In a desperate attempt to take something positive from last Sunday’s Ibrox debacle, I have come to the admittedly highly optimistic conclusion that when you hit rock bottom, by definition, the only way is up. Because that’s exactly what happened, as we plumbed the depths in that embarrassing second half. A Celtic that should have…

Yet again, a horrendous start made last night’s Europa League tie in Madrid a steep uphill struggle, courtesy of our now all too familiar “Soft-Centre Syndrome”. But for that nightmare opening, I feel sure we could have given the strutting senors of Atletico a real game – if only we’d got ourselves properly settled in….

When it comes to the Celtic, I’m a bit of an incurable romantic. Having been reared on a concentrated diet of fairytale history, I have always assumed that it’s only a matter of time until the next Hollywood moment, with Celtic taking centre stage, often in the most unlikely of circumstances … and largely speaking,…

It was chilling to read Billy McNeill’s bitter recollections of the infamous 1974 European Cup semi-final first leg at Celtic Park against Atletico Madrid. Clearly, that night has left him with indelible psychological scars – and no wonder! I was there … and 37 years down the line, it remains the single most brutal and…

Over the past nine months, we have run a series of posts outlining our notional “All-time Celtic Squad”.  This was a strictly broad-brush and totally tongue-in-cheek exercise, with absolutely no pretence whatsoever at being to any extent definitive or authoritative. Essentially, it has been a bit of harmless Celtic-minded fun, conducted from an entirely subjective…

… in the Europa League, that is! Seems things may be starting to swing Celtic’s way in the wrangle over qualification, with reports of unrest among Sion’s fellow Swiss clubs and also our prospective group competitors.  Reports that, in all honesty, instil some ambivalent feelings in yours truly. Being of a generation that considered European…

Of all the Celtic legends, that of “John Thomson (Prince of Goalkeepers)” is among the most enduring.  Today, exactly eighty years since the heroic tragedy of his death, making his final save in typically fearless fashion, we at 25thMay1967 honour, in verse, the man behind the legend. Over the past weekend, The John Thomson Memorial…

I’m going to keep this simple.  I reckon the squad needs five or six specialist goalscorers; and in my humble opinion, three walk in unopposed, as iconic figures in the history of our great club. Predictably, the “Big Three” are Jimmy Quinn, leader of the line for Willie Maley’s Edwardian Six-in-a-Row squad and Celtic’s first…

At lunchtime today, in his home town of Viewpark, a Memorial Garden will be officially opened and dedicated to the memory of the unforgettable Jimmy Johnstone. To mark the occasion, we are proud to re-publish “Heart of a Lion”, our poetic tribute to the Wee Man. With the heart of a lion, a Lisbon Lion,…

Yesterday’s reports, if true, of the loss (to Chelsea!!!) of young prospect Islam Feruz, are extremely disappointing and surely beg the question … HOW COME? The emotive circumstances surrounding the acquisition of the precocious young Somali and his apparently prodigious talent should have ensured that Celtic would, at least, reap some tangible benefit of his…