The Celtic Underground
337 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsThe Celticunderground podcast is produced by the people behind www.celticunderground.net. Just a few Celtic fans talking about Celtic, the greatest football team in the world.
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Istanbul Here We Come
July 10, 2019 23:51 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBThis week the 219/2020 season officially commenced with our first competitive game. As usual it was a UCL qualifier against a team we should, and did, beat comfortably. It’s frustrating that we need to return to competitive action so quickly however this is principally down to the abysmal performances of the other Scottish teams in Europe over the last 25 years or so. Anyway, with the 14th season of the CU podcast now officially underway, I dialled up a man who has attended some of th...
The 2018-19 CU Season Review
July 08, 2019 07:36 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBThat was the season that was and what a season, European football past Christmas, a manager going from hero to zero and a unique treble treble and off the park we saw the passing of two legends of European Football. With such a momentous season we had to have a multi-guest podcast and Harry was joined by Stephen Wray, Sean Huddleston and Duncan Smillie with apologies from Lawrence Donegan, Kevin Schoefield, St Anthony and Lachie Mor. On the podcast the bhoys discuss all the key f...
Ticileaks
June 06, 2019 22:19 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBExcellent podcast guest this week in @PolhomeEditor Kevin Schofield The season has ended and the dust has settled from the appointment of Neil Lennon. During the 10 days since the completion of the treble treble we have had the Ticileaks scandal and so who better to talk about leaks, how they happen and the motivation behind them than a hardened political hack like Kevin. After our discussions on the Ticileaks we review the appointment of Lennon and the club’s media management ...
The Trinity of Trebles
May 28, 2019 21:01 - 1 hour - 45 MBThis week saw Celtic deliver one the most remarkable achievements in our history and certainly perhaps the most amazing domestic achievement of our modern history in attaining a holy trinity of trebles and this was immediately followed by the appointment of Neil Lennon as the new permanent manager at our great club, following on from Brendan Rodgers and returning to the club 5 years after he and the hierarchy parted ways, mutually deciding that enough was enough. The Trinity of tre...
Later...with Mark Cooper
May 13, 2019 23:06 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBSo we lost a game of football, and not just any game of football but a game against THEM. With this defeat there was no option for it but to get Mark Cooper on and put the world to rights. First up Mark and I discuss the game. We launch straight into the way the team plays under Lennon and the differences between his and a Brendan team. That leads into a discussion about the challenges Lennon has running someone elses’ team with their players. After all the sympathy to Neil we...
En Route to Gr8ness
May 09, 2019 23:50 - 1 hour - 37 MBHail Hail The Celts are here! This is a football fans podcast of the 8, yes EIGHT in a row Scottish champions who are now just 90 minutes from a treble. Yes we’re on our way to Gr8ness and one win away from a Holy Trinity of domestic dominance. Before we get there we need to do some podcasts so I am joined this week by a man who recalls the last 8 in a row slightly better than me, young St Anthony. We discuss the Aberdeen game and how after the first goal we knew the title was ours befor...
Post Killie Victory April 19
April 27, 2019 15:39 - 13 minutes - 12 MBThis week was an emotional one at Celtic Park with the passing of Big Billy and today’s game was never going to be easy. We also have a team who have been playing since July and a new temporary manager who doesn’t know whether he’ll be in post next season. Despite the managerial changes amazingly we started today with 6 players who were at the club when Lennon was last here. A point which perhps highlights the one failing of Brendan - his signing policies. Anyway we eventually ...
Billy McNeill - Goodnight and God Bless
April 23, 2019 23:03 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBToday saw the passing of Celtic’s greatest ever Captain, Billy McNeill. The grandchild of Irish and Lithuanian immigrants Billy forged a unique career and a unique position in the folklore of Celtic and world football. A one man club as a player from 1957 - 1975 he captained the club in each and every one of the 9 in a row seasons. He captained Celtic in 2 European Cup finals and in two semi finals. He managed the team to a European Cup quarter final and to an incredible double in t...
