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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3rd Hampden looks like Cathkin
Great photos
Always felt sorry for the folk living right next to that ground, could argue it’s their choice.
Anybody notice what I did there…….no mention of politics😱😵 bad bhoy😂
Scariest moment was in The Jungle for Rapid Vienna game.Wouldnt have been a huge crowd compared the 100,000 games but maybe 50k but felt as if half of the Jungle were trying to get on the pitch to get at Krankl and his cheat.Our barrier broke but didnt completely snap or it would have been worse.
Just a few words(never be enough) to thank you all on the kind word, scores of texts and calls to me and my family on the loss of my mam.
It truly was appreciated by us all in our time of needing a wee lift. it will never be forgotten and never has the phrase YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE been so true to me and my family so thank you again.HH
Real Madrid game was the most packed i felt Jungle
GREENPINATA on 26TH MARCH 2021 6:25 PM
Yeah I am pleased they are all going out on loan. Maybe we’ll see them next season.
Just seen a picture of Euan Henderson in Dunfermline top..
Looks gutted so he does.
Leftclicktic. HH.
SCHUMMI on 26TH MARCH 2021 6:41 PM
As it’s nearly watershead on a Friday night- I’m sure your friend with the beautiful Italian wife is indeed, ‘beavering’ away….whether it’s on the story, time will tell…….🤣😂
MARTIM1980 on 26TH MARCH 2021 7:27 PM
:-))
Here’s an after the watershed video then:
https://vimeo.com/140302984
HH
BGFC
Everton to build a new £500m stadium.
Fergus rebuilt celtic park for £34m.
Well done fergus.
David 66
Leeds semi final at Hampden was the scariest. Sardines doesn’t cover it.
HH
“They might finally change their backwards attitude then.”
Doug Ward
Ibrox news
Always worth a chuckle
Celtic40me, the Huns thomson song sounds a parody of our old Harry Hood one. Allegedly when we were interested in the “twins” a former Celtic and Hibbee star warned us off thomson.
Some style for a Friday night
https://twitter.com/tirnaog_09/status/1375345996671123456?s=20
DREW1967 on 26TH MARCH 2021 7:19 PM
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Me too. That night in the Jungle was unbelievable. The Hunger Strikers campaign was at a fervour as was the Miners Strike. I was only 10 (ed- nearly 11) and my feet hardly touched the ground, .
After the match, at Bridgeton Station there was absolute mayhem. Oldco Rangers were playing that night in a European match. Der Hun were trying to break through the lines at the Cross and the Celtic support at the train station were doing their best to get through the station and onto the platform.
The English Polis (they were swapped out for their Scottish bretherin sent to the deal with their local coal miners) couldnt give a feck about the huns and trapped as I was behind enemy lines ( I went for a chippy at the wrong side of the line) I took great delight in watching their heads getting bashed in. It was the most beautiful hour of my life.
HOT SMOKED – cheers for your post. Yes I do receive some ‘stick’ from the usual ‘stick givers’ – suppose it’s easier that debating points with me as it involves almost zero thinking.
FRIESDORFER on 26TH MARCH 2021 7:41 PM
David 66
Leeds semi final at Hampden was the scariest. Sardines doesn’t cover it.
HH
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Don’t know what you mean A. Thought it was a breeze. That was the last time I plunked school for a game. Kipped overnight at Wemyss Bay and got the first ferry back to Bute only to find our old headmaster had done the same. First time I thought he was human and it tournedos out his hard man act was just that. A right good Tim underneath.
Hope you are all well.
Postcard of Hampden 1908 as Scotland draw 1-1 v England. The ‘x’ marks out apparently Celtic legend Jimmy Quinn.. Jimmy played 11 times for Scotland scoring 7 goals. The postcard was sent from Corsewall St. in Coatbridge to Montrose Avenue, Kilburn.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dhk8NyiX0AAcm6u?format=jpg&name=medium
Turned out… of course
Liked the sign over there in Paris
“Nous Sommes Avec Vous”
Photos from the 1969 Scottish Cup final @hampden_park . Celtic won 4-0 against Rangers in this one in front of a crowd of 132,870. Pics from:
https://twitter.com/HampdenRoars/status/1018403982027436032/photo/3
GENE on 26TH MARCH 2021 7:07 PM
3rd Hampden looks like Cathkin
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Gene 1st hampden was were the Hampden bowling club is now.
