EMOTIONALLY CELTIC

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After an anonymous tip-off police attended a home in Cholmley Street that belonged to Matthew McGlone on September 11 last year, arresting the 41-year-old as soon as they entered the hallway. His love for the club can never be questioned, and his part in the downfall of the old Biscuit Tin board can never be understated. This stone is very well-deserved and even if I take myself out of the equation I can see how much the other guys put into it. They were all very determined because they all loved Celtic." There were some errors made and the group was not immune to criticism. At one of the larger meetings, Matt McGlone phoned up Michael Kelly (then a member of the Celtic board) at his home to get him to answer to the audience. It was an attention grabbing stunt but even some Celts For Change supporters claimed it was intrusive and unnecessary. Regardless of the group’s aims, Michael Kelly should not have been accosted as he was when he is at home (likely with family), it was underhand and reflected poorly on the group. If a media person had done this to one of our players we'd have been incensed about the intrusion. A drug addict dad has been told “nobody wants a druggie for a father” after he was caught selling Class A substances to pay off his drug debt.

A sheriff granted the motion for ”absolvitor”, this means the outcome of the court is in favour of Celtic. Matt McGlone (editor of the belligerent " Once a Tim" fanzine and latterly the Alternative View magazine)

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The club had been allowed to flounder for too long by the self-styled club grandees, and any dissent seemed to be limited to chanting at the matches, pub arguments and fanzine articles. Individual boycotts of the matches saw attendance figures hit lows but there was no organised movement or direction.

The court heard McGlone would suffer further bereavement in the years to follow where he felt he was “losing everybody in his life”. Later he became involved and helped to form the 'Celts For Change' group, and in effect became the public face of the group for public sound-bites on the news etc.

It meant everything at the time," he said. "Celtic, and my son, meant the world to me so to be involved was a privilege. We wanted to lend a hand to try and bring something new to Celtic. He was there at the meetings and took pride of place amongst the victors when the board was ousted, but even before then his story saw him involved in some interesting episodes: Amongst the doom and gloom of the barren years (1989-1995), the mood of the Celtic support had sunk so low that apathy had become deeply embedded, such that attempting to generate any energy or enthusiasm was likely to fail. Launched in March 2002 'The Alternative View' was Matt McGlone's (Ex- Once A Tim editor and member of Celts For Change) first project since his departure from the staff of the Celtic View.

Mr McGlone suffered from depression and anxiety. He was taken medication but sadly self-medicated with Class A drugs.” Read More Related Articles It´s great for the families to be here to see first-hand what their fathers, their brothers and sons have achieved for Celtic. McGlone, editor of fanzine The Alternative View and author of Emotionally Celtic, always maintained the reason for the legal battle is to ensure better safety measures at Celtic Park and it wasn't about money.Unsung Heroes A group of unsung heroes (and fans) who helped to save Celtic in the 90s beyond what could ever be asked of them...