The Late Late Show
March 20, 2019 09:30 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBThis week saw Celtic snatch victory from the jaws of a bore draw with the late late LATE show at Dens Park as Edouard scored in the 96th minute to stretch our lead at the top to 10 points and edge us closer still to Gr8ness. With the title all but in the bag we decided to get Stephen Wray back on the podcast to discuss that Dens victory and then have a review of whether we think Lennon will be the man next season. In short, mibees aye, mibees naw. Enjoy…
Yogi - Once a Celt, Always A Celtic
March 09, 2019 11:17 - 1 hour - 35.3 MB“Once you’ve played for the Celtic, you’ll always be Celtic.” This week we move away from the Brendan gossip and back to the usual business. The team is marching towards Gr8ness with Lennon in charge and we have a podcast featuring 2 Celtic legends - Neil Lennon (with his pre-Dons game press conference) and John ‘Yogi’ Hughes. Yogi was at Celtic from 1959 to 1971 before moving on to Crystal Palace and the Sunderland. He was at the club to experience the transformation that took...
Dont Look Back In Anger?
March 02, 2019 13:22 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBWhat a week! The last podcast was recorded on Monday night as the Brendan rumours were starting the surface and came out when he’d gone. During that recording I decided to chat with Lachie about the possibility of Brdoge leaving and was concerned that I sounded too negative…in hindsight I was too positive! He’s gone and his timing is awful however I seem to be not quite as angry as many fellow Tims. I think this is down to my resignation last August that he would not be here ne...
Previewing Brendans Departue
February 26, 2019 23:34 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBThis podcast was recorded the night before the day of departure, so we discuss the Motherwell game, preview the Hearts game and in the middle discuss the increasing rumours coming through by text, DM and Whatsapp that something was afoot. Despite getting the rumours we still couldn’t believe he’d actually go. We knew he would be leaving in the summer, but couldn’t believe he would leave this close to the end of the season but unfortunately the only thing that matters to Brendan Rodger...
Andy and Saint - Jabberjaws
February 24, 2019 11:08 - 58 minutes - 54 MBThe podcast is back following a momentous week of statements and games. We’ve had the last-minute Kilmarnock victory which led to the Ayrshire club’s statement on Boyd and seats. When then had the return tie with the black bat of Valencia and we have the upcoming Sunday fixture against Motherwell. Interspersed into all of the Celtic stuff, we’ve had the Rangers Killie game where, once again, one club got fortunate decisions which were subsequently overturned once the game was complet...
Human Error Key To Insipid Performance
February 15, 2019 21:31 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MBThe podcast is back with Hull’s proudest proponent, Hullbhoy himself. On this week’s podcast we review the Valencia game and preview the Kilmarnock league match. We discuss how much human error impacted on the Celtic and Valencia performances - that basically Celtic played well for 20 mins and then a series of human errors seemed to spread fear and trepidation through the Celtic ranks. That when the Valencia goal hit the back of the net, you got the impression the ref could have blow the ...
Two Saints for The Price of None
January 26, 2019 00:02 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MBAfter the last podcast I promised that our audio output would start to return to normal levels and, if I hadn’t had a broken pipe resulting in sh1t ending up all over my hall this podcast would have been out a lot sooner and I’d have had time to go and pick up the St Mirren post game chat. But there’s no point crying over spilt sh1t3 and the podcast is here for your enjoyment. This week we have St ANthony chatting all things Celtic with St Jnr. Anyone who follows Saint on twitter will kn...
Peer Group Pressures
January 10, 2019 22:40 - 1 hour - 37.1 MBWe’re back! After some intermittent coverage this season, the podcast is back with a bang for 2019 and like a middle aged man put on a prune diet by his doctor we’ll be more regular than ever through the rest of the season. MArk and I pick up where we left off, discussing the AEK game and criticising the club for have a poor signing strategy….but this time it’s different. This time Mark has some facts and stats to back up his position that we should be performing MUCH bette...
