A Timeline of Managed Decline

As a life-long Celtic fan, I have generally always been more interested in what happens on the field than what goes on off it. In the past, I would usually approach the release of annual statements with a shrug and…

This Will Not Do: Celtic Humbled Again

The team news from Celtic Park was much anticipated before today’s home match against our Glasgow rivals. Would we stick or twist? Well, we’ve twisted — into what looks like a 3‑5‑2. Interesting, if not surprising, given O’Neill’s recent comments…

This Is Our Level Now

As I watched yet another car crash in Europe for Celtic — a 3–1 home loss to Ferencváros — it finally sank in that this is where we are now. This is the level Celtic have slumped to. And it’s…

Entitlement? No. Expectation? Yes.

So, we come to match one of the Europa League on the back of a chastening defeat at Ibrox which saw us eliminated from our second competition of the season. We are midway through September and this is not the…

Into the Bear Pit — Match Reaction

So, the first Glasgow derby of the season is upon us, and the team news is somewhat surprising with Tounekti selected instead of Hassan. Tounekti did look a little more direct against St Johnstone and certainly produced one of his…

Into the Bear Pit…

As a young, wide‑eyed and impressionable 13‑year‑old, I had the most spontaneous and joyous of days when my legendary cousin Murdo, a truck driver, came to visit my family. The year was 1990, and Glasgow was enjoying the spotlight as…