Celtic Fc Football Quotes

“It took me 35 years of being involved at a decent level of football to become manager at a great club like Celtic.”

— Gordon Strachan

“I am passionate about football. My support for Celtic FC has got me through some hard times in my life. I still play regularly, too.”

— Rod Stewart

“This Celtic football club is much more than a football club to a lot of people its a way of life-”

— Robert Kelly

“Over the four years we have made massive progress: winning the League Championship (97/98); building the largest club stadium in the UK (60,000 seats); having the largest support (52,000 season book holders) of any club in Britain. This has been achieved by everyone who cares about Celtic working together towards a shared vision of football success and pride in a club which is part of our culture, open to all and a responsible member of the community working to help others where it can.”

— Fergus McCann

“That charity fund, inside and outside Scotland is a very important identity of Celtic Football Club.”

— Fergus McCann

“It's not just a football club. Celtic means so much to so many people.”

— Fergus McCann

“Once Celtic got their equaliser, they played a sort of anti-football.”

— Frank Rijkaard

“I can never hope to find words to express my feelings at becoming a member of the Celtic Football Club.”

— Sean Fallon

“The reality, ... is that I need to win games of football. That's where the pressure and the sleepless nights come from. There's a fantasy pressure with this job but none of that matters. I need to make this team into a good unit, need to take it forward, give it a change of pace, need to get it younger and to use the experience of the lads we've got here. I need Lennon and Sutton and people like that to go and show how you handle being a Celtic player.”

— Gordon Strachan

“As a player I won things, had a special 10 years under Martin O'Neill [at Leicester and Celtic] and played in some great teams, beating Manchester United and getting to the last 16 of the Champions League. As a manager, I don't know if I will top this; I hope I do, because I am still young and am still learning. But this is up there with anything I have achieved, not just in my football career but in my life.”

— Neil Lennon

“Celtic, like Barcelona, are more than a football club. Our clubs are a symbol of a culture and community that has not always been made welcome in their respective countries.”

— Xavi