BBC Scotland at 22.30 tonight has something for us on “How The League Was Won!” I am looking forward to it, and may I suggest it…
Author David Potter
Stop laughing! Stop gloating! And let’s learn a few lessons! That Shaun Riley fella is leading you all astray this morning. Today is probably a good…
A few words about BBC Reporting Scotland this evening… Well, wasn’t that a lovely green dress that Laura Miller was wearing on BBC Reporting Scotland this…
Funnily enough, Eintracht Frankfurt are one of the teams that I remember with some clarity seeing on my TV. It was 1960, and I am talking…
Yesterday was a great Celtic occasion for many reasons – good weather, good goals, tearful farewells, and generally a great occasion for everyone who loves the…
Maybe my arithmetic can be a bit dodgy at times, but I make domestic honours in the 21st century as follows… Scottish League Titles – Celtic…
Dundee United 1 Celtic 1 “We’ve won the League again!! And why is this one so sweet? I think, quite simply, that it’s because we didn’t…
THE DAYS THAT WE WON THE LEAGUE… Celtic have now won the Scottish League 52 times. including the title triumph that will be confirmed this week,…
Maybe better not to use a word beginning with “CHAM…”, as it is not yet confirmed, but this was a performance worthy of a team that…
David Potter filed this article with The Celtic Star early this morning but in the rush to get a morning shift done by 10am to leave…
Football did not stop in war-time. In both 1914-1919 and 1939-1945 football continued to be played. There was never any total cessation. Let us review the…
One of the most painful experiences of being a Celtic supporter must surely be that night in Milan on 6 May 1970 when Celtic lost the…
Without making any premature assumptions about what Europe next season is going to look like as far as Celtic are concerned, it is nevertheless very obvious…
Celtic 1 theRangers 1 It wasn’t the best result, but it was good enough. It is a step in the right direction, and although we would…
It was Saturday May 1 1920. It was the last day of the League season. Celtic had disappointed their fans in the run-in, but at least…
The following story is likely to strain the belief of anyone, but I am assured by one of the characters that it did happen. It really…
How sad it was three years ago today to have had to write a tribute to the second Lisbon Lion to die in a week! Hard…
On this day in 1969… The date – Saturday 26 April 1969. The occasion – Scottish Cup Final. The venue – Hampden Park, Glasgow. The score…
Well, the three points are in the bag, and it now seems that a win next Sunday will more or less finish it, but that was…
The vulgar call it “squeaky bum” time, the neurotic talk about “tense, nervous headaches”, the learned talk about “crisis” and “watersheds” while experts in Irish Gaelic…
I am proud to say that I have met John Kennedy and his family. He is the grandson of Jimmy Delaney, and, frankly, you need no…
On 18 April 1908, in a very one-sided Scottish Cup final, Celtic beat St.Mirren 5-1 before 58,000 at Hampden to lift the trophy for the sixth time.…
Celtic 1 theRangers 2 (after extra time) This can only be looked upon as a major heartbreak as a look at all the disappointed faces at…
The attendance of 54,252 was not the least important of the topics of conversation about the 1977 Scottish Cup final. By any standards the turnout was…
There seemed to be little point in denying that, in 1899, Rangers had a splendid team. The facts speak for themselves. They won the Scottish League…
1997 had certainly seen some sort of improvement in Celtic since the truly awful days of the early 1990s. The Scottish Cup had been won in…
Putting Them Out Of The Scottish Cup – Quinn Comes Back to Haunt Rangers… There could be little doubt about who was the most-talked about man in…
Putting Them Out of The Scottish Cup – Quinn, Quinn and Nothing But Quinn… Willie Maley was in a quandary. In front of him was his…
There is no good news about testing positive for Covid and not being able to go to a game, especially when you are not really feeling…
Sandy McMahon, a Celtic hero! “Our Bhoys Have The Cup!” was the cry throughout the east end of Glasgow… SATURDAY 9 APRIL 1892 and “Our Bhoys…