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Celtic 4-2 Dundee Utd: Celtic overt post-Halloween horror show with late fireworks.
October 2022
Celtic 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk: Celtic can’t claim a Champions League win and bow out of Europe early.
Livingston 0-3 Celtic: An easy win at a ground where usually we have it tough.
Hearts 3-4 Celtic: Celtic win barnstormer at Tynecastle despite VAR’s best efforts.
Motherwell 0-4 Celtic: Electric Celtic batter Steelmen to make the League Cup semi-final.
Celtic 6-1 Hibs: Hoops blitz Hibees as we move on from Champs League disappointment.
Celtic 0-2 RB Leipzig: Another forgettable Champs League night as Bhoys taken to the cleaners again.
St.Johnstone 1-2: Celtic: Celts avoid Champs League hangover with the late, late show.
RB Leipzig 3-1 Celtic: Red Bull too strong as harsh Champs League reality bites.
Celtic 2-1: Motherwell: CalMac sees red but the Hoops prevail to get back to winning ways.
September 2022
St. Mirren 2-0 Celtic: A bad day at the office.
Celtic 0-3 Real Madrid: Bhoys impress but run out steam against European Champions.
Shakthar Donetsk 1-1 Celtic: Bhoys claim first Champions League point but it’s an opportunity missed.
Celtic run-riot as Rangers ripped apart.
August 2022
Ross County 1-4 Celtic: Celtic easily progress in League Cup 2nd road.
Bhoys Make History in 9-0 Route of Arabs.
Celtic 2-0 Hearts: A routine 3 points as Hoops don’t need to get out of 2nd gear.
Kilmarnock 0-5 Celtic: Rampant Bhoys route Killie in return to Ayrshire.
Ross County 1-3 Celtic: Celts leave it late but deliver 3 points with final flurry.
Season 2022/23 begins. What lies ahead for the Champions.
Return to action and new signings galore in the January window!
It’s a Merry Christmas for the Bhoys in December.
So close to a perfect November.
Bhoys bounce back for big October.
Celtic’s tough month of September in review.
Celtic scrape by in Europe but come up short again at Ibrox.
The goals keep coming and optimism is back as the Ange effect takes hold.
After a tough start the Ange Era begins to take shape.
Tonight the Ange Era begins………..but hopes aren’t high!
Finally it’s over: Celtic’s insufferable season whimpers out. Now what?
Rangers 4-1 Celtic: Celtic’s excruciating season continues with no hope in sight.
Life Under Kennedy: the agony continues at Ibrox and beyond……….
Celtic 6-0 Livingston: Celtic route Livi en-route to next weekends vital Scottish Cup tie at Castle Greyskull.
March 2021.
Life under Kennedy: the mediocrity continues as meek Celtic gift Rangers title with pathetic draw at Tannadice.
February 2021.
The Kennedy ‘era’ begins with a win and not much else.
It’s OVER! Now that Neil Lennon is gone what next for Celtic?
Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen: Five wins on the spin for Celtic, bottom placed Ross County previewed and Liam Shaw signs.
Celtic make it four wins on the trot in Perth whilst Bankier speaks and the struggling Dons await.
Back to back wins over Motherwell & St.Mirren do little to change the mood music.
Kilmarnock 0-4 Celtic: Celtic hammer Killie in much needed win + Motherwell on Saturday previewed.
January 2021.
Celtic 1-2 St.Mirren: the season hits a new low as Lennon somehow holds on while Lawwell departs.
Celtic 2-0 Hamilton Accies: back to winning ways as transfer activity hots up off the field and St.Mirren on Saturday previewed.
Celtic vs Hamilton Accies preview as Frimpong departs and the club troll fans.
Livingston 2-2 Celtic: Another day. Another draw and still no change.
Celtic drop more points at home to Livi with another poor performance plus a press conference to forget.
Celtic 1-1 Hibs: We drop more points as farcical ‘Ten in a Row’ season continues.
The Fallout as Celtic fail to deliver at Ibrox and jet-off to Dubai to prepare for Hibs.
December 2020.