Celtic and The Gorbals
December 01, 2018 23:52 - 1 hour - 34.4 MBThere can be few areas outside the Calton and East End of Glasgow more synonymous with the club than The Gorbals. Situated just on the south of the Clyde it has been home yo legions of Celtic fans for the 130 years of our club and if you follow @Evergreencsc on twitter you will know that he is THE man to go to when looking to discuss Celtic and the Gorbals. Following on from the last podcast with St Anthony discussing Celtic and Govan, he follows it up with a chat about Celtic and Th...
Celts in Govan
October 31, 2018 23:38 - 1 hour - 39.2 MBIt’s podcast time again and this week it is St Anthony who brings along a special guest when he is joined by Sean McDonagh. Sean has been writing online about the history of Celtic fans in Govan after a brake club banner was found from the early 1900s. Obviouslythis is a topic close to the heart of Govanite Saint however it will no doubt of interest to all Celtic fans who take an interest in the history of our club. This podcast has been recorded during the best run of domestic form s...
Huddling Along The Collective
October 25, 2018 08:58 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBThis week the podcast returns with a guest from long long ago on a podcast far far away….Sean Huddleston,, author of Celtic In The 1980’s - The Lost Decade and sometime academic and sometime football conference organiser. The bhoys start with reference to Sean’s book about Celtic in the ’80’s and this leads on to a ramble about how our away European form has (in general) never been that good. From there it somehow moves on to a discussion about social media and it’s uselessness before...
Podcast Xtra - 10 Goal Hibs Thriller
October 20, 2018 22:57 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBCeltic have now scored 10 goals in just two games after struggling in the early part of the campaign and also at the end of last season. Noticeable by its absence in those two games has been the passing for passing’s sake along the back line and the obvious desire of the players to try and find the forward pass. This more front foot thinking was typified in the first goal when Lustig harried by a Hibs player on the touchline, turned and then turned back to play the ball forward to Forrest. L...
Saint and Matt
October 13, 2018 22:51 - 49 minutes - 22.8 MBThis week it is once again St aNthony at the helm and in discussion with a guest. Following on from the succesful debut of St Anthony jnr on the podcast, Saint decides to go through the generations of Celtic fans to a slightly older contributor. St Anthony this week is joined by Matt McGlone. The pair discuss all current Celtic gossip as well as reviewing the two games since the last podcast. Saint & Matt discuss the 6-0 thumping of St Johnstone and the 3-1 humbling away at Salzburg...
St Anthony At The Double
October 05, 2018 20:33 - 45 minutes - 20.6 MBThis week we have a very special new guest. I’m not going to ruin the surprise in the pre-amble but a clue is that it’s two for the price of one. Anyway, we have been a bit sparse with the podcasts this season, due in part to having a very busy real life and also because it’s much more fun doing podcasts when the football is fun and it’s fair to say fun has been in short supply since mid summer. We won against St Johnstone and we won against Aberdeen so hopefully, domestically at lea...
Petrov on Charity Cancer and Winning Glasgow Derbies
September 03, 2018 21:37 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBThis week we once again won a Glasgow Derby playing the opposition off the park…it never gets boring, so on the podcast we have the postgame chat from Brendan, Broony, Gerrard and a Rangers player, we also have music from Daniel Boone and Public Enemy - Don’t Believe The Hype AND we have the opinion on Saturday’s game from Celtic legend Stiliyan Petrov. In addition to the game on Sunday past, Stan also talks about the game this Saturday between his side and a James Milner 11. A ...
Brendan Reaction To Another Derby Win
September 02, 2018 22:27 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBCeltic thumped Rangers today with a performance that was every bit as convincing as the 5-0 victory last season. The game was everything that could be expected for those who’ve watched brief bits of Rangers games this season; they concede pocession and look to score on the counter or from hoof’s up the park by McGregor. They conceded pocession in spades today and the first time they constructed an attack in the game resulted in our goal as they became streteched and their lack of pace at t...
