WHY WERE THEY CALLED THE QUALITY STREET GANG?
Confirmation of recognition from the British press normally exists in the awarding of a nickname.…
Browsing: Lions & Legends
POACHER TURNED GAMEKEEPER
While I played in the reserves, John Clark completely understood my situation and was very…
TEN JOCK STEIN QUOTES
WHEN Jock Stein talked, others listened. Here are 10 of some his most notable quotes:…
BIG JOCK AND SCOTLAND
JOCK STEIN could have been celebrating his 95th birthday tonight cheering Scotland at Hampden, the…
MAN MANAGEMENT – THE JOCK STEIN WAY
“I can understand only too well how fed-up Andy is with reserve football. His ability…
FROM GORGIE TO PARADISE
Following deep discussions with my dad, and after months of deliberation, I took the bull…
ENTERING THE LIONS DEN
It is a day I will never forget. I vividly recall my father offering to…
MEETING DANNY McGRAIN (part 2)
DANNY McGRAIN met Celtic author Paul Dykes to talk about Celtic, The Quality Street Gang…
MEETING DANNY McGRAIN
As I pressed the security buzzer, I felt a sense of excitement and trepidation at…
THE QUALITY STREET GANG: THE GREATEST CELTIC TEAM THAT NEVER WAS
As the ink dried on his Anfield contract in August 1977 and another record-breaking cheque…
PAUL WILSON – FROM BANGALORE TO BARROWFIELD
The Quality Street Gang were mentored by the greatest football team Scotland has ever produced.…
JOCK STEIN: THE PHENOMENON WHO DROVE CELTIC INTO A NEW ERA
THE legendary Jock Stein died on this day 32 years ago. This is an extract…
CHARLIE SHAW, CELTIC’S SHUT-OUT KING
Here’s to the Celtic, triumphant today Here’s their consistency, skill and fair-play. Here’s to ‘Prince…
JOHN THOMSON, 1909-1931
IN the pantheon of Celtic legends, one name stands out taller than others, as the…
‘ME AND MY GOALS,’ BY BIRTHDAY BHOY LENNOX
LISBON LION Bobby Lennox, Celtic’s all-time second-highest goalscorer following two spells and 20 years at…
STEIN’S LAST HURRAH
ANDY LYNCH’S entire life had prepared him for one kick of a football at twenty…
REMEMBER ME, MY NAME IS EMILIO
There was a time when I held sway. I strove for my team and heard…
IN THE HEAT OF LISBON PARTY, GREENOCK CSC, FRIDAY 26TH MAY 2017
THE LISBON LIONS came down to the wonderful Greenock CSC last Friday as guests of…
PICTURES FROM PARADISE, HENRIK, LUBO AND THE CELTIC OLD BHOYS
SOME great images from Geo from Celtic Park today, we sneaked him in when Celtic…
BIG YOGI: THE UNLUCKIEST LION
JOHN HUGHES earned the tag of the “Unluckiest Lion” when he was forced to watch…
‘HAIL, HAIL THE CELTS ARE HERE’ AND NATIVE LISBOANS SHOUT, ‘CELTIC, CELTIC,’ OR ‘LIONS OF LISBON, 1967!’
LISBON, 25th May 2017, BRTH reports for Celtic Quick News… Good Morning from a sunny…
6.48PM, LISBON, 25TH MAY 1967, TOMMY GEMMELL SCORES ‘THE MOST IMPORTANT GOAL IN CELTIC’S HISTORY’
AT around 6.48pm precisely half-a-century ago today, Tommy Gemmell thumped home what Bertie Auld has…
“CELTIC WERE SUPERHUMAN,” SANDRO MAZZOLA ON THE LISBON LIONS
INTER MILAN took an early lead in the European Cup Final 50 years ago today…
MEMORIES OF JINKY WITH JIM CRAIG
LIFE was never dull when Jimmy Johnstone, voted by the fans as the Greatest-Ever Celtic…
‘STEVIE DID INTER MILAN A FAVOUR,’ LENNOX
BOBBY LENNOX has an interesting take on the most historic day in Celtic’s history. The…
THESE CELTIC LEGENDS ARE LISBON LIONS TOO
JOHN FALLON is UEFA’s History Man – the first ever player to win a European…