Celtic A-Z

This week we look back at Celtic's record against the so called elite teams who attempted to set up the doomed European Super League!From amazing victories against Barca, Juve, Man Utd and of course Inter, to the agonising exits against Milan and Liverpool and the shameful antics of Athletico Madrid, we've given a good account of ourselves over the years against the heavyweights. Join us as we try to pick out our best moments against the ESL!

This week we discuss whether an unsuccessful season (losing the title) can be an enjoybale one and look back over 3 memorable campaigns 88/89, 95/96 and 99/00. In the second half we turn our attention to unsuccessful players, paying tribute to Tommy Coyne, Tony Mowbray and Vidar Riseth. 

In this special we look back at the 97-98 season and the mission of stopping 10IAR...

In the first of our specials we look back to the formative years of the club pre-1900. We discuss 'The Committee' and early custodians like John Glass and Pat Welsh, some of the early succcesses inlcuding the first Scottish Cup and original 'Invincibles', the club's first superstars - Dan Doyle and Sandy McMahon, and the first wave of Celtic supporters with Brake Clubs coming from across the Strathclyde region. 

This week we complete the alphabet by discussing the merits of the 3 Z-players from our history, 'Magic' Zurawski, Zheng Zhi & Lukasz Zaluska, but who will get the nomination...Beyond this we use the 'Zaire' lyric from Over & Over as an excuse to run through the different nationalities who have worn the hoops before finishing with a humourous look at the entity from across the city !

This week we induct 'Sunny' Jim Young as an honorary pick, and also pay tribute to Ian Young who did manage a few games in the 66-67 season. Beyond that our focus changes to 'Why?' and we discuss the strange signings of Carlton Cole & Pat Mcginlay as well as the appointment of Dr Jo.In the second half we take a look at some of the players who have came through the youth ranks before finishing on You'll Never Walk Alone, and our favourite Celtic songs

This week, in the absence of any X players (sadly we never signed Xavi!), we focus on our Ex's; the ones who got away (Pat Crerand, Alex Bennet, Liam Miller) and the ones who came back to haunt us (Harald Brattback, Craig Beattie, David Fernandez and Jo-Inge Berget). We also take some time to appreciate all the Ex's who went on to manage the club. 

This week we begin with an honorary inductee in Willie Wallace, before going on to debate the merits of Evan Williams, Morten Weighorst and Mark Wilson as well as paying due respect to Peter Wilson who gave the club 10 years service in the 20s and 30s. In the second half our wildcard picks include the Wembley Cup, Ian Wright and the infamous Battle of Montevideo - the World Club Champioship!

This week we lean heavy on our Dutch players of the last 25 years with nominations for Big Pierre, Big Jan and Big VVD, but who will get the place in our A-Z...In the second half our wildcard picks include Rudi Vata, Mark Viduka and (Rapid) Vienna, one of the most infamous games in our history.

This week, in the absence of any 'U' players, we finally get around to our promised Lisbon Lions special!We talk through the 11 men who played that day, the great Jock Stein, the backroom team and the wider squad before reviewing our route to the final and the legendary game itself, complete with testimony from a family member who was actually there, enjoy!

This week we pay our respects to the Prince of Goalkeepers John Thomson before debating the merits of Alan Thompson, Charlie Tully and Andreas Thom.In the second half we discuss 'Tims', Testimonials, Top Goalscorers!

This week Jock Stein & Ronnie Simpson go in as our honorary inductees before we discuss the merits of Charlie Shaw, Chris Sutton and Georgie Samaras - but who will join them...In the second half our wildcard picks include the West of Scotland instiution that is Radio Clyde Superscoreboard, the tragic story of Peter Scarff, and a slide tackle that almost sent an opposition player into orbit!

This weeks Marc controversially nominates the former manager alongside Tom Rogic and Anton Rogan for consideration for our A-Z, find out who gets the nod...In the second part our wildcards include Club Records & Statistics, Irish Republicanism and 'Rebs' (thanks Barry!), discussed in an objective and mature manner of course!

This week we kick off with the legendary Jimmy Quinn as the honorary pick for Q, then discuss the members of the Quality Street Gang as yet unmentioned, finally we round off with a Quiz - find out whose knowledge takes the prize!

This weeks nominations include Stilian 'Stan' Petrov, Davie Provan and Victory Cup hero George Paterson. For our wildcard A-Z we discuss Paradise, Penalty Shootouts and "Pure, Beautiful, Inventive Football"

This week we discuss the merits of (Saint) Martin O'Neil, Willie Orr and the tragic Phil O'Donnell, but who will make our A-Z...In the second half our wildcard picks include Numbers Ones (as in Goalkeepers!), the Old Firm and the anthemic Over and Over...

This week the nominations include Shunsuke Nakamure, Olivier Ntcham and, perhaps reluctantly, 'Champagne' Charlie Nicholas.In the second half the wildcard picks are Not the View, (the cry was) No Defenders and Nicknames - in which Barry uneraths some real gems, from Napoleon, Pointer and the Obliterator to the legend that is the Baby Elephant (we'll say no more!)

