BobBev Posted August 9, 2004 Author Share Posted August 9, 2004 The Glasgow Herald March 11th, 2005 Celtic Win Shootout In Lyon On a night of high drama at the Stade Gerland in Lyon, Celtic survived a penalty shootout to reach the UEFA Cup Quarter Finals and keep captain Paul Lambert’s hope of European glory alive. It was an uncharacteristically hesitant performance from Celtic as they appeared intent on holding their narrow 1-0 lead from the first leg. But two minutes before the break Peguy Luyindula squared the aggregate scores. Both sides defended well and neither showed the invention or calmness in front of goal to find an all-important winner. 90 minutes came and went and when there were no further goals in the extra time period the shootout began. Lyon went first and each of their first four penalties were duly converted. Stephen Pearson calmly converted Celtic’s first kick but substitute Michael Stewart blazed their second over the bar to put Tick Jones’s team on the back foot. Mark Kerr scored the 3rd and Kenny Miller took Celtic’s 4th kick knowing that he must score to keep his team in the game and he did just that. Defender Cedric Uras then spurned the chance to win it for Lyon when he sent their 5th spot kick too high. Brian McAllister then stepped up knowing that he too must score and indeed he did. When midfielder Eric Carriere put his kick too close to Langfield, Gary McCutcheon had the chance to clinch it for the Celts. The 26-year-old striker made no mistake, firing home into the bottom corner to give Celtic a 5-4 win in the shootout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BobBev Posted August 11, 2004 Author Share Posted August 11, 2004 Let's hope so Terk The Glasgow Herald March 12th, 2005 Celtic Face Roma In UEFA Cup Celtic have been drawn against Italian giants Roma in the UEFA Cup Quarter Final. The current Serie A leaders are undoubtedly the strongest side left in the competition and Celtic will face a huge challenge if their quest for European glory is to continue. The first leg will be played in Glasgow in 10 days time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted August 11, 2004 Author Share Posted August 11, 2004 Scotland On Sunday March 13th, 2004 Celtic Cruise To Semis The Celtic second string proved too strong for Inverness Caledonian in yesterday’s Scottish Cup Quarter Final at Parkhead. With the first choice players being rested in preparation for their forthcoming UEFA Cup encounter the home side were still rarely troubled in a comfortable 3-1 win. Stephen Simmons and Colin Cameron gave Celtic a 2-0 lead inside the first 15 minutes. Bradley Allen gave the visitors some hope with a goal on the stroke of half time but Cameron’s second of the game on the hour mark killed the game off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted August 16, 2004 Author Share Posted August 16, 2004 The Glasgow Herald March 18th, 2005 Sublime Celtic See Off Roma Despite the absence of their hugely influential captain Paul Lambert because of an injury picked up in midweek training, Celtic recorded a fine 3-1 victory in the home leg of their UEFA Cup tie with Roma. They started somewhat nervously but grew in stature as the first half progressed. Stand-in captain Michael Stewart, seen by many at Parkhead as a natural successor to Lambert, opened the scoring with a powerful free kick shortly before the break. With their confidence growing by the minute, the excellent Mark Kerr added a second after 60 minutes but unfortunately had to be withdrawn 5 minutes later. Substitute Stephen Simmons sent the fans into raptures with a third goal with 15 minutes remaining. However, Roma scored what could be a very valuable away goal when Brian McAllister was rather harshly adjudged to have impeded Martin Palermo in the area. The resulting penalty was tucked away by Marco Delvecchio to give the Italians a potential lifeline. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted August 31, 2004 Author Share Posted August 31, 2004 The Glasgow Herald March 21st, 2005 Tangerines Lift League Cup Dundee United secured their first trophy in over 10 years with a comprehensive 4-0 defeat of Hibs in the League Cup Final. James Fowler got United on their way with a goal after 23 minutes. When Hibs had defender Takis Fissas sent off just after the restart it was clear that they would struggle to recover. Derek Lilley put United two ahead after 51 minutes and Kevin Nicholls killed the game off with a third after 75 minutes. Lilley rounded off a fine performance with his second and United’s fourth two minutes from time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 The Glasgow Herald March 25th, 2005 Italian Joy For Celtic Celtic secured a narrow aggregate victory over Roma last night to progress to the Semi Finals of the UEFA Cup. Stephen Crainey gave the Hoops a wonderful start scoring with a free kick after quarter of an hour. Ten minutes later Gary McCutcheon put Celtic in a commanding position with his 40th goal of the season. At this point the visitors were ahead 5-1 on aggregate and looked unbeatable. But Roma captain Francesco Totti had other ideas and almost single-handedly he set about repairing the damage. He pulled a goal back after 36 minutes to give Roma a glimmer of hope but they still required a further 4 goals to overturn Celtic’s lead. And how close they came! In a frantic 15-minute finale Totti scored his second on 76 minutes, Emerson put Roma ahead on the night with 4 minutes remaining and Totti completed his hat trick in stoppage time. But a magnificent 4-2 win was not enough, as with an aggregate score of 5-5 Celtic qualified on away goals, much to the relief of manager Jones and captain Lambert. