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Transfer Tales And Gossip (randalstowncsc)
Fulham confirm Gravesen interest On ye go big man, cheers for the memories. Shut the door on the way out. (BBC)
Krakow: Give us back our magic Ach.. OK then. That will be 1.5 million quid please. (Evening Times)
Celtic Football Club Statement Celtic not prepared to take erroneous and irresponsible reporting. (celticfc.net)
Record Results Increase Celtic's Financial Advantage Over Rangers. Celtic dominate RFC in financial league too. (Guardian) 
Rangers withdraw Naismith offer (Setanta) Oh the Rangers are Skint! Ha.. Ha.. Ha.. Ha..
Trapattoni convinced Donati can take champions to another level (Herald) Praise Indeed from the Italian
Strachan equips Celtic to train minds as well as bodies (Herald) Eh!....
Miller on target as Celtic start with a win (Scotsman)
Robson confirms Gravesen interest as Marshall and Beattie exit Celtic (Scotsman)
Click to see Massimo score... More Goals

Police raid three football clubs   Hullo... Hullo... we are the dodgy boys !! (Allegedly!)
Celts hit form in 5-1 win (celticfc.net) London Rangers demolished by sizzling Celtic..
Celtic flying high (Herald) "Scott Brown was simply exceptional" Aye, spot on there.

Celtic News And Transfer Updates (Randalstown Hoops)
Nakamura star of Asian Cup show (CQN) Which probably means he will be knackered at the start of the season!
Celtic Linked In £2m Bid For 20-Year-Old ? (Randalstown Hoops
Killen Continues Comeback At Celtic. (New Zealand Herald) Kiwi striker plays in 3rd pre season game for Celts, as he continues his recovery from injury.

Brian Quinn Retires and John Reid becomes Celtic Chairman

Celtic chairman Brian Quinn, CBE has announced he will retire from the board at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, which will be held on 19 November 2007. Mr Quinn joined the board in March 1996 and has been chairman since June 2000.

Brian Quinn said, “I have greatly enjoyed the 11 years I have served as a director of Celtic, seven of those as Chairman. It has been an honour to have lead the Board of this Company. I am grateful to my fellow directors and colleagues throughout the Company for their support and their dedication to Celtic, and wish them and Celtic every success in the future. I will, of course, continue to support Celtic, one of the great clubs in world football.

My retirement also triggers the need to appoint a successor. I am delighted that John Reid has agreed to take on this role; I am confident he will lead the Company and Celtic Football Club to an even brighter and more successful future. He is also joined on the Board by Ian Livingston, an exceptionally able individual, who will further strengthen what is an already excellent group of directors.
 
What Really happened to Dida!! Find out the truth about what happened to the AC Milan Gaolie!. It was a Snake! Worth a watch.. Even the Italians are laughing at him. it is hilarious.
Dida antics reopen Vienna wounds Seems that there have always been Cheats in the game. (The Scotsman)
European elite know Celtic Park is as big a test as any (The Scotsman)
Victory In Lisbon Will Offer Redemption, Says Burns. Assistant Manager says the Bhoys will want to make up for Saturday's downer. [They feckin better had!] (Scotsman)
Four More Clubs Confirmed As G14 Invitees. Sevilla, Roma, Monaco and Werder Bremen first of expansion teams to be invited to join elite group. (eufootball.biz)
Celtic legend Moravcik wants SPL job
Triple Benfica boost for Celtic (BBC) Stephen McManus, Jan Vinnegar of Castlemilk and Paul Hartley all travelled to Portugal on Monday

Lost Bhoy (The Scotsman) . Interesting article about Celtic Enigma George Connelly
Celtic's home comforts may not be enough (The Guardian)
Asset realisation What a player skippy is turning out to be - Is he the new Henke? (The Herald)
WGS hopes familiarity will breed content against Benfica (Scotsman)
Bad losers Shakhtar claim Celtic were 'lucky' after dramatic win (Scotsman)
John Kennedy injury update Celtic FC - The Official Site 
Defiance At Death As Milan Beckons. Dramatic game had all the elements of an opera and it was fitting that Celtic's Italian grabbed the winner and the final act will be played in Milan. (Herald) 
WGS- We want to sign off great year with a win (Celticfc.net)
Bobo keen to remain at Celtic (The Herald)
Tel-Aviv admit Zurawski interest (Setanta Sports)

Celtic Sign German Internationalist Andreas Hinkel

Celtic have signed German international full-back Andreas Hinkel from Seville, according to CQN.

The 25-year-old right-back, who moved to Spain from Stuttgart in 2006, has been capped 17 times by Germany. He has been unable to maintain a regular first-team place due to the presence of Daniel Alves - reputedly one of the best right-backs in the world. I'm thinking that he won't face the same kind of competition from 'Ten Bob Heid' Gary Caldwell. Andreas will be eligible to play against 'Der Hun' on Wednesday, but will be cup tied in the Champions League. Well done Celtic for getting such a promising player. About time too. Let's hope that that a Centre Half and a prolific striker are also on the shopping list.
Tributes flood in for Phil O'Donnell BBC Sport
Scotland football star Phil O’Donnell dies (The Sunday Times)
Ex Celtic player Phil O'Donnell dies suddenly.  (BBC Sport) Video 
Gary Caldwell Press Conference 31-12-07 (Video - Freeview Celticfc.net)
Gordon Strachan Press Conference 31-12-07 (Video - Freeview Celticfc.net)
Phil O'Donnell Tribute (Video - Freeview Celticfc.net)
Note to SPL: Football is not a matter of life and death. It’s far less important  (The Times)
Chick Young's view - A very good article by Chick Young - Yes... Him. (BBC Sport)
New Scottish Sports publication launched !!
Naka nearing return to action (Setanta)
Hinkel Is 'Honoured' To Sign For Celtic, As WGS Gets His Man. You heard it here second! Signing is a major coup for the manager. (Scotsman)
Celtic sign defender Andreas Hinkel Celticfc.net
He got the send off he deserved (The Scotsman)
Andreas Hinkel Website
Naka Says Celtic Need To Look At Own Game And Forget Rangers. Celtic star wants Bhoys to stay focussed on the team's performances. (Times)
 Fans asked to continue positive support Celtic Chief Executive Peter Lawwell said: “Celtic supporters have become famous for the positive manner in which they support their club and we thank our fans sincerely for this backing. (Celticfc.net)

