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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Happy vax day to FB and Tim Horton.
Let’s all do the Dominic McKay.
Well done Bob McIntyre
Anyone else hearing it’s Eddie Howe
Loving the post Match zoom interview with the Wales coach. A bit of cardboard with the sponsors logo on it in front of his curtains
great display by scotland
and seen garcia have a hole in 1 on the 4th play off hole against westwood half an hour ago
and also seen an incredible run chase from england in the wilson picket in india earlier
brilliant day of sport and i didnt even see any football or horse racing
roll on the weekend
SCHUMMI on 26TH MARCH 2021 6:41 PM
A very good friend of mine lives just outside Milan, he’s a journo with a small local newspaper. Been there for yonks and has a gorgeous wife, but that’s bye the bye!!!
He was telling me that he’s heard a lot of talk linking Fabio Copella with Celtic. As I write, he is beavering away trying to put some wheels on this story.
I must admit, that would be a great call
SCHUMMI
Hasn’t Capello retired from management after his China stint?
It would fit in with Desmond’s only other experience of hiring a non-British/Irish coach – he apparently paid for Giovanni Trappatoni – an ageing Italian legend – to take the Ireland job!
Capello is 74 though, so I can’t imagine he’d stay long – perhaps Maresca is to be his assistant and successor?
I also wonder if Shevchenko might not be in the running – close to the Desmond from the golf circuit I believe and Dermot references him saying Rebrov thought we were the best footballing side his team had played when he was defending Lennon earlier in the year. Shevchenko has done a pretty good job with Ukraine and might be ready to try club football?
St Tams – Reports of Howe checking in to the Radisson Hotel this evening.
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What wallaper said copella
CELTIC40ME-wel thank you kind sir 😉
Tim Horton being only a pup ours is 2 weeks the morra,
St Tams – reports of Howe also checking into the Blythswood hotel tonight 🤪
Rumours eh?
One might be true, but which one . . .
Howe was the obvious candidate for me 6 months ago as he could have stepped straight in. Still think he would do a good job for us.
BRAYSTREET on 26TH MARCH 2021 2:36 PM
Coming from Belfast I don’t get this using ‘unionist’ as a term of abuse that is considered to obviously damn the recipient. It all depends on the context. The way it seems to be used in Scotland is child-like.
Would you rather have been a ‘rebel’ in the American civil war or a ‘unionist’?
Would it have been better to have been a ‘nationalist’ in the Spanish civil war or a ‘loyalist’?
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Hi Braystreet
i would just if i may point out am not using as a term of abuse.just simply as a social,economic and political truth.a fact
its not to demean(ex ernie:-) any tim here.
it is directed mostly at Labour and unionist marketing exercise.i await the name change! it is really they i am “othering” for whoring themselves of their union.
in political terms it needs union without it.it dont get elected without it.Youl see Sirkeev nod as billions are spent on nuclear weapons in scotland without a mumble for what that money could do for ordinary people.already passed!
your analogies with war are interesting
childish- as faras words such as cult( and Tony was?) emit from some posters here.
No insight and selective memory syndrome.traits indeed
hope your good.
keep posting as i believe we will be welcoming a few of your neighbours in years to come 😊
HH
ST TAMS on 26TH MARCH 2021 10:10 PM
Not at all….where did you hear that?
I thought he’d be off to Crystal Palace next season but I’d take him over Keane any day.
The only question I’d ask though, is why would it take so long seeing as he’s been unemployed all season?
By the way, Howe has tonight gone back to the top of the bookies favourite for the job.
Howe up for interview?Rumour was that Keane was in Glasgow during the week too.
If Don Howe was Eddie’s Dad and was still alive, and a bit younger, that would have been a dream team
Or maybe there would have been a very public falling out about old vs new coaching methods.
Nightmare
Regardless of what hotel he stays in I don’t want him now. Imagine
DREW1967 on 26TH MARCH 2021 10:48 PM
Hotel, or sleeping in the Mondeo?
FAIRHILLBHOY! Hope you’re good m8 ! Wife got hers yesterday, and been in bed all day and night shivering and headache! Hopefully you’re ok ! Cheers
Cozily parked up on Lawwells drive
Gave him the login for the high speed WiFi
CELTIC40ME
surely we can stretch to a wee night in the Eurohostel for prospective managers😉
No dogs in the travelodge
Or the euro hostel
Hes fckd then🤣🤣
With Ewan Henderson going to Dunfermline, that’s 17 players we have out on loan. Must be some kind of record there?
Desmond’s cards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6inwzOooXRU
drew1967 on 26th March 2021 10:48 pm
Howe up for interview?Rumour was that Keane was in Glasgow during the week too
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I heard Benitez has just been seen at the book in desk. Busy week.
SCULLYBHOY
This is like a whodunnit.whos next?
DeniaBhoy – 17? I hadn’t realised we had that many out. Pales in comparison to Chelsea’s 33 loanees!
Last time I tried to get into the Euro Hotel with two gals, I had to pay double. “It’s a racket” I sez. .
Our new Director of Football is no stranger..
Rugby – brilliant. Though we could and should have won all our matches.
Jag – got my AZ on Monday morning. Had heard about the side effects so popped some paracetamol through the day. Felt a bit cold and tired 12 hours later so hot shower and headed to bed.
As though a boy cold was on its way.
A bit knackered on Tuesday.
Normal service resumed by Wednesday.
Alcohol not advised for 24 hours after. Efficacy reasons. Don’t shoot the messenger!
HH jg
Why so serious Friday?
Stevie Nicks – Rhiannon (Live In Chicago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o-_ZvDqPEw
Keane as manager, can’t wait what’s not to like modern, knows how modern footballers think, and how they want to operate, and as a bonus, wants gerry Adams as our PR man.
GREENPINATA on 26TH MARCH 2021 2:55 PM
The new party named after cheap electronic devices has a number of advantages the SNP does not.
The term Nationalist which is controversial to many is not there.
The founder / former leader is not Arthur Donaldson who appeased Fascism .
HH to all.
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Did he give the sign of any bombing raids?
Do i need to ask an iraqi if it was?
no one in the ‘new’ left app àppears to know.
Do you see any fascistic similarities in your use of nationalist and my use of ‘new’? I do
i actually agree with you on the fascist skank you talk of,but do you of the one i am pointing to?
.Anyways hope your health is going well as i know youv had a tough one
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John Lennon – Working Class Hero ( Acoustic Version )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_7_lEOaU10