Match Previews

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

As the dust finally begins to settle on our European nightmare, the healing starts today with a return to SPL action at home against Falkirk. In a strange way, the traditional Saturday 3pm kick‑off feels almost comforting — a reminder…

As the Champions League Play‑Off 2nd Leg against Austrian champions LASK approaches, Celtic — a club where things rarely run smoothly — find ourselves facing yet another potential injury concern. The news that Austin Trusty did not appear for training…

Celtic stand on the edge of another Champions League qualifier, and as supporters we know this territory all too well. These ties come with a familiar cocktail of hope, nerves, and memory. We’ve fallen at this hurdle in seven of…

My earliest Celtic memory is the 1985 Scottish Cup Final, against Dundee United — the hundredth iteration of the competition, no less — and there’s something fitting about the first match I ever write a preview for being against the…