Celtic hammer the Arabs and now it’s off to the Death Star for title D-Day!
Hamilton Accies 0-3 Celtic: Bhoys keep the momentum going + Dundee Utd on Wednesday previewed.
A win against Killie continues the recovery but winning the Cup on Sunday is vital to retain momentum more than winning another treble.
Thursday night brought crumbs of comfort but Killie tomorrow is where the revival must really start.
Despite more points being dropped Neil Lennon somehow holds on………..for now.
AC Milan 4-2 Celtic: Another day and another defeat and now it’s win or bust against St.Johnstone on Sunday.
Picking through the bones of the Ross County fiasco and AC Milan previewed.
November 2020.
Post-Sparta and Pre-Ross County: Where next for struggling Celtic?
Weekend review: Two more points dropped as the quest for ten becomes even more shakier.
Hibs Vs Celtic preview: Post national team euphoria subsides and it’s back to the real thing.
Motherwell 1-4 Celtic: Bhoys bounce back but fixture pile-up is a concern as we need to start closing the gap.
Celtic 1-4 Sparta Prague: A woeful display – Records tumble and not the good type as Celtic crumble to Sparta Europe.
Celtic vs a Covid ravaged Sparta Prague previewed.
Celtic 2-0 Aberdeen: As Rangers breach Covid, Celtic ease closer to an historic quadruple treble.
October 2020.
Lille 2-2 Celtic: A good point gained in France + Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup semi-final on Sunday previewed.
Lille vs Celtic: Europa League preview + a word on our finances.
Aberdeen vs Celtic preview: Celtic look to push on after signs of recovery vs AC.
Celtic vs AC Milan: Europa League preview as the in form Italian giants come to visit.
Celtic 0-2 Rangers: Abject Celtic produce poorest derby display in decades.
Celtic vs Rangers preview: Now all that pesky international business is out of the way.
Celtic leave it late to take the points against St.Johnstone as transfer deadline day lingers.
Celtic get past Sarajevo and get a tough Europa League group + St.Johntone on Sunday previewed.
FK Sarajevo vs Celtic: all the lowdown on our Europa League Play-off opponents.
September 2020.
Celtic 3-0 Hibs: The men in Hoops romp to victory with their best display of the season.
Riga FC 0-1 Celtic: Celtic progress in the Europa League despite poor display and Hibs on Sunday previewed.
Riga Fc vs Celtic: Europa League 3rd Qualifying round preview. All the lowdown on the Latvian giants.
Weekend review: we win, they draw and Thursday night European action awaits us both.
Ross County 0 – 5 Celtic: Easy in the end as Celtic rout the Staggies in the Highlands and Boli Bolingoli leaves.
Ross County vs Celtic preview: Club action is back as Sky punt Scottish football off their screens for the return of the EPL!
Fergus McCann Versus David Murray – How Celtic Turned the Tables on their Glasgow Rivals!
August 2020.
Celtic 3-0 Motherwell: Celtic bounce back but questions remain.
The post-mortem of Celtic’s calamitous Champions League exit whilst Turnbull signs.
Celtic edge past Dundee Utd’s hammer throwers as signing rumours intensify and Ferencvaros previewed.
Celtic 6-0 KR ReykjavĂk: Celtic blitz the Icelandic champions en route to round two of the Champions League qualifiers + match highlights.
No games to preview or report on so let’s talk about new signing Albian Ajeti and other transfer rumours.
Kilmarnock 1-1 Celtic: Bhoys drops points in sloppy display meanwhile the European draws are in and St.Mirren previewed.
July 2020.
An interesting few days lie ahead as Celtic prepare to kick off 10-in-a-row attempt!
Celtic 1-2 St.Mirren: the season hits a new low as Lennon somehow holds on while Lawwell departs.
Celtic’s pre-season French tour reviewed.
The fixtures are out. Cue the usual blue nose meltdown for reasons only they can discern.
Pre-season update: Flash finally moves on and Elyounoussi returns.
June 2020.
Celtic begin summer clearout and the season ticket debacle begins.
May 2020.
9-in-a-row………..how it happened: A look back at the historic 2019/20 league campaign.
