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.
Five memorable Celtic moments, with a nod to the late Celtic Historian and Celtic Star legend David Potter, on this day starting in 1916… ONE – SATURDAY
Celtic manager Martin O’Neill admitted he “wasn’t totally convinced” about the club’s recent transfer dealings when asked about Paul Tisdale’s influence behind the scenes… O’Neill was pressed on whether he had to take a more direct role in player recruitment during the January window following Tisdale’s exit from Celtic.
Celtic are edging nearer to a deal for former England international Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain following further talks with the player’s representatives… Martin O’Neill confirmed his desire to bring in the 32-year-old free agent ahead of Wednesday’s postponed fixture against Aberdeen.
In the early Eighties, Celtic had come agonisingly close against sides who went on to reach the European Cup semi-finals (Real Madrid and Real Sociedad), Cup Winners’ Cup finals (Rapid Vienna and Atletico Madrid) and the UEFA Cup semi-final (Nottingham Forest).
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.
If a recent report from Sky Sports’ reporter Florian Plettenberg is believed to be true, Celtic are weighing up a loan move for Junior Adamu ahead of Monday’s deadline day.