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Training Things were back to normal at the beginning of the week and training on the Tuesday night was almost a pleasure, everything soaking of course but no rain or snow to bother about. I got the nod to report for the Scottish Cup tie the following night but had already made the preparations to …
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The Ankle –One Day On The ankle was pretty painful on the Thursday morning, stiff and solid, a slight throbbing sensation as well. I found getting ready for work a bit difficult – my bedroom and bathroom were upstairs – and driving to the Dental Hospital was also quite uncomfortable. For the first time in …
Read more “26th February 1966: Stirling Albion v Celtic – Part One”
Morning of the Match Much to my surprise, my Mum had been very concerned as regards my current injury. Her normal response was “well, you shouldn’t be playing that daft game, anyway” but this time, she was much more sympathetic. Deep down, I think she was enjoying the fact that the people she met while …
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Reaction After the Stirling Defeat The papers went ballistic on the Saturday result against Stirling and probably rightly so. Celtic had been on a good run for some months, so to drop 2 points to a team 4th from bottom was unexpected, to say the least, and the Celtic players, like every player at a …
Read more “28th February 1966 : Celtic v Dundee – League – Part One”
The Afternoon of the Match Classes all morning; patients all afternoon. Time for a bite to eat at a local café just down the hill from the Dental Hospital. Then into the motor and a leasurely drive out to Celtic Park. This was the life? Except that it wasn’t. I was thoroughly annoyed at picking …
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Treatment (1) I was becoming a little weary of the hot/cold water treatment. I was back in for a session on the Tuesday night – but only after I had done some running and sprinting – had to turn up again on Wednesday lunchtime, then back again on the Thursday evening. I was feeling pretty …
Read more “5th March 1966: Hearts v Celtic – Scottish Cup – Part One”
The Morning of the Match I had got the nod from the Boss to join the party travelling to Edinburgh for the Scottish Cup tie with Hearts, so I made my way to Parkhead for mid-morning. And what a difference it made when I was able to drive my own vehicle all the way! No …
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The cup-tie against Hearts on the previous Saturday was still receiving much attention in the press, most of it complimentary. The following was typical of the response;- Tynecastle Thriller ‘There have been many terrific battles between Hearts and Celtic but for power-packed drama and excitement, Saturday’s cup-tie at Tynecastle made the others look like Sunday …
Read more “9th March 1966: Celtic v Hearts Scottish Cup Replay – Part One”
Comment On the day of the match, there was much anticipation in the sporting press about this particular game. The first match had been the subject of a great deal of praise – although neither manager was particularly happy with their respective defences – so the return was eagerly awaited.
The Ankle After the great result against Hearts in the quarter-final replay of the Scottish Cup on the Wednesday evening, 9th March, I should have been ‘over the moon’. Unfortunately, though, having taken that challenge from my future teammate Willie Wallace – no malice intended, it was just a clash between competitors – I was …
Read more “March 12th 1966: Celtic v St Johnstone – Part One”