Celtic Exchange: Celtic Football Club in Focus

ANGE POSTECOGLOU sprung some surprises ahead of kick off at the Tony Macaroni and the Australian was proven correct as Celtic finally won v Livingston for the first time since 2007! Celtic had been without a win in their last 5 fixtures against Livingston (a record which included 3 draws and 2 defeats) but goals from Daizen Maeda and James Forrest either side of a Nicky Devlin own goal were enough...

Celtic got back to winning ways against St Mirren after a disappointing week last week with goals coming from Cameron Carter-Vickers and Callum McGregor in a 2-0 win. The result keeps the Hoops 3 points and 10 goals clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership with just 9 games remaining. Tino, Mif & James are on the mics for this one to cover all the key talking points. Learn more about your ad c...

CELTIC took on Hibs in the midday sun on Sunday but it proved to be a disappointing afternoon as the players who have been performing so well for us so far this season failed to pick up the points in the capital. It’s been a tough week all in all with that result coming on the back of a UEFA Conference League exit at the hands of Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt. Despite the Easter Road stalemate ho...

A disappointing afternoon at Easter Road as Celtic drop league points for the first time since December with a 0-0 draw against Hibs.  Despite recent league results you could say it was coming with performance below par over the last few games and that caught up with us today.  We're back in league action in just a few days time with St Mirren the visitors at Celtic Park on Wednesday and Ange will...

Celtic fall to a 2-0 defeat tonight in Norway and exit the UEFA Conference League at the hands of Bodo/Glimt by an aggregate scoreline of 5-1.   It's a humbling experience for Ange Postecoglou and his side and shows how far we have to go if we're to compete on the European stage under his leadership.   Tino, James & Joe are on the mics on the Final Whistle to discuss tonight's result and performan...

GIORGOS GIAKOUMAKIS was the star of the show on Sunday, grabbing a perfect hat-trick to see off Dundee in a crucial 3-2 win at Celtic Park. The result sees Celtic extend their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership table to 3 points after rivals Rangers could only draw with Dundee United earlier in the day. It was a welcome lift after the disappointment of the midweek defeat by Norwegian Cham...

Giorgos Giakoumakis was the star of the show as Celtic left it late (again!) before grabbing all three points over Dundee at Celtic Park.   The Greek striker grabbed a perfect hat-trick (right foot, left foot, header) to fire us 3 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership table.   Tino, James and Joe were on the mics for this one, covering all the key talking points from another exciting...

Celtic face an uphill battle to make the last 16 of the inaugural UEFA Conference League this season with a 3-1 home defeat by Norwegian Champions Bodo/Glimt leaving them with it all to do in next week's return fixture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ANGE POSTECOGLOU kicked off Valentine’s Day with another great interview back in his homeland with Stan Sport Australia and gave us yet another reminder (as if we needed one) of just why the Celtic fans have grown to love him so much. We’ve almost got to the stage where we now look forward to his interviews as much as to watching his new look Celtic taking to the park (almost!) and it’s been a whi...

Celtic run out 4-0 winners in today's Scottish Cup tie to put themselves comfortably in to the hat for the next round. Goals from Scales, Giakoumakis, Maeda and Bitton all made for a relatively comfortable afternoon for the Hoops, though Ange wasn’t best pleased with the first half showing. The Quarter Final draw will take place on Monday night as we await our opponents in the last 8. Tino, James...

Celtic run out 3-2 winners in a 5 goal thriller against Aberdeen at Pittodrie in a true game of two halves. Jota showing his path back to fitness with two clever goals and Matt O'Riley getting a well deserved first strike for Celtic after a fantastic start to his career with the hoops. After a lacklustre first half Aberdeen came out for the second 45 with all guns blazing and got their rewards wit...

FOLLOWING in the footsteps of a certain Lubo Moravcik by scoring a double on his Glasgow Derby debut, Reo Hatate continued his flying start in a Celtic shirt by effectively ending Wednesday’s match with Rangers as a contest before the half-time whistle had even sounded. If his two goal contribution wasn’t enough, he also then provided the assist for Liel Abada’s goal to make it 3-0 by the interval...

