Our Celtic stars have been feeling the heat lately as they lay the preparations for the cinch Premiership campaign kicking off again in August. With only a matter of a few weeks to go now, Brendan Rodgers and his backroom staff have been putting the squad through their paces out in Portugal at our pre-season training camp.

The Bhoys will start the new season off against Ross County on Flag Day in Glasgow’s East End and it promises to be a cracker. Firstly though, Brendan will have the task of getting last year’s Scottish Premiership Champions and Treble winners into shape ahead of the domestic duties beginning.

⚽️ 昨日の午後は選手たちが6v6のミニトーナメントを開催！

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With the manager admittedly wanting to make a few tweaks here and there to the way we have previously played under Ange Postecoglou, the players will no doubt need time and space to work on the subtleties of Rodgers’ style of play and his way of working. With John Kennedy also at the helm though, it shouldn’t be too much of an issue.

However, there may be some games required to iron out any potential kinks to the set-up or general rustiness to the players legs and such. With more new players set to come in too, the games against Wolves and Athletic Club jsut before the Scottish Premiership starts will be crucial in aiding this process. The players have been hard at work though in Portugal and Rodgers has already praised them for their efforts and contributions.

Watch the Hoops train at our pre-season camp in Portugal…

☀️🔥 The Hoops turn up the heat with an intense training tournament! #CelticFC | #COYBIG🍀 pic.twitter.com/UPkCrN0Q98

— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) July 13, 2023

Oh and here’s the winners of that sixes tourney!

🏆 Here are your winners!

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— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) July 13, 2023

Paul Gillespie

HUGE SAVINGS IN THE CELTIC STAR’S SUMMER SALE!

The Celtic Star’s Father’s Day Promotion has been so successful, with hundreds of books at great prices being posted to Celtic fans all over the world, that we’ve decided to continue with the sale until the end of July. We’ve reduced all six books currently available from their usual retail price of £20 and prices are as low as £6 (see below).

All books are high quality hardback, with some signed by the author. And it’s also worth noting that you only pay postage on one book, so it’s free for the second, third and so on. ORDER HERE or click on The Celtic Star image above…this is how it feels to be Celtic!