Spending £4.4m on a 22-year-old Hibs midfield player in 2007 was a significant demonstration of faith by Gordon Strachan and Celtic. A year later, Rangers owner, David Murray, said he was not prepared to meet the wages Celtic offered for Scott Brown, a player both clubs wanted to sign.
Murray was not known for underplaying his financial clout, this comment felt more like a taunt, implying Celtic were rash in spending so much on a player who was still bedding into life at the top. That first season at Celtic ended with Scott watching Barry Robson play a magnificent cameo as Celtic came from behind to win the title, the first of 22 major honours won as Celtic player and captain.
His off-field persona could not be further from the strutting bulldog he is on the park. Mixing with fans he is understated and generous with his time, there are no signs of the laser-focussed leader he becomes in short sleeves.
The No. 6 role does not provide many scoring opportunities but Scott has had his fair share. Defenders never figured that showing him onto his (apparently) weaker left was not a good idea. If you close your eyes and picture his goals you’ll repeatedly see him drop the shoulder before striking with his left.
The passage of a decade probably diminishes the importance in my memory of a Scottish Cup equaliser, when he led 10 men off the ropes at Ibrox, somehow the joy of a last minute winner against Hamilton feels more important than the rest.
Captain for 11 years, he motivated and disciplined the playing squad. He led by example of professionalism; the kind of player every manager loves to have in the squad.
In Celtic history there is only one captain who could relate to leading men through such a period of domination, Billy McNeill. Billy was also 35 when he left Celtic, also after the first title loss in a decade. Our greatest captain went out held shoulder high after winning the Scottish Cup. Scott Brown deserves no less. One more for the captain.
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Piranha biting like mad day today, every wee morsel on a hook Ha Ha
More importantly What’s the latest on football depts appointments? airports, hotels, taxi drivers are there sightings?
Well check-in later
Squire Danaher
The other night we were chatting bout the atmosphere at Old Trafford for the rapid vienna game.
i went down on a bus from langside college,a merry bus which pulled in at southwaite and got the booze out the boot.i recall the bus filing along in lanes of traffic, it was a bad omen when sumdi ran on and booted Pacault in the rsMcColls. i still think we were good enough to progrss but Uefa deemed naw and the Celtic board imo should have walked away from the tie with integrity intact but they dint.
at end of game there was nearly trouble as united fans celebrated their 3-2 win at tannadice as we left the stretford end.
Coming home up the m6 one of those early automatic double decker buses overtook us and bounced onto the verge out again spinning around and ending up on the grass at side.miracoulously it didnt turn over but the back wheels were wrecked.our bus and 2 other buses took the glasgow tims on it to buchanan st.a crazy end to a mad trip squire.
i think Everton done them in final.
HH
jeez
the Klan is well roused up today on here
thankfully that hunskelping link was posted
a great day and a fine team we had in they days
Erin go bragh
The. Everton v rapid final. A bus ran from the port .
EMERALDBEE- I’m usually good for remembering games and goals, that one is a blank,ive watched a few games in The Parlour NY,great memories.
Just wasted half an hour reading back thought this was a Celtic blog not Question Time please exchange Email addresses and have a chat with each other and let others talk about Celtic..thank you.
Talking about Celtic I really do hope that we come up with a MON/Rodgers type appointment …we need something to galvanise the club and give the fans bit of hope for next season.
RC
How do you know Toney would have scored all these goals playing for us in Scotland.
THE HAND OF GOD- posted a few times,if the politicos want to debate, go to the last page of a previous article and fill yer boots.
I think some o’ them prefer to obstruct the progress of the oul’ bhlog…………………especially the repetitive “characters”…………………I think, like when Midden impedes a Celtic attack by blowing for something strange – some o’ the contributions are there to deviate from Celtica………..
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1067730407068673
MON arriving as manager.
TBH I find these World Cup internationals during a pandemic a nonsense however the barking mad award goes to N Ireland and a friendly against USA😵😱
It’s politics that will let fans into games in Scotland
It’s politics that will allow us to follow our team abroad.
It’s politics that will grant us planning oermission
It’s politics that decides taxation on our players.
It’s politics that kept the huns in football
It’s politics that treats the huns more favourably.
It’s politics that decides our parking restrictions.
It’s politics that will decide if we can have a pint before or after the game.
Its politics that decides if football remains open.
It’s politics that decides the interest rates we will pay on our borrowings.
It’s politics that will decide when Irish fans can come over.
In summary: Politics is and will decide our football destiny for the foreseeable future, it cannot be separated and it is nonsensical to try.
Politics and Cwltic are as one, from 1887 onward.
HH.