Celtic clock up 4 goals at Fir Park with another impressive attacking performance by Ange Postecoglou’s men. Liel Abada maintained his impressive recent scoring form with his 3rd in 3 games before a classy Tom Rogic double sealed the points before the break. Daizen Maeda made it 4 with a deflected effort in the second effort and it seems just a matter of time before this high flying Celtic side ra...

IF Reo Hatate and some of his new team-mates weren't sure what they were signing up for when they joined Celtic Football Club then things will certainly have become a whole lot clearing after a pulsating Glasgow derby victory over Rangers under the disco lights at Celtic Park. Hatate (2) and Liel Abada got the all important goals on the night, all coming in an explosive first half display which pr...

LIEL Abada nearly took the roof off of Celtic Park with his late, late strike on Saturday and it's now perfectly poised as we head into Wednesday's Glasgow Derby in Paradise. Tino, Mif & Sinky were on the mics this week to dissect all the drama of the last gasp win over Dundee United as well as the crucial victory against Hearts last midweek. Next up it's the big one though and the lads focus on w...

It turned out to be a perfect Saturday for Celtic as Liel Abada blows the roof off Paradise with a last minute winner which puts us within two points of the top of the table. It was a nervier afternoon than we were hoping for but none of that matters now with the three points the be all and end all ahead of Wednesday night’s Glasgow derby. Tino & Scraped themselves off the ceiling at Celtic Park t...

A huge 3 points for Celtic at Tynecastle as the Hoops run out 2-1 winners against Hearts in a frantic game under the floodlights!  An incredible strike by Reo Hatate opened the scoring before a clever second by Gorgios Giakoumakis shortly after saw us take a deserved 2-0 lead into the break. The second half was less comfortable and a Liam Boyce strike just after the hour mark saw us face a spell o...

CELTIC announced the signing of Matt O’Riley to bolster the ranks in our creative positions last week and it’s not a moment too soon as we contend ourselves with the absence of Tom Rogic and Daizen Maeda on international duty as well as ongoing injury concerns over Kyogo Furuhashi, David Turnbull and now captain Callum McGregor. A physical encounter with Alloa in the Scottish Cup on Saturday night...

Celtic eventually run out 2-1 winners against Alloa in a hard fought Saturday night in the Scottish Cup. Goals from Giorgios Giakoumakis and Liel Abada were enough to see us through and we’ll now face Raith Rovers in the 5th round next month. Ange Postecoglou will be concerned over injuries picked up by captain Callum McGregor, Yosuke Ideguchi and Abada but will be hopeful that all pull through as...

DAIZEN Maeda stole the headlines with a quickfire debut goal against Hibs but it was his countryman Reo Hatate who was the undoubted star of the show with a Man of the Match performance in the heart of Celtic’s midfield. The Japanese star showed us exactly why Ange Postecoglou was so keen to secure his signature and already looks like he’ll slot seamlessly into the starting XI. A full Celtic Park...

CELTIC'S January transfer window continues to gather pace with the signings of Irishman Johnny Kenny and Australian Riley McGree (maybe!) coming hot on the heels of our Japanese trio of Daizen Maeda, Yosuke Ideguchi and Reo Hatate. There's no doubt we needed to bring in quality additions in key areas across the squad, and we look to have done so fairly well so far with left back and goalkeeper per...

ANGE Postecoglou has become so influential in Scottish Football that his January transfer window begins in December! Celtic fans were given the perfect New Year's gift with confirmation arriving on the morning of 31st December that we had secured the triple signing of of J-League stars Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate and Yosuke Ideguchi. In this first episode of 2022 we profile the trio as they touch dow...

CELTIC head into the winter break having secured a crucial 3 points with a 3-1 win over St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.  Liel Abada took his tally for the season to 10 with a first half brace before Captain for the day, Nir Bitton secured the win with a late strike to see off the Saints. Celtic's squad was decimated pre match, with Vasilis Barkas making his first start in 5 months and youngsters J...

Kyogo Furuhashi was the undoubted star of the show as he returned from injury to fire Celtic to League Cup success with a phenomenal double in Sunday's victory over Hibs. His involvement in the game had been touch and go following the recent injury he picked up against Real Betis, but the Japanese striker shook that off to steal the show in an thrilling afternoon at Hampden. For Ange Postecoglou t...

Celtic and Kyogo fired their way to Ange’s first trophy in a magical day at Hampden. James and Tino were there (eventually) to talk you through it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices