The Celtic Underground

Viva Espana   We have had a very eventful time of things both on and off the park at Celtic since our last podcast discussing the current squad.   In that last podcast Juco James disected the pros and cons (minus the pros) of continuing to play Scott Brown.   we then had the Killie game which was the usual purgatory on plastic.   We lack creativity and gave away a stupid goal and many fingers poin...

Antony Murray returns to discuss the all time Celtic XI of another hoops fan.  This week Paul Rutherford picks his favourite Celtic XI with some alternative options from the norm. 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

The first game of the new season has just finished with a 5-1 victory over Hamilton so if you're looking for Celtic chat, we have episode 5 of the Lifetime XI podcasts.  It's the first official podcast of our 15th season and features our old friend Lawrence Donegan. He's had plenty of time to get the pronunciations correct so hopefully no mangling. It's Antony Murray with Lawrence Donegan's best X...

Big Data, The Squad and Brown   Data and statistics are increasingly playing a big part in sport but our guest today suggests that football remains largely in the dark ages in this field.   His belief is that this is changing, and rapidly and those clubs that are late adopters will find themselves at a long term disadvantage.   For those who follow him on twitter, @Jucojames has been at the forefr...

This week we continue with Antony Murray discussing with guests their all time Celtic XI.  This week the guest is our very own Lachie Mor.  Regular listeners will know that Lachie has been attending games since before Stein and so with an array of talent to choose from including the Lions, the first 9iar team and the Seville team his all time XI will be an interesting listen. Enjoy... This is a pu...

It's a simple concept, get a guest on and ask them to choose their favourite/best all time Celtic eleven but sometimes the simplest things are the best things and today we bring you episode 3.  Hosted by Antony Murray listen and decide if you agree.    If you don't tweet myself or Antony or email podcasts@celticunderground.net and we'll get you on. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discus...

Transfers and season books   Most of our output during these past few footballless months have been our specialist series - the 9iar chronicles and the new Lifetime 11 podcast series.   There has been little else going on bar the season-book stooshie but far more important things going on in wider life and therefore we haven’t been as prolific as usual on the podcasts.   We decided that needed to...

It's like buses, you wait for ages and then they come along with the frequency of, well, buses!  It's episode two of the Celtic Lifetime XI podcast from Antony Murray.  This week his guest is Kes Devaal. Both guys can be found on Twitter @KesDevaal and @antonymurray25 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecelticunde...

This is the first in a series of Celtic Underground podcast where Antony Murray discusses with guests their lifetime Celtic XI. This week Antony chats with Gregg Kennedy to review his Lifetime XI. 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

The 9iar Chronicles - Season not the ten 1974/75   Two Cups - but no Ten-in-a-Row League Position – 3rd -  finishing 11pts behind Rangers who won the League   and 4pts behind Hibernian League Cup – Winners Scottish Cup – Winners Drybrough Cup - Winners European Cup - First Round   Celtic were to miss out on a world record of ten consecutive League championships this season and had to be content wi...

The Rugby League Podcast!   Welcome to the Celtic Underground Rugby League podcast.   Listeners will be wondering why a Celtic fans podcast is talking about rubgy league - because we want to.   Although born in Scotland, all my relatives are from Cumbria and specifically, for those who know the area they are from an area steeped in rubgy league history - Whitehaven, Cleator Moor and into Workingto...

A Double and Nine-in-a-Row League Position – 1st - Ninth League title in a row - a record League Cup – Losing Finalists Scottish Cup – Winners Drybrough Cup - Losing Finalists European Cup - Losing Semi-Finalists The most outstanding accolade of the season was the completion of nine League championship titles in a row closely followed by reaching the semi-finals of the European Cup for a fourth ti...

The Celtic Underground Top Ten season 2017-18   A topical podcast this week as we review the top ten players for the 7th season of the current 9iar….but don’t worry, the first 20 mins are disccusing the fact that tonight, as we record the podcast, Celtic are officially champions of Scotland AGAIN and have officially achieved 9iar AGAIN.   First up we have a very special message from the manager to...

