OBFA – A Bad Act For Keeping?
Regular followers of me on social media will know that I have been trying to get a memebr of the...
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OBFA Route To Repeal
The Offensive Behaviour At Football act – a more useless piece of legislation I’ve yet to come across, but that’s not my opinion, that’s the view of lawyers, judges, civil liberty campaigners, minority rights groups and of...
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Parking Zone Edges Closer
As you may be aware from various news items there has been discussion about the possibility of...
Read MoreFootball Is Good For Life
Scotland does not have a sectarian problem. It did have an anti-Catholic problem with companies and organisations actively adhering to anti-Catholic recruitment policies. Fortunately does days are largely gone, the remnants...
Read MoreThe Celtic Underground – OBFA Wasting Lives & Money
We are in the desert of international football and out of that desert comes the oasis of a Celtic Underground Podcast. Following on from the close season podcast with James Kelly MSP on his process of trying to repeal OBFA Harry...
Read MoreThe CelticUnderground Podcast No249 – Steven Purcell Talks Celtic, Labour and “Nicola”
Glasgow and Scotland over these past 12 months. Steven got into politics during the turbulent times of the 1980’s and became a Glasgow City councillor at 22 and leader of the City just 10 years later at 32. Close to Donald...
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- Partick Thistle 1 Celtic 3; Celtic ease past Thistle and into next round of BetFred League Cup 18/08/2018Celtic weathered the storm of recent weeks with a relatively comfortable win over Partick Thistle at Firhill in the Betfred League Cup.
- Wild horses didn't stop Partick Thistle legend Alan Rough - so what's Dedryck Boyata's excuse? 18/08/2018Rough was always ready, even after a run-in with a stallion - no wonder the Jags director can’t understand Boyata’s protest.
- Graeme McGarry: Rangers fans have every right to get excited, but can they really ruffle Celtic's feathers? 17/08/2018WHERE did it all go wrong for Celtic? Brendan Rodgers and his all-conquering side were for so long the cock of the walk in Scotland, proudly displaying their trophies and their dominance. But now the peacocks, to paraphrase a famously flamboyant former Motherwell chairman, are in danger of quickly becoming the feather dusters.
- Meet Daniel Arzani: The Tanner Ba' showman from the mean streets of Iran 17/08/2018FOOTBALL fans of a certain vintage get dewy-eyed about the very idea of the tanner ba’ player. The demise of this mythical little showman, his craft honed by long hours playing with a cheap, sixpence ball whilst dodging cars on the mean streets of the city, is regularly said to be crucial to our demise […]
- The other Grand Old Team: Belfast Celtic's return could open old wounds in Northern Ireland 17/08/2018Disbanded after a sectarian riot nearly killed Jimmy Jones, the Falls Road side is set to be resurrected - but the movement has split those with ties.
- Celtic sign midfielder Daniel Arzani from Manchester City on two-year loan deal 17/08/2018Arzani will link up with international team-mate Tom Rogic.
- Davie Hay: Europa League may suit Celtic in the long-run 16/08/2018There is obviously huge disappointment that Celtic are not going to be in the Champions League this season, but they still have to lift themselves now for the Europa League. Yes, it isn’t as prestigious a tournament, but it is still European football and Celtic have to take it seriously.
- Davie Hay: Flak aimed at Jack Hendry after Celtic defeat is unfair 16/08/2018THERE has been a lot of flak aimed at Jack Hendry in the last couple of weeks, but I think it is unfair.