As Ange Postecoglou penned a four-year deal with Tottenham Hotspur, Celtic were already looking ahead to replacing the man whose Celtic side dominated Scottish football during his two-year tenure. Celtic had endured a torrid time during Neil Lennon’s final campaign in charge, which quickly spiralled out of
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It has been a memorable season already for Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic side, and, with a world-record eighth treble still to play for, it is far from over. Celtic are due to face Inverness in the Scottish Cup final this weekend and there is a good chance we
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“Standing on the shoulders of Giants”. To some, it’s simply the name of the album released by Oasis in 2000 that, ironically, failed to match the success of its predecessors. To others, it’s the well-known metaphor defined by The Phrase Finder as “using the understanding gained by
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The Japanese squad for the second stage of the 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup was announced earlier this morning and saw the long-awaited return from the international wilderness for Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate. The duo, who have been key players in Celtic’s treble quest this season had
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Throughout the years, Celtic have come close to signing many players who really could have been marquee arrivals. When it was time to replace Henrik Larsson in 2004, it probably should come as no surprise that we tried to sign two before finally settling on our new
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There was a certain level of inevitability in the absence of Celtic supporters at Ibrox Stadium due to “safety and security” concerns at the weekend. Just like the 1994 debacle when David Murray banned Celtic fans from the stadium, we are once again seeing Ibrox exclusive to
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Once again, we came away from a weekend’s fixture with plenty of talking points around the quality of refereeing in Scottish football. Not for the first time, the decision-making of the men in black has been brought into question. This is Scottish football after all, of course
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As Celtic head to Ibrox for the final Glasgow Derby of the season, we decided to take a look back at a former player who had something of a chequered history against our city rivals. Frank McAvennie made a name for himself at St Mirren before moving
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The ongoing debate over Glasgow Derby away ticket allocations came to a head earlier this afternoon with the news that both remaining league meetings between Celtic and Rangers will take place without away supporters in the stadiums. Despite certain media outlets claiming this to be a joint
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The weekend of 28th and 29th April see’s another two heroes of the Seville season head to Grace’s for the latest double-header in A Celtic State of Mind’s ‘Evening with…’ series. First up on Friday 28th is former midfielder ALAN THOMPSON with Welsh forward JOHN HARTSON appearing
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