This is going to be something else from The Celtic Exchange podcast today…Brian Dempsey speaking to Tino about his short-lived time as a Celtic Director and the work that he did over a number of years to force change at Celtic and remove the old board. On that never to be forgotten night in 4 March 1994, it was of course Brian Dempsey who famously said, while standing on the steps outside Celtic Park, perhaps the most important eight words every spoke about Celtic FC… “The Game is Over, The Rebels have Won”… Fergus McCann Celtic director MD with model…
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David Faulds
Founder and editor on Celtic Shorts and publisher on dozens of top quality Celtic books including those on celticstarbooks.com. Publisher on The Celtic Star ahead of its sale. Earliest Celtic memories are a win over East Fife at Celtic Park and the 4-1 League Cup loss to Partick Thistle as a 6 year old. Best game? Easy 4-2, 1979 when Ten Men Won the League. Email me if you'd like to get involved. editor@celticshorts.com
McCann he rode the winds of change And the things he brought will long remain A phoenix rising, a house of steel And 60,000 Celtic dreams. Yesterday on Celtic Shorts we published exclusive photographs of Celtic Park in 1993 when seats had to be added to the Jungle. Jump forward a few years and the vision of Fergus McCann’s vision for a new Paradise was coming together. Enjoy these new photographs of the North Stand rising and opening with the first supporters taking their seats. Tom Grant’s photos More exclusive photos – all taken by the former Celtic Stadium Director…
You can easily sum up Jock Stein’s Celtic side by showing the highlights from the 1967 European Cup Final win over Inter Milan. For Billy McNeill’s Celtic side, read stories about the marvellous Monday in May 1979 when against all the odds Cesar’s team defeated Rangers 4-2 to win the title. Davie Hay, Tommy Burns and Wim Jansen For Davie Hay, it has to be Love Street in May 1986 and for Cesar the second time around the Centenary season Scottish Cup Final against Dundee United. Tommy Burns the relief of the 1995 Scottish Cup Final over Airdrie and Wim…
A popular Celtic TV staffer has today posted his official ‘Goodbye Celtic’ message and is leaving the club. Goodbye Celtic “Goodbye Celtic. Ticking off countries, continents, trophies and unlocking moments that will live forever. A childhood dream fulfilled and a properly special three seasons being able to travel the world and represent my club,” Ryan Maher posted on social media. Ryan also posted a selection of photos to help sum up his three seasons working at the club he supports. Whether it was playing in a charity match, filming the Unique Angle, doing the post match interviews with Ange Postecoglou…
Celtic was skint. David Murray seemed to have discovered a bottomless financial pit and he was taking full advantage of the Bank of Scotland’s generosity to turn Rangers FC from a giant in the doldrums in the first half of the 1980s into a powerhouse of football with even genuine if unfounded optimism for some European glory. Fergus McCann Celtic director MD with model of new east Stand for Celtic Park Fergus McCann changed the landscape When English hooliganism got their sides banned from European football, Murray was able to take full advantage, bringing some of the top stars from…
Here’s Celtic FC SLO John Paul Taylor, speaking back in 2018 about the reasons why Celtic introduced a safe standing area in the North Curve at Celtic Park. Celtic was of course the first club in the UK to install rail seats in 2016. Safer standing at Celtic Park In this video shown below John Paul explains the way that safer standing works at Celtic Park, the reasons why it was introduced and the size of the waiting list to get into the section. Interestingly enough also states that Celtic will look at expanding the section in a year or…
John Hartson has backed Mikey Johnston to use his successful loan move at West Brom to finally fulfil his life-long ambition to make himself into a star at Celtic. Brendan Rodgers admitted that he is delighted for the winger after his superb start at West Brom where he has already grabbed a half dozen goals and made himself a huge hero with the Hawthorns support. Can become a hero at Celtic Mikey Johnston during the pre match warm up West Bromwich Albion v Bristol City, EFL Sky Bet Championship, The Hawthorns, 16 March 2024. Photo Richard Bowcott/IPS/Shutterstock Now the former…
Celtic’s US line up complete as club to meet EPL Champions Manchester City and top MLS side DC United… Celtic today confirmed the final pair of the 2024 USA Tour opponents this summer. First, the Bhoys go head to head with Manchester City in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Tuesday, 23 July. The University of North Carolina’s Kenan Stadium will host the match against Pep Guardiola’s men, with the sides having only met twice before in competitive action in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League back in 2016/17. Having drawn on both previous occasions, it’s set to be…
Brendan Rodgers plans to switch off for a bit and perhaps get involved with the Celtic Foundation to occupy himself during the international break. And the Celtic manager can also spend some of his rare spare time contemplating with some relish the imminent return of Japanese player-maker Reo Hatate. Behind closed doors friendly Brendan Rodgers with Reo Hatateduring a training session at Lennoxtown ) (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images) On Saturday, the Celtic manager while discussing the midfielder’s return was asked if he planned to organise a behind closed doors friendly match to help get Hatate up to…
There’s talk that there will now be a official SPFL enquiry into the postponement of Sunday’s Scottish Premiership clash between Dundee and theRangers at a waterlogged Dens Park. And there are even supporters of the latest Ibrox club demanding that Dundee forfeit the points to send the club Charles green founded back to the top of the table. Self entitlement is staggering Imagine, an enquiry into why a game was called off due to the unpredictable Scottish weather. Bemusing isn’t it? Well not when it’s concerning theRangers it isn’t. They really think they are more important than anyone else. Their…
