On this episode of The Celtic Soul podcast we REWIND to pay tribute to Johnny Marron who passed away suddenly. Johnny chatted to host More than 90 Minutes Editor, Andrew Milne in the studio about his life following Celtic home and away, life growing up in the Gorbals and some of the characters and the famous past residents of the area as Covid restrictions lifted and Ange moved into the Celtic hot seat. .
Born and Bred in the Gorbals, Johnny married Caroline and settled in Drogheda but his heart always remained in Glasgow and he continued to visit regularly to see Celtic and catch up with his mates in the Brazenhead from the Franks CSC until his sudden death.
Celtic fans are on the road again tonight this time travelling to Dundee as the games come thick and fast for Brendan Rodgers and the Bhoys.
Our flight was at 9am this morning from Dublin, the airport was very quiet and there were plenty of empty seats on the plane but as usual there were Celtic fans on board including some familiar faces from St. Margaret’s CSC.
Some of those fans were in Dingwall at the weekend to witness Celtic beat Ross County 4-1. Dundee sit in eight place in the table on 26 points and will have one eye on the top six place come April when the league splits. They are also coming off a draw with the rangers in their last game at Dens Park.
The result heaped more pressure on the rangers manager and his players ahead of a walk out by a section of their fans on Sunday at Ibrox.
Dundee were without 9 first team players that night against the rangers and their manager Tony Docherty made no excuses ahead of the game he just worked with what he had, got the result and moved on. While the rangers terrible away form continued along with plenty of Belgian Waffle from the rangers manager post match.
Brendan Rodgers will have all his wingers available tonight for selection with the exception of James Forest who is still ruled out.
Hopefully Johnny Kenny will make the bench as it would be great to see him get some playing time after an impressive cameo role from the bench on Saturday when he made his debut.
During yesterdays press conference the Celtic manager praised him. Could he fill the place in the Celtic squad as the third striker a position left vacant by the departure of young Roco Vata to Watford in the summer? or will he head back to Shamrock Rovers for another loan spell after doing so well with them on their journey through Europe in the Europa Conference League.
The game is live on Sky Sports and will be streamed on Celtic TV and Now TV and kicks off at 8PM.
Celtic fans travelled on Saturday from Glasgow to the Highlands to cheer on the Bhoys on a bitter cold day. Some fans journey began on Friday night or in early hours of Saturday morning.
A kick off in Dingwall at 12:30pm is not an ideal time for a kick off for those travelling from the Emerald Isle or further afield but fair play to everyone who made the effort. They were rewarded with a 4-1 win which always makes the long journey home worth while
I watched the game in the comfort of my own home before joining fellow Celtic fans from Ireland and Scotland for the marriage of Kev the Tim Ross and Leanne at the very impressive Ballymagarvey Village in Co. Meath.
With only one winger available Yang, Kyogo moved out wide from his normal starting place up front and chipped in with 2 goals along with a penalty from Arne Engels (re-taken after the goalkeeper moved off his line when saving his first effort). Luke McCowan wrapped up the goalscoring on the day.
Brendan Rodgers cut a happy figure after the game in his post-match interview and spoke about McCowan and the introduction of Johnny Kenny from the bench. The Irish under 21 Irish international was signed from Sligo Rovers before going out on loan to Shamrock Rovers and only recently returned from that spell after impressing in the Europa Conference League where he was scoring freely.
The win put Celtic 18 points clear of the rangers who narrowed the gap to 15 points after a 3-1 win at Ibrox over struggling bottom of the table St. Johnstone on Sunday.
The natives in the Blue Half are getting restless. The Union Bears and their supporters association called for fans to leave at 55 minutes in portest. The Ultra group carried out the threat and left to boos from other rangers fans in the stadium.
Another win keeps Clement in the job and the fans divided as the melt down continues while the conversation among Celtic fans is the transfer market as all attention turns to our away trip to Dundee tomorrow night.
The weekend football brought the snow before the meltdown what will this week bring.
Andrew Milne is Editor of More than 90 Minutes & Host of the Celtic Soul Podcast
The Celtic Soul podcast 2nd episode of 2025 host More than 90 Minutes Editor, Andrew Milne welcomes back Alternative View Editor, Matt McGlone to chat about his Irish Citizen, his Ancestors journey to Glasgow & the Glasgow Irish.
