Welcome Back

After a good while away - and the odd compilation video or five - Celtic Clips is hopefully back. Lookout for some blasts from the past. I'll update new additions as I go. Here's some clips to get back into the swing of things.

Hibs 0 Celtic 2 - 25th September 1999
Celtic 7 Aberdeen 0 - 16th October 1999
St Johnstone 1 Celtic 2 - 24th October 1999
Celtic 5 Kilmarnock 1 - 30th October 1999
Celtic 4 Hibs 0 - 4th December 1999
Aberdeen 0 Celtic 6 - 11th December 1999
Celtic 4 Dundee Utd 1 - 18th December 1999
Dundee 0 Celtic 3 - 12th February 2000


I've also added a compilations page, with 6 of my compilation videos linked from it.

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Compilations Index

A list of compilation videos

Celtic

Hartson

Sutton

Jorge Cadete - Goal Machine

Hunskelpin'

Dundee 0 Celtic 3 - 12th February 2000

Celtic took to the field at Dens Park at the end of a calamitous week which had brought about the sacking of manager John Barnes. With Kenny Dalglish in temporary charge all eyes were on how the players would respond to the embarrassment of their cup defeat to Inverness - and to their half time shenanigans in that game.

It would be a hard fought victory in the snow at Dens, with all three goals coming in the final quarter of the match. Johann Mjallby opened the scoring, heading home from close range from a Moravcik cross. Two minutes later and it was 2-0 - Mark Viduka creating the space for himself to fire in from the edge of the box. And the victory was wrapped up with some fine opportune play from Colin Healy, placing the ball high over a stranded Rab Douglas from 25 yards for his first Celtic goal.


Highlights (~9mins)



Just The Goals (2m30s)

Celtic 4 Dundee Utd 1 - 18th December 1999

Celtic went in against Dundee Utd on the back of some good scoring form, having found the net 10 times in their previous two outings. And with a game against Rangers just nine days away, a win was vital in order to keep in touch at the top of the table.

However, things didn't go quite to plan in the 1st half - Joaquim Ferraz giving United a 26th minute lead, and Mark Viduka missing a penalty to round off a poor overall performance.

But Celtic came out with all guns blazing in the 2nd half. It took just two minutes for John Barnes' men to find the equalizer - Regi Blinker latching on to a Lubo Moravcik through ball and dinking the ball past Combe in the United goal. Three minutes later Celtic were in front, Viduka heading in from close range after good work from McNamara down the right.

And Viduka turned provide for the third, setting up Moravcik to volley in at the near post. The scoring was wrapped up by Mark Burchill's customary late goal, the youngster turning in the rebound from his own shot, having been put through on goal by Eyal Berkovic.


Highlights (~12mins)

Aberdeen 0 Celtic 6 - 11th December 1999

The previous weeks 4-0 thumping of Hibs seemed to restore some confidence in a Celtic side which, since the injury to Henrik Larsson, had been struggling for form. Or perhaps the opponents had something to do with that - Celtic had scored 12 times in the two games against Aberdeen already that season.

Whatever the reason, Celtic turned in another goalfest of a performance. Paul Lambert started the rout, a wonderful strike into the top corner, finishing off a nice little 1-2 with Viduka. Stephane Mahe added a second only minutes later- right footed, no less - to give Celtic a 2-0 half time lead.

The third came courtesy of Lubo Moravcik midway through the second half - the Slovak picking the ball up wide and drifting past a couple of defenders before firing past Leighton from the edge of the box. And the Aberdeen keeper's day got worse, when he completely misjudged a harmless ball through the Aberdeen defence, leaving Mark Viduka with a tap in for Celtic's 4th.

Regi Blinker grabbed the fifth with just 10 minutes remaining, a fine finish to an absolutely outrageous cross from Morten Wieghorst. And with only minutes remaining, Ian Wright finished things off with his third and final goal for the club.


Highlights (~10mins)



Just The Goals (~5mins)

Celtic 4 Hibs 0 - 4th December 1999

John Barnes' Celtic went in to this match against Hibs trailing Rangers by four points, having played a game more. With Rangers trip to St Johnstone postponed this was a chance to close the gap at the top of the table and get points in the bag.

