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This series takes a nostalgic walk back along the path that led us to three consecutive trebles. To conclude, we have Dave Flanigan (@davflan) to talk us through the third treble – the record breaking Treble Treble. With successive trebles, successive seasons in the Champions League group stages, and main rivals Rangers appointing a rookie manager in Steven Gerrard, Celtic…
By Jamie Kellas The last eight years have been quite the ride for the Celtic support. From the 2011-12 squad that got the ball rolling on the quest for ten-in-a-row right through to the Celtic team of today. Neil Lennon was there for the first title in the sequence, and will hope to be here…
This article is from Edition Nine of The Cynical, our free online magazine. Download the magazine here: ePub version (great for smart phone readers) PDF version ‘What is a rebel? A man who says no’, wrote philosopher and accomplished goalkeeper Albert Camus. The sport Camus loved has become a game of men who say…
In the fifth instalment of our Celtic scouting series Norwegian football expert Ben Wells identify three players who has the potential to make their mark in Glasgow. The Norwegian Eliteserien has long been a league that clubs from larger European leagues have looked to for talent to sign at a reduced price. Value for…
After recommendations from experts on the top-flights in USA, Austria and Belgium, it’s now the turn of Alex Robinson who identifies seven potential prospects for Celtic in the Swiss Super League. Albian Ajeti Position: Striker Country: Switzerland Club: Basel Born: 26.02.1997 Caps: 5 YouTube Video Basel have been very poor this season but Ajeti has…
Following on from recommendations from experts on the MLS and the Austrian Bundesliga, George Nott identifies seven potential prospects for Celtic in the Belgium Jupiler Pro League. George is a man who knows what Celtic fans wants as he’s listed not one, not two, but three right-back alternatives. But we start by going back…
Minamino has a fantastic goalscoring record with Salzburg (52 in 157 games) but has generally been used as a rotation player. He only signed a new contract with the club until 2021 in February 2018, but he showed once again in the Europa League that he is a strong player at that level. Could be one of the few stars in the Salzburg team that would be interested in a move to Celtic and that they could also afford.
Kieran Devlin gives his thoughts on the recent Scotland Friendlies against Costa Rica and Hungary To describe the appointment of Alex McLeish as underwhelming would be disingenuous. It was utterly despairing, more palaeontology than football administration for the way it’s resurfaced a dinosaur. He’s always been associated with the dreariest, route one branch of football,…