This week we focus on the long list of Mc/Mac players to have worn the hoops including 4 honorary picks - Jimmy McGrory, Danny McGrain, Paul McStay and of course Billy McNeil.Our nominations for this week include Callum McGregor, Jackie McNamara and Murdo MacLeod, finally we end on our first honorary wildcard - the one and only Frank 'Frankie Boy' 'Macca' McAvennie!

This week we focus on M (excluding Mc/Mac which will be our next episode!)Willie Maley and Bobby Murdoch go in as honorary picks, then we go on to discuss the merits of Charlie Mulgrew, Lou Macari and Johan Mjallby.In the second half, our wildcard picks include Mickey Mouse leagues, Manhattan No1 CSC and Johnny Madden, one of the founding fathers of Czech football...

In the first of our specials we dedicate an hour to the King of Kings himself, Henrik Larsson.With the help of some contributions from our listeners we've compiled what we believe to be the Top 10 moments of Henrik's career, from the 98 Glory Bhoys' title win to his farewell at the 2004 Scottish Cup finalAfter discussing each in turn we nominate on our Top 3s, before deciding on the definitive #1 Larsson moment, see if you agree with us...

Leaving Larsson & the Lisbon Lions aside, as we'll be doing a special episode to cover them, nominations for L this week include Neil Lennon, Paul Lambert and Officer Lustig...For our Wildcard A-Z we discuss Lennoxtown, London Road and Last Minute Winners, which prompts a heavily debated top 5!

This week's A-Z nominations include John Kennedy, Ki Sung-Yeung and Sir Robert Kelly...For our wildcards; Gerry picks up the ranting this week, this time on the Kelly Dynasty, Barry proposes a club doctor with a very interesting story and Marc suggests a very worthy cause - the Kano Foundation.

This week we induct Jimmy 'Jinky' Johnstone as our honorary pick then go on to discuss the merits of Wim Jansen, Peter Johnstone and Tommy Johnson.For our Wildcard A-Z the nominations include the Jungle, Just Can't Get Enough and a certain Judas...

In Episode I we deviate from our standard format, owing to the lack of any real competition for Emilio Izaguirre - who obviously goes in as our pick this week!We nominate our favourite Irish players to have worn the hoops before moving onto our Wildcard picks which this week include Invincibles, Ibrox and Inexplicable Refereeing Decisions! 

This week the 12th Lisbon Lion, John 'Yogi' Hughes, goes in as an honorary pick - we then go on to debate the merits of Davie Hay, John Hartson and Gary Hooper, but who will join him...In the second half our wildcard A-Z nominations include the Huddle, History (if you know the) and Gil Heron and his more famous son!

This week Lisbon Lion Tommy Gemmell goes in as our uncontested pick, we then go on to debate the merits of Peter Grant, Leigh Griffiths and the legendary Patsy Gallagher...In the second half our wildcard A-Z picks include the Glory Bhoys [VHS], the Green Brigade and Gael Force Winds (?!?), once again we'll leave that to Marc to explain...

This week we discuss Fraser Forster, Sean Fallon and James Forrest as our nominations for the letter F...In the second half nominations for the Wildcard A-Z include FIFA Awards, Famous Fans and Danny Fox (?) - Marc will explain why!

Our nominations for the letter E include Paul Elliott, Johannes Edvaldsson and of course, Odsonne Edouard, see if you can guess who ends up in the A-Z!In the second half, suggestions for the Wildcard A-Z range from England, and talk of joining the EPL, to some of Martin O'Neil's finest European moments...

Kenny Dalglish goes in as the honorary pick for D as a member of Celtic's greatest XI, we then go onto discuss the merits of Paolo Di Canio, Moussa Dembele and John 'Dixie' Deans, how will the votes go this week...In the second part, our proposals for the Wildcard A-Z include the Dubai Super Cup, Ronny Deila and the infamous Dida incident!

Lisbon Lion Stevie Chalmers goes in as the uncontested honorary pick this week, then we go on to discuss the merits of Jorge Cadete, John Collins and Kris Commons...The Wildcard A-Z nominations include Frank Connor, the Celtic Song and CR Smith (which is Gerry's excuse for a rant about corporate sponsorship)...

In Episode B we pre-qualify Tommy Burns as an undisputed entry to the A-Z, then go on to discuss the merits of Scott Brown, Packie Bonner and Artur Boruc, but who will join him...In the second part, our wildcard nominations include Brother Walfrid's birthplace 'Ballymote', the wonderful 'Banter Years' and an Alan Partridge lookalike...

Our nominations for the letter 'A' include Lisbon Lion, Bertie Auld and the Bear, Roy Aitken. But who will be our 3rd pick...In the second part, our alternative A-Z nominations include a song, a premier league rival and a sentence...

In our pilot episode we test the water with the letter M, nominations for the Celtic A-Z include; Fergus McCann, Lubomir Moravcik and perhaps surprisingly Paddy McCourt!For our alternative A-Z we discuss the St Mungo Cup, Tony Mowbray and Carl Muggleton?!?Who will gain entry to our prestigous lists, listen in to find out...