However, having lost 3 of 6 league games since Henrik Larsson's leg break in Lyon, and having scraped through a midweek League Cup game against Dundee thanks to a 90th minute Morten Wieghorst winner, Celtic's form was patchy at best.

But this would turn out to be a comfortable victory, inspired by the skills of Lubo Moravcik. Mark Viduka opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 18th minute - a dubious award, it has to be said. Moravcik then added the second with a sublime turn and shot from the edge of the box. It may take a deflection on the way in, but it takes nothing away from the little Slovak's brilliance.

Moravcik adds a third, with a header which gives Paul Elliot's League Cup Final goal a run for it's money in the "how low can you head the ball" stakes. And Morten Wieghorst rounds things off near the end, pouncing on a mistake in the Hibs defence and sending a delicate chip over the keeper.

Highlights (~10m)



Just the goals (3m34s)

Celtic 5 Kilmarnock 1 - 30th October 1999

Nine days after losing Henrik Larsson to a season ending injury Celtic took to the field against Kilmarnock sporting the Swede's replacement, Ian Wright.

The Arsenal legend, just a month shy of his 36th birthday, had arrived at Celtic Park three days earlier on a free transfer from West Ham - on a day Celtic would lose at home to Motherwell and miss out on the chance to move to the top of the league.

Wright's signing would fail to make any real impact on the season as a whole. But for one day at least there was a genuine air of excitement inside Celtic Park and a temporary lifting of the gloom which had fallen over the club after Larsson's injury.

Wright would score on what would be an eventful debut for the veteran striker, adding Celtic's fourth to Mark Vidukas hattrick. Craig Burley would supply the fifth goal of an emphatic second half performance.


Just the goals (~4mins)




Highlights(~10mins)

St Johnstone 1 Celtic 2 - 24th October 1999

Three days after losing Henrik Larsson to a horrific leg break in a UEFA cup match at Lyon John Barnes' Celtic side returned to SPL action, taking on St Johnstone in Perth.

With Rangers not in action the Hoops had a chance to close the gap at the top of the table to just 1 point. And despite struggling without their talismanic Swede they would do just that. It was, however, anything but a convincing win.

Slackness at the back gave St Johnstone a 1st half lead from their first serious attack of the game - Nathan Lowndes the scorer. Mark Burchill levelled the scores early in the 2nd half. And It would take a controversial injury time goal from the head of Morten Wieghorst for the win to be secured. Judge for yourself whether his header crossed the line.


Highlights (~6mins)

Hibs 0 Celtic 2 - 25th September 1999

Celtic travelled to Easter Road to face a struggling Hibs side who had won just one of their first seven league games of the season. Despite trailing Dick Advocaat's Rangers by 3 points John Barnes' side were in decent form, having kept a clean sheet in seven of their nine games before the trip to Edinburgh.

That record would become eight in ten, as a Mark Viduka double gave Celtic the victory. However, it would be a hard fought match with Hibs proving stubborn opponents. The match would swing on the sending off of Hibs Frank Sauzee in the lead up to Celtic breaking the deadlock. Hibs would be reduced to just 9 men before the end.

The footage shows only the 2nd half action.

Just the goals (<2mins)>




Highlights (7mins)

Celtic 7 Aberdeen 0 - 16th October 1999

Going into this home match against Aberdeen John Barnes' Celtic were in fine form, having won 11 of 12 games in all competitions to start the season - a 2-1 league defeat at Tannadice in August the only blip. Unfortunately for Barnes Dick Advocaat's side across the city were going even better, maintaining a 100% record in their opening 8 SPL fixtures.

Six points adrift of Rangers, and up against a team rooted to the bottom of the table and who had been thrashed 5-0 on the opening day of the season, a win was not only required but expected.

The Celtic fans were not to be dissappointed. A 7-0 rout, on the back of an Eyal Berkovic opener and hattricks for both Henrik Larsson and Mark Viduka, kept the Hoops in touch at the top of the table.

But this was the calm before the storm. Within a week Henrik Larsson would suffer a leg break which would rule him out for the rest of the season. Within two weeks Barnes' side would lose at home to Motherwell to fall further behind Rangers. And within three weeks the first Old Firm game of the season would be lost at Ibrox. This was, unfortunately, as good as it got in season 1999-2000.

