CELTIC: 196 GOALS AND COUNTING

MOTHERWELL are aiming to do something today no Scottish club has achieved since April 5, 2016 – prevent Celtic from scoring!

Dundee were the last club in domestic opposition to shut out the champions when they forced a goalless draw at Dens Park on that occasion.

The nearest the Hoops came to breaking the deadlock came when a shot from Stefan Johansen, now with Fulham, hit the woodwork.

Coincidentally, the team, then managed by ex-boss Ronny Deila, had only failed to score in one of their previous 23 outings – another goalless encounter against Dundee in Glasgow the previous month.

However, since the scoreless Tuesday evening on Tayside, Celtic have hammered home 196 goals in 69 matches on the home front.

They netted 19 in six games – including a 7-0 romp against today’s Fir Park opponents – in the remaining six games of the 2015/16 campaign and scored ten in just two games against the Comedy Club last season.

Brendan Rodgers guided the team to a silverware clean sweep in his debut term with the team claiming 106 Premiership goals, 17 in the Scottish Cup and 11 in the League Cup in a 47-game sequence.

This season, the six-in-a-row kings have hit 30 in 13 league games and collected 13 in three Betfred League Cup-ties.

LISBON LION Jim Craig is the very special guest on the new CQN Podcast – out now!

Jim releases his new book, Right Back to 67, The Lisbon Lion Diary next week and we are pretty confident that this will be regarded as one of the classic Celtic books of all time.

There has been so much written about 1967 in some very fine books to-date but nothing like this. Jim kept a diary of his time at Celtic and in Right Back to 67 he is able to provide the authentic, inside story. It really is too good to miss.

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You can order the book now from CQNBookstore.com and you will receive a signed copy. You can also add a personal dedication which is ideal for a Christmas gift. Simply email david@cqnpublishing.co.uk with your dedication after you have ordered and Jim will sort this for you next week.

Jim is on fine form in the Podcast too, you’ll love it.

A Celtic State of Mind presents its 25th instalment of insightful discussion around the culture of Celtic Football Club, the city of Glasgow, and fans of the reigning invincible Scottish champions.

Jim Craig joined Paul John Dykes and Kevin Graham in the Tolbooth Studios in Stirling to discuss the Lisbon Lions’ 50th anniversary celebrations in a year which also saw Celtic winning an invincible treble, a prestigious award from FIFA naming their fans as the best in the world, and even a BAFTA!

In this emotional interview, Jim reminisces about Jock Stein, Billy McNeill, Neilly Mochan, Bertie Auld, Tommy Gemmell, Joe McBride and George Connelly.

He also discusses his latest book, his magnificent Lisbon Lion Diary: Right Back to ’67. This memoir is a real fly-on-the-wall recollection of events from 50 years ago, brought to life by Jim Craig’s intelligent and humorous brand of storytelling. Order HERE.

The CQN Podcast has gone from strength-to-strength over the last few months, and there are many more guests lined up in the months ahead from the world of sport, music, film, art, broadcasting, literature and politics.

Connect with A Celtic State of Mind @PaulDykes, @anorthernprose and @CQNMagazine and subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or through your podcast player.

ORDER YOUR SIGNED COPY OF JIM CRAIG – RIGHT BACK TO 67, A LISBON LION DIARY TODAY!

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