The Celtic Underground

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com A product of the Celtic youth system, Mark was unfortunate to come into the first team around the time when fans had lost faith in the senior management running the club. It wasn’t a happy time to be around Celtic and Mark and others suffered from the general environment. Despite this he achieved what m...

It;s exactly 14 days since we released our last matchday podcast. In that time, there’s been around 15million hours of alternjtive Celtic chat on other Celtic podcasts and almost the same number of Celtic games. The bhoys briefly chat about the games and the “weak as piss” performance in the second half at Dundee. We discuss playing teams from Dundee almost every week and the excessive fixture cal...

Celtic are back in Scottish Cup action this weekend, and aim to retain their trophy. The Bhoys have long and successful record in the Scottish Cup. But of all their victories, arguably none was more dramatic or historic than the 1904 final. For the full story - including how its legacy is felt even today - listen to the latest tale from Hail Hail History history. Enjoy… This is a public episode. I...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com Over the near 20 years of the CU podcast we’ve been blessed with the array of Celtic fans, celebrities and players who have accepted our request to come on the podcast. Here at CU towers we like to mix up the guests between players and famous fans and following last weeks Brian O’Neil/Pierce Brosnan mas...

The story of Celtic is a fascinating one, with many different aspects to it. First thoughts of Celtic will naturally turn to Glasgow’s east end, but in fact the Bhoys have connections right across Glasgow. If you’re looking for something differenet for the new year, a series of walking tours tell more about these tales, and are free to attend. This is the latest tale from Hail Hail History , who r...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com Looking more like Pierece Brosnan than the fresh faced lad who played for his bhoyhhod heroes, Brian O’Neil sat down with Andrew H to discuss his Celtic career. For the younger listeners (do we have any) Brian was a tall elegant midfielder, turned in a centre half, turned into a striker. Yes - Brian was...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com To quote Nick Berry - Every loser wins. Every dog has its day and Rangers had their day on Thursday. They played to the best of their ability and we played to the worst of ours and when both sides hit those extremes, the best they could muster was a 3-0 to bring themselves to with 11 (eleven) points of...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com It was the oddest of odd seasons. 50,000 supporters bought season books for games they never saw in person. Instead logging on to Celtic TV to watch games that were instantly forgettable as the players struggled to perform in empty stadia. Covid tests, social distancing rules and punishments that seemed...

Celtic will head to Ibrox tomorrow for their first game in 2025.This season marks 125 years since the opening of this ground, and Celtic have a fascinating history there, including some unique firsts and achievements. The full story can be heard in this latest podcast from Hail Hail History Enjoy…This can be picked up wherever you get your podcasts including Apple podcasts Spotify Amazon Player.fm...

The end of 2024 is nearly upon on us. The Rangers chat about VAR has come to a screeching halt now that there’s been a blatant error in their favour and the Celtic chat centres around how brilliant we are, how marvellous 2024 has been and could 2025 get even better. With everything going on, Eddie & I decided to log-on and have a chat to discuss the recent events in our game, discuss the Mothe...

Season 2019/20 was the first full season of Neil Lennon’s second term and Celtic went on to secure a 4th consecutive treble - in the strangest manner possible with it taking place over 2 seasons because this was the Covid curtailed season. It was one of the strangest seasons we will encounter in our lifetimes with debate about whether to call the season early amid mass spreading events and the on-...

First recorded way back in 2010 (yes, we’ve really been going that long) this tale reviews our history of playing on Christmas Day.  It may seem strange to many hoops that football leagues had a full fixture card on Christmas Day but it used to be a regular occurrence. Here’s the story. For more on our history go to https://www.thecelticwiki.com/Enjoy…and Merry Christmas to you and yours. This is...

The Celts celebrated last Sunday as penalty shootout victory handed them the League Cup. Celtic have a long and varied history with penalty kicks settling matches, with games involving finals and different continents. The full story of this is the latest tale from Hail Hail History This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

On Sunday Celtic secured another Hampden victory over Brendan with a penalty shoot-out league cup win. Celtic were below their best and Rangers capitalised on mistakes to make this cup final closer than it should have been. Unfortunately the marvellous efforst of Maeda (goal and penalty) and Schmichael (save and penalty) have been overlooked by the fallout from a “more outside” penalty call. Liste...

I have been obsessed with penalties since I was a young kid. The first time I played for any team was in a competition that we won on penalties. I was in goals and saved a couple. After that I loved penalty shoot-out practice and picking the shooter’s side and so when, over the years, I hear pundits saying penalties are a lottery I’ve always thought - nonsense. In recent years, Celtic have had a l...

This Sunday, the Bhoys have the chance to win the season’s first trophy. Taking on Rangers at Hampden, the Celts will hope to bring the League Cup back to Celtic Park. Ahead of this game, this podcast – the latest from hailhailhistory – tells the story of Celtic’s previous League Cup Finals. Enjoy…This can be picked up wherever you get your podcasts including Apple podcasts Spotify Amazon Player.f...

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...

Celtic Advent CalendarIt 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...

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 alb...

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...

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 epis...

Episode 1 - The Meat Loaf PodPeople 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...

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 withou...

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 episo...

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, v...