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted September 7, 2004 Author Share Posted September 7, 2004 The Glasgow Herald March 25th, 2005 Fotheringham On The Move Celtic midfielder Mark Fotheringham has been granted his publicly stated wish to “move to a bigger club†with Blackburn agreeing a £4.3M fee for the 21-year-old. Celtic boss Tick Jones was reportedly very upset that the young player did not perceive Celtic as a big club and felt he had no alternative but to make him available for transfer. Scotland On Sunday March 27th, 2005 No Norwegian Blues For Scots Scotland returned from a potentially tricky World Cup qualifying game in Norway with a satisfying 1-1 draw to stay top of their qualifying group. Eirik Bakke of Leeds gave the home side the lead in the first half but Portsmouth’s Mark Burchill scored a deserved equaliser after the break. The Glasgow Herald March 31st, 2005 Scots Lose Out In Croatia Scotland suffered a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Croatia in Zagreb last night to put a slight dent in their World Cup qualification hopes. Scotland twice fought back from a goal down with strikes from Phil McGuire and Barry Ferguson before losing out to an 82nd minute goal. They are now level on points with Iceland but remain top of the group on goal difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted September 8, 2004 Author Share Posted September 8, 2004 Scotland On Sunday April 3rd, 2005 Celtic Seconds Too Good For County Celtic manager Tick Jones continued with his recent policy of resting his first choice players ahead of crucial European games when he made wholesale changes for their league game against Ross County in Glasgow. County, desperate to avoid relegation, took an early lead through the excellent Darren Jack but Paul Shields struck back within minutes to square the game. The scores remained tied at the break but Alan Johnston put Celtic in front early in the second half. Shields added a third on the hour mark but County wouldn’t lie down and Jack gave them hope with his second of the game. However, a rampant Shields completed his hat trick 7 minutes from time and added a 4th before the end to give Celtic a 5-2 win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted September 9, 2004 Author Share Posted September 9, 2004 The Glasgow Herald April 8th, 2005 Kerr Double Sees Off Germans Two goals and a Man of the Match performance from Mark Kerr gave Celtic a solid lead to take to Germany as they defeated Hannover 96 in the first leg of their UEFA Cup Semi Final in Glasgow last night. The home side played well throughout and created a number of good scoring opportunities, most of which were kept out by the Hannover captain and keeper Daniel Haas. Kerr struck twice in three minutes just before the break to put Celtic in a strong position for the return leg. However midway through the second half it looked like the visitors had grabbed an away goal but substitute Jiri Stajner was flagged for offside as he tucked the ball away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted September 12, 2004 Author Share Posted September 12, 2004 Scotland On Sunday April 10th, 2005 It’s Another Old Firm Final Yesterday’s Scottish Cup Semi Finals went to form, setting up yet another Old Firm Cup Final. Celtic rested their first choice players but were still too good for Dunfermline, winning 3-1. The first half finished scoreless but Paul Shields gave Celtic the lead after 52 minutes. With 20 minutes remaining Steve Brown found an equaliser for Dunfermline, raising their hopes of a replay. But Alan Johnston put Celtic back in front and Shaun Maloney added the third with a couple of minutes remaining. The other game was a dour affair with Motherwell intent on avoiding defeat and Rangers not firing on all cylinders. The stalemate was finally ended by Michael Mols 15 minutes from time with Stephen Hughes putting the issue beyond doubt 10 minutes later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted September 13, 2004 Author Share Posted September 13, 2004 The Glasgow Herald April 12th, 2005 Celtic Unbeaten Run Ended Celtic lost their 23-game unbeaten league run with a 2-1 defeat at Easter Road yesterday. Stephen Crainey put Celtic in front early on with a well-hit free kick. But John Paul McBride kept up his excellent recent scoring record against Celtic by finding the net twice before half time to give Hibs the lead. Celtic worked hard to get back into the game but were kept at bay by a superb performance from keeper Geert De Vlieger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BobBev Posted September 13, 2004 Author Share Posted September 13, 2004 Sorry Terk The Glasgow Herald April 15th, 2005 Ritchie Saves Celts A late goal from central defender Paul Ritchie meant that Celtic avoided a second consecutive defeat in the league match at Tannadice last night. Kevin Nicholls gave Dundee United an early lead and Celtic laboured to get back into the game. They looked strangely flat