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Posted on 11/05/201611/05/2016

Jimmy McGrory, 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…

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Posted on 11/05/201611/05/2016

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…

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Posted on 11/05/201611/05/2016

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…

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Posted on 10/05/201627/05/2016

Talking Celtic – Billy Connolly

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Posted on 26/04/201626/04/2016

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…

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Posted on 09/03/201609/03/2016

“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…

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Posted on 08/03/201608/03/2016

Kevin Bridges: Subbuteo, Celtic and Saturdays

    Comedian and Celtic fan Kevin Bridges’ autobiography (We Need to Talk About . . . Kevin Bridges) is all about growing up in Clydebank and his first tentative…

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Posted on 15/02/2016

Book Review: ‘The Winds of Change’

‘The Winds of Change – Managing Celtic FC 1991-2005’ by Alex Gordon   It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of…

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Tommy Burns memorial JB
St Patricks CSC Lisburn banner
Elgin Che Guevara CSC banner
Lisbon Lions CSC v Kaiserslautern 1983
Preston Phoenix CSC
New York CSA banner
Continental Celtic banner
St Andrews Brake Charlie Shaw colour
Sarsfield Banner 1952 at a function Joe Dodds
Arthur McKenna Lochgelly CSC
Arthur McKenna Lochgelly CSC
James Stokes VC CSC Gorbals
James Stokes VC CSC Gorbals
Moodiesburn CSC in Luxembourg
For those watching in blue and white
Wolfe Tone CSC in Slovakia
Anton Rogan banner
Pride of Erin CSC Nottingham
Ramsgate Emerald CSC
Perth CSC banner
Woolwich CSC
Hill 16 Elite CSC
Rutherglen Vogue European medal banner
Dam Bhoys
John Thomson CSC Cardenden
Boruc Banner - 23.9.06
Baillieston Battalion
East Tyrone Bhoys
Flats, Flats, Glorious Flats GB
Randalstown CSC New banner March 07
The Lectern Brighton CSC
Fans and banners in the ground
C'mon the Hoops
C’mon the Hoops
Real men conquer Europe
Warsaw CSC
YNWA Tommy Burns DR
Cavendish 7-1 SISO banner
Rutherglen Vogue 1968
Zombies banner
Achill Island CSC 2
Your Day Is Coming
Barrowfield Shamrock old banner
Ballymena Shamrock at Hampden
Celtic lion banner, 1970
Celtic lion banner, 1970
Derry No 1 CSC with TB
Bob Carolgees CSC
St Peter's Club, Paisley
Essex Bhoys Slovenia
Celtic support in Maribor 2014 banners
Usual Suspects banner GB
Your Day Is Coming
Wintersgills Neil Lennon 18 CSC
Carfin Shamrock
Bayou Bhoys, New Orleans
Bayou Bhoys, New Orleans
Celtic Go Bragh banner GB
Wolfe Tone CSC Buncrana new
Thomas Kidso Reilly banner
Stan Petrov Drumchapel hoops banner
King of Kings CSC Greenock
Fenian Lampost CSC
Benidorm No. 1 CSC
Rutherglen Vogue B Murdoch CSC
Coatbridge St James CSC
Tam Selleck CSC banner
St Brendans Corby
Derry No 1 CSC Early 90s
James McGrory banner
TB CSC
St Patricks CSC Lisburn banner at Celtic Park
Campsie Bhoys
Dan Breen Tipperary CSC
Anftifa astra flag
Penilee Disco bus and fancy dress
Henrik in the Gallowgate
Spirit of '88 Irishtown
Spirit of ’88 Irishtown
Thanks Martin God Bless banner
Gallowgate Travel Club CSC
Cardenden Celts
Bhoys of Erne CSC Fermanagh
Dusseldorf Bhoys CSC
Uddingston CSC
Molly Maguires CSC Philadelphia
London Underground CSC
London Underground CSC
KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA
HJC Solidarity banner pic
