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DAY 10 OF THE MELTDOWN: SCOTTISH FOOTBALL’S MEDIA CLASS STILL CANNOT ACCEPT CELTIC’S SUCCESS Ten days. Ten full days since Celtic F.C. secured another league title on May 16th — and instead of acknowledging the champions, Scotland’s football media has…

Manufactured Outrage: How Scotland’s Media Turned Celtic’s Triumph Into a Public Trial Celtic should have been celebrated.Instead, a title-winning afternoon at Celtic F.C. became the latest excuse for Scotland’s football establishment to unleash hysteria, moral grandstanding, and selective outrage. For…

Celtic Must Stop Pandering to Mainstream Media and Welcome Fan Media Back Where It Belongs to Stop the False Narrative For a club built on identity, community and support from the terraces upward, Celtic’s continued distancing from fan media makes…

HEARTS’ STATEMENT IS A MASTERCLASS IN BITTERNESS, HYPOCRISY AND PURE DEFLECTION Hearts’ latest statement on the events at Celtic Park is not the measured intervention of a club defending sporting integrity — it is the reaction of a club desperately…

IF THE CELTIC BOARD HAD ANY COMMUNICATION SKILLS, THEY COULD RELEASE SOMETHING LIKE THIS… There comes a point where silence stops looking dignified and starts looking weak. Celtic supporters have spent days watching sections of the Scottish media and certain…

THE DIFFERENT RULES FOR CELTIC: WHY THE OUTRAGE HAS BECOME A FRENZY For over 40 years, I have watched Celtic F.C.. I have seen triumphs, disasters, scandals, controversies, pitch invasions, title celebrations, violence in Scottish football, and media storms that…

CELTIC MUST NOT DRIFT AGAIN: THE BOARD OWE THE SUPPORTERS A CLEAR PLAN FOR THE FUTURE Another title. Another season that somehow felt like five seasons rolled into one. Celtic supporters have celebrated league glory once again, but beneath the…

BLACKENED BY OUR OWN: CELTIC’S TITLE TRIUMPH DESERVED BETTER There is no question Celtic deserved this title. Over the course of the season they have been the best side in Scotland — stronger mentally, better technically and more consistent when…

Paradise Against the Rest: Celtic’s Moment Has ArrivedBy 12.30 tomorrow, Celtic Park will become something far greater than a football stadium.It will become a force.The anticipation building around this title decider has created an atmosphere unlike anything seen this season,…

The Cheeky Chappy Act Can’t Hide Ally McCoist’s Bitterness Any Longer For years, Ally McCoist has managed to occupy a curious space in Scottish football media. To many neutrals south of the border, he is the harmless entertainer — the…