and listless and struggled to create any scoring chances. But with time running out Ritchie at last found the equaliser to deny United the win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted September 14, 2004 Author Share Posted September 14, 2004 Scotland On Sunday April 17th, 2005 United Hold Celtic Again As luck would have it, Celtic’s first game of the championship group was against Dundee United at Tannadice, a repeat of their game two days ago. The result was another draw but this time a non-scoring one. The home side rarely threatened Jamie Langfield’s goal and the visitors spurned a host of chances with some woeful finishing. Celtic stay top of the table just one point ahead of Rangers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted September 15, 2004 Author Share Posted September 15, 2004 The Glasgow Herald April 22nd, 2005 Celtic Through To UEFA Final Celtic booked their place in the UEFA Cup Final with an excellent 2-1 win in Hannover last night to complete a fairly comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory. Stephen Pearson gave Celtic the lead on the half hour when he coolly converted from the penalty spot after he himself had been pushed in the area. After an hour the home side found an equaliser but within two minutes Kenny Miller scored to put Celtic back in charge. Manager Tick Jones was pleased not just with the result, but also with the disciplined manner in which it was achieved. His team went into the game with 5 players just one booking away from missing the final, including key players such as Lambert, Kerr and Teale. All of them survived unscathed on an evening that saw three Hannover players receive yellow cards. Celtic will face German opposition in the final after Schalke 04 completed a 4-0 aggregate win over Grasshoppers of Switzerland. Schalke are likely to be regarded as favourites as the final will be played in the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted September 16, 2004 Author Share Posted September 16, 2004 Scotland On Sunday April 24th, 2005 Shields Double Does In Dons With Tick Jones once again resting most of his first choice players Aberdeen’s visit to Celtic Park presented the Dons with a chance of picking up points in their quest for Europe. Indeed the visitors took an early lead through Marc Anthony before Paul Shields squared the game for Celtic on the half hour. With neither side able to make a breakthrough in the second half it was looking like the points would be shared until Shields popped up with the winner in the 89th minute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted September 18, 2004 Author Share Posted September 18, 2004 Scotland On Sunday May 1st, 2005 Celtic Buckle at Ibrox The final Old Firm game of the season produced a resounding 4-0 win for Rangers at Ibrox. Celtic struggled from first whistle to last and had no response to the drive and attacking flair of their opponents. Rangers captain Barry Ferguson opened the scoring after just 9 minutes and Michael Mols added a second 5 minutes later. When Andy Cole made it 3-0 on the half hour the game was as good as over and Kevin Nolan put the icing on the cake for the home fans with a 4th goal on the stroke of half time. Whilst technically not a title decider as there are two games remaining, this result almost certainly means that Rangers will take the championship as they are two points clear and are in such good form that they have lost just two games all season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 *books his flight to berlin* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted September 24, 2004 Author Share Posted September 24, 2004 I hope we don't let you down Terk. Scotland On Sunday May 8th, 2005 Rangers Take Title An emphatic 4-0 win for Rangers at Aberdeen, combined with a 0-0 draw for Celtic at home to Hibs, means that Rangers are crowned SPL champions. Rangers totally dominated their game at Pittodrie and Andy Cole scored a hat trick with Shota Averladze adding their 4th goal. At Celtic Park the home side also dominated but spent a frustrating 90 minutes unable to find a goal. They hit the woodwork twice and together with some desperate defending and brilliant goalkeeping, the visitors hung on for the draw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted September 26, 2004 Author Share Posted September 26, 2004 Scotland On Sunday May 15th, 2005 Celts End With A Win Celtic brought their league campaign to an end with a 3-2 win in their game at St. Mirren. The Paisley side have been transformed under Gordon Strachan, finishing 4th last season and taking 3rd place this campaign. The home side took an early lead through the excellent Burton O’Brien but were quickly pegged back by Kiegan Parker. Stephen Simmons put Celtic in front after 25 minutes and Colin Cameron added a third just before half time. O’Brien pulled a goal back for the Buddies with half an hour remaining but they were unable to complete their recovery and ended the season with a disappointing 3-2 defeat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted September 28, 2004 Author Share Posted September 28, 2004 The Glasgow Herald May 19th, 2005 UEFA Cup Glory For Celtic Celtic captain Paul Lambert led by example in the UEFA Cup Final against Schalke 04 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin and his