Nine in a row beckons as the Rangers vs SPFL farce runs out of steam.
April 2020.
Two weeks on and nothing has changed as the Ibrox bullshit train rolls on.
Even in lockdown the farce that is Scottish football persists.
March 2020.
On this day in 1991: The St.Patrick’s Day Massacre……….Celtic 2-0 Rangers.
Celtic vs Rangers: Memories of Beach ball Sunday stir as Sunday’s visit to the Death Star is previewed!
Celtic stay thirteen points clear with five-star display as the visit to Ibrox looms.
Celtic stumble away to Livingston whilst Rangers crash and burn at home to Accies on a tumultuous night!
Tonight’s visit to a potential banana skin at the Tony Macaroni previewed. Repeat or revenge? Guess which one I’m going for………
Celtic get back to winning ways in the Cup whilst Stevie G takes 48rs to think it over!
February 2020.
Celtic crash out of Europe to Copenhagen so it’s on to St.Johnstone in the Cup.
Celtic vs Copenhagen: Last 32 Europa League preview. Can the bhoys get the job done?
Celtic vs Copenhagen: Last 32 Europa League preview. Can the bhoys get the job done?
A standard day at the office as Celtic win and Rangers drop more points as 9-in-a-row moves a step closer.
Copenhagen 1-1 Celtic: The Hoops earn a respectable draw in the Danish capital + Killie on Sunday previewed.
Copenhagen vs Celtic: Europa League Last 32 preview. Can the Bhoys bring home the bacon?
Celtic surge TEN points clear in the title race as the Rangers bottle crashes once again. Match highlights included.
Memories of 2006 are banished as Clyde are put to the sword + Hearts on Wednesday previewed.
O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!
Celtic smash Motherwell as the post-winter break run continues + match highlights meanwhile off-field tensions mount.
Celtic extend their lead at the top with a win at Accies as Rangers once again crumble + Motherwell on Wednesday previewed.
The transfer window slams shut and we get ready for Accies and a hectic schedule.
January 2020.
Celtic destroy St.Johnstone as we gear up for a punishing schedule.
What a weekend – Celtic go five points clear as Rangers bottle it at Tynecastle.
Jack Hendry goes and apparently it’s our fault.
Celtic smash Killie to stay top with match highlights included.
The vital game against Killie away on Wednesday previewed after a wee review of Celtic getting past Thistle in the Cup.
Farewell Scotty Sinclair and a rundown of the other winter window transfer activity.
December 2019.
Celtic give ground to Rangers in a disappointing end to a decade we’ve dominated.
Celtic vs Rangers preview: All you need to know about the top of the table clash.
Celtic trundle past St.Mirren to maintain the five-point gap ahead of the big match on Sunday.
Merry Christmas: Celtic get past a stern Aberdeen challenge + match highlights and St. Mirren on Boxing Day previewed.
Celtic dismiss Hearts and extend their lead at the top with match highlights + Aberdeen previewed.
The Europa League draw is in as Celtic see off Hibs to stay top and now it’s on to a midweek clash at Tynecastle against Hearts.
Celtic vs Hibs previewed as the battle at the top resumes.
Potential Last 32 opponents emerge as group winners Celtic’s second-string lose their final Europa League game in Romania.
Celtic vs Cluj preview: For what it’s worth.
It’s a Christmas Miracle as ten- man Celtic mug Rangers to win the League Cup and make it TEN trophies in a row!
On a dramatic night, Celtic go two points clear PLUS Sunday’s big League Cup final against Rangers previewed.
Celtic stay top with an emphatic win in the highlands + match highlights and the mid-week games previewed.
November 2019.
More Europa League glory as Celtic put Rennes to the sword, win the group + Ross County away previewed.
Celticsmash Livingston to stay top as title race stays tight + Rennes in the Europa League previewed.
With the international long weekend done we can get back to the business at hand: Livingston previewed.
Weekend review: Celtic keep winning as the tussle at the top stays neck & neck and the coming weeks previewed.