GP- not trying to separate anything, but when it’s Iraq,Oswald-Mosely,SNP,blah blah blah…….it stops being a Celtic/football blog ,I get its a single thread,and we will all throw non football posts in,but when it becomes top heavy with stuff,guys end up switching off….HH
Can of beer , packet of crisps and hopefully watch England get beat. That Albanian national anthem is murder😱
BB
Agree 100% Bada. too much politics will clear the place.
prestonpans bhoys
Bonkers right enough but I will give you…
Republic of Ireland against Qatar (6500 dead for the FIFA cause)
Tuesday March 30
In Hungary
Erin go where others fear to tread
BB,
International breaks always hit the blog. Especially this rotten season.
In reality with all at Celtic seemingly taking a vow of silence there is not that much to discuss.
When we finally sign our new manager the blog will come alive as we will never please everybody.
HH.
PS : When PL closes the door for the last time some may have nothing to post about 😄😃😄
English games a bore, off watching Georgia v Spain, with fans too
looking at youtube, there were hundreds of bhoys at the everton final, and some good big banners
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iw4H8sjS1Gw/hqdefault.jpg
GP- HH😁
https://twitter.com/mickle_m/status/1375859440566599683?s=24
How did this happen?☝️
!!BADA BING!! on 28TH MARCH 2021 3:52 PM
THE HAND OF GOD
– posted a few times,if the politicos want to debate, go to the last page of a previous article and fill yer boots
Bada i have done that so many times but its ignored.thats all needs done..and we have a lot to discuss
.It worries me when i read of massive and connected to° Tims like yourself
a bit ambivelent/blown oot(shruggy shoulder)lethargy(Bada am feelin the same mate)after the season we have had.we are all feeling it,You and i are Celtic.we have to go forward and start workin again.i am tryin to understand the same worries BB .and thats as you say more interstin than the political posts.we are Celtic😊
°by that i mean the love,knowledge learning and info you emit bout our club not staff…och yi know what i mean 😊😊
Met an Everton diehard whilst on world travels. “How the feck did the Liverpool thing happen?” he sez….. “You’ve a cheek to talk, chapel end my bahooky……. assimilated tims maer like”. Ave Ave
AT- really have never felt so distant or less interested in Celtic than I do now,I started to switch off after Sparta Prague at home, we were an absolute mess,and couldn’t see it improving, I hope some inspired appointments get my mojo back. HH
India win by 7 runs
SIONNAIGH on 28TH MARCH 2021 5:31 PM
Met an Everton diehard whilst on world travels. “How the feck did the Liverpool thing happen?” he sez….. “You’ve a cheek to talk, chapel end my bahooky……. assimilated tims maer like”. Ave Ave
Could you translate for people who have not been drinking whatever it is you are on.
!!BADA BING!! on 28TH MARCH 2021 5:44 PM
I am similar to you in that I have never felt such disenchantment with the club. At least in the 1990s we knew things were bad for a reason and change was on the horizon if we looked hard enough.
A line from one of the Campbell & Woods club histories, regarding the dark days of the late 50s and early 60s before Mr Stein returned.
“The opposite of Love is not Hate, but Indifference”.
Terrific game of cricket – unlucky Sam Curran 95 not out.
Celtic aint just for spring nor British summer time.
the only problem with complaining about politicos posting on here is that half the time P67s posts are political, which he is entitled to do because its his blog
but folk cant then complain if others start posting political stuff
even if it does become tedious
so it comes from the top
and P67 will be posting more and more political stuff on the run up to the election so its only going to get worse
Greenpinta @ 4:31
You are 100% correct.
It was a political decision that initially knocked our 10iar bid off course after the Kilmarnock game.
Now I am not saying that but for Sturgeon’s heavy -handed & selective intervention we would have won the title, however it ensured that we were always going to be chasing – psychologically it was, to say the least, unhelpful. Since then of course there have been Covid transgressions by our friends at Ibrox which have been treated differently…politically.
There will be no independence for at least ten years (if ever), and there will be no 10iar chance for at least ten years….but politics will affect everyone of us, EVERY day & EVERY year.
unlucky england trying to get 330 in the cricket, a good effort
and for the horsey fans (🐎 – in case you didnt know what a horse looks like!) – 2 year old called Tenebrism of obriens – bolted up in its first run today, looks fast as hell, look out for it heading towards Ascot
WINNINGEMMELL on 28TH MARCH 2021 5:51 PM
India win by 7 runs
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At wit ??
VOGUEPUNTER on 28TH MARCH 2021 6:01 PM
Running?
FAVOURITE UNCLE on 28TH MARCH 2021 5:51 PM
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Fair comment. He stood there with a Everton top on, me Celtic… Koh Samui, Thailand. He sez, “What the fcuk are your supporters all about jumping into bed with the Orange bassas of Liverpool”. I sez ” I’m sorry, I think it’s an assimilated tim thing.”. Ave Ave
and there will be no 10iar chance for at least ten years…
genius.