Matthew from Hail Hail History
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 mor...
54m Sep 25, 2024
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Fergus vs Farry
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 subscriber...
11m Sep 19, 2024
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Celtic v Slovan Bratislava 1963/64
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, c...
6m Sep 18, 2024
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Slovan Bratislava and UCL preview
This week Celtic kick off our 13th UCL campaign and do so in the new UCL league format, we shall see what that brings. The boys, with the help of a scouting report from Ross Hall, preview the game and discuss the UCL in general. The boys also discuss the forthcoming subscriber vote on the greatest Celtic UCL XI. Enjoy Thanks for reading The Celtic Underground Substack! This podcast is public...
58m Sep 18, 2024
58m
Celtic v Hearts 1892
This Saturday sees the first visit to Glasgow this season by the team from Midlothian. We don’t have an especially warm relationship with the team often referred to as the lesser version of a certain Glasgow team and the obvious question - has it always been thus? Well, listen to this tale from Matthew of Hail Hail History (https://substack.com/profile/263207066-hail-hail-history) to find out. ...
6m Sep 13, 2024
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Bertie of the Celtic
Robert Austin Thomson played for Celtic from 1929 into the 1930s alongside club legend Jimmy McGrory.  His finest year in a Celtic jersey came in 1931 when he was the star of the cup final against Motherwell.  Thomson lived a life of excess and died suddenly at the age of just 30 leaving a wife and two young children. Here’s the story. For more on our history go to https://www.thecelticwiki....
9m Sep 11, 2024
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Luke McCowan & Arne Engels Pressers
Celtic pulled the rabbit out of the hat that Andrew H mentioned on here and brought in players on the final day of the window - lifelong Celtic fan Luke McCowan and Belgian prodigy Arne Engels. Signed on the last night of the window, the players both made their debuts in the comfortable Glasgow Derby win and then met with the press this week. We have the audio and video from the meetings with...
22m Sep 10, 2024
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Andrew H in conversation with...Ryan Christie
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com (https://thecelticunderground.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7) It’s the international break and there is therefore still some football going on and we decided to use this two week fallow period to chat with a former Celt who is still playing at international level and down in the ...
1m Sep 10, 2024
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Celtic in Manchester
This weekend the Celtic legends secured a penalty shoot-out victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford. This charity game saw thousands of pounds raised for the respective foundations. It was also another chapter in the annals of the famous links between both clubs and Celtic’s experiences at Old Trafford. We therefore thought it appropriate to sneak out another tale from Hail Hail History...
5m Sep 09, 2024
5m
Sacred Heart Church and Celtic
Sometimes small actions can have big consequences. 8 September 2024 is151 years since the opening of Sacred Heart Church in Bridgeton. Without this event, there is a chance there would be no Celtic. For more information, follow Hail Hail History (https://substack.com/profile/263207066-hail-hail-history) Enjoy… The Celtic Underground Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new ...
7m Sep 08, 2024
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Celtic's first cup final
Celtic’s First Cup Final (Glasgow Exhibition Cup) Season1888-1889 not only saw Celtic’s first competitive game, but Celtic’s first, second and third cup finals. It would be a year of learning, losing, wining and controversy starting with The Glasgow Exhibition Cup, held to coincide with the International Exhibition of Science, Art & Industry. For more information, follow Hail Hail History (ht...
7m Sep 04, 2024
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UCL Draw and Glasgow Derby Preview
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com (https://thecelticunderground.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7) Everyday is a school day as they say and we’re trying something different so if it doesn’t work out, we’ll have another go! For your listening and viewing delights we have a mixture of prsentations (allegedly). If yo...
41m Aug 30, 2024
41m
Down to business
Down to business Another tale from the Celtic Wiki In an ideal world, Celtic would never have been formed, because in an ideal world there would have been not poverty and discrimination. But we don’t live in an ideal world and this tale from the Celtic wiki talsk about the formation of the club and how/when we changed from a charity to a business. For more on our history go to https://www....
