Billy McNeill and Davie Hay met the press at Celtic Park yesterday, along with Alex Gordon, who authored their time as managers of Celtic. It didn’t disappoint……
Billy was self-effacing as ever. For all purposes, today he is an ordinary Celtic fan, so much so you need to remind yourself that there is nothing in the club game he hasn’t done. Yesterday was about his days as Celtic manager but he made the point that Davie Hay was a profound influence on him as a team-mate.
The take-away thought I had on Davie Hay was about his range of knowledge and experience. He has done so much in the game which still pulses in his veins. Does Scotland still produce men of his calibre? If so, why are we not giving them a platform to flourish?
There is tons of great stuff in the book from both men:
“We were already a goal down nine minutes into the second-half when Johnny Doyle was ordered off. As he came off, I remember telling him he would be in serious trouble if we lost.
“I was furious, especially as we were in such a desperate situation at the time.
“Afterwards in the foyer, Jimmy Johnstone, Bobby Murdoch, Mike Jackson, Paul Wilson, Pat McCluskey, Benny Rooney and a whole host of former players were dancing around in amazement.
“Jinky was as happy as I’ve seen him. That win meant so much to anyone with an affiliation with Celtic.”
– Billy McNeill on winning the league against Rangers in 1979.
“I arranged for someone to cut out the stories and pin them to the walls of our dressing room at Love Street.
“I said nothing, but I could see the players reading the clippings. It was having the desired effect. It’s never clever to dismiss Celtic.
“It’s history now that we won 5-0 and Hearts lost 2-0.
“I think I still owe [Albert Kidd] a pint!”
-Davie Hay on winning the league at Love St in 1986.
The book’s great, reading the step-by-step accounts of what happened from the managers’ view, you’ll love it. I know I’m biased but it’s the best thing CQN has done, a wee bit of our history set down on record.
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Don’t take tickets for any game against them.No Celtic supporters at semi final,it will be worldwide news.I wouldn’t give them the price of a stinking pie.
TET –
Absolute rubbish. We get to laugh at them every day. If they are laughing today, they are laughing at Dundee United. The dispute did not involve Celtic.
Fanandpatriot –
Worldwide news? Nobody outside Scotland will give a toss about a Rangers v Celtic game with no Celtic fans.
Pure delusion.
In one of my several letters to the CEO of Celtic I stated the game here appears corrupt, he did not try to disuade me from this point of view, what I keep hearing now is the competition is needed, change competition to money and you can see what it is all about, it sickens me to the pit of my stomach.
Give it 5 minutes and the knives will be out for PL.
Nothing surer.
:-)
Looks like with fear and favour is the new without fear and favour..
Dinner and then Collum in action @ Rube v Atletico.
fanadpatriot
18:00 on 9 December, 2014
ABSOLUTELY ….!!!!
fanadpatriot,
I think it might be better to take up our allocation and simply turn up at Hampden and not go in. Questions would have to be asked, even by BBC England, regardless of whether the SMSM ignored the demonstration.
tom mclaughlin
18:05 on 9 December, 2014
Give it 5 minutes and the knives will be out for PL.
Nothing surer.
:-)Beat me to it.
No Tom they are laughing at everybody that refutes the same club myth.
Watch them get special dispensation to enter Europe if needed. Watch for league reconstruction pressure. It’s all coming.
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Weeminger –
Rangers in Europe?
I’ll be 100+ by then.
:-)
Anyway…who made the final of the Petrofac cup?
Har har.
Weeminger. The statement is playing to the bears there crowds have been going down and down so lets tell all our numpties we are the same team that should put a few thousand on the gates they will stop at nothing and are being aided and abetted by the lame brains who run the Scottish game. H.H.
Tom
You just can’t help it can you.
I have asked you numerous times to ignore my posts, you can’t, you are obsessed, you need to insult me, you are seriously twisted Tom.
Now, I ask you once more to ignore my posts.
Do the blog a favour, cos every time you post, I will call you out for the stalker you are.
