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Celtic 2-1 Caley Thistle: Hangin On, Barely
By: JT |Last nite against Inverness Caldeonian Thistle, Celtic tried to snatch a draw from the jaws of victory, but they failed in their mission.
After throughly dominating Caley for seventy minutes, an atrocious back pass from Scott Brown was intercepted around the top of the box by Marius Niculae. The Romanian slotted home past a stunned [...]
Celtic-Caley Thistle: Three Points Mandatory
By: JT |Celtic welcome Inverness Caledonian Thistle to Parkhead tonite, hoping this match will be a repeat of September’s 5-0 home demolition of the Jags and not the 3-2 loss Caley handed them on the road in December.
Since the January transfer window shut, Celtic have found their best form of the season, save last weekend’s dramatic win [...]
St Mirren 0-1 Celtic: Sake Cures Hangovers
By: JT |It would have been folly to think that yesterday’s match at Love Street was going to be anything but a slog.
And how can you blame the players?
Four days before, they were taking on Barcelona at a vibrating Celtic Park in an up-and-down thriller against one of the top club sides in [...]
Celtic 2-3 Barça: Quality Wins the Day
By: JT |What a match. From a Celtic supporters’ perspective it was on the edge of the seat stuff. Barcelona brought their A+ game tonite, and Celtic stood toe to toe with them.
Four glorious goal were scored by Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Lionel Messi, Barry Robson, and Thierry Henry.
The winner was the ugliest [...]
Celtic-Barçelona: Glory Awaits
By: JT |The day has finally arrived. Since Celtic drew Barcelona in the Champions League Round of 16 back in December, the Hoops faithful have eagerly awaited the first leg at Celtic Park. Now its here.
Let me say this first before I get into the specifics of the match. If Celtic don’t go balls [...]
Celtic-Barça: Pre-Preview
By: JT |Its impossible to deny that there are significant similarities between The Celtic Football Club and FC Barcelona.
The footballing success domestically and in Europe, a playing style that revolutionized the game in the late 60’s and into the 70’s, tremendous and unwavering fan support, heated rivalries with the other sporting power in their countries [...]
Celtic 3-0 Hearts: Who’s Next?
By: JT |Celtic handled a game Hearts squad 3-0 on Saturday, building on their confident form of late, and getting the Bhoys prepared for the Champions League showdown with Barcelona on Wednesday evening.
After the way Paul Hartley and Scott Brown ruled the midfield last week against Aberdeen, I was surprised to see Massimo Donati back in the [...]
Celtic-Hearts Preview: Warmup for Midweek
By: JT |Celtic take on Hearts tomorrow at Celtic Park in their first home match since mid-January. After thrashing both Kilmarnock and Aberdeen on the road the last two weeks by identical 5-1 scores, the Bhoys are looking for another similar performance heading into Wednesday’s Champions League encounter with Barcelona.
Celtic are remarkably injury-free, and the only [...]
Celtic Green, Barca News & Fat Spurs
By: JT |Not that we didn’t already know that Celtic are one of the top twenty clubs in the world (actually top 1), Deloitte’s Football Money League for 2006/7 now confirms it. The Bhoys are 17th in the table, behind the usual suspects, Real Madrid, Man U, et al.
Its difficult to complain about the [...]
Barca’s Injury Pile & The Brilliant McGeady
By: JT |With a brief winter vacation in the books, its time to get back to what really matters in life: media coverage of The Celtic Football Club. So let’s get to it.
The first leg of Celtic’s Champions League Round of 16 tie with Barcelona is a mere eight days away, so even the minor knocks [...]