superb performance was a major factor in their win. The Germans started confidently and took the lead after 22 minutes through Emile Mpenza. But Celtic showed their character and fought back with an equaliser 10 minutes later when Gary McCutcheon ended his recent goal drought. The teams entered the break all-square but with Schalke looking the most likely to score again. However, the Celtic defence held firm and within 10 minutes of the restart Stephen Pearson gave them the lead. When Schalke midfielder Stefan Siedschlag was shown a red card 15 minutes from time the odds tilted in favour of the Scots. There was no further scoring and it was a proud Paul Lambert that lifted the club’s second European trophy. The game itself was far from a classic but the thousands of Celtic supporters who had made the trip to Berlin didn’t care about that. They had the result that they had been dreaming of and the club’s controversial policy of only signing Scottish players has been fully justified. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 mac the knife strikes again excellent achievement, bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted September 30, 2004 Author Share Posted September 30, 2004 Cheers Terk Scotland On Sunday May 29th, 2005 Cup Double For Celtic Celtic followed up their UEFA Cup triumph by gaining revenge over Rangers for their recent league defeat to lift the Scottish Cup. Rangers were given the lead by Freddie Ljungberg on the half hour but young Stephen Pearson struck back with a vital equaliser on the stroke of half time. Celtic looked the stronger team in the second half and with 13 minutes remaining the peerless Gary McCutcheon scored what proved to be the winning goal. So for the second time in 10 days Paul Lambert was able to hoist high a trophy in front of thousands of adoring Celtic fans. The 35-year-old may well decide to call it a day after achieving his ambition of leading Celtic to European glory but there is no doubt that he remains one of the club’s most influential players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted October 2, 2004 Author Share Posted October 2, 2004 Scotland On Sunday June 5th, 2005 Season Review Welcome to our annual roundup of the season just completed in Scotland and around Europe. In Scotland, Rangers lifted the SPL title but Celtic achieved their long-held ambition of winning a European trophy by winning the UEFA Cup. They added the Scottish Cup to their trophy cabinet as well and Dundee United triumphed in the League Cup. Celtic boss Tick Jones was named Manager of the Year and striker Gary McCutcheon was the country’s top scorer and also won the Player of the Year award. Kieran Richardson of Rangers was voted Young Player of the Year. The final leagues tables for all four divisions are shown below. <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">******************************************************************************************* Scottish Premier Division ******************************************************************************************* Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st C Rangers 38 16 3 1 40 8 13 4 1 37 15 94 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Celtic 38 14 3 1 47 8 14 3 3 50 21 90 3rd St. Mirren 38 9 6 5 34 25 5 6 7 15 24 54 4th Dundee Utd 38 9 6 4 26 14 4 8 7 18 27 53 5th Hibs 38 13 3 4 25 15 1 6 11 7 27 51 6th Aberdeen 38 9 3 6 28 23 3 6 11 13 27 45 7th Motherwell 38 7 6 6 22 22 5 8 6 18 21 50 8th Livingston 38 9 3 6 28 25 5 4 11 21 31 49 9th Dunfermline 38 9 6 4 24 22 4 4 11 17 30 49 10th Dundee 38 7 8 4 24 19 4 2 13 15 29 43 11th Ross County 38 5 4 11 24 33 2 1 15 16 53 26 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th R Inverness C. Thistle 38 4 4 10 24 29 2 3 15 16 41 25 ******************************************************************************************* Scottish First Division ******************************************************************************************* Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st C St. Johnstone 36 10 6 2 30 14 10 4 4 27 19 70 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Arbroath 36 10 7 1 30 15 7 5 6 16 16 63 3rd Kilmarnock 36 7 7 4 20 17 9 8 1 30 19 63 4th Falkirk 36 8 7 3 28 22 7 5 6 26 23 57 5th Hearts 36 9 3 6 24 19 7 5 6 27 26 56 6th Cowdenbeath 36 7 5 6 20 16 6 5 7 19 20 49 7th Ayr 36 7 6 5 25 23 3 4 11 17 27 40 8th Partick Thistle 36 6 5 7 22 23 2 6 10 14 26 35 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th R Airdrie Utd 36 3 6 9 17 24 2 7 9 11 24 28 10th R Clyde 36 4 2 12 21 36 2 5 11 22 37 25 ******************************************************************************************* Scottish Second Division ******************************************************************************************* Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st C Morton 36 9 4 5 32 30 9 4 5 42 40 62 2nd P Forfar 36 9 6 3 41 27 8 3 7 41 35 60 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Stranraer 36 10 4 4 28 19 6 5 7 27 26 57 4th Albion Rovers 36 9 1 8 40 32 7 7 4 39 34 56 5th Raith Rovers 36 7 6 5 32 26 7 7 4 34 25 55 6th Dumbarton 36 7 5 6 28 28 8 3 7 24 26 53 7th Alloa 36 6 6 6 24 24 7 3 8 20 20 48 8th Montrose 36 7 5 6 26 31 3 4 11 13 24 39 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th R Hamilton 36 3 3 12 18 32 6 4 8 23 26 34 10th R Peterhead 36 4 