Several years ago, long before CQN, I was fortunate enough to be in the company of 10 of the 11 Lions who took the field in Lisbon. It was a great to see them interact with each other. A grinning Jinky walked in late, “Am I in trouble again?”, bringing a playful shout from all the others.
I’ve since met the rest of the squad who didn’t make the field, but Willie Wallace remained an unknown quantity, until this week. I occasionally wondered what role Celtic played in the life of a man who left for Australia circa 40 years ago.
As anyone who read Willie on the blog this morning will realise, he was cut from the same wood as the rest of the team, with a deeply set Celtic grain. When I met him on Saturday he had all the playfulness and spirit the other Lions had, but there was no hiding his sharp competitive edge when talk go around to matters on, and sometimes, off, the field.
Many thanks for chatting this morning, Willie.
If you can make it to Waterstones in Stirling tomorrow evening (late night shopping), I’ll be there with Willie, who will be signing copies of Heart of a Lion. See you there.
I missed out on the preparations and commemorations yesterday by Celtic Graves and so many Celtic fans. Caught up with it late in the day online. Things about this club blow you away sometimes. I know there is some traceable linage from Celtic Graves, though Jungle Bhoys and all the way back to Celts for Change. With supporters like this, your club is in incredibly good hands.
At any other club these events would be remarkable. At Celtic, they are just another chapter in a very special story.
Which takes me onto the next point………
All of these great things are underpinned by you, me and thousands of others buying season tickets each year, no matter who survives long enough to compete in the league, no matter how many times newspapers try to tell you Everton want (and will get) Neil Lennon, no matter if we win, lose or draw.
The Jungle Drums tell me sales are up on the equivalent period last year, which is great news, but it is absolutely necessary. I want to see Celtic back in the Champions League next season, competing as effectively as they did last season. I want to see us mature the development strategy which is already delivering such bounty.
This is your club, claim your seat and make it happen.
Stunning response to our ebay raffle and auction. Sincere thanks to those who bought tickets and bid. You have two days to buy a ticket for the framed Celtic top signed by the Seville squad, and a few days more for the signed and framed Messi top……..
Heart of a Lion available below, or see you at Waterstones, Stirling tomorrow evening (times will be confirmed tomorrow).
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WEEFRATHETIM
It must have hilarious to watch the penny dropping when you fellas met up again,haha!
bmcuw
Make that BTs 2 brothers. :))
Weefra HH
TALLYBHOY
Aye-but we had to meet in YOUR home town,not mine,as you didnae know how to get home without the school bus!
Che:
Just saw it on BBC website. An Administrator to initially handle the Office…don’t know who they will be but know who it will not be…:)
I truly hope and Pray they choose a wise man. God Bless Bishop Devine and thanks for guiding him through his years of Office.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
bmcuw
When I got out the car, I immediately recognised Mrs BT and she immediately recognised me. That was a brilliant moment. The rest, well as they say, is history. An unbelievable moment. :))
Weefra HH
WEEFRATHETIM
Ah,this is just getting ridiculous now-the whole bloody family have been stalking you for years!
Is the diocese in administration?!
What next – liquidation?!
Allright, only joking! :-))
HH!!
Hope it’s no Duff n’ Phelps that are appointed admimistrators for the diocese.
Teuchter
Hopefully Duff and Phelps don’t get the interim Bishop post.
Allgreen
Great minds/Fools?
bmcuw
Brilliant. I was mini weefra’s and work colleagues, who mrs BT was one, taxi driver home from their nights out. Great times. Couldn’t do it now, as I did not drink too much then. Made up for it since. Haha
Weefra HH
If the diocese is liquidated and becomes a newco, will it be known as ‘the the diocese?!’
HH!!
Lennybhoy
Are you going to a tea and biscuit affair in St.Pat’s this weekend?
~SPF~
Feck gollum is ref
WEEFRATHETIM
Aye,my liver is eternally grateful that I treasure my driving licence!
Speaking of which-time for work….
Have fun,y’all.
will the alter boys be tuped over?
BT
Tell yer bro, I was talking to our old GM in EK today Davie Mac. He’ll know who I mean. He was asking after him. A nice guy.
Weefra HH
BT
Gollum’s first name is not feck.
It is feckwit!
ScotPatsFan 19:52:
Don’t think I’ve heard about it mate, RCIA?
When and time?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
How many managers have Scotland had during Trappatoni’s reign?
Buy cheap, you get cheap…
Irish National Anthem well respected……….can’t believe Collum is ref…….
Erin go bragh
Lennybhoy
Yes, RCIA.
It’s an annual thing held in the church hall although I’ve not been to one myself as yet.
I think it’s for those in the Coatbridge parishes who completed the course.
SisM told me about it a couple of weeks ago, and I thought it was this weekend.
I’ll check with her tomorrow.
~SPF~
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
19:58 on 29 May, 2013
only one to boo it was collum
aiden playing central?
some amount of pace in that engerlund team
I know it goes against the Celtic plan of buying up and coming talent to sell at a profit, but I would love us to sign a name this summer. I know it is near impossible in the current market.
Anyone else think Juninho would have had a great Celtic career under any other manager than MON.
charles kickham
Collum booing the anthem because his uncle Nelson didn’t fare too well
In Dublin :)
Teuchter
So who has bought the history of the archdiocese?
Evening all
Just finished Heart of a Lion in last few minutes.
Won’t spoil it for others but it’s certainly a book that provokes thoughts all through, reignites almost forgotten moments , controversies and once white hot topics. In the early pre- Celtic chapters it brings to mind a world that has gone.
But to Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan I would say that I’d never thought at the time or heard any one say who suggest should have partnered Willie in attack against Feyenoord. You might be right sir though as I recall the player had lost a bit of form after a terrific first half of the season. As I think back though to the season that followed that fiasco and the success Willie had in tandem with that other great Celt I think maybe big Jock thought you would have been right as well
Can’t be bothered with the internationals tonight. The season ended on Sunday
HopingLahendricks isin this weeks MadMen CSC
Jimbo
Teuchter ár lá
20:07 on 29 May, 2013
ouch
Zzzzzzz!
1-0 shane long
Re Willie Wallace Heart of a Lion copies sold via CQN – these have now all been signed and are away to the post office tonight. It took Willie longer to sign than we thought as he was full of great Celtic chat. He has been thrilled by the response he has had to the book launch and in particular to the great reception he got on this blog. He is in the BBC tomorrow filming then is at Waterstones Stirling tomorrow evening late night shopping and then in Ayr on Friday lunchtime. On Saturday he is signing the book at the superstore at Celtic Park (12-2pm) and then at Clydebank Celtic shop from 3.30pm -5pm
Great goal!
peach
1-0 the ra!
Goal Erin !!!! Lol