8th April The headlines in the press told the story of the league race at that time – Celtic Keep Up the Flag Pressure Rangers Hang On Every time I popped into a shop or went to Mass, the questions were all on the same topic. It got so bad that I used …
11th April Up early again, a little stiff after the match at Pittodrie the previous evening, as the Boss wanted to be back in Glasgow, for whatever reason. So, we were on the early train and got into Glesca well before midday. Curiously enough, although we – and by that I mean all the players …
15th April We had the day off from training. Obviously, the Boss had been pleased with the performance against Dundee on the Saturday and with the Glasgow Cup Final looming two days hence, he was protecting his charges. The only one that appeared to have taken a knock against Dundee was Ronnie and, according …
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18th April 1968 Everyone I met, or perhaps I should say, every Celtic fan I met, whether it was at the paper shop, the bank (which in those pre-ATM and pre-email days you to visit more often) was euphoric about the situation. Our future was in our hand again. As one fan said in all …
After the penultimate matches in the league campaign on the Saturday, the papers had large headlines about the run-in – Lennox’s Dramatic Winner Keeps Celtic on Top Rangers Scramble to Victory From the reports of the match at Rugby Park, it would appear that the Light Blues had not been too impressive in their display …
Two days before the Scottish Cup Final, Hearts have freed 9 players and retained 14 for next season. The shock free is left-winger Bobby Kerr, who was signed from St Johnstone for a fee of £8000 in December 1966. The press was hardly magnanimous in its appraisal of Manchester United’s performance against Real Madrid ‘At …
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Morning of the Matches Two big games in Scotland on the same day and Celtic not involved in either of them? What an unusual situation. However, there was not much chance of our squad enjoying itself as we were told to report on the Saturday morning for a light work-out and we all duly did. …
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28th April My parents’ house in Cardonald was only about half-a-mile from our local church, Our Lady of Lourdes, so we normally just walked the short distance. That Sunday morning, though, was a special walk. The church was at the bottom of a drive and the whole way down the avenue, people were coming up …
1st May 1968 The atmosphere on the bus back to Parkhead the previous evening – after the match against Dunfermline at East End Park – was amazing. All the way from the Pars’ ground, along the main roads (no motorways in those days), right up to the door of Celtic Park, the fans were out …
7th May 1968 The guys were in training today in preparation for the match against Queen of the South on the morrow. Although I was not involved myself, I found this out by dropping into the park. My new practice was in Shettleston, not too far to the east of the stadium and I could …