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13 May 2012

Media Try To Hijack Celtic Title Celebrations…

Media Try To Hijack Celtic Title Celebrations…

Celtic Fanzone May 13, 2012

Headlines Full Of Inaccuracies! After a roller coaster season Celtic were deservedly presented with the SPL trophy, once Gary Hooper had single handedly demolished Hertz by scoring all FIVE goals in a 5-0 drubbing. His quintet today took Hoops' tally to...

A picture that says it all

A picture that says it all

67Live May 13, 2012

Sometimes you don't need to say anything. Look at the expression on Neil Lennon's face. It shouldn't be overlooked that the Celtic manager was not on the touchline today but banished to the stands. They have tried to send him devices in the post. Tr...

Green deal newco deal blow for SPL vote

VideoCelts May 13, 2012

Rangers are preparing to set up a newco a week after the SPL vote on new financial fair play proposals. The SPL have twice postponed voting on allowing the transfer of a share to a newco and are set to meet again on May 30 without knowing any definite ne...

Final act of Heroism from Craig Whyte

Celtic Quick News May 13, 2012

Just a few days after the Blue Knight's offered Craig Whyte £500k for his shares in Rangers Our Hero sold to Gladys Green, who is now owner of the embattled football club, for £2.  Craig has doubled his money in … Continue reading →...

Twitter bhoys take the picture

Twitter bhoys take the picture

VideoCelts May 13, 2012

Gary Hooper feels that he should have scored more than five times as Celtic collected the SPL trophy with a 5-0 win over Hearts. The striker became the first Celt to score five in one match since Dixie Deans hot six against Partick Thistle, with Alan Rou...

Green makes Mel Gibson accusation at Brian Kennedy

VideoCelts May 13, 2012

Prospective Rangers owner Gladys Green has accused publicity-hungry Brian Kennedy of being a wannabe movie star. Green will be named as this week's preferred bidder for the stricken club despite the media onslaught from Kennedy. The Edinburgh-born bu...

Rangers takeover bid: speed versus substance?

Alex Thomson's View May 13, 2012

Across Glasgow there will now be all the hysterical talk of a "saviour" and it being all over. It is, just possibly true but the history of disastrous Rangers takeovers and recent near-pantomimical performances from Duff and Phelps mean caution's the only...

Neil Lennon’s praise for the Green Brigade

VideoCelts May 13, 2012

Neil Lennon’s praise for the Green Brigade

Neil Lennon has singled out the Green Brigade for special praise on the day that Celtic were presented with the SPL trophy. Once again the bhoys in section 111 led the stadium in song as Celtic hammered Hearts 5-0 with Gary Hooper scoring all five goals.

Celtic call off Fojut deal

VideoCelts May 13, 2012

Celtic have pulled the plug on the deal to sign Polish centre-half Jaroslaw Fojut on a Bosman deal. Fojut suffered a knee injury playing for Slask Wroclaw a fortnight ago and met up with Celtic's medical team in London last week. A pre-contract deal h...

Rangers takeover: Timeline to a new era?

Scotsman May 13, 2012

They are immediately docked ten points by the Scottish Premier League, leaving them 14 behind Celtic. 17 February: Whyte says he is confident that investigations will prove “every penny has been accounted for”. 18 February: Manager Ally McCoist ...

In Football’s “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” How Close is Gladys Green to Craig Whyte? An Earley Answer

Random Thoughts Re Scots Law May 13, 2012

  In the game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” a player has to link another actor or performer to Mr Bacon in no more than six steps. The game is not intended to show that Mr Bacon is an integral part of world cinema, but rather the interconnectedness of...

SPL: Celtic Vs Hearts Live Streaming, Live Score & Goal Alerts

Caught Offside May 13, 2012

SPL action live online.Free Celtic v Hearts Alerts on your iPad, iPhone or iPodLIVEWatch Celtic v Hearts with Fanatix Free by CLICKING HERELive online video and audio can be found by CLICKING BELOWWatch Celtic v Hearts Live Online Celtic v Hearts In-Game ...

Twitter nugget Joey Barton sees red

VideoCelts May 13, 2012

QPR hothead Joey Barton ended the season in the spotlight with a red card as Manchester City dramatically snatched the Premiership title in injury time. Barton started the season at war with Newcastle United before his move to London and finished it with...

Mission accomplished for Duff and Phelps as Green takes centre stage

VideoCelts May 13, 2012

Right on cue Duff and Phelps have pulled out another rabbit from a hat with a 10am media conference to announce Gladys Green as this week's preferred bidder. Less than 10 days after announcing Tennessee trucking tycoon Bill Miller as their preferred b...

