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Sometimes you need to blow your own trumpet and it is with great pride that we write today to confirm that highly respected football writer Andrew H Smith is leaving the world of broadsheet journalism and joining The Celtic Underground.
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Firstly I want to apologise for the pessimism of this article. I hope my feelings as to where the...
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It is clear that the only way to grow the club and make us relevant is by competing on the european stage and it is by that standard that our present custodians have failed miserably.
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If we have £5m to spend on the midfield, and the manager plays 3 in the middle and we already have 4 “1st team ready” midfielders, then spend all £5m on one player. If you spend that £5m on 3 players when there’s one spot, none get the requisite game time, none will develop, and you have just wasted £5m.
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Analytics alone cannot win a title or make a club an elite trading team. You need to understand the rules of the game, set a strategic target, and engage the adage of working smarter, not harder.
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Those 10 years from the Seville season through to the death of our rivals is essential to understand when looking at the culture of the club today.
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It is never wise to build your hopes up going into a transfer window if you’re a Celtic fan. ...
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Celtic have beaten fifth division side Buckie Thistle comfortably, as would have been expected of...
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In a game of penalties, Rangers came out on top to advance to the Sky Sports Cup Final. Despite it...
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The very sad news was announced yesterday that ex Celtic player, Stuart Gray, had passed away...
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There was sad news earlier this week of the passing of former Celtic goalkeeper Denis Connaghan....
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Celtic drop points to fall further behind league leaders Rangers, who beat Hamilton 4-0 to move...
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After a stalemate at halftime, The Celts managed seven second half goals to take all the points in...
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A Celtic supporting acquaintance of mine once told me the story of how he was talking to a work...
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Prior to this year’s AGM, prematch media hype centred on the controversy on the Green Brigade. ...
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Thirteen goals, eight scorers and two hat-tricks as Celtic completed a historic feat at the...
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The Ghirls didn’t have a straightforward draw for their quarter-final match as they faced Scottish...
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I ended my last article on Brendan Rodgers on a positive note. Surely having brought him back...
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This Wednesday, Graham Spiers is hosting an evening with Martin O’Neill. Listening to a chat...
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Celtic will face Atletico Madrid, Lazio, and Feyenoord in Group E, in a somewhat surprising draw...
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When Brendan Rodgers left us in 2019, my abiding memory of that week was a video posted on social...
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If you had said to me two months ago that Ange Postecoglu would be at Spurs and Brendan Rodgers...
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Tomorrow sees the Scottish Cup final kicking off at 5:30 PM. This changed kickoff time has proved...
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Celtic Women prevailed over their bitter rivals, Rangers in front of 10 and a half thousand fans at Hampden to claim a second straight Women’s Scottish Cup title.
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Celtic fans broke their own record just a week after setting it as nearly 16,000 fans turned up to see Celtic Women take on Hearts in the final game of the SWPL season. Celtic needed a win to give themselves a chance at the title while also relying on Rangers to take points off Glasgow City at Ibrox.
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The point leaves the B team still three points a drift of the league leaders with four games to play. Celtic sit in third, two points behind Rangers, and one and two points ahead of fourth and fifth placed University of Stirling and Tranent Juniors as now just five points splits the top five.
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September 25 1976 is a day indelibly linked in my mind for two reasons. Firstly, it was my Dad’s...
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Once again the lucky bhoys triumphed and Ange won his 3rd out of 4 domestic trophies he has competed for and Bullshit Bingo Beale went home with his tail between his legs.
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It was Friday night action in the SWPL for the old firm rivals, Celtic came out on top with a passionate and energetic performance against a Rangers team that has been unbeaten for over a year and are the favourites to win the league title.
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Sunday 26th February will be a busy day In the Scottish Football calendar. In particular, it will be a hectic day for the city of Glasgow as both sides of Glasgow meet at Hampden Park for a 3pm kickoff to battle it out for the ViaPlay Cup (Scottish league cup).
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“On paper they are the favourites, but we know we can win this.”- Fran Alonso talks about his...
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It was an exciting occasion for some of the Ghirls. New signing Hana Kerner made her Celtic debut as Academy star Claire Goldie was handed her first senior start.
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Celtic returned to Celtic Park for league action after a comfortable visit to Tannadice. They...
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“…beating a Rangers every season is something we’ve done for most of the last 50 years – it’s time to move on and have a Euro vision.”
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The result for Alonso’s side was massive as league leaders Glasgow City and Rangers both dropped points in a 0-0 clash between the sides
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St Anthony completes the second part of his top 10 of Celtic players he has seen since 1972. Just...