Up to you Tom, or whoever you are today.
the exiled tim
17:41 on 9 December, 2014
Awe, diddums….!!!!
TET –
What did I say? Am I not allowed to answer you without being accused of stalking you?
My God do you fancy yourself or what?
Disgusting decision by the SFA, I feel this is pure robbery on behalf of The, The Rangers. All the clubs should break free from the National disorganisation and form a new regulatory body. I have no confidence in the SFA, ever to do the right thing in regards to improving our sport.
Hail Hail.
I feel physically sick. Corruption beyond belief. and Celtic do nothing. Why don’t they demand Campbell Ogilvie is sacked . hy don’t they demand that they state they are a new club. If SFA say they are then Celtic should take SA to court for allowing/helping them to break rules. If Ferrari found out Mclaren were helped by the ruling bodies that is what they would do.
What an absolute childish arsehole you are TET.
Charlie Telfer is awarded an unexpected SPFL Young Player of the Month on December 4th.
A week later the maximum award possible is given to The Rangers. It is quite pathetic and transparent.
Isn’t there a wee twist here in that they now couldn’t claim a lower points fine if they went into admin again, as it will be construed as admin 2? 34 points compared to 20 points or something? Maybe someone knows. Might be difference between them making the SPFL and staying put. Imagine.
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Only 54 Days to The Next *Old Firm Derby..
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they will make and win spl within 3 years…. why not.? they want them to win it.. they did it for years. In NL s first year a third of their goals were offside/penalties! go and check
not forgetting no suspensions for man handling refs.. kicking platyes/ jumping into crowds.
More personal insults Tom, you just can’t help it, you are twisted Tom
You need help
As for being an arsehole, it sure takes one to know one Tom, looking in the mirror are you Tom ?
From Twitter
Scottish taxpayer’s money spent on improving England football team.
Makes you glad we voted No doesn’t it http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11280155/George-Osborne-pledges-50m-to-make-England-football-team-best-in-the-world.html …
Much gloating on hunmedia on the zombie club statement. They see this as putting to bed any question of continuity.
Wun dum hun (strangely enought, he’s not even chinese) poses the question, will the cqn advert still appear in be Herald. He goes on to answer his own question “I doubt it”.
I see nothing in todays events that should alter the placing of the advert. Lies from ibrox are nothing new.
The best thing that could happen now is that the Companies and individuals who are owed money from the Old Rangers should get a copy of that statement and shut them down and demand they get what is owed to them. I doubt very much it will happen but surely the gangsters at Ibrokes have opened the door for them ? H.H.
What is it Sevco actually mean by ‘legally wrong’ (in respect of speculative comments outlining their year of existence) ?
Seeing a picture of big Ceasar there- magic.
Slightly tinged I must say by his stance during indyref- goes to show how people can be influenced by an MBE or whatever nonsense, and want to belong to that ‘club’
Love the big man, but that was shameful.
TET –
Look. All I did was respond to a comment you made. I did not insult you. I wasn’t offensive. You then went ballistic on me just for daring to disagree.
Feckin brain-dead imbecile.
The SFA SPFL AND SFL and the Humphy mob at Ibrokes can celebrate all they want, they died, it’s just a long long wake.
More personal insults Tom
Sad and twisted
Does anyone know were the Rangers registered as a new company with Companies house or has there been more smoke and mirrors even there ? H.H.
That Zombie statement has me shaking with rage.
On their uppers with not a bolt in the bank but the usual supremacist , we are the people type bollocks.
They have no shame.
None.
Truly disgusting.
Disband the corrupt SPFL
Disband the corrupt SFA
I’m outta here. I’ll leave the rest of you to it until the next time TET comes on asking you for money.
It really is funny he lives in a cave.
did not insult you. I wasn’t offensive. You then went ballistic on me just for daring to disagree.
Feckin brain-dead imbecile.
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Hahahahahaha, priceless ;))
well said burghbhoy
They also say it’s becoming tiresome others calling them a new club
FFS