6 8 20 32 2 6 10 18 33 30 ******************************************************************************************* Scottish Third Division ******************************************************************************************* Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st C Queen's Park 36 9 5 4 27 20 11 4 3 32 18 69 2nd P Stenhousemuir 36 10 5 3 29 12 7 4 7 24 23 60 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Brechin 36 9 5 4 23 17 6 6 6 20 23 56 4th East Fife 36 8 7 3 30 24 5 7 6 17 18 53 5th Elgin City 36 6 7 5 28 26 7 3 8 22 30 49 6th Berwick 36 10 3 5 27 22 2 8 8 15 25 47 7th Gretna 36 7 5 6 23 18 3 6 9 21 29 41 8th Stirling 36 3 7 8 17 23 7 4 7 26 27 41 9th Queen of Sth. 36 6 3 9 33 39 4 4 10 23 31 37 10th East Stirling 36 6 5 7 25 24 2 6 10 25 38 35</pre> Scottish Awards Player of the Year 1st – Gary McCutcheon, Celtic 2nd – Barry Ferguson, Rangers 3rd – Jackie McNamara, Celtic Young Player of the Year 1st – Kieran Richardson, Rangers 2nd – Andrew Rollo, Rangers 3rd – Thomas Lemke, Inverness Caledonian Top Goalscorer 1st – Gary McCutcheon, Celtic, 42 goals 2nd – Barrie Moffat, Forfar, 31 goals 3rd – Peter McDonald, St. Jonstone, 30 goals Scottish European Qualifiers Champions League – Celtic, Rangers UEFA Cup – St. Mirren, Dunfermline, Motherwell Inter-Toto Cup – Dundee United England Premier League Champions – Manchester United Relegated – West Brom, Preston, Portsmouth First Division Champions – Birmingham Promoted – Ipswich, Bristol City Relegated – Wigan, Burnley, Bradford Second Division Champions – Peterborough Promoted – Mansfield, Crew Relegated – Rochdale, Cambridge United, Chesterfield, Grimsby Third Division Champions – Barnet Promoted – Southend, Oxford, Bury Relegated – Boston United Conference Champions – Northwich Vics Relegated – Burton Albion, Worcester City, Margate FA Cup – Manchester United 3 Chelsea 0 League Cup – Manchester United 2 Tottenham 1 Vans Trophy – Oldham 2 Northampton 0 FA Trophy – Yeovil 3 Stevenage 2 Charity Shield – Liverpool 1 Manchester United 1 (Liverpool win on penalties) France First Division Champions – Monaco French Cup – Marseille 3 Nancy 1 Germany First Division Champions – FC Bayern German Cup – Kaiserslautern 2 VfB Stuttgart 0 Holland Premier Division Champions – Vitesse Dutch Cup – Ajax 3 Den Bosch 0 Italy Serie A Champions – Roma Italian Cup – Juventus 4 Parma 2 (over two legs) Portugal Premier Division Champions – Porto Portuguese Cup – Porto 2 Salgueiros 1 Spain First Division Champions – Barcelona Spanish Cup – Real Madrid 1 Barcelona 0 European Competitions Champions League – Milan 3 FC Bayern 1 UEFA Cup – Celtic 2 Schalke 04 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyninja Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 just read your story for the first time...inspiring to say the least! Glad to see the glory days back at parkhead. Keep up the excellent work. Looking forward to the next installment! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Silver-Bullet Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Fantastic story bev!!! Where the hell do you get the time and the patience to write all these stories? I really enjoyed reading it,Keep up the good work!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted October 18, 2004 Author Share Posted October 18, 2004 Thanks for your kind comments gentlemen The Glasgow Herald June 9th, 2005 Malta No Trouble For Scots Scotland completed a routine 3-0 defeat of Malta at Hampden Park yesterday in their World Cup qualifying group. The goals all came in the first 20 minutes with Christian Dailly, Mark Burchill and Kevin Kyle the men on target. With second place Iceland losing to Croatia, Scotland now have a three point lead with just two games left to play. The Glasgow Herald June 27th, 2005 Weir And McAllister Hang Up Their Boots Celtic players David Weir and Brian McAllister have both decided to retire from the playing side of football. Weir has joined the scouting team at Portsmouth but McAllister will be seeking a career outside the game. The Glasgow Herald July 27th, 2005 Celtic Win In Slovenia Celtic’s season got underway with a 1-0 win over Slovenian side Maribor in their Champions League Second Qualifying Round tie. Kiegan Parker scored the only goal of the game that the Scots dominated from start to finish. With club captain Paul Lambert left sitting on the sidelines, heir apparent Michael Stewart put in a dominant performance in midfield and looked every bit the great man’s successor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted October 21, 2004 Author Share Posted October 21, 2004 Scotland On Sunday July 31st, 2005 United Stun Celts Dundee United ensured that Celtic’s league campaign did not get off to the best of starts, recording a fine 3-2 win over the visitors. The Celtic management were not best pleased with referee John Underhill’s handling of the game as he disallowed no less than three goals because of offside decisions. But take nothing away from United as they never let their illustrious visitors settle and, despite falling behind twice, showed great character to come back each time. Stephen Simmons gave Celtic the lead after 14 minutes but the excellent Craig Easton squared the game 10 minutes later. Kiegan Parker then scored Celtic’s second on 35 minutes but Derek Lilley struck back within minutes. Alex