Failing up in football
European football news this week featured Vincent Kompany “failing up”. After overseeing Burnley’s relegation from…
Monthly Archives: May, 2024
‘SERIAL WINNER,’ JOHNSTON HAILS RODGERS
ALISTAIR JOHNSTON has won five honours in his year and a half at Celtic. The…
O’RILEY SNUB: EX-CELT LEADS DANISH FURY
FORMER Celtic star Thomas Gravesen has led the furious reaction from Denmark fans at Matt…
SHOCKER AS O’RILEY MISSES OUT
CELTIC’S double winner Matt O’Riley will miss OUT on next month’s Euro 24 Finals in…
Kyogo is not a cheap diamond
They all move on eventually but suggestions that Kyogo (29) will head to Urawa Red…
O’RILEY POISED FOR EURO 24 SPOTLIGHT
MATT O’RILEY is poised to take centre stage in next month’s Euro 24 Finals when transfer…
RODGERS STEPS UP KEEPER CHASE
BRENDAN RODGERS is stepping up his goalkeeper chase as he seeks TWO new shotstoppers at…
OH LEADS CELTIC CLEAR-OUT
OH HYEON-GYU looks to be heading for the exit as he leads a Celtic clear-out.…
KYOGO: DOUBLE YOUR MONEY
CELTIC could more than DOUBLE their money if they are tempted to allow Kyogo Furuhashi…
Rodgers and Clement will both be encouraged
Claims that Newco dominated the Scottish Cup Final (made by formerly credible outlets) are clearly…
‘IMPORTANT,’ McGREGOR CALL FOR BERNARDO DEAL
CALLUM McGREGOR has urged Celtic to snap up Paulo Bernardo in the summer. The Hoops skipper…
ALEX’S ANGLE: IDAH, JOTA, JOHNSTON AND THE MULTI-MILLION POUND MERRY-GO-ROUND
ADAM IDAH’S valuation appears to have TREBLED in his four months of action at Celtic. The figure of…
CELTIC AND THEIR FIRST STEPS TO GLORY
CELTIC took their first steps onto the football pitch at their recently-completed ground for an…
World’s most successful and coping with losing
Claims like ‘World’s most successful football club’ are meaningless to most football fans, as the…
BERNARDO: BYE-BYE OR BUY BUY?
PAULO BERNARDO signed off the season by leaving the Celtic fans smiling. One of the…
IDAH GREEN LIGHT DELAY
CELTIC’S move for Adam Idah has been forced to be put on hold while Norwich…
ALEX’S ANGLE: BIG PHIL THE WHINE MERCHANT
AM I ALONE, dear reader, in thinking Philippe Clement spent the bulk of his weekend…
Recency bias: Reo, Paulo, Newco
Recency bias is powerful. We remember and place more emphasis on things which happened most…
CELTIC HAVE THE LAST LAUGH
CELTIC were smiles better at Hampden at the weekend. And here are the pictures to…
THE IDAH DEBATE: WHAT THE STRIKER SAYS
ADAM IDAH has remained tightlipped about his potential permanent switch to Celtic, despite the guessing game…
THE IDAH DEBATE: WHAT THE PLAYERS SAY
ADAM IDAH has won the approval of his Celtic team-mates who are united in hoping…
THE IDAH DEBATE: WHAT BRENDAN RODGERS SAYS
BRENDAN RODGERS has made his feelings abundantly clear on whether Celtic should attempt to sign…
THE IDAH DEBATE: BIDS, ANYONE?
NOTHING in football is ever cut and dried until the ink has dried on the…
WIZARD OF OZ – AND THE BIRTH OF THE INVINCIBLES
IT COULD have been to the lilting strains of the haunting Waltzing Matilda as Tom Rogic…
Anatomy of a Cup winning goal
The reason Paulo Bernardo had the freedom of Hampden to push forward in the last…
ALEX’S ANGLE: THE KYOGO CONUNDRUM
WHAT ON earth has happened to Kyogo Furuhashi? The Japanese striker was as sharp as…