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28th September Those who had not played the previous evening did the usual training; those who had played got the day off. However, it was a lovely day and the workout was very enjoyable. Apart from that, all the guys were in good form, although Joe McBride would have been very disappointed with a comment …
Read more “30th September 1967: Stirling Albion v Celtic – League”
1st October On the Sunday, the day after we had beaten Stirling Albion 4-0 at Annfield, a match for which the headline said….. Celts in the Groove Again …….. we all reported to Celtic Park for a light loosener and also the announcement of the squad of players who would travel to Kiev. It was …
Read more “4th October 1967: Dinamo Kiev v Celtic – European Cup”
5th October The headline in one of the morning dailies summed up the match against Dinamo Kiev quite succinctly; Murdoch Ordered off As Celtic Lose European Cup Another one was fairly critical of the referee; Celtic Lesson Never Argue with a Referee ‘Signor Bardelli used his whistle like a piccolo player. For every timid offence perpetrated by either …
9th October Over the weekend, press coverage had been positive towards Celtic after the performance against Hibs – Celtic Serve Flag Notice Hibernian Soundly Beaten by Determined Celtic And by Monday, the assessment of our chances against Morton was even more optimistic – Super Celts No Injury for Any Celtic Player Celtic Ready for …
Read more “11th October 1967: Celtic v Morton – League Cup Semi-Final”
12th October Down at Seamill, there was no rest for the team of the previous evening. As was the norm, we were up early and did our usual pre-breakfast walk, along the main road to the far end of West Kilbride golf course, down the lane to the beach and then along the sand to …
Read more “14th October 1967: Partick Thistle v Celtic – League”
15th October We had quite a lazy day at Seamill. Up at a reasonable time for breakfast then taxis to Mass at Saltcoats. Back to the hotel for lunch, which was followed by one of those walks along the beach – have to keep the legs in shape – before a session in the pool …
Read more “18th October 1967 Celtic v Racing Club – Inter-Continental Cup”
19th October The day after the win over Racing Club, every newspaper headline had a different way of recording the result and its outcome – Celtic Find Way Through Suffocating Defence .. Magnificent Celts: McNeill Goal Puts ‘Em on Top of the World .. Victorious Celtic Face Harder Task in Buenos Aires .. Celtic Fans Rush to Book for Argentina .. …
25th October There are certain aspects of a footballer’s life that sometimes make his actions seem a little difficult to understand. Now, that may seem like a very complicated way of explaining something that happened on that Wednesday, the morning after we had beaten Motherwell 4-2 at Celtic Park. The particular aspect I am referring …
Read more “28th October 1967: Celtic v Dundee – League Cup Final”
29th October The party of 18 players – Simpson, myself, Gemmell, Murdoch, McNeill, Clark, Johnstone, Wallace, Chalmers, Lennox, Auld, Hughes, Fallon, Shevlane, O’Neill, Connelly, McBride and Gallagher – was delayed for a few hours down at Prestwick Airport but our plane eventually took off just before midnight. By that time, the nervous fliers in the …
Read more “1st November 1967: Racing Club v Celtic – World Club Championship 2nd Leg”
1st November – Evening As we sat in the dining room of the Hindu Club, trying to come to terms with the events of the afternoon, we wondered why the Board were either not there at all or else going in and out of the room on a regular basis. What we did not know …
Read more “4th November 1967: Racing Club v Celtic World Championship Play-Off”