6m Aug 28, 2024
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Victory over St Mirren & Brendan postmatch
St Mirren 0 - 3 Celtic Celtic travelled all the way along the M8 to visit St Mirren in Paisley and ran out 3-0 winners. The scoring began inside 3 minutes and from that point on Celtic looked comfortable and were never in any danger of dropping any points.  Three games into the season, three wins and no goals conceded (the only goal against so far was against Hibs in the League Cup). It was ...
25m Aug 26, 2024
25m
Match Review - Celtic breeze past Hibs
Celtic comfortably beat Hibs 3-1 in the Premier Sports League Cup fixture at Celtic Park today. Following the game Harry B and Andrew H discussed the game and the general positivity about the club. 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 t...
40m Aug 19, 2024
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The CU 2024 25 Season Preview
Nineteenth season! Let that sink in. 19 seasons most of you have been listenning to this guff. Will you never learn? There are listeners to this podcast who weren’t born when it started. Goodness - there’s even a football club playing in the top flight that didn’t exist when this podcast started. (You can pick up this podcast for free on this Substack app, apple, amazon, google, spotify or whe...
1hr 12m Aug 01, 2024
1hr 12m
Scouting: Behind the stats
If you’ve been online recently you will have noticed an increase in the number of bloggers and tweeters (or whatever people or X are called these days) review players and talent. One of the best of these guys is Ross Hall (the scout, not the hospital). The Celtic Underground Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid ...
2hr 10m Jul 26, 2024
2hr 10m
A Rough Justice
A Rough Justice Another tale from the Celtic Wiki In March 2011, Celtic & Rangers engaged in “The Shame Game”.  It was a match that involved Rangers players losing the plot and finished with the hyperbole of Alex Salmond summoning then CEOs of Celtic and Rangers (Lawwell & Bain) to a summit to discuss the bahviour of both clubs. At the time The Human Torpedo recorded this slice of Celtic His...
13m Jul 08, 2024
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Pt2 - Working at Celtic during the McCann revolution
If you’ve not already done so, please listen to Part 1 of this two part interview with Andrew H Smith on what it was really like being inside Celtic before, during and after the McCann revoltion. As he says - Fergus was a man on a mission and a man with a singular vision on how he wanted Celtic to be as a club and Andre was there, every day, documenting the process. Enjoy - This is exclusive t...
57m Jul 04, 2024
57m
The Man Who Couldn’t Be Bought
The Man Who Couldn’t Be Bought Another tale from the Celtic Wiki What is it about Jimmy McGrory that makes him one of, if not the, greatest ever Celts? He’s our all time leading scorer with 522 goals in 501 games and holds the record for the most goals in a season, with 62 goals from 46 games. Although he was only five feet and six inches tall, he was renowned for his prowess and ability fo...
12m Jul 01, 2024
12m
The Winner Takes It All - Distorted!
We debated long and hard as to whether to publish this podcast because no matter waht we did, we couldn’t resolve the sound distortion issues - especially with Eddie’s mic. Ultimately we decided - what the heck. The worst of it appears to be at the beginning and the end. So this is a free podcast from Celtic Underground. It can be picked up wherever you get your podcasts as well as on Thecelti...
1hr 24m Jun 26, 2024
1hr 24m
French Farce
French Farce Another tale from the Celtic Wiki The Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup was a short-lived Inter-League football competition organised by the French Football Federation that would see teams from the English Football League and the Scottish League compete against teams from the French League. The original idea was to have four teams from Scotland and four teams from England com...
6m Jun 24, 2024
6m
The Rebels Have Won
The Rebels have won 4th March 1994 and Fergus McCann and Brian Dempsey step out into a dark and rainy Glasgow night to make the famous declaration - The game is over, the rebels have won. Jubilation abound and tonight, as we publish this tale from The Celtic Wiki, we remember one of the unsung heroes of that takeover battle - John Keane who sdaly passed away today - 16th June 2024. John was ...
