Celticunderground:the Celtic Football Fan Podcast

This podcast is released on the 137th birthday of the hoops. The basic elements of our formation are known by all fans…or are they?A club formed for the dinner tables of the porr of the East End, everyone knows that charity was at the core of our creation but the part played in this story by Brother Walfrid (an Irish Marist Brother) and John Glass (prominent in Scotland’s Irish community circles, including those with Irish home rule political allegiances) has led to some debate among fans as to whether religion and/or politics were equally motivating among the founding fathers.Andrew and Matthew of Hail Hail History chat through all aspects of the history of our formation and its impact on other Scottish/Irish clubs.Enjoy…To celebrate our 137th birthday, this is a free podacast available to all. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecelticu

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecelticunderground.substack.comThis was our 125th birthday season and for the first time in our history, there was no Rangers FC to compete against, that club had died with a new team being wished all the best by the old emerging from behind the Brechin Hedge. How would we fare in this brave new world?Domestically we would win a double and in Europe we would reach the last 16 of th…

McKeown Ghost StoryIn this Halloween week, here a spooky tale from Celtic’s history.It’s the true story of how a dead footballer came to face the Bhoys, and come to Celtic Park.This is the latest podcast from @hailhailhistory.Read on. If you dare…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 to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com/subscribe

No Kelly No KelticAnother tale from the CU archives and the home of Tales from The Celtic WikiTo fans of our generation, the name of Kelly sparks memories of Michael and Kevin and the early 90s battle for the future of the club.  But whilsy these battles for the future resulted in the end of their tenure at Celtic, it should be remembered that the name of Kelly resonated throughout our history.This is the story of an older time and how, without the Kelly’s there’d possible be no Celtic.We’re republishing these 10+year old tales from the Celtic wiki along with new history tales from @hailhailhistory and there will be a Celtic history story out every Wednesday.Enjoy…PS - If you are a free subscriber and to see if all the bonus stuff is worth the cost (and of course it is) then use this link for a 30 day free trial but be quick, the link’s not valid for long.https://thecelticunderground.substack.com/5061e026 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epi

Back in the dark days of the Covid lockdowns, we recorded the 9 in a row chronciles - a fan recollection of those 9 amazing seasons. We always knew there’d be a second series but what period would it cover? We soon found out!We got the gang back together (well, almost - Lachie was on his boat so subbed out to Andrew H) and have recorded the second 9iar chronicles.The first one is an incredible season that starts with Rangers seeking their 4th consecutive title and Neil Lennon’s coat on a shoogly peg and ends with Celtic Champions and Rangers dying…wonderful times.This episode is free to all, but the remainder will be out every Sunday to paid subscribers only HOWEVER if you want to trial out the paid service you can use the link below for a free 30 day trial!!https://thecelticunderground.substack.com/5061e026Enjoy 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

Celtic and 1974Another story from Hail Hail HistorySaturday 26th October 2024 is the 50th anniversary of the 6-3 final versus Hibs. This podcast tells that that story, and all of 1974 too.Celtic have played in some momentous cup finals.However, when it comes to goals, few can match the 1974 League Cup final, when the Bhoys beat Hibs 6-3.It was another remarkable day in a calendar year that saw many Celtic highs and lows.Here is the story of that year, the latest tale from @hailhailhistory.Enjoy…Thanks for listenning to The Celtic Underground Substack! This post is public so feel free to share it. 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

19 October is a notable Celtic anniversary.On this day in 1957, the Bhoys recorded one of their most famous scorelines:Celtic 7 Rangers 1This is the full story of that remarkable day, another great tale from @hailhailhistory.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

Younger listeners will be stunned(!) to know that the BBC used to have quite and anti-Celtic stance and coverage.  Under the authority of Peter Thompson, they really didn’t seem to like Celtic at all.  Under Thompson, BBC Scotland’s Sports Department employed a sectarian recruitment policy akin to Rangers.  Prejudice seeped into  every aspect of BBC Sport coverage in Scotland but Jock Stein would have none of it.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 subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com/subscribe

Celtic & SligoAnother story from Hail Hail HistoryThis week, Brendan will take a Celtic XI to play in Sligo, and in many ways he’s taking a team to the spiritual birthplace of the club.  This will not be the first time Celtic take a team across the sea to Sligo, with Celtic playing there back in 1975 with a team managed by Sligo man Sean Fallon.For more information on Celtic’s history or the forthcoming free walking tour, go to @Hailhailhistory on TwitterEnjoy…Thanks for reading The Celtic Underground Substack! This post is public so feel free to share it. 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

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecelticunderground.substack.comLee Dornan is a Celtic devotee who works in international affairs for SCIAF, a charity he sees with so many parallels to his beloved football club. And tying the two together is his claim that he has set up the first Celtic supporters' club in South Sudan. He tells all about that and, with an accountant's obsession, how poring over Rangers and Celtic ac…

Straight after the 7-1 humbling to Dortmund, Lawrence Donegan and I sat down to review the game (and to discuss his substack daily blog about his travels across America).The game was a tough watch but we tried to remove the rawness of the moment and discuss in the reality of the way the team plays week-in, week-out and and the players available.After the trauma of the game, we then went on to talk about Lawrence’s roadtrip across America from California to Mar-a-Lago which he is documenting daily over at goodbyedonald.substack.com (and as he explains - it’s supposed to have a ? but substack don’t allow that in titles).Enjoy…(if you can) 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

Judas Part 2Another tale from the Celtic WikiLast time we told the tale of the striker’s arrival at Celtic and his performances that contributed to the dramatic last day title win over Hearts.  Today we hear about the story that led so many Celts to simply call Maurice Johnstone Judas.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 Celts are off to Germany this week on Champions League duty.The Bhoys will hope to build on their fantastic 5-1 start with another good performance.It's far from Celtic's first visit to Germany. For that, you have to go back almost 120 years.It's a tale of boats, trains, big wins and even the death of an iconic Celt.For more, follow Hail Hail History on twitter.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

Judas Part 1Another tale from the Celtic WikiFor Celts of a certain age, there is not a name that illicits greater emotion than Mo Johnston.  Signed in a record deal in October 1984 he was part of a Celtic forward line that should have achieved even more than it did and during that spell.  He completed perhaps the greatest team goal in Celtic’s history in the 5-0 title triumph at Love Street.He left but was set to return in a dramatic move in 1989 as Celtic set to try and wrestle the initiative back from Rangers.The rest, as they say, is history.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

When Celtic take on St Johnstone tomorrow they will be going for a remarkable league clean sheet record. Matthew from Hail Hail History tells us more.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

Celtic fans will still be dreaming of the 5 goals we scored last midweek against slovan Bratislava and looking forward to the rest of the European campaign with renewed ethusiasm and a sense of expectation of what could be.Following that marvellous result, Matthew of HAILHAILHISTORY decided to look back on previous big Celtic European results. 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

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 more from the man behind the stories.In addition to the history tales on CU, Matthew has his own twitter feed with regular history updates and quizes Hail Hail History and he also has his Celtic history walking tours.We’re sure you’ll want to know more so here’s Matthew with Harry.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

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 subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecelticunderground.substack.com/subscribe

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, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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

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.EnjoyThanks for reading The Celtic Underground Substack! This podcast is public so feel free to share it. 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