Hauser completed the Tangerines recovery with a winner 9 minutes from time and the young Austrian looks like becoming a key player for United. Celtic were without the services of goal ace Gary McCutcheon who is sidelined for a month with a groin strain but will feel mightily aggrieved that they failed to get the win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted October 27, 2004 Author Share Posted October 27, 2004 The Glasgow Herald August 4th, 2005 Celtic Progress In Europe Celtic came through their Champions League home tie with Maribor with a comfortable 4-0 aggregate after scoring three second half goals at Parkhead last night. An uneventful first period was soon forgotten as the three Stephens, Pearson, Crainey and Simmons, all found the net in the last 30 minutes. The Celts will now face Czech side Sparta Prague for a place in the lucrative group stages. Scotland On Sunday August 7th, 2005 Celts On The Board Second half goals from Paul Shields and Alan Johnston gave Celtic their first points of the season with a 2-0 defeat of Motherwell at Parkhead yesterday. The visitors defended stoutly for the opening 45 minutes, restricting the home side’s scoring opportunities. But 10 minutes after the restart Shields got the breakthrough and Johnston wrapped the game up 15 minutes from time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted October 31, 2004 Author Share Posted October 31, 2004 The Glasgow Herald August 11th, 2005 Celtic Held By Sparta Sparta Prague will be mighty happy with their night’s work at Parkhead as they kept a lively Celtic team at bay for 90 minutes and return to Prague with a scoreless draw to show for their efforts. Celtic frontman Shaun Maloney came close to scoring on several occasions, striking the post in the first half and shaving the bar in the second. Sparta keeper and captain Jiri Plisek picked up the Man of the Match award for his defiant display but Celtic clearly missed key striker Gary McCutcheon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted November 2, 2004 Author Share Posted November 2, 2004 Scotland On Sunday August 14th, 2005 Highlanders Brushed Aside Ross County suffered a comprehensive 6-1 defeat at the hands of Celtic in Dingwall yesterday. Stephen Pearson opened the scoring after just 5 minutes and the visitors never looked back. Livewire Kiegan Parker showed his eye for goal and ended the game with a hat trick with James McFadden also on the scoresheet. Ian Maxwell contributed an unfortunate own goal before Darren Jack gave the home side a consolation goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted November 5, 2004 Author Share Posted November 5, 2004 Scotland On Sunday August 21st, 2005 Miller On Target Celtic forward Kenny Miller, making his first start of the season, found the net twice as his team beat Aberdeen 3-0 at Parkhead. Mark Wilson added the third in only his second start for the club since his move from Dundee United last season. The visitors rarely threatened the Celtic goal but striker Jerome Vareille had a late effort struck off for an offside decision. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted November 12, 2004 Author Share Posted November 12, 2004 The Glasgow Herald August 25th, 2005 Miller The Man As Celtic Triumph Kenny Miller staked a serious claim for a regular starting place by scoring twice for the second game in succession to seal a fine victory for Celtic against Sparta Prague. A powerful Stephen Crainey free kick was sandwiched between [Miller’s strikes as Celtic raced into a 3-goal lead inside the first 30 minutes. Sparta were stunned when Miller got the opener after just two minutes and there was no way back for Sparta after such a devastating first half. Celtic now go into the group stages paired with PSV, Real Madrid and FC Zurich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted November 13, 2004 Author Share Posted November 13, 2004 The Glasgow Herald August 27th, 2005 Celtic in Super Cup Brawl Last night’s Super Cup encounter in Monaco between Celtic and Milan ended in a 2-0 win for the Italians but the game was marred by an unsavoury incident early in the second half. Milan defender Lucio and Celtic midfielder Gary Teale tangled and the Brazilian appeared to head butt Teale. Several other players got involved in a general pushing match and the final outcome saw the two protagonists both dismissed for violent conduct. Milan scored once in each half through Shevchenko and Inzaghi to spoil Celtic’s hopes of landing an early trophy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted November 14, 2004 Author Share Posted November 14, 2004 The Glasgow Herald August 31st, 2005 Richardson Goes To Italy Yesterday Rangers announced the sale of exciting young left winger Kieran Richardson to Italian giants Juventus for a fee of £6.25M. The Gers supporters have responded with dismay as they see a brilliant young talent leave the team. The 20-year-old has provided a potent attacking threat and has been a key player for the last 4 seasons. The Glasgow Herald September 8th, 2005 Scotland Held In Iceland Despite taking an early lead through Kevin Kyle, Scotland were outplayed by Iceland last night in Reykjavik and were fortunate to escape with a draw. Aberdeen’s Calum Bett scored the equaliser in the second half but Scotland are still in pole position to qualify. They require a point from their final game against Norway at Hampden next month to ensure that they will be attending the World Cup Finals in Germany. