APROPOS of nothing in particular, every time I sign my name, the signature looks ever so slightly different; and sometimes, quite markedly so. Sometimes you would almost swear somebody else had written it, especially if comparing it, say, to an example from some time ago … or to that on some official document, as opposed…
‘The Sorcerer’ (an Anniversary reflection) …
126 YEARS ago today, the fateful meeting that launched our great club was convened. To mark the occasion, we reflect, in traditional 25thMay1967 style, on one of the greatest talents ever to grace the hoops: The Sorcerer Diminutive, he stalked his prey; but oh! when he began to play, a giant of immense technique ……
My old dad wouldn’t lie to me … RIP John Thomson
THE untimely demise in action of Celtic legend, John Thomson … as, also, its subsequent unfortunate knock-on effect on the life and career of his hapless co-victim, Sam English … ranks high amongst 20th-Century football tragedies. Accordingly, we are happy, on this, the latest poignant anniversary of his passing, to help perpetuate John’s legend by…
Let It Be …
IT WILL BE a complete travesty if Celtic fail to overturn a totally self-inflicted Champions’ League qualification deficit and send Shakhter Karagandy hurtling back to the reality of their lowly world ranking. Setting aside the transparent fact that, as an Asian club, they should never have been anywhere near a UEFA competition in the first…
Call Me A Cockeyed Optimist …
AT the risk of being labelled even more “incurably green” than Nellie in “South Pacific”, I see absolutely no reason why we should not today be confidently looking forward to the looming Champions’ League Group draw and the stirring strains of Zadok the Priest again booming out over Celtic Park. After all, it was only…
Beware of the Joker …
FRANKLY, I have neither the competence nor the inclination to make any meaningful contribution to the current storm raging around the troubled offspring of a defunct Govan-based football club. It does occur to me, however, that something potentially seismic may be getting lost, intentionally or otherwise, in the fog of an increasingly dirty war. While the…
On Your Marks …
HERE we go again – and from the off, despite a pre-season that was consistent only in its disappointment and a less-than-totally-convincing launch of the quest for renewed European glory, we’re being told what a walkover it’s going to be for Celtic domestically. The dire state of Scottish football and all that. How our season’s…
Celtic’s Cheeky Chappie
Charlie Tully passed away on this day in 1971. Here is our tribute to Celtic’s Cheeky Chappie. “Broth-of-a-Bhoy” Bold Charles Patrick breezed across the sea from Ireland; and the Belfast Bhoyo quickly shot to fame. Roasting Rangers catapulted him to stardom – everywhere you looked was “Cheeky Charlie’s” name. Tully cocktails, Tully ties and Tully…
The Micawber Principle …
CHARLES Dickens’ classic character, Wilkins Micawber, lived by the ever-hopeful principle that something would turn up. One year on from liquidation, the denizens of Sevconia and their dutiful MSM lackeys cling doggedly to that same rudderless philosophy, convincing themselves that nothing has really changed on Planet Fitba’ and that it is only a matter of…
Cleland’s Pride …
ON the 75th Anniversary of the landmark victory over the then all-conquering Everton in the 1938 Final of the ‘Empire Exhibition Trophy’, we offer in commemoration, our poetic tribute to that great Celtic team’s right-wing talisman and local Lanarkshire hero: Delaney Cleland! cherish the name … … your bold son of the harp … though…
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