Author: Mark Dixon

Centre back Roddie MacDonald signed for Celtic as a raw 18 year old in 1972 after impressing with Rangers (Brora that is!!) and certainly made a name for himself in his time at the club… The Alness born player started his career as a centre forward, before being converted into a commanding Centre back by ex Celt Sammy Wilson who was manager of the Highland league side, and his form caught the eye of Jock Stein who swooped to sign the youngster. He would make his first team debut in a 3-1 league cup win at Arbroath in 1973, but…

Celtic has been linked with an interest on Elias Filet, a 24 year old striker who plays for Aarau in Switzerland’s second tier… in Switzerland’s second tier… We still don’t have a permanent manager in place but that hasn’t stopped the rumour mill continuing to flow in terms of transfer incomings, and yet another rumour was made this morning with the news that Celtic are linked with a move for French striker Elias Filet. Elias Filet is a 24 year old centre forward who played for Swiss second tier side Aarau. According to transfer specialist Sacha Tavolieri, the player is…

Liam Scales stood up when it mattered. He has a big part to play at the club in the seasons ahead… It’s fair to say that Liam Scales is a player who splits opinion among the Celtic supporters, and even after suffering a dip in form at some points last season, he’s stood up when it mattered, playing a vital part in our dramatic last day title win. Our most consistent player last term At one stage Liam was our most consistent player last term, even when the ever reliable Cameron Carter Vickers was playing alongside him in the centre…

When Dom Sullivan signed for Celtic from Aberdeen for a sizeable fee of £80,000 in October 1979, he was fulfilling a life long dream of playing for Celtic… At 28 years of age, the right sided midfielder who hailed from the Gangard was an experienced footballer, having played nigh on 400 games combined for both Clyde and Aberdeen, and had been a part of the Dons side who won the 1977 League Cup. Alex Ferguson didn’t want to sell Sullivan to Celtic  Alex Ferguson was said to have wanted Dom to sign for Dundee United as opposed to Celtic. Indeed…

Long term Celtic target Jakob Breum is available for a more than affordable fee of £4.4 million, as his side Go Ahead Eagles look to cash in on one their most prized assets… The attacking midfielder who can also play on both flanks would be an ideal addition to our side which is extremely low on quality. That’s something that will quite possibly deteriorate even further if key figures like Arne Engels, Reo Hatate, and quite possibly Benjamin Nygren could well be leaving the club in the coming weeks. Jakob Breum was heavily linked with Celtic last summer The 22…

Kilwinning born Mark Reid made his name as skipper of the successful Celtic reserve side of 1979/80, and it wasn’t long until he made his full debut for the club, which came in a league cup semi final clash with Dundee United back in November 1980… A left back by trade, Mark Reid who had been at the club since signing an S form in 1977 could also filled in as a midfielder now and again when required, but was handed a regular place in the first team by Billy McNeill in his natural position after a serious of disappointing…

What is it, 23 days since the day Celtic won the title in the most dramatic of ways? Of all the drama and meltdowns that has produced, it’s been hard to keep up with the sniping that’s been aimed in our direction by those jealous and hurting from Celtic’s sensational title win. One of the main takeaways that day was the behaviour of the Celtic supporters, due to the numerous overjoyed punters who invaded the pitch at the final whistle. False claims of Hearts players being assaulted It was widely reported that our supporters assaulted several Hearts players, despite no…

Reo Hatate making it official that he wants to leave, Celtic must grant him that wish if the price is right… Reo Hatate has informed the club that he wishes to leave the club this summer, and whilst it will be a big blow to lose a player of his quality, we can only respect his decision but only if we receive the right price. What would the right price be for a player of Reo’s standard? Well, with two years of his deal still to run, the ball is firmly in the club’s court, and I’d be willing to…

Daichi Kamada could be a player of interest, but hefty salary would be an undoubted problem… It’s no secret that Celtic are in need of new blood for our ailing squad, particularly in the middle of the park with the likes of Reo Hatate likely to depart.  Add to that bumper bids are expected for the likes of Benjamin Nygren and Arne Engels, which would leave the Champions dangerously fragile in a vital area of the pitch. Celtic will need quality additions in the middle of the park  So it goes without saying that we should be looking to recruit a…

Martin O’Neill’s appointment as Celtic manager has rattled all the right folk, you can take that as a fact… Despite supporters of both the Rangers and Hearts scoffing at the appointment of the 74 year old Irishman, they know deep down that he’s a man who can lead Celtic to yet more success this forthcoming campaign. This is a manager after all who arrived when we were at our lowest ebb, and he galvanised us all, leading us to an unlikely double success in the most dramatic of ways. Danny Rohl failed to get the better of the Irishman Over…

