THE EMPIRE EXHIBITION TROPHY The Celtic eleven that won the 1938 Empire Exhibition Trophy was, as they say, a team “ahead of its time.” Coinciding fortuitously with Celtic’s Golden Jubilee, the competition had been organised as part of that year’s great national Exhibition, centred on Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park. It featured four each of Scotland and…
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R.I.P. JOHN THOMSON, Immortal Mighty Celtic Legend
JOHN THOMSON made his last save for Celtic 81 years ago today. We proudly proclaim his memory by re-publishing our tribute poem to a true club icon. May He Rest In Peace … The Bowhill Bhoy (Celtic’s John) My old dad avowed (so, it must be true) that a Bowhill bhoy, hale at twenty-two ……
Beware all the “Cake-Walk” talk, Bhoys!
Don’t know about you – but I cringe every time I hear or read about how Celtic are going to stroll to the 2012/13 SPL title. Sure, with TFOD sunk (though, sadly, NOT without trace, courtesy of the collective cowardice and subservience of our spineless, shameless football authorities), the Hoops are, unquestionably, overwhelming favourites. However, there are…
“Ten-Thirty” (the one-and-only “Wee Bertie”) …
DELIGHTED at the news that the Lisbon Lions’ midfield enforcer and play-maker, Bertie Auld, will lead the singing prior to tomorrow’s nostalgic pre-season friendly v Inter Milan, we decided to post our affectionate verse tribute to a living Celtic legend: “Ten-Thirty” The shuffling gait – the cheeky grin; the hitched-up shorts, the jutting chin; the…
The Hermit Crab Analogy …
I know this is a bit heavy … but I hope you’ll stick with it. There has been much speculation of late as to whether “Newco Rangers” is – or, is not – a continuation of Rangers 1872/73. The issue has been thrown into even sharper focus in the past few days by news of the…
To Everything There Is A Season …
The Pete Seeger classic, “Turn, Turn, Turn”, proclaims that everything has its time. In Scottish football today, the concept whose time has come is change. The buzz word is “reconstruction” … but how – and when, with so little time in hand after five months squandered in pointless, unnecessary navel-gazing over the Rangers “problem”, which,…
R.I.P Joe McBride – Celtic’s Goal Machine …
BETWEEN the immortal Jimmy McGrory and the peerless Henrik Larsson, Joe McBride, more than any other, electrified the Parkhead faithful with his prolific goalscoring feats. Joe died last night. Condolences to family, friends, colleagues and fellow admirers … “May He Rest In Peace”. Johnbhoy The Legend “Josie Goals” Another Lion denied his day by fateful…
Charlie Tully – A “Broth-of-a-Bhoy” …
ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTHDAY OF ONE OF THE GREATEST AND BEST-LOVED CHARACTERS IN CELTIC HISTORY, WE ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT A 25THMAY1967 LYRICAL TRIBUTE. Hint – try singing it to the tune of “Galway Bay”: “Broth-of-a-Bhoy” Bold Charles Patrick breezed across the sea from Ireland; and the Belfast Bhoyo quickly shot to fame….
“The Glory of the Green” (Part Three)
JOHN THOMSON, CELTIC’S “PRINCE OF GOALKEEPERS” Though his career was tragically brief and he never figured in any of Celtic’s truly “landmark” occasions, John Thomson is as much a Parkhead treasure as any of the signature triumphs and glittering trophies that set our club apart from all…
“The Glory of the Green” (Part Two)
THE LEAGUE SHIELD (1904-1910) Continuing our mini-series showcasing some of the landmark triumphs that are the building blocks and fabric of this great club of ours: Having established itself as a major power in Scottish football moving into the 20th Century, Celtic soon took a complete domestic stranglehold, dominating the league, in particular. From 1904-1910,…
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