Celtic 2 – 1 Lazio: The Hoops capture a historic and dramatic win in the Eternal City + match highlights and Motherwell preveiwed.
Celtic smash Hibs to set-up final with Rangers + match highlights and our red hot trip to Rome to play Lazio fully previewed.
October 2019.
Celtic stay top after a tough slog and the League Cup semis now await.
Celtic smash Aberdeen to stay top + match highlights and it’s a busy week with a visit from the Buddies and then a League Cup semi against Hibs.
Celtic take out Lazio late including match highlights and Aberdeen away tomorrow previewed.
Celtic go back top after smashing six past County as Rangers blow it + Lazio in the Europa league previewed. Match highlights included.
Thank God. The international weekend is over. Now back to the real thing.
Celtic lose top spot as they go down to Livingston for the first time in history.
Celtic get revenge on Cluj with match highlights + Livingston away previewed.
September 2019.
Two points dropped at Hibs as two stonewall penalties are denied + the Cluj revenge match previewed!
Celtic smash five past Thistle and it’s corner turned Hibs on Saturday and then in the semi-finals.
Celtic get past a stubborn Kilmarnock and it’s on to the big one against Partick Thistle in the League Cup.
Europa League review with match highlights: Celtic gain well-deserved point against Rennes’ pantomime theatrics and Killie at home on Sunday previewed.
Celtic beat Accies in snoozer to stay top and Europa League opponents Rennes profiled.
Celtic vs Hamilton Accies preview after the standard international weekend disaster.
Rangers 0- 2 Celtic: Celtic rinse Rangers at Grayskull and deadline day reaction.
August 2019.
Celtic vs Rangers preview after we smash 4 past AIK and get Lazio in the Europa League groups!
Celtic swat aside Hearts and prepare for two big away trips to Sweden and Ibrox!
Celtic 2-0 AIK Stockholm: Celtic take comfortable first-leg lead against average Swedes. Highlights footage included.
Celtic stagger past Pars & Europa League play-off opponents AIK Stockholm previewed.
The disastrous Champions League exit fallout. How Celtic threw it all away.
Cluj 1-1 Celtic: Celtic secure an away goal in Champs League Qualifier + Tierney, Sinclair and weekend preview.
Celtic smash seven past saints, the other results plus Cluj Champs League preview.
Celtic cruise into the Champions League 3rd Qualifying round and Cluj profiled.
July 2019.
Celtic 5 – 0 Nõmme Kalju: Celtic rout Estonian champions in Champs League 2nd round qualifier.
Champions League Qualifiers preview: Celtic vs Nõmme Kalju.
Celtic 2 – 1 FK Sarajevo: Celtic progress and preview of our 2nd qualifying round opponents.
FK Sarajevo 1 – 3 Celtic: Celtic cruise to Champions League qualifying opener.
June 2019.
Champions League Qualifiers: Profiling our opponents FK Sarajevo.
Now that the dust has settled on the Treble Treble…….
May 2019.
Celtic vs Hearts: Big Bumper Scottish Cup final preview plus the rumour mill!
The Neil Lennon Question: What next for Celtic?
8-in-a-row: How we got there as Celts ease past Dons.
April 2019.
Weekend Review: Celtic squeeze past Killie and it’s one point for the title!
Farewell to Cesar the ultimate Celt!
Celtic 3-0 Aberdeen: Easy does it as Aberdeen elect to throw hammers for 90 minutes!
Scottish Cup semi-final preview: Will Lenny’s Hampden hoodoo return?
Celtic 0-0 Livingston: The champagne goes on ice.
St. Mirren 0-2 Celtic: The title moves a step closer and could be wrapped up this weekend.
March 2019.
Celtic 2 – 1 Rangers: When the dust has settled!
Celtic vs Rangers or US vs THEM preview!
International review: Scotland cap off disastrous campaign opener with a pitiful display.
Dundee 0 – 1 Celtic: A desperate display on St.Paddy’s day but we go 10 points clear.
St. Paddy’s Day preview and what did I miss?
Hibs 0-2 Celtic: Celtic make the Cup semis amongst flying Bucky bottles and coins.
February 2019.