Just The Goals (6mins)

Highlights (11mins)

Season 1999-2000 Index

Clips from Season 1999-2000. A season which saw the dream team of Barnes-Dalglish turn nightmarish, Henrik Larsson break his leg, a shocking loss to Inverness Caley Thistle and a CIS Cup win to paper over the chasm like cracks.

Clips

25/09/99 SPL Hibs 0 Celtic 2
16/10/99 SPL Celtic 7 Aberdeen 0
24/10/99 SPL St Johnstone 1 Celtic 2
30/10/99 SPL Celtic 5 Kilmarnock 1
04/12/99 SPL Celtic 4 Hibs 0
11/12/99 SPL Aberdeen 0 Celtic 6
18/12/99 SPL Celtic 4 Dundee Utd 1
12/02/00 SPL Dundee 0 Celtic 3
01/03/99 SPL Celtic 6 Dundee 2

Celtic

Celtic. That is all.

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Celtic from celtic_clips on Vimeo.

Hartson

It could have been so, so different. When John Hartson 'failed a medical' at Ibrox in August 2000, Celtic got lucky. 12 months later, Martin O'Neill 'gambled' £6M on a set of knees that supposedly wouldn't look out of place on a geriatric elephant. Looking back on his time at Celtic Park, I think it's fair to say we got our moneys worth.

According to Soccerbase, John Hartson scored 109 goals in 201 appearances for Celtic. But Big Bad John was about more than goals. Often simply regarded as a huge battering ram of a player he also had a surprising deftness about his play, as witnessed by some truly great goals scored while playing in the Hoops. He was also a team player, forming impressive understandings with the Suttons and Larssons of this world - never afraid of putting his head where it might get hurt.

His form may have gone downhill over the course of his final full season in the East End of Glasgow, but that shouldn't detract from the overall contribution to the cause.

There's no doubt that we've been a poorer team without John Hartson. Here's a wee reminder why.

Click on the link below this video to see it in a larger format, or to download the file.

Hartson from celtic clips on Vimeo.

Jorge Cadete - Goal Machine

Re-uploaded on the back of the "How Good Was....Jorge Cadete" thread on Kerrydale Street, here's a stack of Jorge Cadete goals. This was my first attempt at a Celtic video (it shows!), and the quality isn't great at all. But you get the general idea.

All Hail Jorge Cadete. The most natural penalty box predator I've seen in the Hoops (give or take a Swede) and as mad as a brush to go with it.

Hunskelpin'

Lots of goals against the Orcs. No further explanation needed. If you want to watch the vid in a wider format follow the 'hunskelpin' link below the clip.

Enjoy!

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HunSkelpin' from celtic_clips on Vimeo.

Sutton

So. Chris Sutton. Stalwart of the Martin O'Neil era, perfect foil for Henrik Larsson, and all round hunskelper par excellence. As with nearly all of the MON era Celtic players Sutton's contribution to the Celtic cause is probably slightly under appreciated - lost in the glare and euphoria over the achievements of a certain Swedish superstar. But his contribution was no less important than that of Mr Larsson.

According to Soccerbase, in his 5 seasons at Celtic Park Sutton scored 86 goals in 199 appearances, including 63 league goals in 127 starts. That's a respectable tally by any standard. But he brought so much more to the team than goals. An incredibly versatile player, Sutton could do it all - and did. From marshalling the back line from the centre of defence to leading the line up front, Chris Sutton did a job for Celtic all over the park. And in a team full of captains, he stood as tall as any.

He provided us with some magical moments too. Who could forget that header in Amsterdam, or his volley against Juve at Celtic Park? Or the last minute winner against Rangers to complete the whitewash - a goal which sums up pretty neatly his time at Celtic park; Strong and skillful, mobile, excellent linkup play and a just a hint of contempt for those in blue. But perhaps the best compliment I can pay Chris Sutton is that without him alongside, Henrik Larsson would not have been the same player.

Enjoy...


Sutton from celtic clips on Vimeo.

Not dead. Just sleeping.

Those of you paying attention may have noticed that the clips have all stopped working. Unfortunately Stage6, the video hosting website that I was using, has closed it's doors and is about as dead as Gary Caldwell's chances of making player of the year. This really is quite sad news, because Stage6 provided a quality of streaming video that was far and away superior to the other websites out there.

