Hailing from an Irish background, I grew up on the English south coast with the good fortune to begin watching Celtic during the Martin O'Neill era. I have written four Celtic books since the age of 19: Our Stories & Our Songs: The Celtic Support, Take Me To Your Paradise: A History Of Celtic-Related Incidents & Events, Walfrid & The Bould Bhoys: Celtic's Founding Fathers, First Season & Early Stars, and The Holy Grounds of Glasgow Celtic: A Guide To Celtic Landmarks & Sites Of Interest. These were previously sold in Waterstones and official Celtic FC stores, and are now available on Amazon.
It was on this day, three years ago, that Celtic faced the might of Manchester City in the Champions League. The English side, led by Pep…
A few weeks ago, The Celtic Star reported on a video that was made about an abandoned stadium in Glasgow called Cathkin Park. The stadium is…
Scott Brown put in his best display of the season against Hibernian yesterday. Not only was that something the skipper did himself, but in the words…
As you all know, Celtic travel to FK Sarajevo for the Europa League Play Off round on Thursday night. The Hoops began their European journey at…
The job of a pundit is to call it as they see it. Many, such as Kris Boyd, fail in this department. Whereas the likes of…
On a personal level, I’ve been calling Frimpong to start every game all season. He was outstanding on the opening day against Hamilton and he offers…
I’ve seen a lot of tweets today from those who normally attend European away matches. There’s an overwhelming feeling of frustration that fans can’t be over…
Former Rangers player, who was regarded the worst footballer in the Azerbaijani league, Andy Halliday was tasked with naming an XI comprised of Celtic and Rangers…
It has been well documented that Kristoffer Ajer is on AC Milan’s radar at the moment. The Italian club’s technical director, Paolo Maldini, even confirmed this…
It was on this day, 7 years ago, that Morton made headlines as they stunned the champions of Scotland in their own back yard! That dramatic…
Tom Rogic and Leigh Griffiths have been back in training for a couple of weeks now. The pair have been injured and linked with exits of…
Paddy McCourt was a genius. You don’t called the Derry Pele for nothing, but the first time he ever bequeathed the Celtic support with his talents…
As a Celtic historian, I like to look beyond the club when I do my research and examine the social scenarios of various eras. Often the…
As The Celtic Star reported some time ago, a group of Celtic fans based in Willie Maley’s birthplace of Newry (Co. Down) have formed a committee…
Former Celt, Kris Commons says fans should lay off “easy target” Greg Taylor and has told the Celtic support to back him rather than moan at…
Celtic are no strangers to competing against newly founded clubs. Indeed, the Hoops have done so on several occasions in domestic football over the last few…
One in a row, nine to go… it was back in April 2012 that Celtic got their hands on the Scottish Premier League trophy for the…
Being born in the mid-90s, my earliest football memories are from 2000/01 onwards. In many respects that’s fortunate where Celtic are concerned. I’ve only known the…
315 games, 242 goals, seven superb years – Henrik Larsson is the King of Kings. It’s hard to believe that the Super Swede is now 49…
I thought that Wednesday night’s match against St Mirren was a difficult watch and was full of frustration, though I was obviously happy with the three…
Today marks the third anniversary of Paul Wilson’s tragic passing at the age of 66. A member of the Quality Street Gang, who is credited with…
It was well documented when Boli Bolingoli flouted Scottish Government rules concerning coronavirus and went to Spain for 24 hours, without telling anyone or quarantining upon…
Cathkin Park is a site with a huge history in Scottish football. It is also a place of historical prominence for Celtic too. Cathkin Park was…
Celtic’s next opponent’s in the Europa League qualifiers are either Riga FC of Latvia or Tre Fiori of San Marino. Some fans took the plunge and…
I was working alone this afternoon and when I have time with my thoughts, Celtic often pops into my head. In between weekend plans and other…
I was nursing a hangover on Sunday morning, when a good friend of mine, Fred McNeill, sent me a message from a pub in Paisley. “Just…
I have noticed quite a reaction on social media concerning the Celtic v Livingston match on Saturday. Many people appear unimpressed with the fact that Celtic…
With frontline options of Odsonne Edouard, Albian Ajeti, Patryk Klimala and Leigh Griffiths; one wonders why Celtic would pursue the signature of an additional striker, unless…
Odsonne Edouard returned to the Celtic starting XI yesterday and it took just three minutes for him to find the net. The Frenchman cooly dispatched a…
Celtic travel to St Mirren on Wednesday night and the Buddies are now lead by former player, Jim Goodwin. It’s seven years on from the encounter,…