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted November 15, 2004 Author Share Posted November 15, 2004 Scotland On Sunday September 11th, 2005 First Blood To Rangers A goal 10 minutes from time by Michael Mols gave Rangers a 1-0 win in the first Old Firm match of the season at Celtic Park. There was little to choose between the teams in a vibrant encounter. Celtic created more openings but lacked a cutting edge up front and will be looking forward to the imminent return of Gary McCutcheon. Rangers now top the table with Dundee United just a point behind whilst Celtic are some way back in 3rd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted November 16, 2004 Author Share Posted November 16, 2004 The Glasgow Herald September 14th, 2005 Mac Is Back Gary McCutcheon celebrated his return to competitive football with a splendid hat trick to give Celtic a perfect start to their Champions League group. The 3-0 win over PSV flattered the home side slightly as the Dutch always looked dangerous with young talent Arjen Robben striking the woodwork twice in the first half. But there was no stopping Mac the Knife as he opened his account just 6 minutes into the game and two more strikes followed in the second half. The other group game saw Real Madrid record the same scoreline in Zurich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 nice start in the champions league disappointing to see the first old firm derby going to rangers though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted November 16, 2004 Author Share Posted November 16, 2004 Thanks Simon, glad you're still following along Scotland On Sunday September 17th, 2005 McAteer On Target for Dundee Celtic may be going strong in Europe but their domestic form is rocky to say the least. Yesterday they suffered an embarrassing 3-1 defeat at Dundee with the evergreen Jason McAteer scoring a splendid hat trick. The Irish international struck after just 4 minutes and then things went from bad to worse for the visitors as Michael Stewart was sent off after 15 minutes for a two-footed lunge. Gary McCutcheon squared the game after 25 minutes but McAteer restored the advantage minutes later. He completed his hat trick 20 minutes from time to round off a miserable afternoon for Celtic keeper Jamie Langfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted November 17, 2004 Author Share Posted November 17, 2004 The Glasgow Herald September 22nd, 2005 All Square At The Bernabeu Celtic recovered from a poor start in their Champions League group game against Real Madrid to return with a creditable 2-2 draw. A blunder by keeper Jamie Langfield allowed Fernando Morientes to open the scoring virtually straight from the kick off. Celtic weathered quite a storm for the next 45 minutes as Real went looking for goals and Langfield redeemed himself with a series of fine stops. Then the ever-reliable Jackie McNamara found an invaluable equaliser in first half stoppage time. Just after the half hour Stephen Simmons gave Celtic the lead and we began to wonder if they could hold on for an unlikely win. But it was not to be and the very impressive Ronaldo tied the scores with 20 minutes remaining. In the other group game PSV beat FC Zurich 2-0 in Eindhoven to restore their own chances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted November 18, 2004 Author Share Posted November 18, 2004 Scotland On Sunday September 25th, 2005 Celtic Scrape Past St. Johnstone Despite exerting sustained pressure on bottom of the table St. Johnstone, Celtic struggled to turn their dominance into goals and finally had to settle for a narrow 1-0 win thanks to midfielder Stephen Simmons. The 23-year-old is now a regular starter and seems to be settling in to his role very well indeed. The welcome 3 points take Celtic up to 3rd but they are 8 points adrift of leaders Rangers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted November 19, 2004 Author Share Posted November 19, 2004 The Glasgow Herald September 29th, 2005 Swiss Won’t Roll Over The Celtic faithful endured a frustrating night at Parkhead as visitors FC Zurich led a charmed life in their Champions League group encounter. The home side totally dominated the game but found themselves facing a keeper in truly inspirational form and Peter Joller pulled of a stunning set of saves to frustrate the Celtic players and supporters alike. The breakthrough finally came in first half stoppage time when Jamie Buchan scored his first of the season. The second period was a mirror image of the first, with chance after chance kept out by the Swiss keeper. However, the 1-0 win still gives Celtic three points and with PSV beating Real Madrid 1-0 the group is wide open. An injury to Stephen Simmons is a blow to Celtic though as the midfielder will be out for several weeks with a pulled hamstring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 shame that you've lost simmons for a while, but that win over zurich was vital Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted November 20, 2004 Author Share Posted November 20, 2004 It was a win we needed Simon, thanks for your support Scotland On Sunday October 2nd, 2005 Celtic Slip Up Again It seems to