Not The View of a Game Against Them
August 31, 2018 23:37 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBThe new season is upon us and the 13th season of the Celtic Underground podcast is also here. We’ve had a summer break and the CU Top Ten podcast will be up soon along with a review of the omnishables transfer window, meantime we need to get going and thump The Huns so we have St Anthony and Average Joe Miller review the life and times of Not The View and also discuss the first game against them of the new season. Enjoy…
Podcast Xtra - The Post Livi Interviews
August 05, 2018 10:03 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBThis week saw the return of domestic competitive football and Celtic hosted Livingston on Flag Day. We saw the return of the usual stuff - sympathetic refereeinginside the first 5 mins when Celtic were denied a stonewall penalty, an opposition side sitting in stretching 6 - 7 men across the edge of the 18 yard box and Leigh Griffiths trying just too hard when he came on as a sub…oh and there was the switch off by Jozo to allow the opposition to score. After the game we heard from Bren...
The 2017.18 End of Season Review
June 07, 2018 21:51 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBThe season is over but the talking never stops and of course how can we not stop talking about a double treble season? In order to fill the void of the summer we have the special guests, season reviews and player ratings to go through and so first up is the Celtic Underground End of Season Review and with such a season we need all hands on deck to discuss it and so joining Harry are Mark Cooper, Stephen Wray, St Anthony and Antony Murray. The bhoys chat starts with the transfer window...
Chatting With Peter Lawwell
May 25, 2018 04:00 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBThis week we are joined by the Celtic CEO. Yes big Pedro himself sat down on the joint CU & ByTheMin Couch to discuss all things Celtic. The chat is wide ranging and we could have covered one hundred and one subjects, but you know that you’ve got 30 minutes with Peter so you have to be selective so Paul & I from ByTheMinCeltic decided we should focus on the future and specifically those matters that impact most on our quality of football enjoyment. The chat was originally organised f...
Back For Good?
May 11, 2018 23:12 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBThis week we have a podcast guest returning after 6 years! You will recall the days of Eddie Pearosn presenting when I was just a regular guest along with many others including one Antony Murray. The problem was when Eddie wandered off to his cave after taking his vows of abstenance and austerity, he took his roladex with him and the contact details of many guests were lost forever…or so I thought. Stumbling around Europe I recently unearthed Antony begging on the streets of Bratisl...
Magnificent 7up
April 29, 2018 21:48 - 1 hour - 35 MBThis week we celebrate the 7 in a row champions - we didn’t just win it, we won it in style! Celtic today were absolutely bloody brilliant. From the very first minute we were up for the challenge, forcing 3 corners inside the first 5 minutes or so and anyone at the game (whatever team they support) would have known at that point that we were going home as Champions however few could have expected the utter destruction we wrought on our opponents. We destroyed them and were it not for...
Moments From The Glittering Prize
April 27, 2018 23:13 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBThis week I am joined by Stephen Wray to discuss the Hibs game and preview the game against New Rangers. The diea behind the podcast was to keep it to just those two gmes but with the end approaching and the type of season we’ve had it’s difficult to not meander into a discussion about some of the performances this term and what players will have a “could do better” on their report card. Despite this discussion on the frustrations of the season we do ove on to preview the game at the ...
Big Game Players Trump Rank Rotten
April 19, 2018 23:08 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBThis week is a little self-indulgent. It is 15 minutes short of two hours long because we just wanted to revel in the glory of Sunday. Sunday wasn’t just about the score; it was about the manner of our victory. An imperious performance of a team at the top of their game who knew that we were vastly superior to our rivals. Following last week’s rather somber and critical podcast we had to get Mark Cooper back on to expound on his love of Tom Rogic and we got Hullbhoy also on to assist M...
Passive Passers En-Route to Treble
April 11, 2018 23:26 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBThis week regulars Harry & Mark Cooper are joined by a man who is no stranger to the Celtic podcast world but is a debutant on The Celtic Underground podcast, Mr Stephen Wray. We went into the podcast to discuss the lesser quality performances of the team this season and admitted that, considering we are just 3 wins from completing a double treble that it may seem a little negative however hopefully it’s just honest analysis. Following on from this we have a brief chat about the ...
