugby Park against Derek McInnes’ Kilmarnock side yesterday, and it was a performance bereft of the desire, hunger and tempo that have been hallmarks of the Parkhead side’s last two campaigns. Brendan Rodgers’ league-leaders passed up plenty of big opportunities

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The Hibs takeaways that Brendan Rodgers will take to Rugby Park

As we prepare for a trip to the only ground in Scotland where Celtic have tasted defeat this season, we can look back over the last two wins against St Johnstone and Hibernian to gauge our current form. The controlled and comprehensive victory over Hibs on Wednesday

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How did Celtic go from Euro Vision to Euro Trash?

“Europe is always a big factor for this club,” insisted Brendan Rodgers just three days after making a seemingly unthinkable return to Celtic Park back in June. Rodgers hoped to progress in Europe by playing his own brand of “attacking, aggressive football” that was still fresh in

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The realistic scenario that would see European progress for Celtic

Celtic’s Champions League campaign hit a major stumbling block during the club’s trip to the Wanda Metropolitano to face Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid, where Brendan Rodgers’ Scottish champions were steam-rollered in Spain. Ten-men Celtic were on the end of a six-goal annihilation in Madrid, which acted as

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The season so far… How have Celtic been doing since Brendan Rodgers returned?

We are now around a third of the way through the 2023/24 season. It has been a campaign with some surprises, as is often the case in this unpredictable world of Scottish football. Did fans expect the departure of Ange Postecoglou to be followed by the shock

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Luis Palma doing everything to get us over Jota’s departure

Celtic got back to winning ways on Sunday afternoon as they destroyed Barry Robson’s Aberdeen side with a dominant and comprehensive display. The Hoops could have been four or five goals to the good by half-time, but it was Yang Hyun-jun and Kyogo Furuhashi who had Celtic

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How Celtic fans can support the club that gave us James McGrory

When ACSOM was given the absolute honour of selecting a Celtic side to face St Roch’s in their centenary match, no-one could have predicted just how many ex-Celts and celebrity fans would be willing to answer the call. Scott Brown, Neil Lennon, Charlie Mulgrew and Didier Agathe

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Ex-Celts from 3 decades join Glasvegas, James, a Lisbon Lion & Brendan Rodgers in St Roch’s centenary

St Roch’s ran out 4-3 winners over the Celtic Select in an action-packed centenary match on Sunday afternoon. A sold-out James McGrory Park witnessed their home team lining up against a Celtic side that was selected by ACSOM. The Celtic Select consisted of former Celts from the

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