Celtic legend, Charlie Gallagher, will be on CQN from 7:30 tonight. He’ll be discussing his time at Celtic, from 1959 – 1970, throughout the legendary years. Working under Jimmy McGrory, then Jock Stein.
Login and ask him questions.
Charlie Gallagher on CQN tonight
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Evening Lets cut straight to the chase Charlie
A.when would you have disposed of the services of Deila ?
B. Do you think Lennoxtown is providing value for money or is it just providing other Scottish clubs with half competent players ?
C. Do you believe that particular referees are involved in cheating ?
TONTINE TIM
1. I claimed that goal as it was going in anyway, so wee Bertie stole it. We fell out over it but he’d a louder voice then me!
2. Vojvodina night was one of the best ever. They were a good side and there was real doubts about whether we’d get through so the manner of the winning goal was something special in Celtic’s history. Whenever I speak to anyone about that, everyone says they were standing right behind me when I took the corner! It’s amazing how people’s memories work. What was true was the noise from the supporters. We couldn’t hear each other on the park all night and everyone went mental at the end when Billy scored.
You had to be there. That was a very special night for Celtic.
3. They were lucky to get 1.
On Dumbarton, I liked playing for them and I loved playing against Celtic! I played 3 or 4 times against Celtic. One game in the Dryburgh cup we just about beat Celtic. Just got pipped!
On my shop at Bellsmyre, we were moving to Bishipbriggs for family reasons so I sold the shop in Bellsmyre. I loved that wee shop and the customers, most seemed to be Celtic supporters.
When Celtic were away from home and Dumbarton were playing at the well named Boghead, the attendances would go up for Dumbarton with Celtic fans coming along. Some were even there to see me, or so I am told!
Charlie you were great at corners why can’t modern day players not get it past the first man most of the time
Hi Charlie it’s an honour to be on this evening, in your company, was in attendance that memorable evening v Vojvodina those were the Days my friend.
Awerabest Papa John
Charlie: When did you meet WITS?
Vojvodina were a terrific outfit.
Marvellous quick passing team.
Had we went to a third game against them I don’t think we would have won.
Was very young but I remember them as a right good team.
Amazing how the mind works.
Almore :-)))))))))
EUROCHAMPS67
Best passer in the current squad is probably Kris Commons. Charlie Mulgrew is a good passer too.
I haven’t seen enough of Scott Allen sadly but he looks like a good player who can make a pass.
As I said at the Stirling dinner, I am a big fan of the forward pass. It’s a little out of fashion at Parkhead at the moment.
Charlie, I remember a December game round abut 1960 against a good Kilmarnock side. We were 2-0 down with about 15 minutes to go. Then the Celtic finally woke up. First we equalised then you scored the last minute winner from 30 yards. It was an Exocet before Exocets had even been invented. Do you remember it?
Charlie.
I read you scouted for Celtic !
How many of the 23 players we have signed in past 2 seasons would you have recommended ?
Good evening Charlie,
Thanks for coming on CQN.
You were one of my favourites from way back then and I thought you brought CLASS to the Celtic midfield.
In the 1966 SC final first game I thought you ran the middle of the park in fact, did you not crack the crossbar with one attempt? We should have won that day as we were the better team (me bias?)
Were you surprised big Jock left you out of the replay ?
Good health to you and yours.
I will be buying your book
HH
THETIMREAPER
We need another striker badly. We don’t need a left back – which is unusual! We need a right back. I heard a rumour that the midfielders would be getting their own bus to take them to the game – a 55 seater!
Seriously I still think the two boys we signed from Dundee United will come through. Armstrong has been played in the wrong position and Mackay-Steven will now realise what it means to play for Celtic. He has the skill to succeed at our club.
On Celtic scouting, that is going to be for a new manager to review. He might bring in his own people, you never know.
Charlie,
You are my all time favourite Celtic player. You, imo, are the best passer of a ball I’ve seen at Celtic Park. And that is saying something, with the likes of Paddy Crerand, Bobby Murdoch and George Connelly. Is there anyone currently at Celtic Park who has that defence splitting ability? I have hopes for Scott Allan.
By the way, your contribution to the 65 Final will stay with me to my dying day. For me, the greatest of all Celtic days (as it was the first real trophy we won that I actually witnessed). Thank you for what you gave to me and so many Celtic supports.
Charlie
One final question from me
As it was his birthday yesterday :-)
Would Daniel Fergus McGrain have got into the Lisbon lions team ?
My view as having seen play, one of the genuine world class players to have graced the hoops
Incidentally is everyone else watching the Dundee Derby ?
Many thanks for the reply Charlie
Hail Hail
Tallybhoy
I can’t judge myself but of the other two – both fine players – but I never saw that much of George Connelly, so I will say Bobby Murdoch. I remember playing with George in the reserves.
Bobby was a fantastic player. He kept us going, strong in the tackling, he never gave in. Someone we could do with today. What a difference a player like him would make. Don’t think we will ever see a player like him again, sadly.
Bobby was my best pal. He got sent to Middlesbrough but he never wanted to go. He didn’t want to leave Celtic. I went down to see him and he got a bad ankle injury. It was swollen up the size of a turnip and he was playing with it while injured. The supporters down there absolutely loved him and he wouldn’t give in to the injury.
