The build-up to the Cup final is often a vital time. Both teams had something to pick themselves up from after last Saturday’s disappointments. Dunfermline Athletic…
Browsing: Jock Stein
A recent question on X got a lot of Celtic supporters debating. The question by a well known Celtic account asked: ‘Who is the most important…
The final resting place and incredible legacy of Helenio Herrera… Over recent months, I’ve been lucky enough to have been provided with some unique football snippets…
“No-one knew more about football than Jimmy Gribben. He was my friend and my advisor,” Jock Stein… Despite enjoying a senior footballing career, it would be…
59 years ago today was the start of a wonderful revolution in Scottish football… 59 years ago today seen a new man placed with the task…
Leading Legends: Celtic FC’s Past and Present Managers… From day one, Celtic has been a bastion of Irish-Scottish heritage. Founded in Glasgow, Scotland in 1887, the…
Jimmy Gribben’s extra special team… In the book, Rhapsody in Green which Pat Woods co-authored with Tom Campbell in 1990, two other factors for Jock Stein’s…
Jimmy Gribben has Celtic…and love…on his mind! Despite his perfect attendance record in 1926/27, Jimmy Gribbin would not feature much in Bo’ness’ maiden – and as…
“No-one knew more about football than Jimmy Gribben. He was my friend and advisor.” In the first part of this article, we looked at events as…
Celtic Surrender Squad Has No Place In Paradise!… I’ve tried to be as positive as I could in the face of the mediocrity which has been…
Others are writing us off, let’s not do that ourselves… Congratulations are I suppose due to theRangers who won their first ever league cup and in…
This one perhaps fell under the radar at the end of last week, so it’s well worth a catch-up as Matt Corr, with the valuable assistance…
This one perhaps fell under the radar at the end of last week, so it’s well worth a catch-up as Matt Corr, with the valuable assistance…
This one perhaps fell under the radar at the end of last week, so it’s well worth a catch-up as Matt Corr, with the valuable assistance…
This one perhaps fell under the radar at the end of last week, so it’s well worth a catch-up as Matt Corr, with the valuable assistance…
Matt Corr with Pat Woods: When Jock met Herrera. The Meeting… In Part One of this article (link below), we covered the visit by Scottish Daily…
The first week in December throws up a number of Celtic anniversaries close to my heart. On 5 December 2023, we celebrated the golden anniversary of…
It all happened on 6th December in 1966. It was a Tuesday, a day that invariably meant a slog at training – and this particular Tuesday…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic Diary looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 6th December 1890… SATURDAY…
On Monday 15 May 1967 Celtic celebrated that season’s quadruple on Trophy Night at Celtic Park with a 2-0 win over Kilmarnock and all four trophies…
Celtic’s 136 years of unbroken history… 136 years ago this very day a football club was born, more than just a football club, a club that…
When Jock met Herrera. Part One: The Invitation..by Matt Corr with Pat Woods… The foundations which would underpin Celtic’s journey to glory in Lisbon in May…