2nd hampden was indeed cathin park.
3rd hampden is where it is today. sold to the sfa.
QP played their last game there at the weekend and move to Lesser hampden.
SIONNAIGH
Aye dangerous place that station.Seen many a battle down there and dodged many a brick/bottle coming over the wall.
Hail Hail brother
What’s the opposite of “health and safety gone mad”?
Scaniel
Ha ha… it was some match! Good to hear from you M. Hope all well with you and yours and of course the donkeys et al.
HH
who builds a football park at the very edge of the world
Aerial shot of @hampden_park taken around the 1920s.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DghNsJmW0AEz_ju?format=jpg&name=900×900
SS@6:49pm
I was their…………somewhere in that huge crowd never been so scared for my life.
CELTIC40ME on 26TH MARCH 2021 8:07 PM
What’s the opposite of “health and safety gone mad”?
freedom to make your own choices,
resulting in fatal accident enquiries
TONTINE TIM on 26TH MARCH 2021 7:44 PM
If true then they did us a favor, probably along the lines of what made McCoist call him a fat lazy b during a game when he was in charge
JHB on 26th March 2021 6:25 pm
FRIESDORFER….& anyone else
Education in NI ‘divided and splintered’, says Ulster University report.
Northern Ireland’s education system is “divided, splintered and overly expensive”, according to an Ulster University (UU) research paper.
The paper from UU’s Unesco Education Centre argues that “vested interests of the churches and the traditional political blocs” must be reformed.
The New Decade New Approach (NDNA) deal had said the education system – with a range of sectors and school types – was “not sustainable”.
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With all respect – you don’t know what you are talking about. Catholic Education has done more to keep the lid on things in the North than anything else, and it has also promoted peace and reconciliation. It is dangerous to explain anti-Catholicism in the North of Ireland on the existence of Catholic schools. Just as it is stupid to explain anti-Catholicism in Scotland on the existence of Celtic.
Now substitute Scotland for NI.
A wee meander, somewhere else, first hampden
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/scottish-soccer-archaeology?fbclid=IwAR1Cr0iuVX6ylKt4eSQjqRaP3CjB-OQDqrcYbLtzNb2YIUnfx3uljuIw4Z4
Saint stivs
Kerrycroy street where I lived from 1957 to 65 is just a field
Mon the Egg chasers.
D :)
SAINT STIVS on 26TH MARCH 2021 8:12 PM
And yet I enjoyed going to the football more 40 years ago. But maybe that’s an age thing.
DREW1967 on 26TH MARCH 2021 8:05 PM
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It was relatively calm when we got to Bridgeton, but the queue was to big for us kids. We were hungry having missed out on our tea and Pils Lamot consumed didnt do us any favours. A decent Hun saved my mates from getting a right doing as we came out from the chippy. He took them to the Polis line. I wasnt wearing colours so wasnt noticed among the melee. I could take great delight watching the English Polis battering feck out the huns. I reckon I’m unique in watching Polis battering fcuk out of huns at the bandstand, Bridgeton Cross.
SAINT STIVS on 26TH MARCH 2021 7:56 PM
Photos from the 1969 Scottish Cup final @hampden_park . Celtic won 4-0 against Rangers in this one in front of a crowd of 132,870. Pics from:
https://twitter.com/HampdenRoars/status
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My overriding memory of this Cup Final was that there were the usual dozen Celtic fans from Bute attending the game and maybe another 4 or 5 joining in. That other crowd usually had the same dozen travelling up to games but all of a sudden there were 60 or 70 of them coming out of the woodwork for a final.Laughed my head off on the return ferry home as they tried to rouse a chorus of the sash as we sang “There’s Only One King Billy…… If I didn’t detest them before, that boat journey nailed it for me. Detestable then, even more detestable now.
BGFC
belter..got me in trouble wi gf tho.
Shes liked the Smoke for a while