The International break always gives us a chance to put together another issue of the fanzine. Thanks to all the contributors, sponsors and to our readers for the continued support. September 2025 marked the 24th anniversary of the fanzine. Both the digital edition and print edition are now available to purchase.
Inside a packed 52 page issue you will find articles on all things Celtic from writers who share our values.
Our Editor Andrew Milne looks back at 24 years of the fanzine, brings us up to date on the Celtic Fans Collective which meets again this week. He also looks at the mixed bag of signings brought in to Celtic during the recent transfer window and reviews Celtic performances in August and September.
Away days took him to Spain for a Celtic Legends weekend in Cabo Roig on the Costa Blanca hosted by Rosie Maguires. Former Celtic players Jackie McNamara Alan Thompson, Simon Donnelly, Peter Grant, Tom Boyd and Jackie McNamara Junior joined Celtic fans for a fantastic weekend of music and a charity golf outing.
Regular contributors Rachel Lynch asks why Liam Scales who has been solid all season gets stick from a section of the Celtic support. Eoin Coyne is critical of how the club is currently being run both on and off the pitch. Paddy McMenamin writes about Dermot Desmond and the Celtic fans concerns. Tim Molloy writes about the FC Kairat performance and Champions League fall out.
Brendan Ogle makes his writing debut for the fanzine with his article “Celtic, The Evolution of Football and why Dermot Desmond should go”. Brendan is a well known figure in trade union movement in Ireland, and was involved in the Celts for Change movement back in the 1990s and hosted the Irish meeting in Dundalk which brought about an outcome of every Irish Celtic Supporters Clubs backing the move to get rid of the old Celtic board.
Sligo native and Manhattan No.1 Fenian Bhoys member Donnie Keirns chats to us about a life following Celtic in New York from 1986 and Austin Hartery from Naomh Padraig CSC features in our Fan Focus.
Dr. David McKinstry writes about Gerry and Joes slow bus to Manchester in 1984 for the Rapid Vienna game. We delve into David Potters archives for an interesting article on former Celtic chairman Bob Kelly.
There is plenty of books coming out for the Christmas market and this issue features Dark Clouds Over Muckish by Paul O’Donaghue, The Old Divide Sectarianism in Scotland: A History by Chris Bambery and our own Paddy McMenamins latest book Voices from Inside, the hidden journals from Long Kesh.
Enjoy reading and thanks as always for the support over 24 Green and White years.
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