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Sean Fallon was known as The Iron Man, a hard left back at a time when pretty much all footballers were hard.  I met him and his wife Myra at their home a few months ago to prepare an interview in advance of his autobiography, which is due for release soon, the hard-man reputation could not have been further from the character of the person.

He was the most generous spirited man I have been in the company of for years.  Myra is a force of nature, unquestionably the wind in his sails.  You have never met a happier couple.

The stories he told about how Celtic were transformed from a sporting irrelevance into one of the most powerful and feared clubs in Europe were incredible.  His story was one of huge and dramatic achievement.  You and I are the beneficiaries.

The players he signed are legendary.  Kenny Dalglish, who was in tears in Sean’s home the night he agreed to go to Liverpool, Danny McGrain, a person Sean could not speak highly enough about, and countless more.  He was a committed Celtic man but took no pleasure in the death of Rangers, such was his generosity of spirit.

Sean described Jock, himself and Sir Robert Kelly as a three man team who had the vision to drive Celtic forward.  He believed that when Sir Robert died in 1971 the club’s loss was significant. Nothing was the same again.

His own parting from Celtic, in 1975, was far from satisfactory, but if he told me once, he told me 10 times, “I don’t want a single word said against Celtic”.  The club that you and I recognise is the creation of Jock, Sean and Sir Robert.  They transformed an amateurish football club into a legendary movement.  He, more than anyone I ever met, never wanted a figurative goal scored against this legend.

Today we have lost one of the architects of all we hold dear, a man who achieved the Miracle of Lisbon.  His insights reach back into the depths of our character.  His decision to author an autobiography is a gift to you and me.  I’ll share many of his anecdotes between now and when it’s published.

My sincere condolences to Myra, son Sean and all the family.  We have lost the man who was our greatest living legend but they have lost a great husband, father and grandfather.  A remarkable life has come to an end.

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  1. zimmerman on

    Better hit the sack or i’ll meet myself getting up,

     

     

    g’nite music men,

     

    it’s been an education.

     

     

    HH.

  2. Coneybhoy on

    Last songs for me are all Bloc Party. See you all if in the Jungle upper tomorrow

     

     

    Hail. Hail

  3. Rascar Capac on

    Nobody taught me to pee straight.

     

     

    Watching the two men, Cameron and Milliband, I see an artful media savvy one, and one who would like to be, but his politics get in the way.

     

     

    Voters will respond to who the media want.

     

     

    So it doesn’t really matter.

  4. Margaret McGill on

    Answers to last nights CQN quiz:

     

     

    1) Gandi

     

    2) a) squirrels b) Kojo c) Andy Murray

     

    3) Jabba. The other BMI is a bank.

     

    4) Lingfield Park

     

    5) a) Prostate Cancer b) Colonoscopy c) Walter Smith

     

    6) Reagan and Doncaster. Ogilvie got an EBT.

     

    7) Ally McCoist. The others are convicted criminals.

     

    8) Dunfermline, Alloa and Queens Park

     

    9) Danny McGrain, Roy Aitken, Tommy Burns

     

    10) Internet Bampots

     

    11) Bio waste spreader the other is BFDJ.

     

    12) Paul Baxendale-Walker although he never really shagged Rangers that was Whyte.

     

    13) Gary Withey and Collyer Bristow have complete explanations

     

    14) a) Transvestite b) transexuals c) Charles Green

     

    15) a) The battle of Stalingrad b) Dead Souls c) Sevco

     

    16) “” You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me?” was from taxi driver.

     

    (Most of you thought Chic and Jabba. Sorry). 2 extra points to Paul Bearer for that one!

     

    17) Rudyard Kipling (Nigella Lawson wasnt even born then).

     

    18) Two

     

    19) Stoke Mandible is a big cockroach

     

    20) Howzaboutthat then

  5. Coneybhoy on

    Rascal capac

     

     

    I still owe you a pint, so if you are in BB tomorrow, look for the wee guy with the old guy drinking Twisted

  7. petec on

    Rascar Capac

     

     

    I watched news programmes religiously a few years ago, being blunt, I was watching them to see the lies they were spouting. It is sickening seeing all these broadcasters pushing the same stuff.

     

     

    We are being lied to, IMO, from the cradle to the grave.

     

     

    FFM & BMCUWP remember M24 ;))

     

     

    And a true moonhowler track …. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95oBuHZRs00

  11. Margaret McGill on

    petec

     

     

    03:05 on 19 January, 2013

     

     

    I watched religious programmes like the news a few years ago, being a ****, I was watching them to see the lies they were spouting. It is sickening seeing all these broadcasters pushing the same stuff

  12. Rascar Capac on

    Coneybhoy

     

     

    First rule of moonhowlers club….

     

     

    We don’t remember moonhowlers club.

  13. Margaret McGill on

    Rascar Capac

     

     

    02:45 on 19 January, 201

     

     

    As a crap car..political wing of the stock market..what do you expect?

  14. Coneybhoy on

    RC

     

    You are right as always but it can be better.

     

     

    I live in the Emerald and politics here is all about the local.

     

    As such, the wide view is proposed by the narrow vote

     

     

    FG and FF are right wing SME, survive type parties, Labour(me) are minority and most other socialists are split with Sinn Fein and various.

     

    It is always mix here but the point is that it can never be socialist due to the SME set up.

     

     

    Jame Connelly was the last socialist hero in this land and the Brotherhood got rid of him in 1916. Different flag ! Same set up

  16. petec on

    NN CQN,

     

     

    FFM thanks for a brilliant day yesterday m8. The wee chap was still feeling sickly when I got home last night so I’m not sure I will be going to the game later on today, I will let BMCUWP know anyway. It has taken a while for me to sober up but I think I’ve done it, finally.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plhcTycP9QE

  18. Margaret McGill on

    Coneybhoy

     

     

    03:14 on 19 January, 2013

     

     

    Why do punters in the emerald isle have such an anathema for the rights of the working classes? religion maybe? just askin like?

