JOZO SIMUNOVIC’S 67th minute goal yesterday will now be remembered and talked about for decades to come, long after most of us are gone. Celtic stories…
Yearly Archives: 2019
Continued… From the other bit. Part 1, yeah? https://thecelticstar.com/sandmans-definitive-ratings-celtic-v-kilthemwithfire-part-1/ Okay, that’s you caught up so here’s Part 2… JAMESY – 5/10 Alright wee man? No doubt…
WILLIE WALLACE might not have been at Celtic Park yesterday with the other Lions who gathered to pay their respects to Cesar but he was watching…
“YEAH, Kirk Broadfoot – navigates the football pitch like a crippled At-At piloted by brain-damaged imperial stormtroopers stumbling across the snows of Hoth in the Empire strikes Back,…
“Some moments are nice, some are nicer, some are even worth writing about,” Charles Bukowski. Beautiful, magical, mystical, incredible, historical, uncanny, just a wee bit, well…
Quite a day this one! Due respect was paid to Big Billy – dignified yet enthusiastic, and the world left in no doubt that Billy would…
BILLY McNEILL often spoke about the fairytale that surrounds Celtic, well if ever he was right it was today when 60,000 members of his extended Celtic…
THE Celtic support will today pay our collective respects to Billy McNeill who David Potter described as a Celtic God on here earlier this week. And…
NEIL LENNON was asked what he thought of the idea of retiring the Number 5 shirt at Celtic when he held his first press conference since…
‘Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, Advanced a stage or two upon that road Which you must travel in the steps they trod.’…
THIS is how the Scottish FA broke the news that will enrage the blue half of Glasgow after their attempt at getting Scott Brown up on…
MANCHESTER CITY have moved to repair the damage to their reputation after failing to wear black armbands in memory of their former manager Billy McNeill in…
BRENDAN RODGERS finally got round to paying his respects to Celtic legend Billy McNeill who passed away on Monday night. We have been critical this week…
Steven Gerrard appears to be ‘Obsessed with CELTIC’ – ahead of his latest meeting with Aberdeen on Sunday all that the rookie Rangers manager wants to…
ALL CELTIC supporters who qualify for the a Scottish Cup Final ticket will have their names added to a ballot and hope that they are lucky…
CAN HISTORY repeat itself this weekend? Celtic will win the league if we beat Kilmarnock in tomorrow’s lunchtime kick-off at Celtic park and the Rangers fail…
WILLIE WALLACE has paid an emotional tribute to his “great friend” Billy McNeill. The Lisbon Lion, like the rest of us is devastated at the loss…
Stephen McManus admitted that he was bitterly disappointed after losing the Youth Cup Final at Hampden to the Rangers last night. Celtic lost THREE goals from…
JAMES FORREST yesterday spoke to the media in what has been a subdued week for everyone at Celtic. Neil Lennon said that we are a club…
ON THIS DAY IN 1969, the Scottish Cup Final was played at Hampden and Rangers were well and truly put to the sword as Celtic thrashed…
ASTON VILLA have this afternoon confirmed that their players will wear black armbands on Sunday in their match against Leeds United in memory of their former…
NEIL LENNON has been speaking to the media at Lennoxtown this afternoon, his first press conference since the news broke early on Tuesday morning that we…
THERE has been minimal coverage on this weekend’s match against Kilmarnock due to the passing of our greatest ever captain, Billy McNeill. And Cesar will be…
THREE FORMER CELTIC CAPTAINS have been speaking about Billy McNeill – Stephen McManus paid this tribute to Cesar on Celtic TV this morning. Stephen McManus came…
THE FUNERAL of Billy McNeill will take place on Friday 3 May at St Aloysius Church, Rose Street, Garnethill, Glasgow, G3 6RE. The Funeral Mass will…
I have been privileged to meet Billy McNeill on several occasions. He is obviously a true football legend but he was a great guy too. The…
Willie Maley was born on 25 April 1868 at Newry, County Down, Ireland. On three occasions, he celebrated his birthday with a League Championship. 25 April…
CELTIC have announced some details on how the club and supporters will be able to pay our respects and to celebrate the life and achievements of…
BRENDAN RODGERS has signaled that he will NOT be responsible for player recruitment at Leicester City, claiming that signing players is a ‘separate skill-set’ to his…
THE crowd was given as 147,365 but in fact there were a lot more than that at Hampden to see Celtic beat Aberdeen 2-1 to win…