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There is a huge statistical anomaly in Scottish football where the differential in penalties (i.e. the difference between penalties conceded and penalties received) is plus 33 for Rangers over the past 5 seasons. You would expect it to be positive for successful teams, but it is only +8 for Celtic over the same five season window.
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Fran Alonso’s Celtic side return to league action for their first league fixture of 2023. Alonso’s...
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Dominant display by Young Hoops By Johnny Orr Last time out versus the Strollers the young Celts...
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Ange Postecoglou and Celtic travelled across the city as they faced rivals, Rangers at Ibrox on...
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The game ended 5-2 with the Hoops taking all three points and it was an exciting day for the players as they put on a show for the home support , over coming a tough Rangers side , coming back from being behind twice to winning the game, finishing off 2022 on a high.
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It’s derby day at paradise as Darren O’Dea’s Celtic side welcome Rangers to Celtic Park in what will be an exciting fixture with a large Celtic crowd in attendance.
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Overall , 2022 was a successful year for the Ghirls , as they had a successful cup run and have pulled off some dominant performances in the league , leaving them in a good place to challenge for the league title after the break.
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November marked St Anthony’s 50th anniversary of going to Celtic games. Here he looks back on 10...
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It was a Christmas Eve fixture for Ange Postecoglou and the Bhoys as they welcomed St.Johnstone to the east end of Glasgow for what was certainly a thrilling and dominant match for the reigning champions.
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Overall, it wasn’t the best of performances from the current champions, but all that matters is they got the three points they crucially needed to hold on to the nine point lead at the top of the league table .
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After a long winter break, Celtic returned to action and travelled up north to Aberdeen in what was a hard fought victory with Postecoglou’s men taking home all three points.
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Fran Alonso’s Celtic side welcome Motherwell Women to the Excelsior stadium on Sunday 18th December in what will turn out to be an exciting but cold wintery clash as both sides will have to face the big freeze.
Read MoreAfter a long but exciting World Cup , it is now time for the return to the Scottish Premiership for current champions Celtic as they make the long trip up to Aberdeen for a challenging away match.
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After defeat against Berwick in just the second fixture of the season Celtic looked for revenge tonight in Airdrie.
Off the back of Saturdays fabulous 5-0 victory against Edinburgh University Steven McManus’ men would feel extremely confident going into tonight’s match.
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“The idea came from the marketing team at the football club and after a few conversations, we thought the advert could reflect the current times that we are living in.”
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As the Celtic women welcomed Dundee United to the Excelsior Stadium, it was Fran Alonso’s ladies who came out on top with an amazing seven goal thriller.
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The Ghirls beat The Tangerines 7-0 at the Excelsior Stadium in their penultimate match before the winter break.
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A Bond villain once remarked to 007 that he re-appeared “with the tedious inevitability of an...
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The match today between Celtic and Edinburgh Uni, was over as a competition more or less straight...
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New Celtic signing Yuki Kobayashi touched down in Glasgow today. I was in attendance at the fan...
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If interested you can watch the woman’s team this weekend at the Excelsior Stadium for the perfect family day out! Kids go free and there is a shuttle bus from Airdrie train station.
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Celtic B gathered all three points in Airdrie after a brace from Ben Quinn claimed them a dramatic late win against Bo’ness United.
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As day eight of the World Cup commenced, the mouthwatering Group F match between Spain and Germany looked pick of the bunch, but for Celtic fans they would keep a keen eye on proceedings in the earlier match in the group as 2018 finalists, Croatia, played the tournaments rookies, Canada.
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No, worries about teenage centre halves making their debut alongside Nir Bitton or having to play a goalkeeper you knew was dodgy. No trips to far away place against teams you’d only just heard of. No Neil Lennon curveball selections.. Yes, not having to qualify for the Champions league makes for a far less stressful summer.
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After January and summer transfer windows full of rumours surrounding Celtic’s player of the...
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Celtic’s flag day thrashing of Kilmarnock extends their scoring spree of scoring four or more...
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On the face of it, last season was a good one for Celtic. A League and Cup double should be a...
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Daniel Kelly has all but burst onto the scene for Celtic over the past few weeks. After only...
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Celtic Women have injected life into this season’s title race by handing Rangers their first loss...
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Cameron Carter-Vickers our knight in shining armour. After a not so convincing win over Livingston...
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Celtic are through to the semi-final of the Scottish Cup, thanks to a late winner by Daizen Maeda...
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