Celtic breazed past Hibs (in terms of goals for) on Saturday but gave up an alarming array of chances. Harry and Ross debate whether that was tactical issues, players being too relaxed, the weakest game out of 4 or other reasons. The bhoys then move on to Tuesdays UCL away game in Croatia and assess whether it will be another sore one in Europe or whether we have really turned a corner. Enjoy… This can be picked up wherever you get your podcasts including Apple podcasts Spotify Amazon Player.fm ...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Celtic Advent Calendar It will be Christmas time soon, and many people are counting down the days using an Advent calendar. This Celtic Advent calendar tells you more about interesting numbers in the club’s history. This is the latest tale from @hailhailhistory. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com/subscribe...
Dec 04, 2024•10 min
Long standing listeners will know that the Celtic Underground Podcast and Mogwai go back a long way. If you’ve ever heard the Tales from The Celtic wiki or the more recent Hail Hail History Tales you will have heard The Sun Smells Too Loud playing in the background and, for the unitiated, that is by Stuart’s band Mogwai. Born in Lanark, Stuart is a founding member of Mogwai and after 10 studio albums, there is now a film out about this iconic band - If the Stars Had A Sound, which takes us from ...
Dec 03, 2024•51 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com We are now at season 6 of 10 that we discuss in the second 9iar chronicles and what a season! It started with 13 ,000 at Celtic Park welcoming and manager and it ended with 13 ,000 at the Hydro celebrating 60 years of the Lisbon Lions. I don't think I've given a spoiler away. I think most listeners know what season this is. It's quite a season. Enjoy… I…...
Dec 01, 2024•15 min
30 November marks Scotland’s national day, celebrating the country’s patron Saint, Andrew. Over the years, many Andrews have turned out for the Celts, and there have been various other connections between Celtic and the name Andrew. Learn more in this latest tale from Hail Hail History Enjoy… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com/subscribe...
Nov 28, 2024•9 min
Episode 1 - The Meat Loaf Pod People on twitter and bluesky may be aware that regular podcasters (Remy & Paul T - both have been on here but more familiar to bytheminceltic listeners) have been joined by Barcajim3 for The RGC podcast. This is episode 1. It really needs to get out before the game against Club Bugge so apologies for the hap-hazard nature of the logo and the intro. It’s the best I could do between being a taxi driver to Harry B jnr and bedtime on Tuesday evening. When I get a m...
Nov 26, 2024•36 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com This was Ronnie’s second season in charge. Cheated out of a double by blind officials, we all went into this season hoping that we would see progress and perhaps even a treble. We knew the new Rangers were coming but their meteoric(!) rise had stumbled (of how we laughed). It was the first season without a Celtic v Rangers match or Edinburgh derby in…...
Nov 24, 2024•11 min
Recent news of a planned demolition in Glasgow city centre will take away a big piece of Celtic history. The building which housed The Bank restaurant – owned by legendary manager Willie Maley – is to be knocked down. This was a venue which was right at the heart of Celtic’s heritage. Leanr more about Willie Maley and The Bank in the latest tale from Hail Hail History Enjoy… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thec...
Nov 20, 2024•6 min
Saturday 9 November marked 35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, seen as the symbolic end of the Cold War. The Bhoys had various experiences playing behind the Iron Curtain, but only one trip to East Germany. The story of this game is the latest tale from Hail Hail History Enjoy… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com/subscribe...
Nov 13, 2024•8 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com The 3rd season of the second 9iar chronicles would end up being the last season of Neil Lennon...for a while. It was one of the least memorable of the 9. We romp the league losing just 1 game and achieving 99 points but that would be the only silverware. We reached the group stages of the Champions league but that would be the end of the achievements i…...
Nov 10, 2024•11 min
Willie Maley nicknamed Willie Lyon “Celtic’s Bayard - the Knight without fear and beyond reproach.” Willie Lyon is widely regarded as one of the finest captains in the rich history of Celtic. He was of that generation whose life was turned upside by the war, suffering a serious leg injury at Normandy and his football career ended at the age of 32. Here’s the story. For more on our history go to https://www.thecelticwiki.com/ Enjoy… PS - If you are a free subscriber and to see if all the bonus st...
Nov 09, 2024•5 min
This podcast is released on the 137th birthday of the hoops. The basic elements of our formation are known by all fans…or are they? A club formed for the dinner tables of the porr of the East End, everyone knows that charity was at the core of our creation but the part played in this story by Brother Walfrid (an Irish Marist Brother) and John Glass (prominent in Scotland’s Irish community circles, including those with Irish home rule political allegiances) has led to some debate among fans as to...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 11 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com This was our 125th birthday season and for the first time in our history, there was no Rangers FC to compete against, that club had died with a new team being wished all the best by the old emerging from behind the Brechin Hedge. How would we fare in this brave new world? Domestically we would win a double and in Europe we would reach the last 16 of th…...
Nov 03, 2024•6 min
McKeown Ghost Story In this Halloween week, here a spooky tale from Celtic’s history. It’s the true story of how a dead footballer came to face the Bhoys, and come to Celtic Park. This is the latest podcast from @hailhailhistory. Read on. If you dare… The Celtic Underground Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access ...
Oct 31, 2024•10 min
No Kelly No Keltic Another tale from the CU archives and the home of Tales from The Celtic Wiki To fans of our generation, the name of Kelly sparks memories of Michael and Kevin and the early 90s battle for the future of the club. But whilsy these battles for the future resulted in the end of their tenure at Celtic, it should be remembered that the name of Kelly resonated throughout our history. This is the story of an older time and how, without the Kelly’s there’d possible be no Celtic. We’re ...