SFA v Rangers – Part 3 – Ally McCoist’s View

Random Thoughts Re Scots Law May 13, 2012

  Mr McCoist made some comments regarding the forthcoming appeal, which were reported on Rangers.co.uk as linked to below. As the report comes from an official Rangers source, I have commented on both Mr McCoist's statements and those of the article. M...

Rangers takeover: Gladys Green gives Ally McCoist hope for future

Scotsman May 13, 2012

Although Rangers managed to maintain some form in the league up until the end of the year, they have finished 20 points adrift of champions Celtic, a margin which of course includes the ten point penalty imposed following administration in February.

Neil Lennon: I won't sell Gary Hooper

Daily Mail May 13, 2012

Neil Lennon: I wont sell Gary Hooper

Neil Lennon has insisted five-goal Gary Hooper could be a smash hit in any of the top leagues in Europe - but assured Celtic fans their star striker will still be at Parkhead next season.

The SFA v Rangers – Part 2- Duff & Phelps React and Rebut the Blue Knights

Random Thoughts Re Scots Law May 13, 2012

In which I look at D&P's view of the appeal, their comments about Brian Kennedy and Mr Kennedy's creative structuring of the deal, the appearance that the Blue Knights deal can be criticised for doing exactly what Craig Whyte was castigated for, a...

Total victory

Phil Mac Giolla Bhain May 13, 2012

Total victory

As I start to write this family and friends are still inside Celtic Park in party mood. They deserve to enjoy the day and as these words blink to life on the screen my mobile phone wobbles with message after message from happy people who are in Paradise. ...

ETims Podcast - Number Wan

ETims May 13, 2012

We've done a couple of off the wall podcasts before – well we thought they were mildly amusing – but at long last after years of pressure from our sole...

Team lineups: Celtic v Heart of Midlothian 13 May 2012

CelticMad May 13, 2012

Confirmation of the starting eleven and substitutes named for today's early kick-off at home to Heart of Midlothian.

Celtic v Hearts: Team news

Celtic FC May 13, 2012

Celtic v Hearts: Team news

NEIL Lennon has made two changes to the side which lost to Dundee United last week for the final game of the season, at home to Hearts. Glenn Loovens and Victor Wanyama return to the starting XI at the expense of Mikael Lustig and Thomas Rogne. The SPL t...

A long day coming

The Celtic Network May 13, 2012

A long day coming

Seems ages ago JVH blasted a header into the Dundee Utd net to clinch 3 in a row. Never thought that night it would be another few years before we won the SPL again. All that's in the past, today will see Broony lift the cup but the best bit will be whe...

Glasgow Celtic Champions, oooooohhhhh….

Lost Bhoys May 13, 2012

Forget everything else going on in Scottish Football right now. For this one day, focus on our achievements and nothing else. Hearts visit to Celtic Park at 12.30 on Sunday (7.30 ET, 4.30 PT) for our 38th and final Scottish Premier League match was render...

5 – 0 going on 10

The Celtic Network May 13, 2012

You can argue if you want but I feel Hearts played the same game they played against us in the Semi final but their was one main difference . Today we took our chances. Anyway what an emotional day, from 75 mins on I watched the clock just waiting for tha...

Manager's delight after perfect day in Paradise

Celtic FC May 13, 2012

Managers delight after perfect day in Paradise

IT was the perfect end to a superb season. Crowned SPL champions over a month ago, Celtic finally got their hands on the trophy today after hammering Hearts 5-0 in front of a packed Paradise.  All five goals came from the outstanding Gary Hooper who end...

Green consortium proposal to buy Rangers accepted by administrators

Scotzine May 13, 2012

The consortium fronted by former Sheffield United chief executive Gladys Green has had their offer to buy Rangers accepted by the club's administrators.With Rangers' final game of the season set to kick off in a matter of hours in Perth against St.John...

Golden Boot for Hooper

ScotPrem.com May 13, 2012

Golden Boot for Hooper

Gary Hooper's five-goal show in the 5-0 win against Hearts on Sunday confirmed the Celtic striker as top scorer in this season's Clydesdale Bank Premier League with 24 goals...

SPL trophy returns to its rightful place

Celtic FC May 13, 2012

SPL trophy returns to its rightful place

CELTIC are the Scottish Premier League champions, and after the final game of the season against Hearts today (Sunday), the trophy was presented to the team, with captain, Scott Brown, lifting the silverware as Paradise celebrated.  On the day, Neil L...

