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…
PARADISE BHOY
LOOKING FORWARD - LOOKING BACK - ALWAYS CELTIC
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…
The ‘Tic Keep on Ticking – St. Johnstone vs Celtic Match Review
Some interesting choices in the Celtic team selection for tonight’s league match away to St Johnstone. Johnstone replaces Sinisalo in goal for his Celtic debut, and with an away trip to Ibrox coming up at the weekend, the timing is…
Maintaining Momentum is Key Tonight
After a near-run thing away to St Mirren, Celtic hit the road again — this time to Perth — to face newly promoted St Johnstone. Five wins from five is exactly the start we needed, and the hope now is…
Belief Returns — But Complacency Cannot
So, we comprehensively defeated Aberdeen in midweek — and judging by the stats and the highlights, we could easily have won by more than 3–0. It’s the story of Celtic time and again in this division: dominant, comfortable, and occasionally…
A Feeder Club in All but Name
Celtic don’t do Winters of Discontent. We’ve developed our own tradition — the Summer of Discontent. As I write, we’re barely four hours from the Europa League registration deadline, and after signing four loan players in the past 24 hours…