Happy 30th birthday to the Huddle
https://www.celticfc.com/news/2025/july/23/happy-30th-birthday-to-the-huddle/ By Paul Cuddihy, Celtic View Editor 23 Jul 2025, 10:05 am A piece of Celtic history and tradition is celebrating its 30th anniversary today… because on July 23, 1995 the first ever Celtic Huddle took place. It was a pre-season friendly against German side, Kickers Emden, though the match took place at VfB Jheringsfehn’s ground because of renovation work at Emden’s stadium. Celtic lost the game 2-0 although , like the majority of pre-season matches, the result and most memories of it have been lost in the annals of time. However, the pre-match Huddle which the Celtic players took part in would become a distinctive part of Celtic’s pre-game ritual and an often galvanising sight for supporters to witness before a crucial game. The 11 men who took part in that first Huddle were: Pat Bonner, Lee Martin, Tosh McKinlay, Malky Mackay, Tony Mowbray , Peter Grant, Brian McLaughlin, Rudi Vata, Pierre van Hooijdonk , A...