Hearts 1 – 2 Celtic: Lenny is back with a bang.
On a traumatic day, Brendan abandones us for mediocrity and Lenny returns.
The Seven Month European Journey ends with mixed feelings.
Celtic: a 5-day review, from despair against Valencia to late joy at Killie.
Europa League: All you need to know about Valencia in the last 32.
Celtic 5 – 0 St.Johnstone: Celts smash Saints to keep the rampant unbeaten run going plus other Cup stuff.
Celtic 2-0 Hibs: DĂ©jĂ Vu at the top and pantomime season lingers on at Pittodrie.
The injuries pile up but we’re still out in front.
January 2019.
Celtic 2-0 St.Johnstone: Six points clear one month into the new year plus transfer deadline day talk.
Weekend review: Celtic keep rattling them in, managerial heads tumble and them from Govan invade the pitch.
Midweek review: Celtic win, Killie keep going and it turns out we did do well in the transfer window.
Scottish Cup weekend review: Celtic 3-0 Airdrie, Auchinleck shock Ayr and the curse of Jimmy Bell.
Post-Old Firm perspective and the transfer window.
December 2018.
Old Firm preview and Christmas Week review.
Celtic 3 – 0 Motherwell: Back to the top we go.
Celtic go down meekly to Hibs. Meanwhile, it’s Valencia in the last 32.
What awaits Celtic in the Europa League Last 32?
Weekend review: Celtic put Killie in their place and surprises elsewhere.
Europa League Preview: Celtic vs Red Bull Salzburg. Win, draw or bust!
Midweek analysis: Punishing schedule begins to show in Celtic’s weary legs.
Celtic 1 – 0 Aberdeen: Seven in a row….the treble-treble is a go!
November 2018.
Europa League review: Rosenborg 0 -1 Celtic. Job done!
Europa League preview: Rosenborg vs Celtic – It’s do or die……again!
Weekend review: Celtic thump Accies whilst the league takes on a retro look.
International round-up: Scotland 3 – 2 Israel. James Forrest Ballon d’OR.
The New TV deal: Money talks as BT walks!
Weekend review: Albania 0 – 4 Celtic, sorry Scotland. What the hell just happened?
Post-match analysis: Livingston 0 – 0 Celtic plus the weekend’s events.
Europa League analysis: Celtic superb against Red Bull and now off to the Tony Macaroni.
Europa League preview: Celtic vs Leipzig. It’s do or die time.
Weekend review: Celtic rip Hearts apart, Boydie goes crazy & it’s raining coins in Paisley.
October 2018.
Post-match analysis: Dundee 0 – 5 Celtic. A massacre at Dens while it kicks off big time elsewhere.
A review of Super Sunday: Celtic break Hearts and the Dons mug Gerrard.
Post-match analysis: Red Bull Leipzig 2 – 0 Celtic. More misery on the road and rumours off the pitch abound!
Europa League Preview: Red Bull Leipzig vs Celtic – What horrors await us in Saxony.
Post-match analysis: Celtic 4 – 2 Hibs. That’ll be the crisis over then.
So who does Brendan want out of the picture?
International round-up: Scotland 1 – 3 Portugal. Nothing to see here.
International round-up: Israel 2 – 1 Scotland. Absolute garbage!
Post-match analysis: St.Johnstone 0 – 6 Celtic. How’s about that then?
Post-match analysis: Red Bull Salzburg 3 – 1 Celtic – The same old story!
Europa League Preview: Red Bull Salzburg vs Celtic – The full lowdown on the original Energy Drink FC!
September 2018.
Post-match analysis: Celtic 1 – 0 Aberdeen. Another win and Jim Brogan tribute.
Post-match analysis: St.Johnstone 0 – 1 Celtic. Better in the Betfred!
Remembering Jim Brogan.
Post-match analysis: Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Celtic. Oh dear!
Post-match analysis: Celtic 1 – 0 Rosenborg – The Hoops leave it late.
Europa League Preview: Celtic vs Rosenborg.
George Peat…..remember him?
Post-match analysis: St Mirren 0 – 0 Celtic
International round-up: Scotland 2 – 0 Albania.
