LAST NIGHT was arguably the most bittersweet experience of my over fifty years supporting Celtic. Having lived through the ecstasy of Lisbon, the agony of Milan and all points before, in between and after, it’s doubtful if anything has surpassed the mixed emotions of our remarkable 2-1 (going on 3-0) triumph over Barcelona. It was…
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Be brave, Celtic … play to win!
TONIGHT we face a mighty challenge, perhaps even more awesome than the one of a fortnight ago in the Camp Nou. Let us face it with the indomitable spirit that we celebrated yesterday and that has stood the club in such good stead throughout the 125 years commemorated so proudly across The Celtic World. Despite the…
“Walfrid’s Boon” (125 Years of Celtic)
A BOON is a special gift, or favour … a blessing bestowed on individuals or communities in exceptional circumstances; and few, if any, are as wondrous as that bestowed by the Marist Brother ‘Walfrid’ on the afflicted Irish immigrant enclave in the East End of Glasgow in the late 1880’s … that boon was ……
THAT Goal …
YESTERDAY’S hugely disappointing performance and result rubbed unrefined salt into the still-open wound of last Tuesday’s defeat in Barcelona. Yet, sore though the Kilmarnock reversal was, for me, it pales into insignificance by comparison with the last-gasp Camp Nou horror show. Though at times it was agony to behold, I was as proud as any…
Reflections on Truth & Justice …
IT HAS taken 23 years for the shameful Hillsborough incident to reach the point where accepted truth has come out and the sword of justice is poised to strike. Better late than never – though it has been a long, hard, painful road for survivors and families. On another front, amidst a welter of evidence…
Remembrance Day …
THE 19TH OF OCTOBER is a doubly poignant date in the Celtic calendar. It is, of course, “ 7-1 Day ”, cause enough in itself for pause to savour the recollection of a gala occasion. On a more sombre note, though, today is also the 31st anniversary of the tragic accidental death of a true…
The Glory of the Green (Part 6) …
NOT everything in the Celtic Park array of trophies and memorabilia can be classed as a work of art. The spectacular painting of which a section is reproduced below certainly qualifies, though – and there is a curious story behind it. The painting was unearthed a number of years back by former director, Tom Grant, amongst…
The Glory of the Green (Part 5) …
ONE of the most hilariously inventive of all the many great Celtic songs over the past 125 years is surely the one that immortalised the gloriously ironic Coronation Cup snatch of 1953: Said Lizzie to Philip, as they sat down to dine, “I’ve just had a note from an old friend of mine – his…
No Smoke(screen) without Fire(fighting) …
HOW many more spurious smokescreens is a certain well-known Scottish MSM sports editor planning to throw up in his increasingly frantic attempts to belittle, if not undermine, the imminent inquiry into EBT-related and so-called “dual contract” allegations – in the process giving a very good impression of seeking to justify the unjustifiable … defend the…
MIRACLE AT MEDINAH … next up, Moscow?
IN HONOUR of the truly phenomenal fightback that saw Europe conquer a stunned USA to win and retain the Ryder Cup last night, we re-publish our epitaph tribute to their declared inspiration, the incomparable Severiano Ballesteros, catalyst for the remarkable upsurge in European golf in recent decades. First published on the day of the great…
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