be a case of two steps forward and one step back for Celtic presently and they suffered another poor domestic result in a 2-2 draw at Hibs yesterday. An early Gary McCutcheon goal gave Celtic the lead and their advantage was doubled before half time with an unfortunate Paolo Vernazza own goal. But they looked far from impressive and a hard working Hibs side never let the visitors settle. They were rewarded when former Celtic youngster John Paul McBride scored twice within a minute to give the home side a valuable point. The Glasgow Herald October 4th, 2005 Sutton Back In Scotland Former Celtic striker Chris Sutton, a casualty of the Parkhead “All-Scots†policy, returned to Scotland after 4 successful seasons at Middlesbrough. The 32-year-old has been snapped up by Rangers on a free transfer and is said to be delighted at the prospect of facing his former employers in the near future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted November 21, 2004 Author Share Posted November 21, 2004 The Glasgow Herald October 6th, 2005 Celts Cruise Past Pars Celtic moved comfortably into the League Cup Quarter Finals with a 5-0 demolition of Dunfermline at Celtic Park last night. Manager Tick Jones unveiled a slightly different formation than is normally employed, playing a second striker alongside Gary McCutcheon and sacrificing a midfield player. Given Dunfermline’s all round ineptitude on the night it is difficult to tell if the new lineup was responsible for such a fine result. This writer suspects that Celtic could have fielded their reserves and the result would not have been much different. Stephen Pearson got the ball rolling after just 3 minutes with Mark Kerr adding a second on the half hour. Just before half time Pars keeper Steve Croudsen was red-carded after felling Kiegan Parker in the area. An attacker was withdrawn and substitute keeper Mike Franks came on, doing well to keep out the resulting penalty from Pearson. In the second half Celtic took full advantage of the extra man and McCutcheon scored a hat trick to complete the rout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted November 25, 2004 Author Share Posted November 25, 2004 Scotland On Sunday October 9th, 2005 Germany Here We Come Berti Vogts has realised his ambition of taking the Scotland team to the World Cup Finals in his homeland next summer. An excellent 3-0 win over Norway at Hampden has guaranteed that Scotland will finish top of Group Three. Two goals from Gary Naysmith, the first from the penalty spot, and a third from Gary McCutcheon did the trick and takes the team through with only one defeat in their 8 qualifying games. Scotland On Sunday October 16th, 2005 Déjà Vu All Over Again For Pars Having suffered a 5-0 defeat by Celtic in the League Cup it must have seemed like Groundhog Day to Dunfermline as they were once again outplayed, losing 4-0 on this occasion. Celtic chose to field a weakened team as key players were rested for Tuesday’s Champions League game but they were still far too strong for the visitors. Alan Johnston opened the scoring with Gary Teale adding a second before the break. After the interval Teale scored his second and Jamie Buchan wrapped up the scoring near the end before hobbling off with a knee injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted November 30, 2004 Author Share Posted November 30, 2004 The Glasgow Herald October 19th, 2005 Celts Triumph In Zurich Celtic put in a fine European performance last night to defeat FC Zurich 4-0 and put themselves in pole position to move on to the next group phase in the Champions League. Goals from Gary McCutcheon, Mark Kerr and Stephen Pearson made the match safe before the break. McCutcheon added his second of the game inside the last 10 minutes to notch his 5th Champions League goal of the season. With Real Madrid held scoreless at PSV, Celtic need a point from their next two games to progress. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 Scotland On Sunday October 23rd, 2005 Sweet Revenge For Celts Celtic avenged their opening day defeat at the hands of Dundee United with a comprehensive 3-0 win at Celtic Park in last night’s televised game. After an even first half hour the balance tipped in Celtic’s favour when United defender Kevin McKenna received his second yellow card and left for an early bath. United held out until 10 minutes into the second period when Colin Cameron, on for the injured Kiegan Parker, broke the deadlock. Gary McCutcheon scored two more as United tired in the final stages of the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 The Glasgow Herald October 24th, 2005 O’Connor Moves To Celtic Park Hibs striker Gary O’Connor was signed by Celtic yesterday for a fee of some £3.7M. The 22-year-old was recently transfer listed at his own request and is said to be delighted with his big move. The Glasgow Herald October 27th, 2005 Celtic Through To Next Phase A 1-0 win at PSV last night was more than enough to ensure that Celtic progress to the next set of group matches in the Champions League. Gary McCutcheon scored the only goal in a disappointingly poor game. Real Madrid beat FC Zurich 3-0 to move into second place but they need to beat Celtic in Glasgow to guarantee further progress. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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