“I’ll stick it under the leg on the one in the boardroom, it’s been a bit shaky for weeks.” Allegedly that was Manchester City’s Director of…
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They say a week is a long time in politics. In the world of Scottish football it feels like an eternity. Since last Friday’s vote on…
Last week The Celtic Star announced that this site would be publishing INVINCIBLE, the debut published book from Celtic writer Matt Corr. And Celtic’s stateside blogger…
HARRY S. TRUMAN had a motto on his White House desk “The Buck Stops Here”. Compare and contrast – Partick Thistle say they will not take…
Well I don’t know about you but I’m glad it’s over. At least I hope rather than expect it is. Dundee’s decision to vote yes to…
Anyone get the impression Dundee and John Nelms are being wined, dined yet still are some way from feeling inclined? It seems to be that Dundee…
Victor Wanyama has advised today that he has ‘unfinished business’ at Celtic. The ex-Celt was consistently linked with a return over both the summer and January…
The name Jean-Claude Giuntini isn’t a name I’d come across until this afternoon. Yet it is one Celtic fans should be rather thankful for. Giuntini was…
‘Dundee Hamilton, voting for the Vatican’ made me smile and credit to the poster on Sentinel Celts for that witty summary of the situation we appear…
Congratulations from all of us at The Celtic Star to Barry Ferguson (EBT). Tonight Ferguson is (cough) celebrating, as his side Kelty Hearts have been announced…
Coincidentally I have an element of sympathy for Inverness Caledonian Thistles’ CEO Scot Gardiner today. I spent the latter part of Easter Sunday up to my…
It was 1983 and Edwyn Collins had no idea his lyrics would be so prophetic. “Rip it up and start again, I hope to God you’re…
There is a very good reason why poll stations close at the same time. If they didn’t the accusations of corruption would ensue. If during a…
Is it possible with Celtic announcing wage deferrals and dealing with media questions all day that that Peter Lawwell just jumped out his chesterfield chair and…
Peter Lawwell has certainly been earning the salary he has today agreed to take a significant cut on, over the last few weeks. On 1 April…
Anyone choosing to tune into the BBC’s choice of programming over the last couple of weeks would be forgiven for thinking the national broadcaster was trying…
If it hadn’t been for Scottish Sun contacting the SPFL for comment today, ‘the’ Rangers alternative proposal may have been overlooked. Now there is an exchange…
So today is the day. D-Day. The Day of Days for Scottish Football (in case you ever wondered the D in D-Day stands for Day). The…
First of all we get a common sense approach from the SPFL with a proposal to save Scottish football followed by the confirmation that league football…
It’s that time of day again. Statement O’clock. Hot on the heels of the SPFL making the tough decisions needed to ensure the financial security of…
In uncertain times you need strong leadership and today the SPFL showed a level of authority that should be commended. Not everyone will be in agreement…
Ever get the feeling collateral damage is something that UEFA may think is a price worth paying? UEFA’s president Aleksander Ceferin’s recent interview with Ekipa, a…
It’s just as well former Rangers chairman Alastair Johnston wears designer shirts and ties whenever he’s seen in public, it helps hide the brass neck he…
When Liverpool FC dropped into the slipstream of Spurs and Newcastle they possibly felt they were well covered, they weren’t the first after all, a precedent…
When the news broke on Sunday afternoon that Damien Duff had been appointed to new Ireland boss Stephen Kenny’s backroom staff, my first thought was to…
Peter Lawwell had some big decisions to make last week and whether we agree or not he did what he is paid to do and made…
As ‘the’ Rangers contend with unsustainable losses and ongoing threats of High Court compensation claims, the word hedge normally has ears perking up in the Ibrox…
On 26 August 2000 Celtic defeated Rangers 6-2 in Martin O’Neil’s first encounter with Rangers as Celtic Manager. The ‘Demolition Derby’ legend was born. On 31…
Yesterday Derek McInnes had a common sense message for Scottish football. The Aberdeen boss broke free from the null and void defensive line peddled for weeks…
If reports from Ireland are to be believed young Irish striker Callum Kavanagh could be the next addition to Celtic’s prospect roster. At the moment the…