Gil Heron, Celtic’s Black Arrow, goes Dutch
The Netherlands newspaper de Volkskrant has today published an article in advance of Thursday’s visit by Ajax about Celtic’s trail-blazing striker from the 1950s, Gil Heron, the first professional black…
Month: November 2015
Film Review: CELTIC’S SMILER
CELTIC’S SMILER – THE NEILLY MOCHAN STORY ———– When the ball hits the net Like a vampire jet – That’s a Mochan! (That’s a Mochan!) ———- Neilly Mochan, as the…
Book Review: ‘PACKIE BONNER – THE LAST LINE’
Review: ‘The Last Line – My Autobiography’ – Packie Bonner If there is a funnier and more enjoyable biography by a recent Celtic player than this effort by Packie…
Celtic fans in solidarity in Aberdeen, 1935
‘FOOTBALL CROWD SUPRISES LOCAL PUNDITS’ When Celtic travelled to Aberdeen on 9th March 1935 for the Scottish Cup Quarter Final, interest in the tie was unusually high. The Dandy Dons were…
My First Celtic Game 01 – Archie MacKay
The first in a series of supporter recollections of the first time they saw the famous Hoops in action . . . Carishaval, Bornish, Liniclate. Not exactly noted venues…
Book Review: ‘CELTIC – THE EARLY YEARS’
‘Celtic – The Early Years’ by Brendan Sweeney “Close your eyes for a minute and try to envisage your life without Celtic . . . What were the reasons…
the shamrock 