Strachan Talks About Transfer Targets (Randalstown CSC)
Strachan hails Celtic performance "I thought the attitude was absolutely first class," said the Celtic manager (BBC)
5 star bhoys turn on the style CELTIC turned on the style in what could have been a potentially tricky fifth round Scottish Cup tie against Kilmarnock. (Celticfc.com)
Celtic new boy Robson recalls the day he got serious about football (Scotsman)
Dr Johns Surgery - Vol III (E-tims article)
History Kinder To Gordon Strachan (E-tims article)
Aberdeen 1-5 Celtic (Match report BBC Sport)
Disappointment - Depression And Diminishing Returns Zurawski has a parting shot at Celtic - and misses - as expected! (Randalstown hoops)
Where have all the fans gone, wonders Strachan (The Times)       This Is The Reason Gordon! (Jinky's Oars)
In the name of the father This is a tale of father and son and it begins at the McGeady family home on the southside of Glasgow and with a video tape that in 10 minutes tells you so much about the making of Aiden McGeady. (The Scotsman)
Catalan Kings Don't Scare Us, Insists Bold McDonald. Celtic's top scorer says Bhoys not here to make up the numbers against Barcelona. Playing anti-football not an option at Celtic; team will go all out for a win. (Independent)
Fighting Spirit. Spats between team mates during games are considered by managers as a sign of competitiveness. At the end of the game, McManus and Boruc were pals again. (Herald)
Hearts game more important than Barcelona Check out the stats here on Mike McCurry - who refs his 6th rangers game of the season on Sunday (Celtic Quick News)
Balde misses Barca showdown (Setanta Sports)

Classy Celtic moved to within a point of the Huns with a convincing 3-0 win a Hearts team that continues to falter.

Celtic looked to be in fine form from very early on, with good chances for Shunsuke Nakamura and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, who later poked home the first goal after more good play by Aiden McGeady. The second half brought another goal from Skippy, who pushed his way still further ahead as the SPL’s top scorer with a total of 18 so far this season, as his header at the back post on 51 minutes made it 2-0. Celtic’s third came courtesy of Andreas Hinkel after 76 minutes.
While this win will have buoyed Spirits among Celtic fans, they face a sterner test on Wednesday when Barcelona visit Parkhead in the Champions League. However, in later news The Forces Of Darkness increased their lead in the SPL back to four with the aid of a penalty awarded by Mike McCurry. No Rangers players Booked. Shocker Eh?. Never seen that coming. You don't believe me... Look at his performance below so far this season.... (From CQN)

Mike McCurry refereed his sixth Rangers game of the season (five in the league) on Sunday; twice the frequency Rangers have seen any other ref. Sunday's game was McCurry's 14th SPL game of the season, meaning that an incredible 35% of his SPL appointments have been Rangers. Yip, every 3rd SPL game is a Rangers game for Mike! He cautioned more Celtic players in one game this season than he has Rangers players in SIX GAMES all season; a key factor which has resulted in Aiden McGeady being cautioned more often than Rangers’ Cuellar, Weir, Papac, Adam and Ferguson combined.

He issued 12 of Celtic’s 37 SPL yellow cards in four games, or 32% of the total in 17% of the games.McCurry appears to save his worst treatment for Hearts; he allowed Barry Ferguson to control the ball with his arm before putting Rangers ahead in the League Cup semi final. He also decided not to punish Allan McGregor for his outrageous lunge at Callum Elliot at Tynecastle; a clear penalty kick to everyone except McCurry and Stevie Wonder. Nor did he punish any of the five Rangers players who left the field to celebrate with their fans after a goal against Celtic in October. Maybe that's why we're Paranoid ??
Strachan Will Go Easy On Brown. WGS liked what he saw for most of the game and says that unforced errors are hard to stamp out. (Sporting Life). 
Samaras On Target As Celtic Stay In Title Hunt Before Months Of Travel. Match Report. (Times)
Audience With Burns Is One Not To Be Missed. 'Burnsy' chats about Boruc, Wattie, referees, Celtic grit and Ally McCoist. (Herald)

The Filth and the Fury Excellent article by Che Timvara over on E-Tims examining Sectarianism in Scotland. A very good read.

CELTIC'S MASTERCLASS (The Herald)

The Nou meaning of fear (The Scotsman)

Celtic hit European wall (The Scotsman)
Manager looks for penalty box composure Celticfc.net 

Why Do I Put Myself Through This (ETims)
Win, Lose or Draw - Gordon Strachan Must Stay  (ETims)
Gravesen still tied to Celtic (The Scotsman)