10m Jun 17, 2024
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S18 Ep14: Working at Celtic during the McCann Revolution
Working at Celtic During the McCann Revolution Fergus McCann came into Celtic Park and changed everything.  He changed the board and replaced family inheritance with business acumen.  He changed the ground from seats on Terracing to a 60,000 seated stadium.  He built all the foundations that have now established Celtic as THE premier club in Scotland.  He is one of the greatest Celts in histor...
59m May 30, 2024
59m
Working at Celtic During McCann Revolution
Working at Celtic During the McCann Revolution Fergus McCann came into Celtic Park and changed everything.  He changed the board and replaced family inheritance with business acumen.  He changed the ground from seats on Terracing to a 60,000 seated stadium.  He built all the foundations that have now established Celtic as THE premier club in Scotland.  He is one of the greatest Celts in hist...
59m May 30, 2024
59m
S18 Ep13: THE Cup Final Preview Podcast
In the past week we've had the league secured at Rugby Park, a title party at Celtic Park rounded all off with the Cup Final at Hampden on the iconic date of 25th May.  Who else could I ask to discuss this than full-kit Jow Hart love-in man Remy McSwain. Remy and I review everything and jump all over the place because an easy verbal ramble through the past 10 days became a rushed preview and r...
56m May 23, 2024
56m
Cup Final Preview Audio
In the past week we've had the league secured at Rugby Park, a title party at Celtic Park rounded all off with the Cup Final at Hampden on the iconic date of 25th May.  Who else could I ask to discuss this than full-kit Jow Hart love-in man Remy McSwain. Remy and I review everything and jump all over the place because an easy verbal ramble through the past 10 days became a rushed preview and ...
56m May 23, 2024
56m
Charity begins at home
Following securing the league, Andrew Smith met with Celtic FC Foundation CEO Tony Hamilton to ask about the work of the Foundation and discuss the forthcoming charity game against the Dortmund Legends. Andrew asks searching questions such as - aren't all chairtie just a tax on the poor?  But Tony robustly defends the work of the Foundation and the input of the club who are by far the biggest...
42m May 22, 2024
42m
S18 Ep12: Charity Begins At Home
Andrew H and Tony H discuss the 26th May legends game and the work of the Foundation.
42m May 21, 2024
42m
S18 Ep11: Winners...again
Winners…again This Saturday saw the final Glasgow Derby of the league campaign and for listeners to last week’s podcast the result will have come as no surprise.  Despite the comments of pundits, this is a game where form does not go out of the window.  It is a game that the form team (or more appropriately the better team) nearly always win. Celtic are the better team.  Celtic won. Whilst t...
1hr 22m May 12, 2024
1hr 22m
Winners...again.again
Winners…again This Saturday saw the final Glasgow Derby of the league campaign and for listeners to last week’s podcast the result will have come as no surprise.  Despite the comments of pundits, this is a game where form does not go out of the window.  It is a game that the form team (or more appropriately the better team) nearly always win. Celtic are the better team.  Celtic won. Wh...
1hr 22m May 12, 2024
1hr 22m
Fun Bhoys Three
Fun Bhoys Three We have the final Glasgow Derby of season 2023/24 coming up this weekend and so we have organised some experienced heads to discuss the prospects with @Paul1888 joining Andrew & Harry to discuss the game. We roll out the metaphors and the cliches to preview the game in the context of our performance on last weekend when Brendan finally had his full first choice 16 to field...
1hr 8m May 09, 2024
1hr 8m
S18 Ep10: Fun Bhoys Three
Fun Bhoys Three We have the final Glasgow Derby of season 2023/24 coming up this weekend and so we have organised some experienced heads to discuss the prospects with @Pault1888 joining Andrew & Harry to discuss the game. We roll out the metaphors and the cliches to preview the game in the context of our performance on last weekend when Brendan finally had his full first choice 16 to field. ...
