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Scottish Sun
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
‘Very rare' Celtic match-worn shirt from Hoops icon's 1953 testimonial lost in the post as buyer hits out at Royal Mail
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FOOTBALL fans will pay crazy money to get their hands on prized memorabilia worn by their favourite heroes over the years. But one Celtic fan might be wishing tight now that they had gone back in time and stopped themselves from purchasing a match-worn shirt from 1953 after he revealed it got lost in transit. 3 The shirt was put up for sale by auction house Whyte's 3 A close look at the collar of the iconic jersey Paul McFall, who is a collector of Celtic and Scotland match-worn tops, has taken aim at Royal Mail and accused them of losing an iconic shirt which he ordered. The collector took to social media to express his outrage after waiting four weeks to hear a response from Royal Mail over the delivery after the item was shipped on April 10. Inside the package was a "very rare" match-worn top from Willie Maley's testimonial match against Bohemians 72 years ago. Posting on X, McFall wrote: "Well @RoyalMail have just informed me today that a parcel I have been waiting for 4 weeks to be delivered has been lost by them. "The contents, a very rare 1953 match-worn Celtic Shirt worn in the Willie Maley Testimonial match v Bohemians." McFall also shared a screenshot of the tracking history of the parcel, showing how it had been received at the Heathrow International hub on April 12, but that was the end of the chain. It's unknown which individual donned the jersey for the game but the real significance is the match itself. Maley remains one of the most significant people in Celtic's history having become the club's first ever and longest serving manager, holding the position for 43 years. He won 30 major trophies, including 16 league titles and 14 Scottish Cup. And Celtic faced the Irish side on August 8, 1953, to commemorate and honour the legend. Moment Celtic players and fans celebrate as Hoops clinch fourth successive title Maley, who was 85 at the time, kicked the game off and Celtic went on to win the match 10-1. Jock Stein was one of the Hoops players who starred in the clash. McFall spent €800 (£670) to purchase the shirt but a Royal Mail spokesperson said: 'We deliver more than a billion parcels every year, with the vast majority delivered successfully. "We encourage any customer who experiences a loss to contact us directly and we will investigate.' 3 Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
North Wales Chronicle
08-05-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Brendan Rodgers accepts there is ‘expectation' of Celtic winning trebles
The Northern Irishman began the Hoops' unprecedented period of domination with an invincible treble in 2017. He won the three major trophies in Scotland again the following year and, in his second spell at Parkhead, is odds-on to clinch yet another treble when Celtic face Aberdeen in the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup final on May 24. Up until Rodgers arrived in the east end of Glasgow in 2016, Celtic had won only three trebles since starting out in 1888. The former Liverpool and Leicester boss is now Celtic's third most successful manager after Willie Maley and Jock Stein, with this season's William Hill Premiership title his 11th trophy and the 13th league win in 14 seasons for the Hoops. Rodgers told CelticTV: 'When I came in 2016, the treble wasn't mentioned so much. It was just not the thing that happened. 'But now the players have had success from that moment, they feel good, and they know the expectations, they know the desires of the club and what it is we want to achieve. 'When I came in 2016, it had already been done three times in the history of the club and when you think from 1888 to that point, it's a remarkably long period of time with brilliant managers and brilliant players. 'But what we tried to do in 2016 was up the level of professionalism, up the mentality, so that everyone then had to come in tune with my vision and how we wanted to work. 'And once we achieved that in the 2017 final, it was a real good feeling with a group of players that they were inspired then to keep going. 'And from then the club has been able to roll it out and do it a few more times since. 'But it's definitely something that's an expectation, which is an incredible thing to say when you know what you have to go through in order to win the three competitions, it's not easy at all. 'People take it for granted now but there's so many things can go against you as a player and a manager. 'And for us to have done that over the course of nine seasons, it's a true reflection of the professionalism, the quality and you also need that bit of good fortune in the journey as well.' Celtic return to Parkhead as champions this weekend to take on a Hibernian side still chasing third place and Rodgers insists his players will train 'like animals' to keep the standards high. He said: 'It's important that the players and the staff and the people enjoy the success of which we've had to this point. 'But from today, it's 18 days left in the season for us to train like animals, every single day, to recover the very best way that we can in those days off, and then be in here to get ready, get prepared, take on the games. 'We have three games in a week before we lead into the Scottish Cup final. So for us and being a Celtic player, this is what it's about.'
Leader Live
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Leader Live
Brendan Rodgers accepts there is ‘expectation' of Celtic winning trebles
The Northern Irishman began the Hoops' unprecedented period of domination with an invincible treble in 2017. He won the three major trophies in Scotland again the following year and, in his second spell at Parkhead, is odds-on to clinch yet another treble when Celtic face Aberdeen in the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup final on May 24. Up until Rodgers arrived in the east end of Glasgow in 2016, Celtic had won only three trebles since starting out in 1888. The former Liverpool and Leicester boss is now Celtic's third most successful manager after Willie Maley and Jock Stein, with this season's William Hill Premiership title his 11th trophy and the 13th league win in 14 seasons for the Hoops. Rodgers told CelticTV: 'When I came in 2016, the treble wasn't mentioned so much. It was just not the thing that happened. 'But now the players have had success from that moment, they feel good, and they know the expectations, they know the desires of the club and what it is we want to achieve. 'When I came in 2016, it had already been done three times in the history of the club and when you think from 1888 to that point, it's a remarkably long period of time with brilliant managers and brilliant players. 'But what we tried to do in 2016 was up the level of professionalism, up the mentality, so that everyone then had to come in tune with my vision and how we wanted to work. 'And once we achieved that in the 2017 final, it was a real good feeling with a group of players that they were inspired then to keep going. 'And from then the club has been able to roll it out and do it a few more times since. 'But it's definitely something that's an expectation, which is an incredible thing to say when you know what you have to go through in order to win the three competitions, it's not easy at all. 'People take it for granted now but there's so many things can go against you as a player and a manager. 'And for us to have done that over the course of nine seasons, it's a true reflection of the professionalism, the quality and you also need that bit of good fortune in the journey as well.' Celtic return to Parkhead as champions this weekend to take on a Hibernian side still chasing third place and Rodgers insists his players will train 'like animals' to keep the standards high. He said: 'It's important that the players and the staff and the people enjoy the success of which we've had to this point. 'But from today, it's 18 days left in the season for us to train like animals, every single day, to recover the very best way that we can in those days off, and then be in here to get ready, get prepared, take on the games. 'We have three games in a week before we lead into the Scottish Cup final. So for us and being a Celtic player, this is what it's about.'