As much as Benji’s provided in his first season at Celtic, when we get a decent offer we will accept it without hesitation… Benjamin Nygren has set tongues wagging after his frank reply to a question regarding his future at Celtic during a press conference with the Swedish national side. Celtic’s Player of the Year will represent his nation at the upcoming World Cup Finals, was undoubtedly our top performer last year with 30 goal contributions in all competitions last campaign. That form has caught the attention of clubs throughout Europe, with it now looking increasingly likely that he’s played…

Former Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon has broken his silence on Hearts last day title loss, and just like his manager, he’s come across like a sore and pathetic loser… Speaking on Instagram, the 43 year old shot stopper who is currently on International duty with the Scottish National side in the States as they prepare for the upcoming World Cup Finals, described his anger and disappointment at missing out on a sixth league championship gong. However, it was his other choice of word that raised eyebrows, as he claimed it was an ‘injustice’ that the Gorgie side lost out on…

Celtic make tidy profit on Hayato Inamura, but it also raises questions over our Japanese recruitment… Despite no signs of any movement on the transfer market in regard to incomings, it’s been busy on the outgoings with the departure of Luis Palma, and now today it was revealed that forgotten man Hayato Inamura will join FC Tokyo on a permanent deal for a fee believed to be €1.5 million. The left back signed for Celtic last summer from J1 League side Albirex Niigata for a fee believed to be £300,000, becoming the latest in a long line of Japanese players…

Fergus McCann is an iconic figure in the history of our illustrious Football Club. He might not have played for or managed the club, but he plays an important role in the fairytale story of our club, a role that will forever be recited in the Celtic history books… Fergus of course rode to our rescue back in 1994 when we were reportedly hours from plunging into administration, although as Wille Haughey revealed last week Gerald Weisfeld and he had visited the Bank of Scotland HQ in Glasgow before Weisfeld deposited £3m in an account to ensure that the club’s…

Our supporters are being unfairly slandered, but the truth is that we just stand up for the very beliefs our club was founded on… There’s been a lot of criticism of our club and supporters in the past week, some of it quite poisonous, and from those within the media world who should know better. It’s all of course related to the Robbie Keane will he or won’t he take the Celtic managers job, and the fallout it will entail due to his immoral choice of working in the terror state that is Israel. We had Eyal Berkovic viciously tear…

Celtic have been heavily linked with a move for Rodez AF player Taïryk Arconte, a player who by all accounts could be the perfect replacement for the soon to be departing Daizen Maeda… There’s still a slim chance and hope that the energetic Japanese talisman will decide to extend his stay, but unfortunately, he realistically looks to have played his last game for the club. The player we are credited with an interest in, Taïryk Arconte is a former French under 19 international, but now full Guadeloupean international has enjoyed a stand out campaign in the French second tier, scoring…

Is the Robbie Keane backlash just a gauge of online opinion, or is it across the board? I’ll guess we’ll only find out if he’s appointed… The revelation that Robbie Keane is now the front-runner for the Celtic managerial position has certainly caused a stir amongst the Celtic supporters. Keane being an Irishman and former Celtic loanee has traits that are normally the requirements that would guarantee you to be welcomed positively. After all you only have to remember the size of the crowd who descended at the front doors of Celtic Park to welcome him way back in 2010,…

Best of luck to Luis Palma, but in all honesty, he was never good enough to play for Celtic… Best of luck to Luis Palma who has joined Polish side Lech Poznan for a fee of £3.5 million, which happens to be the highest fee the Polish Exstraklasa club have ever parted with for a player. Luis Palma cost £3.5 million back in 2023 The Honduran international joined the club from Greek side Aris for a fee believed to be around £3.5 million back in 2023, and despite a bit of a half decent start, he faded into obscurity, which…

If we had any ambition at all, we would be looking at signing Toni Fruk to fill the gap that’s coming in the Celtic midfield this summer… With Reo Hatate likely to end his four and a half year stay at the club, and Arne Engels also looking like the next big money transfer out of Celtic, we will be in desperate need of a creative player in the middle of the park. Not forgetting doubts over Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s future, so it really does intensify that need even more. We should be targeting a player of proven quality, and not…

I can’t help thinking that we’d have been wiser hanging onto Stephen Welsh rather than letting him leave on a free transfer to probably join Jens Berthel Askou at French side Toulouse…  Stephen Welsh yesterday ended a long association with Celtic when he and the club parted on mutual terms with a year of his contract still to run. The Coatbridge born central defender spent the last campaign on loan at Motherwell, where he impressed, so it has come as something of a surprise to learn that he had been cut loose by Celtic, who could easily have secured a…