The Sorrowful Mysteries – Tony Cascarino
At first glance, the Celtic career of Tony Cascarno could be easily summed up in one grammatically bad sentence. A poor signing by a poor manager during one of the…
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‘Tic Toons – The Series
It’s ‘Toon time bhoys and ghirls. Here’s the collection so far. If you come across a Celtic cartoon that you would like to share with your fellow fans then email…
‘Tic Toons – Dan Doyle 1894
The club was only a few years old when this cartoon appeared. Celtic had just won the league title for the second time. The Hoops hadn’t yet been invented and…
‘Tic Toons: Meet the Manager, Jock Stein
From 1973’s ‘Scorcher and Score’ magazine, a ‘toon review of ‘John’ Stein’s career as a player and manager. At that point the 7th League title in succession had just been…
Sean Fallon book competition – winner required!
Unfortunately none of the competition entrants guessed correctly. The question posed was: Which former Celtic star recorded a message for Sean Fallon’s 80th birthday celebrations in which he said: “Thank…
‘Tic Toons – Jimmy Quinn: Cup Final Hat-Trick Hero, 1904 (Part 2)
The Baillie was a popular Glasgow-based newspaper which produced a cartoon supplement of major events such as the cup finals. Here we again see key scenes from Jimmy Quinn’s incredible…
‘Tic Toons – Jimmy Quinn. Cup Final Hat-Trick Hero, 1904 (Part 1)
The legend of The Mighty Quinn started here. The 1904 Scottish Cup Final against Rangers; Celtic two down after only 11 minutes. The stuff of nightmares. Or the stuff of…
‘Tic Toons – Jimmy Delaney
One of the greatest and most popular Celts ever, Cleland bhoy Jimmy Delaney was also one of the most talented ball players ever to don the Hoops. Jimmy famously won…