He never said a bad word about Celtic, ever but he was very disappointed to have been let go.
We were all sitting – the Lisbon Lions – as a desk one day at Celtic Park about five or six years ago. We all had a questionnaire to fill in. One question was ‘who was the best player you ever played with?’
Every single player said Bobby Murdoch.
Cowiebhoy,
It’s fairly mince !
Cowiebhoy,
I’m watching it till 9.00pm ;-)
Always love it when one of our legends is on the Blog but as Mr Gallagher was just a wee bit before my time and memory (my first game was in 1969) I don’t feel that I’m best placed to ask a question. Although I’ve heard rumours that in the early 60’s it never ever rained during the school summer holidays. Ever.
COWIEBHOY
No, I think that we are all enthralled reading Charlie’s responses to questions. Incidentally, I feel that one poster has sought to bring down the tone of questions posed to an all time Celtic great.
To Charlie, thank you for wonderful performances for the Hoops and wish you continued vood health. HH
Charlie
So the Lions rated Bobby Murdoch a above Jinky ?
Remember reading an Arabs forum prior to Armstrong’s signing.
They didn’t give a damn he was signing for Celtic.
Watched him closely prior to him coming to us.
Not a chance he will make it.
GMS has skill but is bundled off the ball far too easily.
Saw a couple of posts earlier asking about Nolan in a wtf is he snide manner.Kevin Nolan.
Get him in now.
Plenty left in his tank.
An Tearmann
Kitty Tim! She was typical Irish woman, loved the Celtic!
The first time I went to Ireland with my girlfriend Mary (now my wife) I stayed ay my granny’s house and Mary stayed with Kitty. We couldn’t stay in the same house as we weren’t married.
I was over last week. My brother died a year ago and I was over for a special mass that the Priest gave for him in Gweedore.
Charlie
one of my earliest Celtic memories was seeing you score a thunderbolt shot under the lights at Celtic Park.
Apart from Tom Rogic’s goal at Killie this is something we don’t see enough of from the present Celtic team.
Why are we so shot shy?
The 90/1 fairy tale go one up.
Welcome to the CQN madhouse Charlie.
Are you a … ?
Setting Free the Bears
I was too much of a footballer but we had good training at Celtic so we didn’t worry too much about being lightweight. Wee Jinky, lightweight?
I have to admit I was disappointed in the manager because he’d take me off too often for my likening. As soon as he wanted to change the team, I’d always get taken off even when I was having a great game.
However everyone wanted to stay on and we had so many very special players.
When the day I was told I was getting a free and could leave Celtic, I thanked Jock for letting me go. I knew were I was going as Sean Fallon had already told me he had something for me. If you asked for a transfer Jock wouldn’t let them go so he did me a favour that day.
I could have given so much more to Celtic but never got enough time on the park.
Although I criticise Jock Stein for things like that, I will NEVER criticise him for what he did for my club, Celtic. He made us a proper football team. We’d never have won the European Cup or anything else without him.
Thom the Thim, get back on the blog, please. You are clearly missed.
Thank you very much for the reply- I’ll make sure Thom the Thim gets your message
Thanks for reply Charlie.God rest Kitty and your brother.its a small world eh, hope to say hello at the pools office with tohg.
Take care Charlie and thanks for contributing to our clubs history
Hail hail
I don’t think there will 22 players left on the park on the 90 minute mark at The Bridge
Hail Hail
Charlie…
you were a scout for the tic for a couple of year , who was your best discovery ?
What do you think of today’s scouting system ?
WWW (GBWO)
I played for Scotland Youths previously but Sean Fallon approached me and asked if I would like to play for Ireland. I was delighted to play for the Republic and was very proud to win my two caps.
When we got together for Ireland we had to meet at a bar in the airport at Heathrow. I wasn’t a drinker in those days. I’d never seen football players drinking, I turned up there and got a surprise to see the Republic players all drinking and in front of the manager. Not something I was used to.
I played but didn’t know the other players so had a quiet game really. But I had made it and played for Ireland and that is something I am proud of to this day.
The less romantic fairy tale go 2up.
Get your dough on Spurs to win the premiership next season.
Looks like Leicester going to have to do it under their own steam
DELANEYS DUNKY
Myself and John Fallon would do literally hundreds of supporters events all over the place. I’d have to calm John down, he is always so emotional about Celtic. The man cares!
One night we got so drunk at a supporters night up in Barra that I ended up sleeping in a wardrobe and he ended up on the floor – neither bed was troubled by the Lisbon Lions that night!
John is good company, we have a great laugh, the worse Celtic play the louder he shouts but not at the players. He shouts at the referee. He has a great memory when it comes to previous refereeing decisions against Celtic and he lets them know that he remembers too.
As a player he is a legend and he’s also a legend as a supporter. I only go to the home games now, he goes everywhere. What a man!
Your dad and uncles got to see some great Celtic players right enough.
Thanks for coming on Charlie
I actually feel a wee bit sorry for Spurs and the fact that almost the rest of thw rold are hoping that Leicester do it. Certainly, Leicester winning the league would be a real fairytale but it’s not as if Spurs have regularly won things in the last 40 years. And they generally do play pretty attractive football.
As the Arabs go 1 up. Which is good ;-)