Martin O’Neill has named his Celtic team for this evening’s Scottish Cup Fifth Round against Dundee. The veteran manager will be hoping to get his hands on the trophy that he last picked up in May 2005, after Celtic beat Dundee United in his last game.
Celtic have confirmed the signing of former Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The 32-year-old arrives on a deal until the end of the season with an option to extend for a further year.
Celtic face Dundee in the Fifth Round of the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup. Martin O’Neill’s side have added a number of new faces to the squad and they’ll look to secure their place in the next round of the Cup by dismissing the Dens Park side.
I will be going through the turnstiles with my head held high but I do respect the decision to stay away that’s being taken by fellow fans. The Celtic Fans Collective has pushed forward with their intentions to oust the club of the incompetent directors that occupy the corridors of power inside Celtic Park.
Five memorable Celtic moments, with a nod to the late Celtic Historian and Celtic Star legend David Potter, on this day starting in 1914… ONE – SATURDAY 7 FEBRUARY 1914 – Some 45,000 are crammed into Shawfield today to see the Scottish Cup tie between Clyde and Celtic.
One of those is none other than Sky Sports resident pundit Kris Boyd. The man who played for both identities of the clubs who have played out of Ibrox, has had his say by describing Oxlade-Chamberlain’s impending move nothing more than an effort to appease the Celtic fanbase.
Honest mistakes will intensify as title race run hots up. The past few months have shown that and there’s only one team that’s going to benefit… They say only two things in life are a certainty, and that is death and taxes.
We should see a bit of freshness about the Celtic side tonight as Martin O’Neill rests some tired legs and takes this opportunity to introduce some of his latest January signings… It’s an early Saturday evening kick off in Paradise as we take on Dundee with a place in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup at stake.
Julian Araujo has been a standout since his loan move from Bournemouth at the start of January, with the Mexican international becoming a favourite in the eyes of the Celtic support due to his competent displays, not only in a defensive sense, but offensively also.
Calvin Miller was informed in the closing stages of the transfer window that a potential move back to Celtic had fallen through, despite an agreement reportedly being reached with Falkirk...
Kenny Dalglish has criticised a number of former Celtic players for their conduct during John Barnes’ brief and disastrous spell as manager more than two decades ago… The Celtic icon also acknowledged that he now wishes he had offered greater support to Barnes during his time in charge.
The former Sheffield Wednesday talisman, who made a January move to the London club after 11 years at The Owls, has long-standing ties to the Hoops, having been part of their academy setup in the early 2000s before his switch to Aston Villa.
During the late 1960s and early 70s, a talented band of youth players rose from the ranks within Celtic Football Club, and due to their undoubtedly ability they were famously dubbed as the ‘Quality Street Gang’.
There are many things wrong within our club at the moment but here I want to concentrate on just one area and that is youth development to produce first team Celtic players.
Supporters have been talking about a disallowed Sebastian Tounekti goal against Falkirk, with an offside call denying him what would have been his fourth of the season.