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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Clydesdale Bank Premier League
Celtic Vs Heart of Midlothian
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Kick-off 3pm
Tickets for this match are now on sale.
Tickets are priced from £29 adults and from £17 concessions.
Tickets can be purchased online, by calling 0871 226 1888* or by visiting the Celtic Ticket Office.
Tickets are also available in the following retail outlets:-
Argyle Street
Sauchiehall Street
Clydebank
Coatbridge
East Kilbride
BMCUWP
You have been kickin the erchie oot it……i would just like it recorded for the record that yer sweet auld ma was more than happy with the condition you arrived home after yer swally wi me.
nae horses today……but taken the Celts @ -2 on PP @ 12/5
Oh aye and see u in 2 hours.
HH
Morning all
Getting a bit nervous in G20! Where are you Pat?
Nice tribute to Sean from Stephen Sullivan in the Herald
Jimbo
lionroars67 11:29:
Mine in 105, got my own seat, 26, Row Z.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Phew
Postie just dropped my ticket through the door.
Deep sighs of relief heard in bulirnside
Just in, and getting ready to go to CP. Just a wee heads up for those on the home tickets scheme, my 2 Juve tickets were delivered this morning .
Hail Hail
inforapennyinforapoundcsc
Burnside. Too excited to type
HH
Mike
leftclicktic 11:30:
£29, why you ask?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Juve tickets arrive safely in the peaceful hamlets of North Ayrshire.
HH
Juve ticket just came through the door, ya feckin dancer…..! Yeeeeeeeeeesssssssssss!
Sorry, was getting worried about it going missing! :-)
T4
G42 delivery fulfilled.
SoT
They don’t like Bendtner..no ??
May just be me …but that type of straight talking …I find hilarious :-))
What’s the weather like in weegie land, do I need to take my shovel as well????????????????
lionroars67
Thank you
Its ticket office for me,
The celtic shop in coatbridge should supply you with an ice pick and a rope to make it to the second top row of the stadium. :))
Till later all
Ps a couple of pound on 5 nil should pay for my trip.
….PFayr
11:15 on 19 January, 2013
Mate.
First of all,we`re on the same side.
Chapter and verse….What statements attributable to Sean or Jock have confirmed your opinions?
If they have seen fit NOT to criticise Celtic,then why should you?
Do you think they need you or anybody else to speak on their behalf?
They said nothing about these events.
Maybe that is what they wanted.
Why not respect their wishes?
Lennybhoy…Supporting Neil Lennon and CFC until I die
11:33 on
19 January, 2013
lionroars67 11:29:
Mine in 105, got my own seat, 26, Row Z.
How do you manage to keep yer own seat……………….
Not one C/L game have i kept my seat! been all around 104
Enjoy today Hail Hail
prestonpans bhoys 11:37:
No snow here…yet.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
leftclicktic
11:37 on
19 January, 2013
Yer welcome
Enjoy today
prestonpans bhoys
Weegie land fine…….crisp & clear
how did u get on wi three imaginary burds last week :-)
ps
ticket arrived……….yeeeeeeha!
see ya all up there!
prestonpans bhoys
11:37 on
19 January, 2013
What’s the weather like in weegie land, do I need to take my shovel as well????????????????
=====
Weegie land?
Glasgow, however ………
No snow that I can see.
Cold.
Dry.
lionroars67 11:38:
For my package was one seat off my own, Bhoy moved up one so I could sit next to my mates. For Juve game mate went into Ticket Office day they went on sale, first thing, seven of us sit together all got our own seats.
Enjoy today as well mate.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Lennybhoy…Supporting Neil Lennon and CFC until I die
11:39 on
19 January, 2013
Thanks it’s about 4 inchs up here and Miss Prestonpans going on the pish after the game in weegie land :o)
Postman Patrick has just been given a big huddle.
Hail Hail.
Jobbo weather report
Light snow fall G67
The Pieman has demanded to know when it is going to snow again……….
pedrocaravanachio67
11:41 on
19 January, 2013
prestonpans bhoys
Weegie land fine…….crisp & clear
how did u get on wi three imaginary burds last week :-)
Nope woke up, bugger………………
Four Juventus tickets arrived this morning. My semi tickets should arrive on Monday. It’s all beginning to happen. Good luck on your debut today big Rami Gershon. Today you are the luckiest man alive.. HH.
Macjay
You’re losing focus on the issue
What relevance do ant statements made by both affect the fact of what the club did
You blindly support i’ll deal in reality
Mr Fallon deserves greater credit for his refusal to comment ….I’m happy to think that of him
Condolences to the family of Sean Fallon,a great man by all accounts and a great Celtic man.There was a nice tribute to him on RTE evening news last,including an interview with Alex Ferguson who spoke genuinely of his admiration and affection for Sean
He seems to have a lived a great life and achieved things most of us only dream about
may he rest in peace
“You can’t eat a flag” http://shar.es/4LVC0 #flegs
Interesting article on whats happening in Belfast
Away to hear thunder at paradise
I have a feeling today that we will win today big style.
I also have a feeling that I’ll be in the pub at 7 tonight welcoming in the Hertz fans from the game :-)
excited about the game today, hopefully give the mini’s a tonking.
prematch scran & beer in Coias, then doon tae paradise.
i would have prefered a minutes silence for Sean Fallon, but since we’re doing the applause, let’s go the other way and make it loud.
Sean Fallon RIP
Enjoy the game all and be safe.
HH PC67
….PFayr
11:46 on 19 January, 2013
You blindly support i’ll deal in reality .
I`ll blindly support.
As did Sean.
That`s the best standard I can aspire to.
Seriously,my fellow Tim.
This is a disagreement within the family.
I hope you take it as such.
prestonpans bhoys
Flurries of snow starting in ML5 :((
Postie, Postie,thank’s a bunch.
Bringen ma ticket before ma lunch.
Now where’s ma Thermals, oh hod oan started tae Snaw ( Kirkie Area ) better no be much a hope.
Awerabest PJ
estorilbhoy
11:13 on 19 January, 2013
I liked this bit
” Any switch of leagues would require the approval of the SFA, FA, UEFA and FIFA. In England and most associations throughout Europe any new club must supply three years of audited accounts before being granted membership, in Scotland that rule does not apply.”
Actually to view SFA rules as rules is part of the problem. It seems to me that they are in fact more akin to The Pirates Code of the Carribean movie fame. Even then there is scene when adherence to the Code is being discussed in a tricky situation, for it to be revealed “they are not so much a code, more guidelines”
Says it all really.
On the point itself: the Conference guy has got it wrong, three years accounts are required to grant a club a National Club Licence (the level applicable to the SFL, meeting the UEFA FFP licence criteria being an SPL requirement) however the SFA licensing committee have discretion on how they treat a club not meeting the criteria.
It would be VERY interesting to know on what grounds discretion was applied to grant The Rangers a National Club Licence and what was accepted in lieu of 3 years accounts. What assurances did CG give the SFA that his new club would not go belly up? What did the SFA concede in return?
Time to go and enjoy a few libations before going to Paradise.
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!