The 9iar Chronicles - Season 8 1972/73   (Courtesy of The Celtic Wiki)   The New to the Fore. League Position – 1st - Eighth League title in a row - a record League Cup – Losing Finalists Scottish Cup – Losing Finalists Glasgow Cup - Not played this season Drybrough Cup - Losing Finalists European Cup -  Second Round So close to being a Double; so close to being a Treble! And in the end a record c...

SPFL TO RFC - WTF?   It’s here, the dossier that everyone (well everyone in scottish football) was waiting for.   The evidence, the whistle blower, the reports of bullying, the substantiation, the smoking guns, deep throat, the bombshells that would lead to the resignation of the CEO were all…well NOT there.   Unfortunately RFC seem to confuse questions with evidence and fact with opinion.   Follo...

The 9iar Chronicles - Season Seven, 1971/72   A Blend of Old and New   League Position – 1st - Seventh League title in a row - a record League Cup – Losing Finalists Scottish Cup – Winners Glasgow Cup - Not played this season Drybrough Cup - Losing Finalists European Cup - Semi Finalists   Season  1971 - 72  was a significant season as it really marked the start of a new chapter for the club, of p...

The 9iar Chronciles - Season Six 1970/71   Merely Champions? Merely a Double? The End of an Era?   League Position – 1st - Sixth League title in a row League Cup – Losing Finalists Scottish Cup – Winners Glasgow Cup - Semi-Final European Cup - Quarter Final   Celtic won their sixth successive League Championship and the League and Scottish Cup Double - the 7th time they had achieved this. But many...

Covid or Novid   As you will hear, this is not our usual Celtic Underground guest - for a start she doesn’t go to games…   More importantly that attending Celtic games however, she is working to save lives.   Haley (my niece) is a nirse currently working in A&E, sometimes in general accodent & emergency, other times (liek this past week) on the Covid19 ward.   To use the hospital jargon, she is ei...

The 9iar Chronicles - Season Five 1969/70   A brilliant season that was nearly incredible!     League Position – 1st - Fifth League title in a row League Cup – Winners Scottish Cup – Losing finalists Glasgow Cup - European Cup - Losing finalists     When you look at that list of season accomplishments above you would have to conclude that it was so close to being a very successful season. The Doub...

The 9iar Chronicles - Season Four 1968/69   TREBLES ALL ROUND!     League Position – 1st - Fourth League title in a row League Cup – Winners Scottish Cup – Winners Glasgow Cup - Semi-Final European Cup - Quarter Final   An extremely successful season, the second treble season and the 6th League and Cup double. Only two blips dotted the horizon. Those were the quarter final loss to AC Milan, who we...

Aitch is retired! I love having guests on the podcast. Most of the time we have myself and the usual team of guys discussing the events of the day affecting our cub however every so ogten we get guests on to provide us with a little something extra. What makes the guest so great is that they give up, what usually ends up being 2 hours+ of their day to be “interviewed” by a complete amatuer and the...

The 9iar chronicles - Season Three 1967/68   The Second Greatest Season EVER in the History of the Club - and a Double season.   League Position – 1st - Third League title in a row League Cup – Winners Scottish Cup – First Round Glasgow Cup - Winners European Cup - First Round After the highs of 1967-68 it would be difficult to know how to go forward with the club. That Jock Stein had a vision of...

Tale from the Celtic Wiki plus the radio commentary of the goals There is little introduction required for Celtic fans of this game - 25th May 1967. Celtic 2-1 Inter Milan. This 9iar extra features a return of The Human Torpedo and a Tale from The Celtic Wiki and the radio commentary of the goals from the game. Enjoy... This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers...

The 9iar chronicles - Season Two 1966/67   This is the second in our nine in a row diaries and it is the story of the most remarkable season - The greatest season ever in the history of the club and one of the greatest seasons of any football club anywhere. • League Position – 1st - Second League title in a row League Cup – Winners Scottish Cup – Winners Glasgow Cup - Winners European Cup - Winner...

The UK (and most of Europe) lockdown continues but that never stops the Celtic chat.   This week I am joined by someone who I have met many times at post game Celtic press conferences and someone I have been meaning to get on for some time - John Gallagher.   John is a former professional footballer who played and coached at a level below the top flight but far above the standard most of us could...