Oct 30, 2024•7 min
Back in the dark days of the Covid lockdowns, we recorded the 9 in a row chronciles - a fan recollection of those 9 amazing seasons. We always knew there’d be a second series but what period would it cover? We soon found out! We got the gang back together (well, almost - Lachie was on his boat so subbed out to Andrew H) and have recorded the second 9iar chronicles. The first one is an incredible season that starts with Rangers seeking their 4th consecutive title and Neil Lennon’s coat on a shoog...
Oct 27, 2024•2 hr 15 min
Celtic and 1974 Another story from Hail Hail History Saturday 26th October 2024 is the 50th anniversary of the 6-3 final versus Hibs. This podcast tells that that story, and all of 1974 too. Celtic have played in some momentous cup finals. However, when it comes to goals, few can match the 1974 League Cup final, when the Bhoys beat Hibs 6-3. It was another remarkable day in a calendar year that saw many Celtic highs and lows. Here is the story of that year, the latest tale from @hailhailhistory....
Oct 26, 2024•9 min
19 October is a notable Celtic anniversary. On this day in 1957, the Bhoys recorded one of their most famous scorelines: Celtic 7 Rangers 1 This is the full story of that remarkable day, another great tale from @hailhailhistory. Enjoy... This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com/subscribe...
Oct 18, 2024•7 min
Younger listeners will be stunned(!) to know that the BBC used to have quite and anti-Celtic stance and coverage. Under the authority of Peter Thompson, they really didn’t seem to like Celtic at all. Under Thompson, BBC Scotland’s Sports Department employed a sectarian recruitment policy akin to Rangers. Prejudice seeped into every aspect of BBC Sport coverage in Scotland but Jock Stein would have none of it. Here’s the story. For more on our history go to https://www.thecelticwiki.com/ Enjoy… T...
Oct 09, 2024•10 min
Celtic & Sligo Another story from Hail Hail History This week, Brendan will take a Celtic XI to play in Sligo, and in many ways he’s taking a team to the spiritual birthplace of the club. This will not be the first time Celtic take a team across the sea to Sligo, with Celtic playing there back in 1975 with a team managed by Sligo man Sean Fallon. For more information on Celtic’s history or the forthcoming free walking tour, go to @Hailhailhistory on Twitter Enjoy… Thanks for reading The Celt...
Oct 08, 2024•6 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com Lee Dornan is a Celtic devotee who works in international affairs for SCIAF, a charity he sees with so many parallels to his beloved football club. And tying the two together is his claim that he has set up the first Celtic supporters' club in South Sudan. He tells all about that and, with an accountant's obsession, how poring over Rangers and Celtic ac…...
Oct 03, 2024•11 min
Straight after the 7-1 humbling to Dortmund, Lawrence Donegan and I sat down to review the game (and to discuss his substack daily blog about his travels across America). The game was a tough watch but we tried to remove the rawness of the moment and discuss in the reality of the way the team plays week-in, week-out and and the players available. After the trauma of the game, we then went on to talk about Lawrence’s roadtrip across America from California to Mar-a-Lago which he is documenting da...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Judas Part 2 Another tale from the Celtic Wiki Last time we told the tale of the striker’s arrival at Celtic and his performances that contributed to the dramatic last day title win over Hearts. Today we hear about the story that led so many Celts to simply call Maurice Johnstone Judas. Enjoy… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com/subscribe...
Oct 02, 2024•14 min
The Celts are off to Germany this week on Champions League duty. The Bhoys will hope to build on their fantastic 5-1 start with another good performance. It's far from Celtic's first visit to Germany. For that, you have to go back almost 120 years. It's a tale of boats, trains, big wins and even the death of an iconic Celt. For more, follow Hail Hail History on twitter. Enjoy… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit th...
Oct 01, 2024•6 min
Judas Part 1 Another tale from the Celtic Wiki For Celts of a certain age, there is not a name that illicits greater emotion than Mo Johnston. Signed in a record deal in October 1984 he was part of a Celtic forward line that should have achieved even more than it did and during that spell. He completed perhaps the greatest team goal in Celtic’s history in the 5-0 title triumph at Love Street. He left but was set to return in a dramatic move in 1989 as Celtic set to try and wrestle the initiative...
Sep 29, 2024•11 min
When Celtic take on St Johnstone tomorrow they will be going for a remarkable league clean sheet record. Matthew from Hail Hail History tells us more. Enjoy… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com/subscribe
Sep 27, 2024•5 min
Celtic fans will still be dreaming of the 5 goals we scored last midweek against slovan Bratislava and looking forward to the rest of the European campaign with renewed ethusiasm and a sense of expectation of what could be. Following that marvellous result, Matthew of HAILHAILHISTORY decided to look back on previous big Celtic European results. Enjoy… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecelticunderground.substac...
Sep 26, 2024•5 min
Subscribers to The Celtic Underground podcast will have getting their weekly free 10 minute Celtic history hits on their podcast feed and substack emails. You may have noticed that interspersed in among the human torpedo re-runs of the tales from The Celtic Wiki that we’ve had some new history hits. These Hail Hail History hits have been proving very popular and se we thought we should hear more from the man behind the stories. In addition to the history tales on CU, Matthew has his own twitter ...
Sep 25, 2024•54 min
This is the remarkable story of when the Chief Executive of the Scottish Football association actively engaged in preventing Celtic from fielding their new star striker signing. Fergus want to war with Farry and eventually won. Here’s the story. For more on our history go to https://www.thecelticwiki.com/ Enjoy… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com/subscribe...
Sep 19, 2024•11 min
Tonight Celtic face Slovan Bratislava 60 years on from the two clubs first meeting. That previous encounter was in the quarter final of the Cup Winners Cup. The home leg came first. It played in February 1964 in front of 53,000 expectant fans. This is the story of that game. Enjoy… The Celtic Underground Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with o...
Sep 18, 2024•6 min
