PAT BONNER on Scottish Cup semi-final “If Celtic turn up and play well, they will win the game. They have the best squad, the best players,…
Monthly Archives: April, 2018
BRENDAN RODGERS didn’t get his way on the post split fixtures but at least now knows the games he has ahead of him between now and…
THE SPFL have finally got round to announcing the post-split fixtures and as The Celtic Star revealed on Monday evening – read HERE – we will…
I am a little later than Jim Craig. 7.00 a.m. is far too early for me, but it is about 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday as I…
THE POST SPLIT fixtures have still not been released, as the incompetency that dogs Scottish football becomes apparent once again. Initially the plan was to release…
ON this day in 1925 Celtic defeated Dundee 2-1 in the Scottish Cup Final and Patsy Gallacher scored perhaps the greatest goal of them all… After…
ON this day eight years ago, Neil Lennon took charge of his first game at Hampden Park as manager of Celtic after being placed in temporary…
Saturday 3 December 2016 After a fantastic performance in the League Cup final against Aberdeen, it looked as if Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic team had a Cup…
BRENDAN ON CHARLY MUSONDA “It’s a different type of loan for Charly compared to when he went to Spain and had to succeed straight away. Here…
BRENDAN RODGERS arrived at a gloriously sunny Celtic Park on 20 May 2016. The Irishman was greeted by a crowd over over 13,000 in the main…
CELTIC have returned to their earlier shelved plans to build a fan zone outside Celtic Park at Janefield Street. A few years ago the club looked…
MARVIN COMPPER arrived at Celtic early in the last transfer window – the deal was done before it even opened – and the 32 year old…
NEXT UP for The Celtic Star’s very popular Fan Of The Week is Georgina. Georgina is from West Dunbartonshire and works as a Communications Manager in…
With eight consecutive league titles already wrapped up, Celtic were in very good position for a ninth at the beginning of April in 1974. The club’s…
CELTIC will be sent to Easter Road to face Hibs in the first match after the split, with an official announcement expected in the morning. The…
SATURDAY 9 APRIL 1892 and “Our Bhoys Have The Cup!” is the cry throughout the east end of Glasgow. This was Celtic’s first time winning Scottish…
As an Irishman and having that connection with Glasgow I tried to put into a poem… have a read and critique welcome HH Peter Sloan St.…
Opinion may be divided among Celtic fans as to Moussa Dembélé’s contribution to the Green and White this campaign but further evidence that he remains a…
THE 4-2 GAME, in May 1979 was a title decider. Celtic needed to win to be Champions, a draw was no use at all as Rangers…
On this day in 1988, Celtic beat Hearts 2-1 in a semi-final of the Scottish Cup at Hampden in front of a crowd of 65,886. For…
HAMILTON manager Martin Canning, who always comes across as one of the good guys of Scottish football, was mad about the sending off of Darren Lyon.…
Hamilton Academical 1 Celtic 2 I am frequently castigated by my friends for being too “soft” on the team. I don’t think this criticism will be…
OUR limited edition “Obsessed with Celtic” t-shirt, which comes in three colours – grey, green and dark green – has been selling faster than hot crossed…
CELTIC got the job done, picked up the three points and are now just one win away from 7 in a row… Geo, The Celtic Star’s…
1. QUICK AND MISS DEMBELE – it took just 7 seconds for Moussa Dembele to define his day. He was gift wrapped a tremendous opportunity straight…
VOTE for today’s Man of the Match after Celtic’s 2-1 win at Hamilton takes us to being one more victory away from winning the league and…
BRENDAN RODGERS has opted not to risk Craig Gordon on the artificial surface at Hamilton so Scott Bain, ineligible against Dundee on Wednesday, is back on…
FIRST it was Broony. Then Scotty Sinclair. Then Mikael Lustig and on Friday it was Leigh Griffiths. One by one the Celtic Stars are lining up…
CELTIC GRAVES – PROMOTING HERITAGE AND SO MUCH MORE I took a trip out to Hamilton for the commemoration of Peter Somers, who although only 36…
Celtic were far from inspiring on Wednesday night against Dundee but, to be fair to the players, it can be difficult to get very worked up…