Saturday 9 November marked 35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, seen as the symbolic end of the Cold War.

The Bhoys had various experiences playing behind the Iron Curtain, but only one trip to East Germany.

The story of this game is the latest tale from Hail Hail History

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The 3rd season of the second 9iar chronicles would end up being the last season of Neil Lennon...for a while. It was one of the least memorable of the 9. We romp the league losing just 1 game and achieving 99 points but that would be the only silverware.

We reached the group stages of the Champions league but that would be the end of the achievements i…

Willie Maley nicknamed Willie Lyon “Celtic’s Bayard - the Knight without fear and beyond reproach.”

Willie Lyon is widely regarded as one of the finest captains in the rich history of Celtic.  He was of that generation whose life was turned upside by the war, suffering a serious leg injury at Normandy and his football career ended at the age of 32.

Here’s the story.

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This podcast is released on the 137th birthday of the hoops. The basic elements of our formation are known by all fans…or are they?

A club formed for the dinner tables of the porr of the East End, everyone knows that charity was at the core of our creation but the part played in this story by Brother Walfrid (an Irish Marist Brother) and John Glass (prominent in Scotland’s Irish community circles, including those with Irish home rule political allegiances) has led to some debate among fans as to whether religion and/or politics were equally motivating among the founding fathers.

Andrew and Matthew of Hail Hail History chat through all aspects of the history of our formation and its impact on other Scottish/Irish clubs.

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This was our 125th birthday season and for the first time in our history, there was no Rangers FC to compete against, that club had died with a new team being wished all the best by the old emerging from behind the Brechin Hedge. How would we fare in this brave new world?

Domestically we would win a double and in Europe we would reach the last 16 of th…

McKeown Ghost Story

In this Halloween week, here a spooky tale from Celtic’s history.

It’s the true story of how a dead footballer came to face the Bhoys, and come to Celtic Park.

This is the latest podcast from @hailhailhistory.

Read on. If you dare…

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No Kelly No Keltic

Another tale from the CU archives and the home of Tales from The Celtic Wiki

To fans of our generation, the name of Kelly sparks memories of Michael and Kevin and the early 90s battle for the future of the club.  But whilsy these battles for the future resulted in the end of their tenure at Celtic, it should be remembered that the name of Kelly resonated throughout our history.

This is the story of an older time and how, without the Kelly’s there’d possible be no Celtic.

We’re republishing these 10+year old tales from the Celtic wiki along with new history tales from @hailhailhistory and there will be a Celtic history story out every Wednesday.

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Back in the dark days of the Covid lockdowns, we recorded the 9 in a row chronciles - a fan recollection of those 9 amazing seasons. We always knew there’d be a second series but what period would it cover? We soon found out!

We got the gang back together (well, almost - Lachie was on his boat so subbed out to Andrew H) and have recorded the second 9iar chronicles.

The first one is an incredible season that starts with Rangers seeking their 4th consecutive title and Neil Lennon’s coat on a shoogly peg and ends with Celtic Champions and Rangers dying…wonderful times.

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Celtic and 1974

Another story from Hail Hail History

Saturday 26th October 2024 is the 50th anniversary of the 6-3 final versus Hibs. This podcast tells that that story, and all of 1974 too.

Celtic have played in some momentous cup finals.

However, when it comes to goals, few can match the 1974 League Cup final, when the Bhoys beat Hibs 6-3.

It was another remarkable day in a calendar year that saw many Celtic highs and lows.

Here is the story of that year, the latest tale from @hailhailhistory.

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19 October is a notable Celtic anniversary.

On this day in 1957, the Bhoys recorded one of their most famous scorelines:

Celtic 7 Rangers 1

This is the full story of that remarkable day, another great tale from @hailhailhistory.

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Younger listeners will be stunned(!) to know that the BBC used to have quite and anti-Celtic stance and coverage.  Under the authority of Peter Thompson, they really didn’t seem to like Celtic at all.  Under Thompson, BBC Scotland’s Sports Department employed a sectarian recruitment policy akin to Rangers.  Prejudice seeped into  every aspect of BBC Sport coverage in Scotland but Jock Stein would have none of it.

Here’s the story.

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