Brendan Rodgers described Tomoki Iwata as a cover player in his Celtic squad but promised the Japanese holding midfielder that there is always an opportunity to force his way into his team at Celtic. Tomoki’s main barrier to that happening is of course the competition for places within the squad and he’s up against Celtic captain Callum McGregor in that holding ‘no.6’ role in the current Celtic side. Of course McGregor, who is currently on the sidelines with an injury issue, can play further forward in the advanced midfield role that is his more natural position. Celtic v St. Johnstone…
Former Celtic manager Ronny Deila has today been sacked after his controversial, and frankly ill-advised switch from Standard Liege to Club Brugge turned sour. The Norwegian lasted just ten months at Brugge. But he has endured a nightmare season in charge of the biggest club in Belgium. Branded as a traitor He was branded as a traitor by furious Standard supporters after his move to Club Brugge last summer. Now amid poor results and performances the ex-Celtic gaffer paid the price with his job. Brugge today pointed to “disappointing results and level of play” that has seen them slip to…
Celtic forward Daizen Maeda is away on international duty with Japan this week. And in his first sit-down with the press back in his homeland he’s tried to explain the burning question in Japanese football. Why has he ditch the ‘baldy heed’ to instead grow his hair? Takumi Minamino Daizen revealed that the change in hair style has nothing to do with style, fashion or football but is instead an instruction from his daughter. She apparently is no fan of her dad’s shaved head signature look! Instead wants Daizen to grow his hair so that he can look like his…
Tash Flint scored both Celtic goals during a dominant Celtic performance to inflict a first domestic defeat of the season on Jo Potter’s side. The Goal Machine The Goal Machine was feared by theRangers Women last season when she was on loan from Leicester City and they must have been delighted when her good form in the Hoops came to the attention of Liverpool and they snapped her up from right under the noses of Celtic. Sadiku’s tremendous opportunity But given the strength of the women’s game south of the border, Flint struggled for game-time and a second loan move…
Has the recent VAR controversies at Tynecastle and elsewhere across the Scottish game, caused the first head to roll? It certainly looks that way with the announcement today that Scotland’s head of referees Crawford Allan is to leave his post at the end of the season. Pursue new opportunities The Scottish FA is now conducting a review of the role in light of ongoing VAR controversies, with the game’s governing body saying that Allan, who has been in the role for four years, is leaving “to pursue new opportunities”. “VAR processes need to improve” The chief executive at the Scottish…
Nicolas Kuhn is beginning to look like a bargain buy for Brendan Rodgers. The Celtic manager sanctioned the £3m deal that brought the German winger to Celtic in the January transfer window. Things initially got off to a decent start for Kuhn at Celtic. He came off the bench on his debut at Pittodrie to score Celtic’s equaliser in the 1-1 draw against Aberdeen. Looked out of sorts But from then until last weekend’s Scottish Cup quarter final against Livingston at Celtic Park, he has looked out of sorts. The Celtic manager reckons that this was caused by weight loss…
Paying £25m for a sensational footballer is only really sensible if you then go onto play the player in question. Otherwise people will start to think that you’ve got more money than sense. Maybe the powers that be at mega-rich Saudi side Al-Ittihad will be a little embarrassed, or perhaps somewhat surprised but certainly delighted to see their investment from last June starting to pay dividends. Former Celtic hero Jota The former Celtic hero Jota is now getting some game-time at Al-Ittihad and is showing his new club plenty of signs that they should be playing him on a regular…
Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi certainly looked more like his old self on Saturday. The striker was restored to the starting line-up by Brendan Rodgers for the Scottish Premiership match against St Johnstone at Celtic Park. Goalscoring exploits It’s hardly surprising that Kyogo’s goalscoring exploits have been somewhat subdued this season. That can be attributed to two factors, firstly the absence of Reo Hatate. The midfield maestro always exceptional at linking up with his countryman and Kyogo usually does the rest when he is given the service. Indifferent form And secondly the indifferent form of Celtic wingers this season seems to…
Celtic FC Women match-winner Tash Flint was understanding feeling good after her first half double gave the Hoops a Beautiful Sunday over at the Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie this afternoon. Natasha Flint le tadhal dha Celtic anns na chiad mhionaidean den gheama!Flint with an early goal for Celtic! pic.twitter.com/dKtEyIZOPQ— BBC ALBA (@bbcalba) March 17, 2024 The loan signing of the Goal Machine from Liverpool was a master-stroke in the January transfer window from Celtic, particularly as it happened as we changed managers from Fran Alonso to Elena Sadiku. Celtic have the firepower And with a front three of Kit Loferski,…
Celtic certainly put on a show yesterday against St Johnstone at Celtic Park and so too did the North Curve where the Green Brigade’s St Patrick’s Day Tribute was stunning. This evening they released a few photographs which we can show you now… “North Curve Celtic St. Patrick’s day tifo, defying current restrictions on tifos at Celtic Park.” North Curve Celtic St. Patrick’s day tifo, defying current restrictions on tifos at Celtic Park. pic.twitter.com/LPU5wguc7k — North Curve Celtic (@NCCeltic) March 17, 2024