Celtic Underground

And we’re off…. It’ season 2025/26. We’ve had the pre-season podcast and discussed whether we FINALLY managed to win the pre-season cup and now the phoney war is over the season’s beginning.

Many of the team are just returning from holiday and we’ll have some bumper pods coming up to celebrate the 20th season of the world’s lon...

25 years ago, arguably Celtic’s most important manager since Jock Stein took charge at Celtic Park.

Martin O’Neill arrived in Glasgow’s east end and quickly set about transforming the club’s fortunes, including achieving notable European success.

This latest podcast tells the story of Celtic and O’Neill. Every week, you can listen for free to more stories from Celtic’s past.

You can also take part in free walking tours which visit ...

With Eddie & Harry on holiday, Andrew, Matthew & Saint Anthony run the rule over the pre-season and the summer transfer window so far.

The bhoys focus on the frustrations surrounding the transfer policy and the club's financial strategy. They explore the impact of domestic dominance on fan expectations, the importance of strategic signings, and the role of the manager and director of football in shaping the club's future.

30 years ago, a notable Celtic event was first witnessed.

Celtic’s pre-match Huddle was used for the first time, a site that has since become a key part of the club’s pre-match preparations.

This latest podcast tells the story of Celtic and the Huddle. Every week, you can listen for free to more stories from Celtic’s past.

You can also take part in free walking tours which visit the sites that have shaped the Bhoys’ history. To fin...

This year marks 30 years since the redevelopment and reopening of Celtic Park.

Although Celtic Park will always be home for the Bhoys, in fact, numerous grounds have been used as a base for the Bhoys – even Ibrox!

This latest podcast tells the story of all Celtic’s home venues. Every week, you can listen for free to more stories from Celtic’s past.

You can also take part in free walking tours which visit the sites that have shaped ...

Every Celtic fan knows the story of Jimmy Johnstone drifting out to sea when his boat lost its oars.

But decades before this happened, another Celtic hero had his own maritime disaster.

This latest podcast tells the story of Johnny Madden and the Clyde boat disaster. Every week, you can listen for free to more stories from Celtic’s past.

You can also take part in free walking tours which visit the sites that have shaped the Bhoys’ ...

Many, many, many… (enough) moons ago, when Eddie presented and Harry was just an occassional guest the Celtic podcast world had few places to get your fan chat but like the famous Christmas truce of 1914, Eddie & The Homebhoys took their ball out onto no-mans land and provided a CU/Homebhoys crossover. These bevy filled pods slipped off into distant memories and were replaced by the siloed listening habits of the Celtic faithf...

Next week, the Celts will be in Cork to play a friendly.

Over the years, there have been numerous Celtic connections with Ireland’s ‘rebel county’.

This latest podcast tells some of these stories. Every week, you can listen for free to more stories from Celtic’s past.

You can also take part in free walking tours which visit the sites that have shaped the Bhoys’ history. To find out more, visit: www.celticwalkingtours.wordpress.com

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There is often a fight about Celtic and the fans’ political beliefs.

Over the years, there have been numerous direct connections between Celtic and politicians from around the world.

This latest podcast tells the history of Celtic’s political links. Every week, you can listen for free to more stories from Celtic’s past.

You can also take part in free walking tours which visit the sites that have shaped the Bhoys’ history. To find o...

Now that summer is here, Celtic fans’ attentions are drawn to the transfer market, as they wonder what new players might walk through Parkhead’s gates.

But in the 1890s, football transfers were very different, and they sometimes even involved kidnapping!

This latest podcast from @hailhailhistory tells the story of some of these signings and the strange circumstances and people that were involved.

Every week, you can listen for free...

The Name of the Game - That unique and special game that will live for you forever and, in the first episode Andrew is joined by Lawyer and Celtic fan Martin Kelly where they hdiscuss Liam Brady’s last game as Celtic manager away to St Johnstone in October 1993.

The bhoys don’t just talk about the match itself; they dive into i...

This is part 3. The shortest of the end of season review and the final episode that’s free to all. If you want to listen to the final part (part 4 for those struggling with numbers) then subscribe and that will also give you free access to our brilliant chat community.

Part 4 will be out to our communityvery very soon.

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First things first, this is part 2. If you’ve not listened to part 1 yet then get around to listening to that bit first. Now I’ve kept Eddie’s intro in so don’t think you’d missed it and listening to part 1 again.

Ok, so have I used the word ‘part’ enough yet?

Anyway, if you’re a member of the Celtic Underground chat community you can be listening to this right after listening to part 1. For everyone there are 3 parts of the pod...

Andrew, Eddie, Matthew, Ross and Saint Anthony got up early on the morning of Saturday 7th June and broadcast a LIVE 3 hour+ podcast review of the season. Whilst all podcasts are recorded live (we’re not dead), this one is was available on Substack and Facebook as it went out!

We didn’t publicise as we didn’t know it would work so we’re sure the email to those in the CU community would have come as a surprise. Future live pods ...

Across the entire season 2024-25, there was surely no louder cheer than when James Forrest scored at the end of the season.

This wrote him into history by scoring in 16 consecutive seasons, a truly remarkable and historic.

This latest podcast from @hailhailhistory tells the full story of all the other men who have consistently scored for the Bhoys across multiple seasons.

Every week, you can listen for free to more stories from Cel...

This week Andrew chats all about Celtic fandom and memorabilia with Manus Gallagher. The bhoys delve into Gallagher's extensive collection of the Wee Green Book, his early memories of supporting Celtic, the influence of family on his fandom and his role as a Celtic Tour Guide.

This is for Celtic Underground Club Members only. ...

55 years ago – in May 1970 – the Celts played in their second European Cup Final.

Despite this notable achievement, the game can sometimes seem to be forgotten when telling the Bhoys’ history.

This latest podcast from @hailhailhistory tells the full story of Celtic and the 1970 European Cup. Every week, you can listen for free to more stories from Celtic’s past.

You can also take part in free walking tours which visit the sites tha...

It was supposed to be our first live podcast on substack but it ended up being the first live podcast on Facebook and not live on Substack at all. We’ll see how to fix it for the next one but meantime we’ll release this on Sunday night for paid subscribers and everyone else will need to wait until Tuesday morning. There is a l...

Saturday provides an incredible opportunity for Celtic to secure their 6th treble in 9 seasons. Despite trebles becoming as common as a new Rangers manager, win or lose this has been another wonderful season to be a Celtic fan. Indeed, if a treble is secured and taking into account Europe, it may even surpass the invincible se...