One of the stories which comes up over and over again, and which reared its head this week, was about Matt O’Riley and the possibility of him leaving Celtic this summer. I say “possibility” although the way the media talks about it, this is a certainty. This week it was the turn of an ex-Ibrox player to give his approval to it; I mean, do we care? I’m sure their ex-pros would love to see us lose… Source ..read more

Earlier on today, I said that Rodgers appeared in front of the latest Fan Forum meeting where he revealed that Daizen Maeda might be back a lot sooner than we all though. In fact, it was an investors club meeting he addressed when he gave that update, and some others which I will get to later on tonight, along with their implications. Rodgers has had a busy week, and it just goes to show that… Source ..read more

Rumours swept Glasgow last night about a fan sit-down with Brendan Rodgers where he claimed that Daizen “Danger Mouse” Maeda is back in training at Celtic and that his strain is not as bad as was feared. Apparently, this emerged at the latest Fan Forum; I’m going to try and see if I can find a copy of the minutes somewhere and do a full report since my request to attend never even got the… Source ..read more

Earlier today, I wrote about my dismay at the latest Celtic news about two of the candidates for our vacant Under 18 manager’s job. I cannot believe that we would appoint either of the two complete novices who the media are talking about, in particular when the manager is talking about wanting to bring more youth talent into the team. This afternoon, Martin O’Neill was confirmed as the latest… Source ..read more

Last week, I sarcastically congratulated Darren O’Dea on getting through Celtic’s rigorous recruitment process in his appointment as “player development manager.” That process which has given us John Kennedy, Stephen McManus and a host of other ex-players. Today I was not in the least bit shocked to see Jonny Hayes and Charlie Mulgrew in the frame as Under 18 boss. The general feeling being… Source ..read more

Back in the late Roman Republic, Julius Caesar won election to the post of Pontifex Maximus; basically, the head of the state religion. It was a job for life, and elevated him from his role as a clever senator to the status of being a major player. It was in this role that he was caught up in the Bona Dei affair, when another Roman nobleman, Clodius Pulcher, dressed as a woman and invaded a… Source ..read more

Last night, Joe Hart was honoured at Celtic Park just a day after he had made the crucial save in the penalty shoot-out at Hampden. Joe got pretty emotional on social media; I can only imagine that he was even more emotional in person. As many have said before him, he may not have arrived here as a Celtic fan but he will leave us as one, a lifelong one. On Sunday, he exuded calm during that… Source ..read more

Earlier today, a Celtic site suggested that the boss might be “digging in his heels” over Scales, and playing him to spite the board and to send a message about the signings. I get why that idea has gained ground and has currency. I don’t believe it myself, but I do understand why some people believe it. But there are obvious reasons why it’s unlikely. Rodgers is not going to gamble with his… Source ..read more

Celtic supporters’ clubs have been told that Dundee will be cutting our allocation for the coming fixture at Dens by around 500 seats. It doesn’t sound much, but it reduces the total allocation for the game to around 3200. That’s still a lot better than other clubs are giving us, but there will doubtless be plenty of empty seats around the ground … so it’s a blow all the same. Source ..read more

If you believe the media, it was the officials who kept us in the Scottish Cup this weekend. That this is not even close to being true doesn’t bother them one bit. The result in extra time would not have been any different had Aberdeen got the late penalty. If they had scored the match would have ended up in the same penalty shoot-out that we ended up with anyway because of our concession of… Source ..read more