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January 31st, 2009

Take Care of Business: Caley Preview

By: Matt | Comments 1 Comment

After Rangers defeating Dundee United today, Celtic will have to travel up north on Sunday on short rest to take on Inverness Caley Thistle to keep the lead in the SPL to 4 points. While Caley is in currently in the relegation zone, trips to Caledonian Stadium have always been tricky for Celtic and [...]



January 29th, 2009

Flood affects Hampden and Celtic Park.

By: Matt | Comments 3 Comments

When it rains, it certainly pours for Irish International Willo Flood (see what I did there?). Yesterday, Flood bounced one off of the bar for his current club Dundee United during the penalty shoot out of the CIS Cup Semi-Final against Celtic, which ultimately cost United the game. Er, tough luck about your [...]

Category Category: Celtic, Match Reports
January 27th, 2009

CIS Cup Semi-Final and The Transfer Season Can Start Now

By: Matt | Comments 2 Comments

So tomorrow Celtic takes the short trip to Hampden to take on Dundee United in the Semi-Final of the CIS Cup, in what might be the first big match, will maybe not for everyone, in Celtic’s trip towards silver. Celtic remain in all three domestic competitions still, but there is a much more pressing [...]

January 25th, 2009

Celtic Answers the Call and Kljestan ups his price

By: Matt | Comments 11 Comments

After a disappointing loss the week before against Aberdeen, Celtic got back to winning ways and extended their lead to four points over Rangers, after Aberdeen continued their assault on the teams of Glasgow by drawing Rangers Saturday. A Scott McDonald double and a goal from captain Stephen McManus was enough for Celtic to [...]

Category Category: Celtic, Match Reports
January 23rd, 2009

Gut Check Saturday: Celtic v Hibs Preview

By: Matt | Comments No Comments

Friends, Colleagues, and Fellow Celtic fans, I have officially declared Saturday January 24th “Gut Check Saturday” for Celtic players, coaches, administrators and fans. After enjoying a seven point advantage, as well as a seemingly financial advantage over Rangers, the lead in the Scottish Premier League has been whittled down to two points with a [...]



January 19th, 2009

Help us Lukasz Zaluska, you’re our only hope

By: Matt | Comments 7 Comments

So remember after Artur Boruc let in a howler of a goal in the cup tie against Dundee? There was talk about whether or not Boruc should be dropped….yeah, about that…Marc Brown had to fill in for the Holy Goalie when pulled a groin muscle in warm ups before the match, except that would [...]

Category Category: Celtic, Match Reports
January 16th, 2009

Bah Bah Gordon, have ye any wool?

By: Matt | Comments 6 Comments

Hopefully the answer to that question this Sunday will be “Yes sir, Yes sir, three points full.” Token sheep references aside (surely not to be the last of the blog), Gordon Strachan returns to the place of his Scottish glories as Celtic travel up north this Sunday to take on Aberdeen. Celtic are [...]

Category Category: Celtic
January 11th, 2009

Transfer Rumors

By: Matt | Comments 1 Comment

The new year always brings in the second silly season of the football year, also known as the transfer season. Celtic fans can fondly look back at rumors of every player with the surname of Keane being linked to Celtic in a possible move, but with Roy looking after the dogs somewhere in Manchester [...]

Category Category: Celtic
January 11th, 2009

Celtic 2-Dundee 1: Is Boruc Undroppable?

By: Matt | Comments 4 Comments

Apologies for the lack of a match preview this week, but technology issues prevented me from writing one. My technological woes were resolved in time to view Celtic’s fourth round match of the “Homecoming” (aren’t the Huns telling us to go home? Are they slotting us as the cup winner already?!) Scottish Cup [...]

Category Category: Celtic, Match Reports
January 8th, 2009

Possible friendly against St. Pauli?

By: Matt | Comments 5 Comments

In “Duh, it’s about time this happened” news, Randalstown CSC is reporting (I’m not a big fan of the paper they heard the news from) that Celtic might be the possible opponent for a “high profile friendly” for Bundesliga 2 side St. Pauli. The match would commemorate St. Pauli’s centenary. St. Pauli is [...]

Category Category: Celtic





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