1hr 8m May 09, 2024
1hr 8m
Smith and Brady Dundee review and Hearts preview
Smith and Brady - Dundee review and Hearts preview This week Andrew H Smith joins Harry to review the performance and result at Dens Park.  The chat takes a meandering turn as the bhoys discuss the events at Dens almost 34 years ago to the day when Celtic really blew the 1979/80 season by losing 5-1 to Dundee during the title run in.  Andrew was there and experienced the vitriol. When the...
45m May 01, 2024
45m
S18 Ep9: Smith & Brady - Dundee review and Hearts preview
Smith and Brady - Dundee review and Hearts preview This week Andrew H Smith joins Harry to review the performance and result at Dens Park.  The chat takes a meandering turn as the bhoys discuss the events at Dens almost 34 years ago to the day when Celtic really blew the 1979/80 season by losing 5-1 to Dundee during the title run in.  Andrew was there and experienced the vitriol. When they ge...
45m May 01, 2024
45m
S18 Ep8: Smith & Brady - The Scottish Cup Semi Final
Smith & Brady - The Scottish Cup Semi Final Following the dramtic 3-3 draw and subsequent penalty shoot-out victory, Harry Brady and Andrew H Smith review the cup semi and discuss all of the action. There’s a review of the defensive short-comings and like every discussion by Celtic fans of a certain age, 20+ year old Hampden games are shoehorned in. Enjoy…
1hr 2m Apr 27, 2024
1hr 2m
Smith and Brady The Scottish Cup Semi Final
Smith & Brady - The Scottish Cup Semi Final Following the dramtic 3-3 draw and subsequent penalty shoot-out victory, Harry Brady and Andrew H Smith review the cup semi and discuss all of the action. There’s a review of the defensive short-comings and like every discussion by Celtic fans of a certain age, 20+ year old Hampden games are shoehorned in. Enjoy… This is a public episode. If...
1hr 2m Apr 27, 2024
1hr 2m
Whats Going On
What’s Going On? There’s hasn’t been a podcast in ages and then, in usual style, two come along at once.  If you’ve not listened, then get your ears around St Anthony’s Recollections podcast out earlier in the week.  It was a short sharp pod all about Paul McStay. For the longer form podcast (and it’s very long) we have Remy, Lawrence & me asking (and attempting to answer) the simple ques...
1hr 51m Feb 24, 2024
1hr 51m
S18 Ep7: What's Going On?
What’s Going On? There’s hasn’t been a podcast in ages and then, in usual style, two come along at once.  If you’ve not listened, then get your ears around St Anthony’s Recollections podcast out earlier in the week.  It was a short sharp pod all about Paul McStay. For the longer form podcast (and it’s very long) we have Remy, Lawrence & me asking (and attempting to answer) the simple question...
1hr 51m Feb 24, 2024
1hr 51m
S18 Ep6: Recollections - Paul McStay
“When the game finished and I saw Paul McStay and Peter Grant, two real Celtic men, crying on the pitch and hugging each other for 10 or 15 minutes, that’s when I realised what this club meant.” Pierre Van Hooijdonk on Scottish Cup final 1995
22m Feb 22, 2024
22m
Recollections - Paul McStay
Recollections - Paul McStay Paul McStay was born on 22nd October 1964 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Grand-nephew of former Celtic team captain and manager Jimmy McStay, playing for Celtic was in the family blood. A hotly tipped youth prospect Paul McStay was a member of Celtic Boys Club who burst onto the football scene in remarkable style when he hit two goals and was man of the match as Scotl...
22m Feb 22, 2024
22m
Are we at the end of the road
Are we at the end of the road The Green Brigade - ostensibly a small group of fanatical “ultra” supporters below the age of 30 so who better to discuss their behaviours than a group of aging middle aged fans…? Hullbhoy, Lawrence, Eddie & I appreciate that none of us share the likely demographic of the supporters group that we discuss, but Celtic is a broad church with fans from 1-100 and ...