Celtic 5 Hearts 0: match report

The Telegraph May 13, 2012

Celtic 5 Hearts 0: match report

Gary Hooper helps himself to five goals as he and Scottish Premier League champions Celtic end their season in style.

Interview: Freddie Glidden, captained Hearts to cup success in 1856

Scotsman May 13, 2012

“The Hearts hadn't won it in 50 years before we beat Celtic and to be part of that, part of the club's history, was a great thing. That's not as long as it has been for Hibs but there was still a lot of pressure. I think if any team goes to a cup ...

Celtic 5-0 Hearts

Celtic Quick News May 13, 2012

Celtic 5-0 Hearts

It was the Gary Hooper show as a five goal performance by Scottish football's top scorer this season lit up a wet and windy Celtic Park on trophy day.  Two poachers' goals inside the opening 8 minutes had the capacity … Continue reading →...

Gary Mackay: ‘It’s a day to embrace’

Scotsman May 13, 2012

Mackay never won a Premier League or cup winner's medal while at Hearts. “The closest I probably came to winning a cup was against Rangers at Celtic Park in [the League Cup final] 1996, but winning or losing a cup final to your Edinburgh rivals?...

Gary Locke: ‘I don’t know where my loser’s medal is’

Scotsman May 13, 2012

Talk of the final has been banned, the excitement a constant but furtive companion. The biggest relief come full time in this afternoon's final SPL game, against Celtic, will be that players can now talk freely about the game which will define their ...

Hooper scores five for Celtic

Tribal Football May 13, 2012

Hooper scores five for Celtic

Celtic boss Neil Lennon hopes to keep Gary Hooper at Parkhead after the striker scored all five goals in the 5-0 demolition of Hearts on the final day of the season. read more...

Five-star Hooper gets the party going at Paradise

Celtic FC May 13, 2012

May 13, 2012 Scottish Premier LeagueCeltic ParkCELTIC 5(Hooper 5, 8, 38, 66, 88)HEARTS 0IT was the Gary Hooper show at Celtic Park as the Champions closed the 2011/12 season with an emphatic 5-0 win against Hearts. The English striker hit all five goal...

The 4 Year Wait is Over, but the Journey is Just Beginning

TalkCeltic May 13, 2012

The 4 Year Wait is Over, but the Journey is Just Beginning Official TC Match Report Lenny lifts his first SPL trophy, nothing less than he deserves Celtic 5-0 Hearts Scottish Premier League Celtic Park, Glasgow Sunday 13th May 2012 Celtic ended the c...

Hibs: Cup final timeline

Scotsman May 13, 2012

1923 Celtic 1 Hibs 0 Neither team played to their full potential and, in the end, Celtic edged it by one goal, the correct outcome on the run of play. After a goalless first half, Hibs started the second half brightly but could not conjure up a goal and .

Celtic cancel deal for Polish defender Jaroslaw Fojut due to knee injury

STV Sport May 13, 2012

Celtic cancel deal for Polish defender Jaroslaw Fojut due to knee injury

Neil Lennon confirms the club have pulled out of the deal after the player had scans in London.

Celtic boss Neil Lennon heading to France to continue management education

Daily Record May 13, 2012

Celtic boss Neil Lennon heading to France to continue management education

NEIL LENNON is set to take a French lesson after today's Parkhead championship party in a bid to improve on the success of this season.

Facts and figures

ScotPrem.com May 13, 2012

Some numbers behind Celtic's seventh SPL title...

Five-star Hooper fires Hoops to rout

CelticMad May 13, 2012

Gary Hooper helped himself to five goals as he and Clydesdale Bank Premier League champions Celtic ended their season in style with a 5-0 thrashing of Hearts at Parkhead.

Celtic boss Neil Lennon launches £3m swoop for star as he bids to strengthen side for Champions League push

Daily Record May 13, 2012

Celtic boss Neil Lennon launches £3m swoop for star as he bids to strengthen side for Champions League push

NEIL LENNON revealed Celtic have slapped in a £3million bid for a player – believed to be Rosenborg midfielder Markus Henriksen – as he prepared to battle to keep Gary Hooper.

Rangers takeover: Powerbrokers left with nowhere to hide by damning report

Scotsman May 13, 2012

ON Friday the Scottish Football Association published the written judgment from its Judicial Panel Disciplinary Tribunal Hearing into Rangers and Craig Whyte.

Celtic 5 - 0 Hearts: No cup final boon for Hearts as Celtic start title party

Scotsman May 13, 2012

GARY Hooper helped himself to five goals as he and SPL champions Celtic ended their season in style with a thrashing of Scottish Cup finalists Hearts at Parkhead. The former Scunthorpe striker grabbed a first-half hat-trick, one coming from the spot, as .

