‘There’s Only One Bobby Petta’
Bobby Petta, the Dutch winger, had a miserable first season with Celtic. Signed from Ipswich Town in July 1999, he managed only 17 games and 1 single goal (v…
Oh, I love my Tommy McInally!
Tommy McInally was a Celtic star of the 1920s who manager Willie Maley struggled to contain his exuberance both on and of the pitch. A delightful ball player, Tommy could score…
Jimmy McGrory – The Prince of Garngad
It is no surprise that the greatest Celtic striker ever – yep, better than Henrik – and the best in Scottish football had his name committed to song…
Charlie Adam’s sister’s pants
Back in the mists of time when Rangers were still alive, their fetid fanbase used to regularly hurl all sorts of abuse at a young midfielder who’d come through their…
‘One’s Called Ronald . . .’
In 2000, one of the famed Dutch de Boer twins – Ronald – joined Rangers, a significant step down from his previous clubs of Ajax and Barcelona. The fact that he scored…
My First Celtic Game 02 – Frank Rafters
Frank Rafters – 1997 Perhaps this match isn’t a game that many people will remember. In fact, I would go so far to say that relatively few folk…
“Hullo! Hullo! We are the …
In Andrew Davies’ excellent book ‘City of Gangs: Glasgow and the Rise of the British Gangster’ he reveals the name of one of the less well-known Loyalist gangs that used to…