Thanks to everyone who gave positive feedback - particularly the folks at Follow Follow who seem obsessed with Alan Stubbs last minute equaliser in the Jansen season. As for Celtic Clips, well the future is about as murky as an Alan Hutton transfer to Spurs. I might get around to finding a new host for the clips (If anyone can recommend a website that provides the quality of Stage6, get in touch!), but then again I might not. And no. I won't use YouTube. If you're still truly desperate to see a clip I had on the site, then get in touch and I'll see what I can do. I can usually be found pottering about Kerrydale Street (link on the right).

Hope there was some good memories in there while it lasted.

Moravcik67

[EDIT : And they've gone again. Vimeo seem rather trigger happy in removing clips. The Larsson7 video is back, but that's all for now]

How To Win A Treble - Season 2000/01

It's easy to forget just how bad a decade Celtic endured during the 90's. One solitary league title, one solitary Scottish Cup and a couple of League Cups were all we had to show for ten seasons of abject misery.

It's also easy to forget the remarkable transformation the club went through in the space of one short season, in 2000/01, under the guidance of Martin O'Neil. So for those of you too young to remember, or those of you who were too drunk at the time to remember, here's where it all began. This is how we exorcised the horrors of the 90's and laid the foundation for us becoming the dominant force in Scottish Football for the best part of the last 7 years. Over 22 minutes of goals from season 2000/01. 138 goals in total, accounting for every goal we scored in competitive competition.

There are two versions. One small (320x240, 200Mb), the other Large (640x480, 600Mb). If you want to download, follow the links beside each clip.

Here's the small version (200Mb)

For those brave enough to try, here's a larger version (600Mb)
Enjoy!

Celtic 2 Rangers 0 - 2nd January 1998

After back to back wins at Celtic Park against the two Edinburgh sides Celtic travelled to Perth to face St Johnstone - and were brought crashing back down to earth in a post-christmas 1-0 defeat. With Rangers and Hearts both winning their own festive encounters, Celtic again slipped back down to third in the table, now 4 and 2 points behind Rangers and Hearts respectively.

But the new year would bring a swift change in fortune. The Edinburgh Derby on the first day of 1998 would see bottom of the table Hibs fight out a 2-2 draw at Tynecastle. The following day, Rangers arrived at Celtic Park eager to open up a 5 point lead for themselves at the top of the table. They were to leave dissappointed.

Celtic were fired up. Defeat was unthinkable. The game began cagily, with neither team on top. But by the time Half time came, still goalless, Celtic had the upper hand. Jansen's side would increasingly dominate the second half, with only Goram in the Rangers goal keeping his side in the game. Yet it took until the 66th minute for the deadlock to be broken - a beautiful reverse pass from Jackie McNamara giving Craig Burley a clear sight at goal from the edge of the Rangers box. Burley rifled the ball into the corner of the net, and all hell broke loose inside the stadium.

It would take until the 85th minute for the points to be secured, but the wait was worth it. The Rangers defence struggled to clear an awkward looping ball into their box and the ball fell into the path of Paul Lambert, who fired an unstoppable shot into the top corner from 25 yards. Celtic Park went into full party mode.

The result left Wim Jansen's men just one point behind Rangers once again, and saw them leapfrog Hearts back into 2nd place, albeit on goal difference. The psychological impact of the victory, however, was just as important as the points. For the first time since the Centenary season Celtic had came out on top in the New Year Old Firm fixture. 7 defeats and 2 draws had been endured since a Frank McAvennie double had set us on our way to the title in 1988. The Celtic fans hoped that this victory would set us on our way the the title a decade later.

Celtic 5 Hibs 0 - 20th December 1997

Having secured a crucial 3 points against League leaders Hearts the previous week, Celtic went into this match against a struggling Hibs side full of confidence. And with title rivals Hearts and Rangers meeting at Tynecastle, the Celtic players knew that there was a chance they could end the day in top spot, if results went their way.

The Celtic players did their bit, thrashing Hibs 5-0. Craig Burley opened the scoring, with a rare Morten Wieghorst header doubling the lead before half time. Further goals were added by Jackie McNamara and Henrik Larsson, before Burley rounded off the scoring with a 25 yard screamer in the last minute.

However, Rangers would thrash Hearts 5-2 in Edinburgh and, in the process, take over the top spot in the league. Celtic also jumped above Hearts into second place, still just a point behind Rangers.