1hr 42m Nov 20, 2023
1hr 42m
S18 Ep5: Are we at the end of the road?
Are we at the end of the road The Green Brigade - ostensibly a small group of fanatical “ultra” supporters below the age of 30 so who better to discuss their behaviours than a group of aging middle aged fans…? Hullbhoy, Lawrence, Eddie & I appreciate that none of us share the likely demographic of the supporters group that we discuss, but Celtic is a broad church with fans from 1-100 and all ...
1hr 42m Nov 20, 2023
1hr 42m
Born to lead the green white
Born to lead the green & white Any goal for Glasgow City, another victory for the cause, another reason to giving another cheer just for the bhoys. All week I have heard and read ill-informed nonsense about Celtic getting a heavy defeat and responded the same way - have you seen them?  We the best manager in Scotland and one of the best in Britain.  He’ll spend all week getting the team r...
1hr 40m Sep 03, 2023
1hr 40m
S18 Ep4: Born to lead the green & white
Born to lead the green & white Any goal for Glasgow City, another victory for the cause, another reason to giving another cheer just for the bhoys. All week I have heard and read ill-informed nonsense about Celtic getting a heavy defeat and responded the same way - have you seen them?  We the best manager in Scotland and one of the best in Britain.  He’ll spend all week getting the team right...
1hr 40m Sep 03, 2023
1hr 40m
Sense and sensibility
Sense and sensibility Podcast No1 of the new season had 2 of us, podcast No2 had 3 of us and this week, podcast No3 we’ve got 4 (four) of us on it!  Whatever next…? Following the victory over Aberdeen, we’ve got Eddie, Saint Anthony and Paul T on to discuss the game, where the club are at, signing gossip and the forthcoming game against Killie in the cup.  This weeks’ podcast is not as lo...
1hr 9m Aug 17, 2023
1hr 9m
S18 Ep3: Sense and sensibility
Sense and sensibility Podcast No1 of the new season had 2 of us, podcast No2 had 3 of us and this week, podcast No3 we’ve got 4 (four) of us on it!  Whatever next…? Following the victory over Aberdeen, we’ve got Eddie, Saint Anthony and Paul T on to discuss the game, where the club are at, signing gossip and the forthcoming game against Killie in the cup.  This weeks’ podcast is not as long a...
1hr 9m Aug 17, 2023
1hr 9m
The By The Celtic Underground Edition
Just like buses…you wait months for a podcast and then two come along in a week and what a podcast we have for you.  I’ve no idea if it’s any good but it’s long, my goodness it’s long.  Nearly two hours of Celtic chat (although, it could be argued that it’s 2 hours of sport chat with around 45 mins of Celtic chat but I’ll let you be the judge of that). Anyway, I am joined by Lawrence Donegan...
1hr 48m Aug 10, 2023
1hr 48m
S18 Ep2: The By The Celtic Underground Edition
Just like buses…you wait months for a podcast and then two come along in a week and what a podcast we have for you.  I’ve no idea if it’s any good but it’s long, my goodness it’s long.  Nearly two hours of Celtic chat (although, it could be argued that it’s 2 hours of sport chat with around 45 mins of Celtic chat but I’ll let you be the judge of that). Anyway, I am joined by Lawrence Donegan a...
1hr 48m Aug 10, 2023
1hr 48m
But whos the left back...?
But who’s the left back…? Nice to see you to see you…nice!  It’s good to be back and especially when we’re back to talk about the new seaso, with a new manager, new signings, new signing gossip and all for our 18th season of podcasting. This week it’s the old team of Eddie and Harry who ramble and rumble over everything from fans objecting to people moving on, fans on message boards takin...
1hr 37m Aug 08, 2023
1hr 37m