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Cue the Quiet Riot!
This evening’s Telegraph gives us the scoop: Unhappy Celtic fans put board on notice of terrace revolt . Is there a return of the Celts for Change ? Matt McGlone, a key member of the original Celts for Change , has go: “A group of fans from Partick got in touch with me recently, ...
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A Look Back – August 15, 1999
Let’s play the Where Are They Now game. Olivier “Bombscare” Tebily , who left Celtic in 2002, played for Toronto, until he was released last year. He scored an own-goal in his Celtic debut. Stéphane Mahé , who left Celtic in 2001, played for Hearts until 2003, and ...
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Samaras gives some Gordon Smith good advice
In the morning’s Daily Record , Greek boy Georgios Samaras, whose country will be traveling to hallowed South Africa this next summer, has offered his expertise as to how Scotland’s national side can improve: get a better manager. “The key to success for us in Greece has ...
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Match Preview: Dundee United v Celtic
For those of y’all who still aren’t ready to return to the ongoing dreadful saga of Scottish football, MK Dons visit visit Southend this evening. The Dons sit fourth in English League One, tied with third position Colchester on points. Southend have won three, lost three and drawn ...
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In the Press : Steven Fletcher Moves Masses to Tears
Every so often, you come across that one story that just sends your heart soaring into the stratisphere, a real moment when you absolutely walk on sunshine and everything’s gonna be alright. Or something to this effect. A recent article in The Daily Record – Steven Fletcher: ...
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Presumptuous Old Firm gets faced by pretentious English Prem
The news is clear on this one. The Guardian and The Times Online are giving the business to Celtic and Rangers upon the outright rejection of a Old Firm inclusion into the English Football League. From the Daily Record: “The clubs welcomed the additional input into an ongoing process, ...
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Aiden McGeady has man-crush on Irish boss Trapattoni
It seems Aido is quite excited about this brief break from club duty for the Republic. In talking about Itallian-born/Ireland boss Johnny Trapattoni, “He tells me I have the ability to score and take a shot, because if I take a shot and even if I don’t score, it might take a ...
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A Look Back – January 28, 2006
The date: January 28, 2006 Celtic v Dundee United. A Celtic starting eleven of Artur Boruc, Mark Wilson, Adam Virgo, Stanislav Varga, Ross Wallace, Shunsuke Nakamura, Neil Lennon, Stiliyan Petrov, Shaun Maloney, Magic Zurawski, and Welshman John Hartson. Of that line-up, John Hartson (now ...
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Hooligans on Film – Typical Ranger Behavior
In college, my Greek professor would often tell a story about about how, during the American Civil War, Union troops came on to our ( Hampden-Sydney ) College campus in rural south-central Virginia. They searched (for who knows what)throughout the grounds, harassing students and faculty alike, ...
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Hair of the Dog – Hamburger (and Benny) Hill
I feel we can skip the typical match report on this one. It would look something like this: Hamburger SV nil, Celtic nil… According to The Herald , both Scot McDonald and the keeper, who still isn’t Artur Boruc, say Celtic can still qualify out of the Europa Cup Group ...
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Don’t forget to cheer on your fellow Scottish club tonight
Rangers play Unirea Urziceni this evening in Romania’s Steaua Stadium. They already played two weeks ago, and I complete forgot to come on the ‘gers that night. I think I had yoga or something. Of course, a Scottish side should cheer on another Scottish side, as the folks ...
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Hair of the Dog – The Sunday Morning Report
The Sunday Morning Report In the Scottish Premier League : Celtic 3 – 0 Kilmarnock - Two wins in a row find Celtic atop the Scottish Premier league. Two loses out of three find Killie ninth, tied on points with St Johnstone and Hearts. Hibernian 2 – 0 Aberdeen - With the ...
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Match Report : Celtic 3 – 0 Kilmarnock
Scottish Premier League Celtic 3 – 0 Kilmarnock I’d like to say this was another day at the office, a good Celtic win, overpowering a struggling Kilmarnock side. And perhaps the struggling Killie part is true with only one (1) shot on target, three (3) corner opportunities, a ...
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Talkin’ with Strachan – Travelin’ Riverside Blues
The last time I wrote a Talkin’ with Strachan post, it was the morning of February 24th, 2007. Later that day, Celtic would face and dramatically defeat Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the late minutes of the Scottish Cup Quarter-Finals. An 89′ minute header from Steven ...
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Of Bhoys and Men – Neil Lennon’s Assailants Released
In writing a few words about Henrik Larsson and his official retirement after so many great years and so many great goals, I began by initially reading up some stories about Neil Lennon, his status at Reserves coach at Celtic currently, his potential courting from former Bhoys boss Gordon ...
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Match Report : Celtic 0 – 1 Hearts
I perceive two things in Scotland of the most fearful omen: ignorance of theological truth, and a readiness to pride themselves in and boast of it. Edward Irving, a 17th cent. Scottish Clergyman, educated in Edinburgh … [ oof ] Co-operative Insurance Cup, Quarter-Finals Celtic 0 ...
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