Podcast Xtra - Ross County Post Game Chat
March 31, 2018 23:38 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBToday Celtic came up against Ross County and in front of a sold out Celtic Park (bar some empty seats of non attending season book holders) they ran out comfortable 3-0 victors. It was not Ross County’s day. They gave away a silly penalty, their captain jumped on Scott Browns balls and gpt sent off and their keepr had a back spasm which resulted in him having to leave the park. From a Celtic perspective the main players are coming back. Armstrong had a great game and was deserv...
Rosemary Burns
March 29, 2018 23:25 - 54 minutes - 25.1 MBThis week Saint Anthony is joined by a very special guest - Rosemary Burns. Rosemary discusses her work with the Tommy Burns Skin Cancer Trust and of course life and football with Tommy. The Tommy Burns Skin Cancer Trust was founded in 2009 by the Burns family after the Celtic legend lost his battle with skin cancer on 15th May 2008. This year will be the 10th anniversary of Tommy’s passing and the Celtic Graves Society will also be marking his passing with a ceremony to celebrate hi...
Kennedy and Woods - "Better Than The Usual Stuff"
March 17, 2018 11:28 - 1 hour - 70 MBThis week I am joined by two of the best football coaches working in Scottish football today - Mr Stevie Woods and Mr John Kennedy. The two gents were generous enough to set aside an hour of their time at Lennoxtown to discuss all things football. They start with a review of their careers, their earliest memories of Celtic and what it felt like to make their pro debuts. We then move on to their current roles as coaches. John dispells the myth that he is just a defensive coach (the t...
Its All About Celtic
March 10, 2018 10:12 - 20 minutes - 28 MBSunday sees another Glasgow Derby game and this one is againts the newets Glasgow team in top flight football, the one who have never beaten us over 90 minutes. Their recent status might explain why, despite having a large support, they cheer getting the cup draw against the giants of Scottish football. Brendan also has quite a good record against this team with 8 games played, 6 victories and two draws. I ronically the two draws have come at home however he was twice managed to hav...
Brendan Bristles At Morton First Half
March 04, 2018 21:44 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBCeltic defeated Morton 3-0 on Saturday to progress to the Semi-finals of the Scottish Cup. Apart from a sprightly first 15 minutes the game was all Celtic however the first half may have had dominance, but it was pretty dull and passive football. I’m not sure it comes across in the audio but it was clear in the press conference that Brendan was very unhappy with the first half performance and I understand he made that pretty clear in the dressing room at half-time. He made changes to...
Previewing Morton - 3 Wins From History
March 02, 2018 19:43 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBFollowing the postponement of the Dundee game midweek and the freezing temperatures across the central belt, there had been an expectation among many that the Morton cup game this Saturday would be off. But it isn’t so we needed a podcast. There has been quite a bit of debate online about whether the game should proceed and I was in that camp however the roads and pavements around Celtic Park have been much worse this season for other games and the police, SFA and Celtic have agreed t...
Podcast Xtra - St Johnstone Borefest
February 18, 2018 22:33 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBThis week we have another Podcast Xtra with the thoughts of Brendan and the St Johnstone guys following the borefest at Celtic Park this Sunday. We have the Brendan post match thoughts along with the comments of the St Johnstone manager and a player who I’ve no Idea who he is. The fact that ST Johnstone have players and I don’t know who they are, that not one of them would get a starting game for us and that every player in our team would start for them says A LOT more about pur perfo...
Celtics Window - Glass Half Full or Half Empty
February 02, 2018 00:32 - 1 hour - 70 MBThis past Tuesday saw one of the most sparkling performances of the team over the past few months. A young team with 5 Brendan signings starting and 7 Brendan signings playing at some point, we had a host of players 23 and under and I’m sure at one point the most spoken language on the park was French! Having won the game by half-time the second half wasn’t quite as exciting but if it was a foretaste of the remainder of the campaign…bring it on. Following that Hearts game, the follo...