International round-up: Scotland 0 – 4 Belgium
Post Old Firm Analysis: Celtic 1 – 0 Rangers
Aberdeen 3-3 Celtic: concerning form continues and it doesn’t get any easier as we face a tough fixture list.
The Dark Days
The Dark Days Part I.
1989 – 1990: We enter the 90’s AND THE MOTHER OF ALL PENALTY SHOOTOUTS.
1990 – 1991: DOWN AND UP … AND DOWN AGAIN.
1991 – 1992: LIAM BRADY PT 1. A SHORT HONEYMOON THEN THE NIGHTMARE IN NEUCHĂ‚TEL.
1992 – 1993: LIAM BRADY PART II. THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
1993 – 1994: BACK THE TEAM AND SACK THE BOARD!
The Dark Days Part II.
1994 – 1995: TOMMY TWISTS, TOMMY RETURNS & A WHOLE NEW BEGINNING.
1995 – 1996: RETURN TO PARADISE.
1996 – 1997: PARADISE LOST.
1998 – 1999: THE HANGOVER AND DR. JO.
1999 – 2000: Part 1 – THE BARNES & DALGLISH AFFAIR.
1999 – 2000: Part 2 – THE FALL OF KING KENNY.
My 2018 World Cup Diary
Days 1-9
Day 1: The Opening Ceremony and Match…..
Day 2: The Ronaldo Show.
Day 3: VAR & Messi.
Day 4: The German advance is halted.
Day 5: Engerland!
Day 6: Surprise, surprise…..
Day 7: One -Nil to the……..
Day 8: Atrocious Argentina.
Day 9: This is more like it.
Days 10-15
Day 10: Goals galore!
Day 11: England slaughter Panama.
Day 12: VARsical.
Day 13: Messi finally shows up.
Day 14: The Germans are out!
Day 15: Last day of the groups.
Maradonna’s World Cup.
The Last 16
Saturday 30/06: Messi & Ronaldo go home.
Sunday 01/07: Spain Out. Croats through!
Monday 02/07: Brazil & Belgium through.
Tuesday 03/07: England through!
The Quarter Finals
Friday 06/07: Viva La France + Neymar out!
Saturday 07/07: Hosts out and the nightmare continues………
The Semi-Finals.
Tuesday 10/07: France progress but don’t impress.
Wednesday 11/07: It’s not coming home.
Woman of the World Cup
Today’s the day: The Final.
Celtic 4-2 Dundee Utd: Celtic overt post-Halloween horror show with late fireworks.
Celtic 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk: Celtic can’t claim a Champions League win and bow out of Europe early.
Livingston 0-3 Celtic: An easy win at a ground where usually we have it tough.
Hearts 3-4 Celtic: Celtic win barnstormer at Tynecastle despite VAR’s best efforts.
Motherwell 0-4 Celtic: Electric Celtic batter Steelmen to make the League Cup semi-final.
Celtic 6-1 Hibs: Hoops blitz Hibees as we move on from Champs League disappointment.
Celtic 0-2 RB Leipzig: Another forgettable Champs League night as Bhoys taken to the cleaners again.
St.Johnstone 1-2: Celtic: Celts avoid Champs League hangover with the late, late show.
RB Leipzig 3-1 Celtic: Red Bull too strong as harsh Champs League reality bites.
Celtic 2-1: Motherwell: CalMac sees red but the Hoops prevail to get back to winning ways.
St. Mirren 2-0 Celtic: A bad day at the office.
Shakthar Donetsk 1-1 Celtic: Bhoys claim first Champions League point but it’s an opportunity missed.
Celtic 0-3 Real Madrid: Bhoys impress but run out steam against European Champions.
Celtic run-riot as Rangers ripped apart.
Ross County 1-4 Celtic: Celtic easily progress in League Cup 2nd road.
Bhoys Make History in 9-0 Route of Arabs.
Season 2022/23 begins. What lies ahead for the Champions.
Fergus McCann Versus David Murray – How Celtic Turned the Tables on their Glasgow Rivals!
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