Celtic have posted a profit before taxation of £17.94m (€26.7m) for the final half of 2006.

Celtic coach Tommy Burns believes manager Gordon Strachan is still struggling to win over the Parkhead fans because of the success he enjoyed against the Hoops when he was an Aberdeen player.

CELTIC chief executive Peter Lawwell insists comparing the current Hoops team with great sides of the past is futile.

Celtic chairman Brian Quinn believes the trauma of Bratislava has inspired Gordon Strachan and his team to Champions League success so far this season.

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SEVILLA open the defence of their UEFA Cup crown with a trip to Athens tonight and a meeting with Atromitos.

DERRY CITY are mulling over a difficult decision after landing a plum UEFA Cup first-round clash against French cup holders Paris St Germain in yesterday’s draw in Monaco.

West Ham face a trip to Sicily with a two-legged tie against Palermo in the UEFA Cup first round.

Celtic PLC have posted encouraging results for the financial year despite a decrease in turnover.

Derry City will face Scottish First Division outfit Gretna in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup while Drogheda United must face Start of Norway.

Steve Chalmers believes Roy Keane will quit Celtic this summer if he thinks he is letting people down.

Steve Chalmers believes Celtic can follow Rangers into the latter stages of the Champions League next season after Barcelona handed them the keys to the group stages.

Charlie Nicholas believes Celtic manager Gordon Strachan might still need five new summer signings to get through the Champions League stages with Roy Keane a thing of the past.

CELTIC manager Gordon Strachan has urged Neil Lennon to drop his ongoing row with Hearts midfielder Rudi Skacel.

Aiden McGeady believes the hunger to prove their critics wrong drove Celtic to the Bank of Scotland Premier League title.

Celtic goalkeeper David Marshall has moved to clarify his future following reports that he is set to quit Parkhead.

Former Celtic striker Frank McGarvey claims nobody could have done any better than Scottish Football Writers’ manager of the year Gordon Strachan this season.

GORDON STRACHAN has warned there is still much work to be done for Celtic to become a "great footballing side".

Celtic will be rooting for Barcelona or AC Milan to win the Champions League, as the two European giants could hold the key to whether they go straight into the group stages.

Bryan Robson has praised the impact made by midfielder Jan Kozak since joining West Brom on loan from Artmedia Bratislava during the January transfer window.

An unlikely double from former Manchester City defender Daniel van Buyten was enough to take Hamburg past FC Thun and into the last 16 of the UEFA Cup.

RANGERS manager Alex McLeish has told his players they are on the verge of one of the biggest games in their career - and has urged them to relish every moment.

Celtic goalkeeper David Marshall is looking for a loan deal in the summer after failing to break past Artur Boruc in the Hoops first team.

Bolton will have to endure a nervy trip to Marseille next week following a goalless and bad tempered first-leg draw at the Reebok in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup.

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West Brom manager Bryan Robson will resist the temptation to give a debut to new signing Jan Kozak in the Barclays Premiership clash with Charlton at The Valley.

West Brom are stepping up their efforts to sign Southampton midfielder Nigel Quashie in a £1m (€1.5m) plus deal.

MANCHESTER CITY boss Stuart Pearce is looking at four potential signings to bring to Eastlands before the transfer window closes.

West Brom have completed the signing of Slovakian midfielder Jan Kozak on loan for the remainder of the season.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan will not be handing Hungarian trialist Peter Halmosi a full-time contract.

Stanislav Varga’s agent has confirmed the Slovakian defender will be leaving Celtic in the summer – but has ruled out the player following Chris Sutton to Birmingham.

Bryan Robson has told the West Brom supporters who booed midfielder Darren Carter during Saturday’s shock defeat by Sunderland “to take a look at themselves”.

West Brom are closing in on the signature of Slovakian midfielder Jan Kozak, who is expected to join the club on loan for the remainder of the season.

West Brom are closing in on the signature of Slovakian midfielder Jan Kozak, who is expected to join the club on loan for the remainder of the season.

Slovakian midfielder Jan Kozak is on the verge of joining West Brom on loan from Artmedia Bratislava for the remainder of the season.

West Brom manager Bryan Robson is to step up his efforts to sign Slovakian international Jan Kozak on loan for the remainder of the season.

West Brom are now attempting to sign Ugo Ehiogu on loan for the remainder of the season after it emerged the Middlesbrough defender still has 18 months of his contract remaining.

WHAT a week that was! Seven days ago it was all quiet on the western front. Or, at least, quietish.

Federico Nieto has left Rangers after failing to win a permanent deal with the Scottish champions.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has reflected on a “smashing year” but concedes he can still live without football if he needs to.

MIDDLESBROUGH meet Stuttgart in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup.

Rangers manager Alex McLeish is to stay on at the Ibrox club.

BRAZILIAN Kaka scored twice as AC Milan beat Schalke 3-2 last night to take their place in the last 16 of the Champions League at the expense of the German team.

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