Category Celtic View

WE’VE SEEN THIS FILM BEFORE Supporting Celtic Football Club and criticising the people running it are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they go hand in hand. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. There are supporters who cannot take criticism of…

Possible SFA Ban Raises Fresh Questions Over Derek McInnes’ Celtic Obsession Derek McInnes has not even taken charge of a competitive match as Rangers manager, yet he already finds himself facing possible disciplinary action and the prospect of an SFA…

The Badge Dictates the Narrative: Scottish Football’s Media Bias Laid Bare Every summer it is the same script. Celtic are in crisis. Rangers are on the rise. The pre-season trophy is once again being handed out by sections of the…

McINNES TO RANGERS: THEY DESERVE EACH OTHER As a Celtic supporter, Derek McInnes taking the Rangers job doesn’t worry me. What interests me is what the appointment says about Rangers. Because the more I think about it, the more it…

A SEASON OF UNITY, AMBITION AND BELIEF: THE CELTIC BOARD HOLD THE KEY For too long, Celtic supporters have felt as though they have been fighting battles on multiple fronts. While success on the pitch has continued to deliver trophies…

A DOUBLE WON, A PAY CUT OFFERED? CELTIC SUPPORTERS DESERVE ANSWERS If reports are accurate that Celtic have attempted to negotiate reduced terms with Shaun Maloney and Mark Fotheringham while seeking to retain them as part of Martin O’Neill’s coaching…

THE SEASON SCOTTISH FOOTBALL’S MEDIA LOST THE PLOT WHEN THE NARRATIVE MATTERED MORE THAN THE FACTS In more than forty years of supporting Celtic, I cannot remember a season quite like this one. Not because of what happened on the…

BERNARD PONSONBY SAYS WHAT THE CELTIC BOARD NEVER WANTS TO HEAR For years, Celtic supporters who questioned the direction of the club have been dismissed as reactionary, impatient or impossible to please. Yet when someone with the credibility, experience and…

MARTIN O’NEILL IS IN — BUT CELTIC’S BOARD HAVE TURNED EXCITEMENT INTO CONCERN Martin O’Neill’s appointment as Celtic manager should have been a moment of unity, excitement and optimism. Instead, it has left many supporters asking uncomfortable questions about the…

THE DIFFERENT RULES FOR CELTIC: WHY SOME STORIES BECOME NATIONAL SCANDALS AND OTHERS QUIETLY DISAPPEAR Scottish football should be capable of holding two thoughts at once. Violence is unacceptable. And media coverage should be fair. Those principles are not contradictory.…