Paul Sheridan returns to Drogheda to perform the Shane MacGowan song book on Saturday 01 February at the Purple Room.
Paul is the lead singer with Glasgow Irish Folk “N’ Roll outfit The Wakes who have played venues across Europe including a headline show in the famous Barrowlands Ballroom in their home town. Paul and the Wakes have shared the stage with Damien Dempsey and Billy Bragg.
Paul returns with his Solo Show after selling out last years gig in Drogheda so early booking is advised for this one. He will be joined on the night by some very special guests.
Doors 7:30pm. Support act TBC and after party with Milish
Weather played havoc with flights on Sunday out of Dublin Airport. We were due to fly out at 11am to Glasgow but were delayed one and a half hours for our departure due to incoming aeroplanes from the UK being grounded for a few hours due to runaways closed down.
There were plenty of familiar faces in the bar close to the departure gate and it is always great to catch up with old friends for a chat. I also met some Liverpool fans from my hometown, Drogheda who had been due to depart 6:15am and after sitting on the run way for the guts of 3 hours were taken off the aeroplane and had to wait till after midday to finally get to reboard and take off for John Lennon airport.
When we had finally boarded our plane and we were sat on the run way I checked my phone to get an update on the Hibs v the rangers game at Easter Road. 0-2 to the rangers after 20 minutes but by the time we landed it was 2-2 and finished 3-3.
The mini revival was again put on hold for another meltdown from the fanbase after their managers stay of execution last Thursday after beating an under performing Celtic team at Ibrox.
On the bus into Glasgow the starting 11 popped up. Scales, Bernardo, Hatte and Kyogo made way for Trusty, McCowan, Engels and Idah. Brendan using the squad rotation again with so many games to play we are lucky to have the financial muscle in Scotland to have a strong squad.
Today there was no time for pre-match drinks or meeting up with mates in the city centre before the game. Due to the delay it was straight to Celtic Park from Glasgow Airport. There was barely time to grab a Paradise Windfall or browse through the match day programme before I was in my seat and the players were in the huddle.
I’m sure I read the game was a sell out but there were plenty of Celtic fans standing outside the stadium with tickets held high in the air trying to sell them before kick off in the cold. It is about time Celtic supporters started talking to the club about a resale option for season ticket holders. There were empty seats throughout the ground. More bums on seats means more matchday revenue for the club and some cash back for the season ticket holder who can not attend.
Another MOTM performance from Nicolas Kuhn and he scored two of the three Celtic goals with Trusty also in target as Celtic ran out 3-0 winners to increase the points gap between Celtic and the rangers to 13 points. Normal service was resumed in Scottish football after Thursday’s surprise at Ibrox. Not even a power outage at Celtic Park could stop the Celts as the stadium emergency generator kicked in to get the game restarted.
In the North Stand Curve, The Green Brigade unfurled a banner to Paddy Hill who passed away recently “ For 16 Years they were talking to the wall – RIP Paddy Hill.
Our flight was scheduled for 7pm but it was delayed until close to midnight. The night was spent in the airport in the company of some great Celtic fans exchanging stories of all sorts of shenanigans on our trips over the decades.
We go again on Wednesday when Dundee United visit Celtic Park. No rest for the Celts.
Andrew Milne is Editor of More than 90 Minutes & Host of the Celtic Soul Podcast
The Celtic Soul podcast returns for the first episode of 2025 and host More than 90 Minutes Editor, Andrew Milne welcomes back Alternative View Editor, Matt McGlone to chat about all things Celtic.
The Bhoys look back on 2024 through green tinted glasses and talk about recent games over the festive period and look ahead to upcoming fixtures both in Scotland and Europe.
They chat about former players and recount famous Celtic away days from Milan and Kiev and meeting former players from meeting members of the Lisbon Lions in Glasgow pubs to sharing the stage interviewing many Celtic greats.
They address the need for Celtic to introduce a resale ticket system for season book holders to allow empty seats to be full on all match days and to give more people the chance to enjoy a game at Paradise.
Listen to how Matt ended up with one of Mo Johnston’s boots from Love Street in 1986 and then blanking him at a petrol station in Glasgow when he done the unforgivable and crossed the city for 30 pieces of silver and he will forever be known now as Judas.
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