Saltmarket CSC
Saltmarket CSC
Tyneside No 1 outside Irish Centre
Port Glasgow Harp CSC
Tony Mowbray CSC banner in ground
St Pats Shotts
Our Charlie Doesnt need a Di to Score Sons of Donegal Rotterdam 1981
Sarsfield Brake club WEE amended (2)
Tommy Gemmell CSC Dunblane
East Belfast Short Strand
1970 Milan cup final, Celtic fans in square colour
Garngad Brake Club maybe St Mungo outside old Forge Tavern
St Barr's CSC
St Brigids CSC Newry
Barrowfield Shamrock Trafalgar Square
SNP give the dog a bone GB
Lone Star CSC Texas
Pride of Erin 2
Falkirk Shamrock CSC
London Bhoys flag
Johannesburg CSC
Wishaw Cross Keys CSC banner
Brian Hogan CSC Large tricolour Dublin
GB London Calling
Grangemouth No.1 CSC
SONY DSC
Blantyre Tricolour
St Thomas's CSC Muirkirk Ayrshire
St Thomas’s CSC Muirkirk Ayrshire
Toronto CSC
Belvidere CSC at Ibrox 1990s
Tom Williams CSC The Popes XI
Grampian Emerald Flying Column
OOR WULLIE Willie Wallace banner 1967 SC Final
St Werburghs Chester CSC
Sons of Donegal CSC new banner 2014
Rosses Bar CSC
Lisbon Lions JB
Lisbon Lions CSC on tour
Lisbon Lions CSC on tour
Underground CSC
Joseph Rafferty CSC gd
JFK CSC Perth 1980s 2
Port Glasgow Emerald Smirnoff
Dunbar CSC
Neil Lennon Celtic to the Core 2007
Tremoni Bhoys CSC
Banknock Tavern in Turin wee
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Cowdenbeath flying Column
Sebo banner
St Albans CSC Helsingborg
Wolfe Tone Renegades CSC
Let the Rats Drown banner
S/W Ver: 85.83.84P
Erskine Bhoys on Tour close up
Coventry Hay CSC
Froggies 2
We're not bigots Mr McCann banner
Tanzy Burns CSC Belfast
Coventry Emerald CSC
Larkhall CSC
Larkhall CSC
Temple and Govan red star small
Lisbon Lions CSC
Barrowfield Shamrock wee
Carluke Shamrock
French Celts CSC
Viewpark bhoys
Global Hoops CSC
Wimbledon CSC
Free Broomloan GB
St Pauli CSC
Torridon CSC wee
Kazakhstan Emerald
Tralee CSC banner in Seville
Tralee CSC banner in Seville
Liam James CSC
Wakefield Bhoys
Teeside and Darlington
Duntocher Milan 07
Grim Reaper banner
Scotland Shame GB
Pumbs Bar CSC in Lisbon
Montrose CSC FAC
Sons of Donegal tricolours Rotterdam 1981
Clydebank Bhoys Celtic cross
St Mary's BC Banner Tom Maley front
Temple Tims basque
Green Brigade Original Total Football banner v Ajax
Green Brigade Original Total Football banner v Ajax
St Andrews Brake McAtee colour 2
Packie Bonner CSC Lpool Close up
Aiden McGeady banner JB
Kilwinning Bhoys
St Augustines Langloan Coatbridge Jimmy Quinn banner
The Immortal Jock Stein banner
LISBON RYANS
Bamber Bridge Bhoys 2
Wim the Tim CSC Anderlecht
Paul Lambert CSC Linwood and Johnstone
Springburn Bhoys CSC
Sydney City Botany Bay CSC
Tommy Craig Celtic Club
Craig Whyte Shamrock CSC Moodiesburn
New York CSC banner new 2014
Achill Island CSC 1
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Brian Hogan CSC Premier Bhoys
Banknock Tavern in Turin
Woolwich CSC
AICSC history banner
AICSC history banner
Phoenix, Arizona CSC
Phil O'Donnell tribute banner
Phil O’Donnell tribute banner
Lisbon 67 banner v Benfica pro
Linwood Celtic
Martin Savage CSC
Brucehill Brigade 38 out the gate
Paisley Bhoys
Paisley Bhoys
Celtic the Champs banner
Hawick Shamrock
1970 Feyenoord and Celtic fans
Boab Malcolm started swine flu banner
Emerald Inn CSC
St Matthew's CSC, Short Strand, East Belfast
St Matthew’s CSC, Short Strand, East Belfast
Cold in his shadow banner
Tollcross Kimberley CSC
The Franks CSC Gorbals
Cleland Bhoys Jimmy Delaney CSC
Welcome to Paradise banner
John Thomson banner
Walfrid A football club . . . banner
Vale Discoland CSC
Michael Davitt Sod the Bigots banner
Fenian Bhoys
Alex Salmond Wisdom
Glens of Antrim CSC

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