Police Old Firm Concern
Strathclyde Police have raised concerns over Celtic potentially clinching the SPL title against Rangers at Ibrox. Sunday’s win at Easter Road stretched the gap between Celtic and second-place Rangers to 17 points. Should Celtic remain unbeaten and their Old Firm rivals drop two points, then Neil Lennon’s side could win the title on 25 March. [...]
Gary Hooper’s double helped Celtic go 17 points clear of administration-hit Rangers at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League as Neil Lennon’s men hammered Hibernian 5-0 at Easter Road. Goals from Anthony Stokes and the former Scunthorpe striker gave the impressive visitors a commanding interval lead. Hoops defender Charlie Mulgrew fired in a free-kick just after the [...]
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Celtic have won their appeal against the dismissal of Daniel Majstorovic during the league leaders’ 1-0 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Majstorovic was shown a straight red card by referee Steven McLean for a challenge on Jonny Hayes. The Caley Thistle midfielder later admitted that he thought the Swedish defender had “got the ball”. Celtic [...]
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Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell insists his club “don’t need Rangers” to flourish financially. Rangers are awaiting the verdict of a long-running tax case that could place the future of the Ibrox club in doubt. But Lawwell says the eventuality of their Old Firm rivals going bust “would have no material effect on Celtic”. “We [...]
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Celtic swept Hearts aside in another controversial encounter at Tynecastle in the Scottish Premier League. Inside two minutes, Stephen Elliott’s header was scrambled away and Celtic broke up the park to open the scoring through a Scott Brown strike. Joe Ledley’s header followed on from Victor Wanyama’s 12-yard shot to put Celtic three up at [...]
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Celtic manager Neil Lennon says the Clydesdale Bank player of the month for January, Scott Brown, has more to offer than he did during his time as captain. Brown, who has scored in each of his last three matches, returned to form after a spell out injured and Lennon believes has matured in the role. [...]
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A Celtic football fan was stabbed at a stadium during the Scottish Cup tie on Saturday. The 23-year-old man was taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness after the incident at the city’s Caledonian Thistle FC’s stadium. The man, from Glasgow, was attacked during the half-time interval of the Scottish Cup match between Celtic and Caledonian [...]
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Celtic manager Neil Lennon has criticised the media for stirring up “controversy” over Old Firm players socialising off the pitch. The Parkhead boss spoke out about the issue on Friday during a press conference. His comments came after The Scottish Sun reported on its front page that Celtic first team coach Alan Thompson and Rangers [...]
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CELTIC boss Neil Lennon will hold showdown talks today with his No2 Alan Thompson over the head coach’s boozing session with Rangers rival Allan McGregor. Lennon flipped when he discovered Thommo, 38, had been out for drinks with the 30-year-old Ibrox goalie on Wednesday. Sources claim word got back to Parkhead that the pair hit [...]
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Celtic’s Neil Lennon and Victor Wanyama have been named Clydesdale Bank Premier League Manager and Young Player of the Month for December. An impressive month for the club saw Celtic win all five of their league matches to move two points clear at the top of the league. Wins against Dundee United Hearts were followed [...]
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