Our enormous thanks to John Hughes for spending time on the blog this morning. He was at Celtic throughout a very special time, making his anecdotes and stories all the more valuable.
Here’s an extract from his book, Yogi Bare, which is due out soon:
“Jock Stein and I didn’t always see eye-to-eye. I recall receiving a ferocious verbal volley after a game against Hibs at Easter Road in January 1968. My offence? I went to offer my condolences to their right-back Bobby Duncan in their dressing room.
Unfortunately, Bobby had suffered a broken leg when I slid it to try to block the ball. His ankle got caught up in my outstretched leg and he collapsed to the turf in obvious pain. It was a complete accident, I hasten to add. The conditions were slippy that afternoon and we just collided with neither of us able to pull out.
Unhappily, the defender had to be stretchered off and I felt sick. I never went out to injure an opponent; not once. Frankly, I wouldn’t have known how to, but I did know some players who were well versed in the black arts. No names. No pack drills. No lawyer’s letters! It just wasn’t the right-back’s day because he had also sliced a clearance into his net to give us a second minute lead.
Bobby Lennox added a second shortly afterwards and it was game over. But Bobby Duncan’s game, unfortunately, didn’t last until the ninetieth minute and I headed for the home dressing room as soon as the referee blew for time-up. I was concerned for the player who, although he was a gritty campaigner, was never dirty.
I mixed with the Hibs players and told Bobby I genuinely hoped he would make a fast recovery. He accepted my good wishes and I thought that was the end of it.
Suddenly, though, Colin Stein, who would later join Rangers, barged through his team-mates to have a go at me. He accused me of deliberately trying to injure Bobby. I wasn’t having any of that and told him to get lost. I didn’t stop to think I was actually in the Hibs dressing room.
The usual pushing and shoving ensued before I was thrown out into the corridor. Jock wanted to know what all the commotion was about. I gave him my version of events and he blew up.
‘What do you want to do that for?’ he bellowed. ‘It’s bad enough the boy’s got a broken leg, but you’ve got to go and make it worse!’ I protested my innocence, by which time he was in full flow. ‘What a daft thing to do.’ And so on.
I thought it had been a meaningful gesture from one professional to another, but Jock, clearly, disagreed. Sometimes you couldn’t win with that man.
Please don’t get me wrong. This is not a Big Yogi versus Big Jock chapter in my life story. I just want the supporters to be aware of the facts. For a start, I think he did me an enormous favour by pushing me out from centre-forward to the left wing.
I was happy enough in the central role, but Jock thought I could be more effective when I was taking passes on the half-turn. I would be off and running within seconds of the pass arriving at my feet. In the main striker’s role, though, I would often have my back to goal. Controlling the ball in those circumstances would add vital seconds onto the manoeuvre. A centre-half could be breathing down my neck, forcing me to push the ball back for a midfielder. At outside-left, though, I could skin a right-back if he got too close. And once I was away, there was no stopping me.”
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For any off the nightshift that can’t access sky go… Go into your settings and change the date to before the system crashed.
Right, back to watching The Following.HH
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G’Day Fae a Absolouter Monsoonlike Sunny Melbourne..
Who is My Favourite H€n..? My Father..【ツ】
Fav H@n Player..Dead Heat between Slim Jim and Wullie Henderson..
Fav Høn Manager..The Irreplaceable Alistair (Cup-Tie) McCoist..
Fav Hün Spiv.. Can’t Decide Too many Choices..
Fav Hęn Song..Easy.. Hello Hello.. Gary Glitter remix..
Summa of HunDreadsCSC
If anyone missed that post from MAESTRO at 2356,well….
GO BACK AND READ IT!
Unbelievable stuff. Wish the fella well,mate. And thanks for bringing it to our attention.
I’ve been thinking, dinnae worry too much, it is unlikely to happen on many fronts, whY?
If Celtic are definitely struck in this environment?
Totally negate the Hun by sharing the CL bootie around the SPL.
Now that would be totally revolutionary and WOULD Galvanise Scotland against the Hun, the one niggle at the back of my mind would be, the DU supporter I worked with briefly, who said Every SPL Board had a Mason on it, every angle covered.
Pythagoras was indeed initiated into the mystery schools.
BMCUWP,
Ye named that tune in one ;o).
I’d just like to add my thanks to the legendary John Hughes, my first Celtic hero, for the illuminating and entertaining Q&A yesterday.
Cheers, Yogi, and thanks for everything you did as a Celt.
I’ll certainly be buying the book.
Fred C. Dobbs
04:17 on 18 April, 2014
BMCUWP,
Ye named that tune in one ;o).
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och come on, it was easy.
Get him to sort a Train or a Museum, the guy just loses the F’n plot Man. I try to understand, he is a Weird Wan.
Me, I’m perfectly sane, I’m quiet, but I definitely will do what my, Jumped up idiotic Supervisor says, well, because he is being manipulated to be something he *isney, the Supervisor needs the Money more than me. The Supervisor has put Money before …….
The Golden Rule. Vicious circle.
QuadBloodmoonhowling.csc
Maestro
That’s why I want them dead.
They are all about death.
Threatening it.
Attempting it.
Inflicting it.
Being it.
Margaret McGill
04:45 on 18 April, 2014
Maestro
That’s why I want them dead.
They are all about death.
Threatening it.
Attempting it.
Inflicting it.
Being it.
_________________
I just hope the dude that STOOPED so low can remove the hatred from his Heart.
The Heart is Dark when a person does something like that.