OBFA - A Bad Act For Keeping
January 23, 2018 23:59 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBRegular followers of me on social media will know that I have been trying to get a memebr of the SNP to come on the podcast to provide a counter position on the OBFA. We have had James Kelly MSP who is proposing the repeal of the Act and we’ve had people from FAC on a couple of times but depsite a couple of fallen through promises no-one from the SNP…until now. Anyone with a passing interest in the legislation and online will be aware of John. He’s an abrassive character online but w...
OBFA Route To Repeal
January 12, 2018 00:32 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBThe Offensive Behaviour At Football act - a more useless piece of legislation I’ve yet to come across, but that’s not my opinion, that’s the view of lawyers, judges, civil liberty campaigners, minority rights groups and of course the evidence of our own eyes and ears and the evidence of government statistics. If it was meant to stop a problem it has completely failed. Regular listeners will know my issues with OBFA - one is that the legislation was not needed - we had laws for dealin...
Filling The January Void
January 09, 2018 11:04 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBIt’s January and the winter break so sureley we’ve got nothing to talk about….DON’T YOU BELEIVE IT! We’ve got loads and loads so who better to get on than the man who could start a fight in a telephone box Mr Lawrence Donegan. Lawrence is a man of many talents and many of you will know him from his role as the argumentative host of the ByTheMinCeltic podcast whilst others will know him simply as the guru of the ByTheMin empire. For some he’s a great golfing journalist and for other...
Podcast Xtra - Lewis Morgan Signs
January 05, 2018 17:54 - 15 minutes - 20.8 MBToday, Friday 5th January, Celtic completed their second signing of the January transfer window with the capture of Lewis Morgan. The 21 year old former Rangers youth player has signed on a 4.5 year contract and will stay at St Mirren for the remainder of this season under the guidance of Jack Ross. A two footed winger, Celtic have high hopes for the youngster who becomes the first Scottish player to sign for Brendan Rodgers. Enjoy…
Podcast Extra - Post Dons Verdict
December 26, 2017 10:59 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBOn Saturday 23rd December Celtic defeated the second best team in Scotland 3-0. The first half was tight but once Celtic scored there was only ever going to be one winner. After the game Kristopher Ajer, Brendan Rodgers, Mark Reynolds and Derek McInnes spoke to the press. Enjoy…
Podcast Extra - One In A Row
December 21, 2017 00:07 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBFollowing the 2 goal victory over Partick Thistle the Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers spoke with the press. He gave his opinion on the game, the way the players improved through the match and also gave some post match comments about the Thistle player who thumped the ball into the crowd. Following Brendan Alan Archibald gave his post game thoughts and then finally there was the well groomed and lovely haired Stuart Armstrong. That will be our final podcast out before Christma...
It Ended At 69
December 19, 2017 01:07 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBIt happened! We lost! 3 Players slipped on their arse, the goal keeper had a headrush and pulled down a Hearts player and we thumped it long all second half. Apart from that we also played poorly…! Yet despite ALL of this we remain top of the league and remain on course for another title and part of the way there to a remarkable back to back treble. We broke a 100 year record and went 69 games unbeaten. And of this has happened when you and I are alive. You’ll tell your grandkids about...
Celtic Blowing Hot Cold?
December 16, 2017 00:06 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBThe past week has seen Celtic lose a two goal defecit to Hibs (a game we should have won by 5 or 6) followed by the Europa League Draw, followed by a FREEZING victory over Hamilton and then all rounded off with a lovely Christmas letter to all season book holders from the club. With such an action packed week we’ve already squeezed a podcast extra in but have also decided to get @LachieMor1 back on to review the week. Just before uploading the podcast I asked for cover versions o...
Podcast Extra - Post Hamilton Reaction
December 14, 2017 00:21 - 17 minutes - 16 MBThe slump continues as Celtic reach 69 games unbeaten in domestic football. At this rate we’ll be slumping ourselves to back to back trebles! Following on from completely dominating the game against Hibs but losinga 2 goal lead we had the visit of Hamilton. An excellent strike and a Jozo gift almost lead to Hamilton getting two goals in this game too but in truth this was a game that would only ever have one winner. Ntcham was excellent again and Edouard had some good chances that he ju...