  19. Fortunes Favour Mibbes on

    Mags,

     

     

    Roon ye.

     

     

    You try to distort natural left wing thinking.

     

     

    Cos you’re from middle earth, intit.

     

     

    I challenge you and the rest to time travel via flux capacitors to early 20th Century Scotland and help us finalise the revolution !!!!!!

  20. Margaret McGill on

    Fortunes Favour Mibbes

     

     

    03:18 on 19 January, 2013

     

     

    Roon me?

     

    Naw Fat Boab CQN meister says naw.

     

     

    Natural left wing thinking you mean like democracy an that?

     

    Elections an that? or TV manipulation an that? what?

  23. Rascar Capac on

    Petec

     

     

    I watch them and assess them knowing they need us to love them.

     

     

    Some more than others.

     

     

    Just the way it is.

  25. Coneybhoy on

    Margret and FFM

     

     

    A quick input(as all comments should be) , my experience of Ireland(ROI is a football team), is that there are limited industrial and highly populous areas, but the catchment for aTD is around 3000. The number of TDs is similar to that of MPsin the UK despite the obvious disparity in electorate.

     

     

    Different flag, same lack of power to the people

     

     

     

    To keep yer place in parliament you need a flat cap and to open a swimming pool

     

     

    Inevitably, you get a coalition useless government with no actual direction.

     

     

    My lot are in are junior partners but e,barrassing me,!,,!,,

  29. Coneybhoy on

    Mags

     

     

    In a nutshell, Ireland are a country of SMEs. I have taken a lot of flak for that but here is my argument.

     

     

    Ireland was run on a clan basis.

     

     

    The Vikings hit the big one in Dublin and shook up the power base

     

     

    Strong bow and the ‘Norman’ guys took the Pale

     

     

    The ‘English’ took more of Ireland and enslaved the locals, especially to the Caribbean

     

     

    Skip All the Hun stuff

     

     

    The United Irishmen revolted based on loyalty and religion, but got beat and lost ,ore land.

     

     

    So round my way in Kildare, most is the history and residual wealth is English. Protestant, willemite, land owning, pish,

     

     

    Hence my point that socialism will never get enough seats in parliament or ever have a power base outside the urban environment.

     

     

    I still pay my dues though,

  30. Margaret McGill on

    Neutral observer from SFA: My that Jock Tamson is a braw goalie. He must be the best in toon!

     

    CQN Meister: Awa ye go! I could play better wi’ my eyes shut.

     

    Fat Boab CQN Meister Extraordinaire: Come on then prove it! You go in goal and we’ll fire shots at ye!

     

    CQN Meister:Right! I’ll show ye!

     

    SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE…..20 shots later.

     

    CQN Meister: How wiz that then? I didna let one shot past me!

     

    Mister CQN bored lurker man: You were great sonny! We could do with a goalie like you!

     

    Exclamation mark counter extraordinaire: I’m runnin oot ah tell ya change yer tune!

     

    Mister CQN bored lurker man: How would you like to sign on for me?

     

    Question mark counter extraordinaire: Here we go?

     

    CQN Meister: Sign on? No half!

     

    CQN Meister: Bide there! I’ll no’ be a tick! I’ll nip hame an get ma goalie togs.

     

    CQN Meister Goalie attired cap an aw a la node 1930: Maybe he’s fae the Sevco or the Celtic….

     

    CQN Meister:He certainly looks like a fitba director,,,pinstripe suit, fat bas…fat cigar!

     

    Mister CQN bored lurker man: This way sonny!

     

    CQN Meister: I might even be playin for WGS before the years oot!

     

    Mister CQN bored lurker man:Right sonny! here we are!

     

    CQN Meister:OH NO!

     

    Mister CQN bored lurker man:Roll up! Roll up! step right this way!Beat the young goalie and win a prize! Mibbe!

     

    Embarrassment Embarrassment Embarrassment

     

    CQN Meister: Ye’ve goat tae start somewhere I suppose!

  32. Coneybhoy on

    FFM

     

     

    At least there will be a BIG pint to talk about other that the cap, or the plough!

     

     

    No offence big man , just think the catchments are still post war appease,nets.

     

     

    The civil war was horrible but the catchments should be modern.

  34. Coneybhoy on

    In terms of wearing caps

     

     

    Want age?

     

     

    Michael Healy. Ray or do we wait ?

     

     

    Does he look cool?

  35. Coneybhoy on

    I will be jumping in my taxi to Dublin airport in 150 mins to go to Glasgow. Should I wear my trilby ????

  37. Coneybhoy on

    If anyone has noticed my level of inebriatiin or political leanings in the last few hours I will buy pints in a Babbity later. Remember, see guy with hoodie, old guy who never pays, can’t miss us!,

  40. Margaret McGill on

    Fortunes Favour Mibbes

     

     

    04:07 on 19 January, 2013

     

     

    You hit below the belt.

     

    That’s too much for me to bear FFM.

     

    One of my favourites.

     

    Matt McGinn – Ballad of John MacLean

     

    ok sometimes CQN is an great equalizer amongst all the crap!

     

    Thanks

     

    Off I go

     

    Laters!

  41. Coneybhoy on

    I love being me, and if I die ,I will come back as me because I love the hoops and I wil, get to love the hoops allowed again and get to know me who loves the hoops etc Sec Eric

     

     

     

    And join this convo about loving the hoops and being socialist again which will be great as all the (urban Dubliners) I know are Tories

     

     

     

     

    HAil hail

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