I remember a melee, basically because of a link to a stramash, linked a few Times on CQN. What about poor George McCluskey?
Tommy Burns tried to bring light to the haters.
Ridicule is nothing to be scared of
Every Newspaper or outlet of information has an Agenda, never forget that.
I know the DM is Anti Christian as much as any other newspaper out there, of that there is no doubt.
Dave Angel
The above link is nothing like his DJ sets.
Both names are highly significant in my current petec subliminal Evangelizing people to return to God and Realising God is the Best Friend ever.
Good Morning Timland.
Not had the time for cqn this busy week,but a holiday
weekend, looking forward to it……God bless wee Oscar
and his family,puts my worries into prospective.
Oh! btw it’s a day of fast and abstinence…..jist in case
yees awe forgot.
valentinesday
You are making the erroneous assumption that ” yees awe” are religious. Celtic are all inclusive but, in my experience, the majority are not religious.
Cheerio,
JJ
God Bless. This Dear Green Place………
Much moss-mowing is anticipated ( a and a myriad of other hortijobs, the weekend weather is decent………………….. the oul’ bones are rarin’ to go
…………. and Celtic is a joy in my heart.
HH
Deary me!!!!
Petec I am having too much fun with the death by a thousand cuts but you reminded me that Tommy Burns did indeed show us how easy it is not to hate. He was some man. When I have stopped laughing I will welcome their grandchildren to paradise. Happy Easter mate. Hail Hail .
“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?”
Good morning friends and a Big Happy Holy Good Friday from a sun drenched, clear skied dry and bright East Kilbride.
I’m just heading off now to drive up to Tomatin to their bond for a full on day off cask sampling. One of the syndicate is a zombie.
If anyone has any messages they’d like me to pass on to the zombie, feel free to let me know.
but jobo
is it also ‘warm’
or will i need to wrap up for my stroll to the old coach road bacon roll shop
Acgr
tell him he is driving.
Good morning CQN
Beautiful sunny morning in Fife
Hope you all have great Easter weekend
God bless wee Oscar and his family and god bless you all
Hail Hail
MT
Spelling police! Take a day off, this guy nails it.
Poem: English is crazy.
http://wimp.com/poemenglish/
hoopy-do –
Firstly, define warm – it’s all subjective. Secondly, you’re off to the ‘bacon roll shop’ on Good Frida???! ;-)
Time to try to assemble the ole new garden furniture….
Lent, lint? Don’t think he gets it, lol.
http://youtu.be/xd8bwPCFn4A
Acgr
Excellent distillery at Tomatin, almost moved on site 15 years ago but pulled out at the last minute.
Enjoy
Catman praying for Oscar
ACGR- Ask him “is it cold in our shadow”….HH
ACGR- Just ask him in a puzzling sort of way if Rangers are the SAME club, why did they get “relegated” down 3 divisions and the stars all walked away- that’s against the rules!!!
Morning all. Beautiful weather for Good Friday down here.
I wasn’t going to add anything and then I read about the Dundee United supporter’s horrific experience. It seems to me to be another cover up by the Establishment not wanting to bring any more opprobrium on the deid team. It’s bears striking similarities, imo, with the Scottish Government claiming to lose figures, which don’t reflect well on their supposedly inclusive Scotland, but which have, in fact, been backed up, simply not released.
Brilliant post from Barcabhoy on TSFM
Barcabhoy says:
April 18, 2014 at 7:17 am
32 1 Rate This
Where Scottish Football is horribly served by ill informed pundits
Example 1,850
Question on Radio Clyde
” i hear a rumour that David Murray is going to be coming back into Rangers and investing heavily”
Response by Mark Guidi
” yes, i’ve heard that as well. It could well be true as Murray International are doing well again”
Reality
Direct quote from David Murray in MIH latest set of accounts
“As the activities of MIH Group come to a close”
Warning note on MIH accounts by Grant Thornton that MIH have a going concern issue.
Statement by MIH that they are unable to meet their employees pension entitlements.
Going well !! Guidi’s comments make you question every single thing he says. Does he take the trouble to research anything ? , when he is so fundamentally wrong on this. Is he up to speed on any issue ?
When David Murray admits publicly it’s game over for MIH we still have journalists ignorant of that fact and prepared to support wild notions .
No wonder trust levels in the media are plummeting
Saint Stivs – interesting question last night: do you have a favourite hun.
Brought to mind the scenes at Ibrox when Celtic won the League there in 1967. The teams left the field like brothers in arms. That’s true – watch the footage
All that died with Souness.
Didnt realise it was a public holiday today.
Just got on a bus to work 1 and a half hours later than i should have.
Was meant to start at 8.
IF any of you need to take public transport….hope you are a bit more clued up than me.
italiabhoy- Guidi is one of the worst for complete uninformed nonsense, among his gems-
3/4 years ago- Scott Brown def heading out the exit door at CP
2 years ago- Danny Lennon def heading out the exit door at SM
2013- Van Dyke is a dud
2013- Borrigter is the real deal
2014- The belter of them all- Celtic should sign Kris Boyd, the idiot was being serious here.
This man cannot be taken seriously.
Who’s the fool ?
Mark will be delighted his comments are being discussed
thunder road
08:47 on 18 April, 2014
What are you like……..THAT is hilarious….. !!!!!!!!
According to twitter
“Another sensational exclusive on Leigh Griffiths” in the sun tomorrow.
……..the boul’ Mark is still a fool……….regardless.