Celtic 5-0 Hearts- Match Report

CelticMad May 13, 2012

Celtic 5-0 Hearts- Match Report.

Hooper hammers five past hapless Hearts

Vital Football May 13, 2012

Leading scorer Gary Hooper sensationally netted five times as champions Celtic romped past a shell-shocked Hearts to celebrate picking up the SPL trophy in true style.The 24-year-old completed a first-half hat-trick and added a couple more after the break...

Celtic 5 Hearts 0: Gary Hooper scores five goals

Daily Mail May 13, 2012

Gary Hooper helped himself to five goals as he and Clydesdale Bank Premier League champions Celtic ended their season in style with a thrashing of Hearts at Parkhead.

SPL: Gers and champions Celtic end on a high

ESPN Soccernet May 13, 2012

Gary Hooper helped himself to five goals as he and Scottish Premier League champions Celtic ended their season in style with a 5-0 thrashing of Hearts at Parkhead, while Rangers finished a campaign to forget off the pitch with an impressive 4-0 win on it ...

Lenny desperate to keep Hooper after fistiful of goals

Daily Express May 13, 2012

Lenny desperate to keep Hooper after fistiful of goals

NEIL LENNON last night backed five-goal hero Gary Hooper to be a smash hit in the Premiership, La Liga or Serie A....but the Hoops boss has made it his mission to keep the in-demand striker at Parkhead for a Champions League push.

Celtic 5-0 Hearts: Sensational Gary Hooper scores all five goals as SPL champions end season in style

Goal.com May 13, 2012

The newly-crowned champions finished their successful campaign on a high as their £2 million striker turned in an impressive performance for the Parkhead side...

Celtic 5-0 Hearts: Hooper, Hooper y más Gary Hooper

Not Celtic Class May 13, 2012

La mejor forma de acabar la temporada es demostrando una vez más que eres el campeón. Gary Hooper desarboló a la defensa del Hearts con una actuación increíble y anotó los cinco tantos de un equipo que rayó al mismo nivel que el delantero inglés p...

It’ll take City 100 years to catch us up

The Sun May 13, 2012

The startled Ulsterman said: “It was incredible. Those last couple of minutes took me back a few years to my season at Celtic, when we lost the league on goal difference. Really, it was unbelievable. “Alex will be bitterly disappointed. I shook his ..

Celtic pull plug on signing Jaroslaw Fojut after stopper suffers serious knee injury

Daily Record May 13, 2012

Celtic pull plug on signing Jaroslaw Fojut after stopper suffers serious knee injury

NEIL LENNON'S plans for next season have been dealt a huge blow as a deal to sign Polish defender Jaroslaw Fojut was cancelled due to injury.

Sergio turns attention to cup glory

Yahoo Sport UK May 13, 2012

Celtic's title celebrations left Hearts manager Paulo Sergio dreaming of such scenes for his side after the end of the William Hill Scottish Cup final against Edinburgh rivals Hibernian at Hampden next week.

Celtic v Hearts, Live updates

Celtic Quick News May 13, 2012

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Champions finally get their reward

Vital Football May 13, 2012

Champions Celtic complete their programme with a visit from Hearts on Sunday afternoon (kick-off 12.30pm).

Celebrations for Celtic

ScotPrem.com May 13, 2012

Celtic were presented with the Clydesdale Bank Premier League trophy after thrashing Hearts 5-0 on Sunday afternoon in their final game of the season as the Hoops finished 20 points...

Five-star Hooper delights Lennon

Vital Football May 13, 2012

Neil Lennon was unsurprisingly praising the efforts of Gary Hooper after the striker helped himself to all five goals in Celtic's thrashing of Hearts.

Neil Lennon says he’ll do his best to keep Gary Hooper at Celtic

STV Sport May 13, 2012

The Hoops boss believes his top scorer could play in any league in the world.

Lennon Hails Five-Star Hooper

Sporting Life May 13, 2012

Post-match reaction to Celtic's 5-0 victory over Hearts.

Celtic striker Gary Hooper urges on-loan No.1 Fraser Forster to commit to Hoops and savour Champions League

Daily Record May 13, 2012

Celtic striker Gary Hooper urges on-loan No.1 Fraser Forster to commit to Hoops and savour Champions League

GARY HOOPER has urged Fraser Forster to join him by ignoring the lure of the Premiership to help Celtic's crack at the Champions League next season.

Five-star performance from Gary Hooper as Celtic hold title party

STV Sport May 13, 2012

Celtic cruise past Hearts at Parkhead on the final day of the SPL season.

