As a Bellshill Bhoy I was taken to my first Celtic game in the summer of 1987. It was Billy McNeill’s return to Celtic Park as manager and Celtic lost 5-1 to Arsenal . I thought I was a jinx, I think my Grandfather might have thought the same. It was the finest gift anyone ever gave me when he walked me through Parkhead's gates.
Neil Lennon’s latest presser – or ‘depressor’ as it was described when sent to me yesterday – was much as you’d expect. It’s a dry production…
It feels like this season an up to now ascendant Celtic has suddenly fallen off a cliff edge. It almost feels like we didn’t see this…
Celtic have ended this season’s Europa League group stages with two dead rubber matches. Tomorrow night at Celtic Park we’ll entertain Lille and with it draw…
The term Gaslighting originally appeared in playwright Patrick Hamilton’s thriller of 1938, strangely enough entitled Gas Light. It was turned into a film, starring Ingrid Bergman…
Celtic’s SWPL1 season looked in very real danger of unravelling this afternoon. Yet somehow from the depths of despair Fran Alonso’s side pulled a point from…
It’s over isn’t it? The second coming of Neil Lennon, the man we hoped would bookend the ten saw his reign as Celtic manager end today.…
For Neil Lennon there remains one last opportunity to ensure he is the Celtic manager who bookends the 10-in-row aspirations of the Celtic support. It’s safe…
No one is saying all will be forgiven, but come 3pm today Celtic can put one foot on the road to redemption. It says a lot…
Fran Alonso arrived at Celtic as the Club’s SWPL team was taking its first steps into the world of professionalism. With a footballing education as a…
The Finns describe themselves simply as two brothers simply writing alternative folk songs. That however is far too understated a description. The Finns are an incredibly…
Since 2013 the persistence, whilst up against great resistance, of a group of Celtic shareholders, attempting to hold the Celtic Board to account, has been admirable…
Celtic as we all know are a club borne from charitable beginnings. One former Celtic star is continuing that tradition in Staffordshire, and it’s those facing…
Sometimes you get the impression Celtic truly are a huge football club and there are other times you realise just how small we are. Particularly in…
“Neil knows he can’t go on losing games indefinitely but he will also not be thrown to the wolves just because of the demands of a…
So, Mr Desmond has decided Neil Lennon will continue to manage the side ahead of our European tie with AC Milan on Thursday night. If only…
A last 16 match at home to Ross County in the league cup would in normal circumstances be a welcome oasis in a long hard arid…
‘So, let me get this right. Dermot Desmond won’t sack Peter Lawwell, Peter Lawwell won’t sack Neil Lennon and Neil Lennon won’t drop Scott Brown? That,…
Black Friday is the time of year where bargains are readily available, turns out in Prague it starts on a Thursday night. Celtic it appears bought…
Neil Lennon has received what would normally be deemed the dreaded – but in Lennon’s case a likely most welcomed – vote of confidence from the…
At 2-0 down this afternoon Celtic’s Ten-in-a-Row ambitions hung by a thread. A late Odsonne Edouard penalty and an at-the-death Diego Laxalt thunderbolt, have given the…
Late night burying of bad news is a common theme when it comes to theRangers, dumping on a Friday night, under the cover of media darkness,…
Celtic sent out a confident team to face Hibs in Edinburgh this evening, fresh from a late, late win against theRangers on Sunday. A victory therefore…
It seems like an age since Celtic defeated Motherwell 4-1 at Fir Park on 8 November, as Celtic’s stop-start season has yet again been interrupted by…
Celtic head into tonight’s SWPL1 clash with Hibernian brimming with Confidence. Sunday’s last-minute penalty that secured a Derby day victory over theRangers – despite the best…
The SFA have been moving the deckchairs around this week, to cut costs and save money. First, we had Compliance Officer Clare Whyte announce she’d be…
David Quantick had a theory, one he became rather famous for in indie music circles. As a critic for the NME Quantick was reviewing a fairly…
All I want for Christmas – much like last year – is Moi Elyounoussi on a long-term contract. For some of us, the way the season…
In recent weeks Celtic’s attacking players have certainly returned to form. Reverting to a 4-2-3-1 formation has allowed Tom Rogic to inspire the Hoops with his…
‘Summer Green makes me feel fine Blowin’ through the jasmine in my mind’ Is there a better way to win a Glasgow Derby away from home…
A friend of mine and occasional contributor to The Celtic Star, Paul Carrol, sent me a message on 24 September before Celtic travelled to Riga. Christopher…