Interim Aberdeen manager Peter Leven has named his team for this afternoon’s Scottish Cup Semi Final against Celtic. Jimmy Thelin will arrive in the summer but the Dons still have this game to play for despite finishing in the bottom six. The Pittodrie outfit have sold just under 8k tickets. Roos, Devlin, MacDonald, Gartenmann, Mackenzie, Polvara, Barron, Clarkson, McGrath, Miosvki, Duk. Subs: Doohan, Jensen, Phillips, Sokler, Morris, Duncan, Milne, Hoilett, Rubezic. Elsewhere, Brendan has named his Celtic team for the game. Hart, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor, McGregor, O’Riley, Ha ..read more

Brendan Rodgers has named his team for this afternoon’s Scottish Cup Semi Final against Aberdeen. Rodgers, who beat the Pittodrie side to win his first Scottish Cup in 2017, will be hoping to make the return to Hampden. The manager has decided to bring Callum McGregor back into the team at the expense of Tomoki Iwata along with Liam Scales, who replaces Maik Nawrocki. In goals, Joe Hart starts. In defence, Scales partners Cameron Carter-Vickers with Alistair Johnston and Greg Taylor in the fullback berths. In midfield, CalMac returns to start alongside Reo Hatate and Matt O’Riley. In attack, Y ..read more

As Celtic get prepared to take on an Aberdeen side who have struggled this season at lunchtime today in the sunshine at Hampden, it’s imperative that everyone at the club remains focused on our goals amongst all the drama that has unfolded in Scottish football during the past week. In a week that has saw the wheels come off at Ibrox, it will be up to our manager Brendan Rodgers to prove he is worth his hefty pay packet and get our squad laser focused on a potentially tricky Scottish Cup tie before we turn our attention to seeing out a league campaign that has been full of twists and turns. Tha ..read more

Four Celtic players have been named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Season. Celtic skipper Callum McGregor, Matt O’Riley, Liam Scales and Cameron Carter-Vickers have been named in the team, which is voted for by the players. Scales was on the periphery of the Celtic squad at the start of the season with a move to Aberdeen expected. However, the Irishman seized his opportunity when injuries ravaged Brendan Rodgers’ squad. The left-footed centre back has been a mainstay, providing solid performances at the back. Cameron Carter-Vickers is the best defender in Scotland. The USA Internationalist ha ..read more

Brendan Rodgers returns to Hampden today looking to extend his 100% winning record in Scottish Cup matches in general and also his perfect record as the Celtic manager at the national stadium. Having beaten Buckie Thistle and Livingston so far in this campaign things get tougher today against an Aberdeen side which has had to endure a difficult season but has enough quality to make it an uncomfortable day for the Hoops of we don’t bring our ‘A’ game. By that I mean more like the second half performance last weekend and not like the way we played in the first 45 minutes against St Mirren. But ..read more

James Forrest as we know is nearing the end of his Celtic career and is unfortunately past his peak. He is however a true professional who gives his all and can still be called upon to play his part. That has been evident in the past few games when he has shown his ability and experience when coming off the bench. James Forrest scores against St. Johnstone at Celtic Park on March 16, 2024. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) It’s been said that Brendan Rodgers blundered by overlooking James and bringing on Yang in the Glasgow Derby draw at Ibrox. James’ experience could have seen us dig out ..read more

The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic Diary each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 20th April 1907… David’s latest bestseller The Celtic Rising ~ 1965: The Year Jock Stein Changed Everything is completely sold out in print on but is available on Amazon kindle, with all the photographs of the hardback edition, for HALF PRICE at just £3.49… Peter Somers scored twice SATURDAY 20th APRIL 1907 – Celtic beat Hearts 3-0 in a Scottish Cup Final to show the world what a great side they are, for they are at the top of the Sc ..read more

Scott Brown was speaking to talkSPORT recently and was asked about various things regarding his career and general time in the game. The former Hoops captain was stalwart at Celtic Park for years and had the pleasure of playing against some of the best players in the world whenever he played in European competition. Usually the UEFA Champions League group stages more often than not, Broony has played against some of the most talented individuals you could think of with a football. However, during his Q&A with Jim, Ally McCoist and Andy Townsend today at Ayr Racecourse, the midfield engine ..read more

Forget the drama elsewhere, we can’t take our eye off the ball. The momentum is definitely with Celtic, let’s make it count… Celtic v St Mirren – Adam Idah celebrates scoring during the Premiership match at Celtic Park, Saturday April 13, 2024. Photo Jane Barlow There’s no doubting that the title momentum is now with Celtic. Our recent good form coupled with theRangers calamity-comedy-collapse has seen us move into pole position with just five games remaining. This has led to howls of derision from theRangers supporters, while there also seems to be some apparent infighting between the Ibrox ..read more

Celtic’s stars were busy putting in the final preparations for tomorrow afternoon’s Scottish Cup Semi-final at Hampden Park against Aberdeen up at Lennoxtown today. Brendan Rodgers will he on his tenth visit to the national stadium now, where he found unprecedented success against all foes in the domestic cup competitions from 2016-19. The boss has faced off against tomorrow’s opposition on more than one occasion and it was in this very tournament that his first, debut Treble was secured against Derek McInnes’ Dons side. That was one of the most memorable moments in any season in Celtic’s hist ..read more