Teemu Finds His Feet in Capital Win
The hottest day of the year in Scotland produced a carnival display from the Champions particularly in the first half. It was a day of delights from the moment I stepped off the train from Peterborough into the early afternoon tropical heat which was bathing Edinburgh. I’ve been to numerous Celtic games in the capital […]
Celtic Break The Ice In Reykjavik
Stadium KR-Vollur Result 0-1 (McGregor) Not the greatest performance by a long way but a win with a clean sheet and the woodwork being hit three times. Celts started brightly with some good movement and quick passing. It is noticeable that it is now rare for a Celtic player to touch the ball more than […]
Efe Signs Off On a High
Match – France v Nigeria Stadium – Estadio Nacional Result 2-0 Goal Scorers Pogba, Yobo (og) Lovely to see a Celt playing in the Estadio Nacional again even if it was in Brasilia rather than Lisbon! This was far and away Nigeria’s best performance of the tournament with Efe being one of their most influential […]
A Greek Hero
When it was muted that all Celts should be reported on during the World Cup, there was only ever going to be one player I would follow. Obviously though, prior to the tournament it has come out that for 1 reasons, or another, the Greek Ghod has played for the hoops for the last time. […]
Ambrose and Nigeria Take Place in Next Round
Player – Efe Ambrose Match – Nigeria v Argentina Stadium Estadio Beira-Rio Result- 2-3 Goal Scorers – Nigeria: Musa (2) Argentina: Messi (2), Rojo The game got off to a blistering start with two goals and a trademark run by Efe in the first three minutes! Virtually straight from kick off Efe decided to take […]
Izaguirre Left Out As Honduras Thrashed
Emilio Izaguirre’s World Cup ended on a sour note with him being left out of the team altogether, after reportedly having a disagreement with the Honduran manager, Luis Suarez. Emilio was taken off at half time against Ecuador and widespread reports say that he was angry and frustrated at being subbed, saying that his manager […]
Clean Sheet For England But No Space for Forster
Match: Costa Rica vs England Stadium: Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Result: Costa Rica 0-0 England Goal Scorers: N/A Report: England’s World Cup campaign ended without even the sufficient consolation of a victory as they played out a tedious draw with Costa Rica in the City of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. This game was England’s last chance […]
Ambrose in Excellent Display
Player – Efe Ambrose Match- Nigeria v Bosnia-Herzegovina Stadium – Arena Pontanel Result 1-0 Goal Scorer – Odemwingie Well this was much better both from Nigeria and from Efe tonight. It was a fast, open start and this set the tone for the rest of the match. Bosnia had most of the possession (60%) and […]
Emilio Features As Honduras Lose Again
Emilio Izaguirre played for Honduras only for the first half last night as they went a goal up, only to lose 2-1 to Ecuador. It was a high tempo affair that could have gone either way and Honduras scored the opener through Costly, which gave them their first World Cup goal since 1982, sending the […]
Forsters England on the Brink of Failure
Player: Fraser Forster/Joe Hart Match: Uruguay vs England Stadium: Arena Corinthians, São Paulo Result: Uruguay 2-1 England Goal Scorers: Suarez ’39 (URU), Rooney ’75 (ENG), Suarez ’84 (URU) Report: England face a tough task to reach the World Cup knockout stage as Uruguay striker Luis Suárez scored a brace that led England to their second […]
Ambrose First Celt to Get a Point in Brasil
Player – Efe Ambrose Match – Nigeria v Iran Arena da Baixada Result 0-0 Well this game was about as entertaining as watching Scotland under Craig Levein. Prior to the match the talk was of Nigeria becoming the first African team to reach a World Cup semi-final. Then kick off came and the reality soon sunk in […]
Izaguirre Features In Another Physical Display
Emilio Izaguirre featured for Honduras today, who suffered a heavy 3-0 defeat to the hands of the French. Their cause was not helped by Wilson Palacios seeing red in the first half after giving away a penalty for a push minutes before the break. Karim Benzema scored twice and Noel Valladares scored an own goal, […]
England vs Italy Verdict
Player: Fraser Forster/Joe HartMatch: England vs ItalyStadium: Arena Amazônia, Manaus Result: England 1-2 ItalyGoal Scorers: Marchisio ’34 (ITA), Sturridge ’36 (ENG), Balotelli ’50 (ITA)Report:England’s World Cup campaign started in defeat as Claudio Marchisio and Mario Balotelli gave Group D rivals, Italy, a win in Manaus. England started the game confidently as they seemed to take […]
Celtic Revenge
Celtic faced an Aberdeen team today at Celtic Park with a head to head record this season that had both teams with two wins each. Celtic’s one league loss of the season came against Aberdeen at the end of February and that was two weeks after a cup exit with Aberdeen the culprits that time too. So […]
Post-Split Fixtures Out
The post split fixtures were announced today which will see Celtic visit Motherwell and St Johnstone with a further 3 games at home. Here is the full list: 19th April – Motherwell vs Celtic 12:45 (SKY SPORTS) 27th April – Celtic vs Inverness 15:00 3rd May- Celtic vs Aberdeen 15:00 7th May – St Johnstone […]
Big Day at Celtic Park
In the context of the season tomorrows game is a biggy – make no mistake about it! Celtic will welcome Aberdeen to Celtic Park for a 5th round Scottish Cup tie, with both teams in good form going into the game. Why is it so important? With the league all but wrapped up and Europe […]
The Most Amazing Night
One of the greatest yet ultimately disappointing European nights I ever attended took place on 27th September 1989. Celtic played hosts to Partizan Belgrade in the 2nd leg of the now defunct European Cup Winners Cup. Returning from Belgrade trailing 2-1 from the first leg, Celtic entrusted the following starting eleven to complete the comeback. […]
A Club Handcuffed
Last night we equaled our worst defeat at home in the UEFA champions league. Normally I would be venting my frustration at the team over articles & various different social networking sites for the next several days. However I have realized that a night like last night was coming […]
What Have I Missed?
20th August was the last time I posted an article on the site. Due to work commitments I’ve not been to watch Celtic enough, nor have the time to comment. So, what did I miss?? I appreciate that when writing, timing is everything and considering tonight’s result, it’s not a great time to comment on […]
Back the Bhoys
At about ten O’clock tonight, we will all know if there is any chance of European football being played at Parkhead past Christmas. A win, and an Ajax defeat, and we’ve guaranteed ourselves European football in the Europa League, and have made our chances of progressing to the next stage of Europe’s elite competition a […]