Hooper is SPL's top scorer

Transfermarkt.co.uk May 13, 2012

Hooper is SPLs top scorer

Celtic striker Gary Hooper has finished the season as the SPL's top scorer. The 24-year-old Englishman scored 24 league goals this season for Neil Lennon's side, five more than Irisman Jon Daly (Dundee United).

Celtic end season in style

RTÉ Sport May 13, 2012

Gary Hooper helped himself to five goals as he and Clydesdale Bank Premier League champions Celtic ended their season in style with a 5-0 thrashing of Hearts at Parkhead.

Lennon hails Celtic hero Hooper

BBC May 13, 2012

Manager Neil Lennon heaps praise on striker Gary Hooper as Celtic get their hands on the Scottish Premier League trophy.

Celtic Crowned Champions In Style

ETims May 13, 2012

A five star, five goal Gary Hooper haul was the icing on the cake today as Celtic duly thumped Hearts 5-0. A wonderful occasion beautifully finished with this great photo....

Five-star Hooper fires Hoops to rout

Daily Express May 13, 2012

Gary Hooper helped himself to five goals as he and Clydesdale Bank Premier League champions Celtic ended their season in style with a 5-0 thrashing of Hearts at Parkhead.

Scottish Premier League champions group results

Yahoo Sport UK May 13, 2012

Scottish Premier League champions group results

Results and standings from the Scottish Premier League champions group on Sunday Celtic 5 Hearts 0 Motherwell 0 Dundee United 2 St.

Celtic 5 Hearts 0

Sporting Life May 13, 2012

Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League at Parkhead.

Hooper gets all five for Hoops

Sky Sports May 13, 2012

Gary Hooper helped himself to five goals as he and SPL champions Celtic ended their season in style with a 5-0 thrashing of Hearts at Parkhead.

SPL: Celtic 5 Hearts 0

Daily Record May 13, 2012

CELTIC kicked off their SPL title celebrations in style as they cruised to victory over Hearts thanks to five goals from Gary Hooper.

Injury scuppers move for Fojut

Herald Scotland May 13, 2012

CELTIC have had to abandon plans to bring in Pavel Fojut because of the knee injury suffered by the Polish defender. Parkhead manager Neil Lennon confirmed yesterday that the deal for the Slask Wroclaw player is now off and he is looking for new options a...

Celtic v Hearts - 13 May

Yahoo Sport UK May 13, 2012

Five-star show from Hooper...

Rangers sale confirmed

The Sun May 13, 2012

The deal with Green was announced by Duff and Phelps on the last day of a Scottish Premier League season which has seen Rangers surrender their title to bitter rivals Celtic. David Whitehouse, joint administrator from Duff and Phelps, said: “Mr Green ha...

Celtic v Hearts squad news: Thomas Rogne to miss out for the Hoops

STV Sport May 13, 2012

Read a full preview of the SPL clash between Celtic and Hearts.

Lennon hails five-star Hooper

Yahoo Sport UK May 13, 2012

Neil Lennon believes five-goal Gary Hooper is good enough to play in any league in Europe but hopes to keep him at Celtic next season.

Hooper hits five as Celtic sign off in style

ScotPrem.com May 13, 2012

Celtic striker Gary Hooper became only the third player in SPL history to score five goals in a game as the champions ended their season in style with a 5-0 victory over Hearts on Sunday...

Five-star Hooper fires Hoops to rout

Yahoo Sport UK May 13, 2012

Gary Hooper helped himself to five goals as he and Clydesdale Bank Premier League champions Celtic ended their season in style with a 5-0 thrashing of Hearts at Parkhead.

La SPL ya tiene dueño…

Not Celtic Class May 13, 2012

La SPL ya tiene dueño…

…y ese es el Celtic! Después de proclamarse campeón de liga hace unas semanas ante el Kilmarnock, llegó la hora de alzar el trofeo que acredita al Celtic como campeón de la SPL 2011/12. El primero en tomarlo, el capitán Scott Brown. Después llegar...

Pressley’s penalty cause

Scotsman May 13, 2012

WHEN Hearts won the cup in 1956 and in 1998, they had been underdogs. In 2006, against Gretna, they could not have been firmer favourites, writes Moira Gordon. It was a Hearts side that had been tipped to challenge for the title and had actually been lead...

Celtic star Gary Hooper: I want to break more records after five-goal show against Hearts

Daily Record May 13, 2012

GARY HOOPER left the field at Celtic Park yesterday afternoon with more decorations than a five-star general.