Celtic Banners: Champions of Europe banner (on the pitch at Lisbon, 1967)
This home-made banner made it all the way from Scotland to the Estadio Nacional – then over the moat and on to the pitch in celebration of Celtic’s greatest victory.…
Tag: Celtic Retro
THE CELTIC METHOD
THE CELTIC METHOD: From Oscar Wilde and Porridge to DeNiro and the Game of Thrones ‘I think the more experience you have of life, the better it is for an…
Tribute song to Celtic’s Black Arrow: Gil Heron
Listen to Michael Marra and The Hazey Janes’ aural tribute to the pioneering Celt: When Duke was in the Lebanon Groovin’ for the human race Gil flew high in the…
‘Tic Toons – ‘Handy’ John Thomson, 1929
Thanks to The Gorbals Lothario for this great cartoon highlighing the legendary Celtic keeper’s shot-stopping abilities. See our gallery of Celtic cartoons here: https://theshamrockglasgow.wordpress.com/2014/03/07/tic-toons-the-series/
Lazy Sunday reading . . .
Chase the close season blues with articles articles on three Celts with short interludes in the Hoops – two historic and one tragi-comic! Enjoy. Hail x 2, Shammy https://theshamrockglasgow.wordpress.com/2014/05/22/the-noble-stride-celtic-and-the-pioneering-herons/ https://theshamrockglasgow.wordpress.com/2013/12/18/salim-celtics-first-asian-sensation/…
THE NOBLE STRIDE – Celtic’s Black Arrow and his son, the Godfather of Rap.
Our article on the first black professional footballer in the USA and Scotland – and Michael Marra’s wonderful tribute song, ‘The Flight of the Heron’, has had over a thousand…
Neil Lennon – a Celtic Legend
Wishing our manager the very best of luck in all future pursuits. Big thanks for everything. Everything. The five titles, four Scottish Cups and two League Cups as a player.…
The 4-2 game: in pictures
junglejamesie on the Huddleboard posted these great pictures from the 4-2 Championship clincher back in 1979. We’ve thrown in a few more for good measure. “We’ve won the league again,…
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