Rhyl Journal
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Brendan Rodgers accepts there is ‘expectation' of Celtic winning trebles
The Northern Irishman began the Hoops' unprecedented period of domination with an invincible treble in 2017. He won the three major trophies in Scotland again the following year and, in his second spell at Parkhead, is odds-on to clinch yet another treble when Celtic face Aberdeen in the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup final on May 24. Up until Rodgers arrived in the east end of Glasgow in 2016, Celtic had won only three trebles since starting out in 1888. The former Liverpool and Leicester boss is now Celtic's third most successful manager after Willie Maley and Jock Stein, with this season's William Hill Premiership title his 11th trophy and the 13th league win in 14 seasons for the Hoops. Rodgers told CelticTV: 'When I came in 2016, the treble wasn't mentioned so much. It was just not the thing that happened. 'But now the players have had success from that moment, they feel good, and they know the expectations, they know the desires of the club and what it is we want to achieve. 'When I came in 2016, it had already been done three times in the history of the club and when you think from 1888 to that point, it's a remarkably long period of time with brilliant managers and brilliant players. 'But what we tried to do in 2016 was up the level of professionalism, up the mentality, so that everyone then had to come in tune with my vision and how we wanted to work. 'And once we achieved that in the 2017 final, it was a real good feeling with a group of players that they were inspired then to keep going. 'And from then the club has been able to roll it out and do it a few more times since. 'But it's definitely something that's an expectation, which is an incredible thing to say when you know what you have to go through in order to win the three competitions, it's not easy at all. 'People take it for granted now but there's so many things can go against you as a player and a manager. 'And for us to have done that over the course of nine seasons, it's a true reflection of the professionalism, the quality and you also need that bit of good fortune in the journey as well.' Celtic return to Parkhead as champions this weekend to take on a Hibernian side still chasing third place and Rodgers insists his players will train 'like animals' to keep the standards high. He said: 'It's important that the players and the staff and the people enjoy the success of which we've had to this point. 'But from today, it's 18 days left in the season for us to train like animals, every single day, to recover the very best way that we can in those days off, and then be in here to get ready, get prepared, take on the games. 'We have three games in a week before we lead into the Scottish Cup final. So for us and being a Celtic player, this is what it's about.'
South Wales Argus
08-05-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
Brendan Rodgers accepts there is ‘expectation' of Celtic winning trebles
The Northern Irishman began the Hoops' unprecedented period of domination with an invincible treble in 2017. He won the three major trophies in Scotland again the following year and, in his second spell at Parkhead, is odds-on to clinch yet another treble when Celtic face Aberdeen in the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup final on May 24. Up until Rodgers arrived in the east end of Glasgow in 2016, Celtic had won only three trebles since starting out in 1888. The former Liverpool and Leicester boss is now Celtic's third most successful manager after Willie Maley and Jock Stein, with this season's William Hill Premiership title his 11th trophy and the 13th league win in 14 seasons for the Hoops. Rodgers told CelticTV: 'When I came in 2016, the treble wasn't mentioned so much. It was just not the thing that happened. 'But now the players have had success from that moment, they feel good, and they know the expectations, they know the desires of the club and what it is we want to achieve. 'When I came in 2016, it had already been done three times in the history of the club and when you think from 1888 to that point, it's a remarkably long period of time with brilliant managers and brilliant players. 'But what we tried to do in 2016 was up the level of professionalism, up the mentality, so that everyone then had to come in tune with my vision and how we wanted to work. 'And once we achieved that in the 2017 final, it was a real good feeling with a group of players that they were inspired then to keep going. 'And from then the club has been able to roll it out and do it a few more times since. 'But it's definitely something that's an expectation, which is an incredible thing to say when you know what you have to go through in order to win the three competitions, it's not easy at all. 'People take it for granted now but there's so many things can go against you as a player and a manager. 'And for us to have done that over the course of nine seasons, it's a true reflection of the professionalism, the quality and you also need that bit of good fortune in the journey as well.' Celtic return to Parkhead as champions this weekend to take on a Hibernian side still chasing third place and Rodgers insists his players will train 'like animals' to keep the standards high. He said: 'It's important that the players and the staff and the people enjoy the success of which we've had to this point. 'But from today, it's 18 days left in the season for us to train like animals, every single day, to recover the very best way that we can in those days off, and then be in here to get ready, get prepared, take on the games. 'We have three games in a week before we lead into the Scottish Cup final. So for us and being a Celtic player, this is what it's about.'
