Posts Tagged Colin Watt

Colin Watt with A Celtic State of Mind – Allan MacDonald wanted Damien Duff, but we signed Eyal Berkovic instead.

What if? It’s the most repeated argument among football fans: “What if the referee hadn’t given England that crucial third goal in the 1966 World Cup final?” … ”What if the handball against Inverness Caley Thistle had been seen by one of the three officials within touching

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Colin Watt with A Celtic State of Mind – Peter Lawwell’s phased return plea can’t fall on deaf ears

The last few days have been great to see the Bhoys return to action; the Adidas kits look great, some of the players have come back looking sharp and some that we didn’t anticipate playing a role in the side, like Patryk Klimala, have come back totally

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Colin Watt with A Celtic State of Mind – Who will be Celtic’s first-choice keeper as we head towards 10?

The fixture list has been revealed; all Celtic eyes are focussed on the first weekend of August, and the first steps towards the historic ’10-in-a-row’. The rage from others still rumbles on from the season that was, and that fire will still have embers for months to

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Colin Watt with A Celtic State of Mind – The season-ticket renewal dilemma

Yep, it’s that time of year again: no, the calendars aren’t lying, and no the big jolly fat man isn’t looking for you to leave milk and cookies out for him … it’s the final week for season-ticket renewals. For some, it’s the most difficult time of

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Colin Watt with A Celtic State of Mind – Stick to the facts: John Barnes outspent Dick Advocaat to the tune of £12.5 million

Vote now for A CELTIC STATE OF MIND as BEST INTERNATIONAL PODCAST at this year’s FOOTBALL CONTENT AWARDS: Listening to the fantastic John Barnes interview by Paul John Dykes from last week, I felt that there were several topics that stuck out; many of these have already

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Colin Watt with A Celtic State of Mind – A virtual matchday guide: Football, but not as we know it…

Vote now for A CELTIC STATE OF MIND as BEST INTERNATIONAL PODCAST at this year’s FOOTBALL CONTENT AWARDS: It’s Saturday 10am, the hangover from the Zoom quiz from the night before is kicking in, you stumble out of bed, desperate for a gasp of water… a mistake,

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A Celtic State of Mind’s Decade of Dominance – League Match of the Decade (Round 4)

Since 2010, Celtic have won 8 league trophies, 5 Scottish Cups and 5 League Cups in what will be referred back to in history as the ‘Decade of Dominance’. With lots of glorious memories over the last 10 years, A Celtic State of Mind have decided to

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Colin Watt with A Celtic State of Mind – 5 classic Celtic games against German opponents

Two weeks ago signalled a momentous occasion for die-hard football fans – football, not quite as we knew it, was back! The top flight German football league, known as the Bundesliga, returned on Saturday afternoon and viewers flocked in to get their football fix on BT Sport.

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A Celtic State of Mind’s Decade of Dominance – League Match of the Decade (Round 3)

Since 2010, Celtic have won 8 league trophies, 5 Scottish Cups and 5 League Cups in what will be referred back to in history as the ‘Decade of Dominance’. With lots of glorious memories over the last 10 years, A Celtic State of Mind have decided to

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Colin Watt with A Celtic State of Mind – 5 games that secured the 9th successive league title

Now that the dust has settled and Celtic have, absolutely correctly, been declared the Ladbrokes Premiership champions for season 2019/20, it’s time to look back at those pivotal games which secured the title for Neil Lennon’s side. Season 2019/20 will go down in the annals as one

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