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17 hours ago, Flybhoy said:

Danny McGrain and Mark McGhee in the early 80's when Celtic v Aberdeen was the biggest match in an era when both clubs won 6 out 7 league titles between 79 and 86, two classic, sponsor free kits as well. 

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I'm reminded of a follower of a certain club that shall remain nameless allegedly saying that 1979 was his favourite year.

"Why?" he was asked. " 'Cos two Popes died and Danny McGrain broke his leg" he allegedly replied. 

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8 hours ago, Forever_blueco said:

Mark McGhee looking like he has just remembered he forgot to turn the oven off before he left the house 

Would have been embarrassing, he was an apprentice electrician before he joined Morton, no? 

or has my aging brain confused him with someone else..

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1 hour ago, Piquet said:

I'm reminded of a follower of a certain club that shall remain nameless allegedly saying that 1979 was his favourite year.

"Why?" he was asked. " 'Cos two Popes died and Danny McGrain broke his leg" he allegedly replied. 

To be fair Celtic won the league that year on the last day of the season with ten men, beating the **** 4-2 to snatch the title from them, glad he enjoyed it.

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On 30/05/2021 at 19:56, Piquet said:

I'm reminded of a follower of a certain club that shall remain nameless allegedly saying that 1979 was his favourite year.

"Why?" he was asked. " 'Cos two Popes died and Danny McGrain broke his leg" he allegedly replied. 

You'd think he'd have managed to identify the year correctly then.

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The two Billy's, McNeil and Bremner, leading their teams out for the second leg of the European Cup at Hampden in 1970, Celtic beat Leeds United 2-1 on the night after Bremner had opened the scoring and levelling the tie with an absolute pearler. Celtic going through 3-1 on aggregate 

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On 26/05/2021 at 20:16, Bogbrush1903 said:

Penis and John Kosmina prepare to do battle at the excellent but very rickety Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne.

I recall a bit of trouble during the game possibly initiated from the expats.

Is the Souness thumb too far round for a normal handshake?

I think he had just arrived the day before, and not with the team due to Italian commitments. He looks a bit pale and tired...

 

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Kick Off was about 8 in morning here and a lot of workplaces allowed the guys the morning off to watch it!

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8 hours ago, Flybhoy said:

The two Billy's, McNeil and Bremner, leading their teams out for the second leg of the European Cup at Hampden in 1970, Celtic beat Leeds United 2-1 on the night after Bremner had opened the scoring and levelling the tie with an absolute pearler. Celtic going through 3-1 on aggregate 

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McNeill looks like he's going to kick f**k out of Bremner

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22 hours ago, Flybhoy said:

The two Billy's, McNeil and Bremner, leading their teams out for the second leg of the European Cup at Hampden in 1970, Celtic beat Leeds United 2-1 on the night after Bremner had opened the scoring and levelling the tie with an absolute pearler. Celtic going through 3-1 on aggregate 

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I remember it well

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39 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said:

I remember it well

Six years before I was born, my dad was at the game and tells me how the English media totally wrote off Celtic in the build up to the tie which, I'm sure is a surprise to absolutely no one.

Conversely, Celtic by all accounts did similar in the final and totally wrote of Feyenoord. 

One other wee bit of useless trivia from a personal point of view, my mates dad, George Connolly scored Celtic's goal in the first leg at Elland Road. Couple of years ago David asked me if I could rehang a radiator in the hall that had been knocked off by a sofa delivery guy or something.... he was at work but, as it was a quite big radiator his dad would give me a lift with it.  Felt quite bizarre and truth be told I was a little starstruck at a Celtic legend such as George Connolly helping me hang a radiator, absolute gem of a guy too.

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9 hours ago, Flybhoy said:

Six years before I was born, my dad was at the game and tells me how the English media totally wrote off Celtic in the build up to the tie which, I'm sure is a surprise to absolutely no one.

Conversely, Celtic by all accounts did similar in the final and totally wrote of Feyenoord. 

One other wee bit of useless trivia from a personal point of view, my mates dad, George Connolly scored Celtic's goal in the first leg at Elland Road. Couple of years ago David asked me if I could rehang a radiator in the hall that had been knocked off by a sofa delivery guy or something.... he was at work but, as it was a quite big radiator his dad would give me a lift with it.  Felt quite bizarre and truth be told I was a little starstruck at a Celtic legend such as George Connolly helping me hang a radiator, absolute gem of a guy too.

More so the first leg, IIRC

Aye, all Celtic had to do was turn up. What a disappointmnet that result was.

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1 hour ago, Jacksgranda said:

 

Aye, all Celtic had to do was turn up. What a disappointmnet that result was.

I was only 14 at the time, but I remember thinking that Celtic had it won when it turned out to be a Dutch team in the final. I don’t think that any Dutch club side or the national team had done anything of note up until  that point. Boy, did things change very, very quickly.

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On 31/05/2021 at 22:35, Flybhoy said:

The two Billy's, McNeil and Bremner, leading their teams out for the second leg of the European Cup at Hampden in 1970, Celtic beat Leeds United 2-1 on the night after Bremner had opened the scoring and levelling the tie with an absolute pearler. Celtic going through 3-1 on aggregate 

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Wondered about the badge on the Leeds keeper’s jersey. From “Goalkeepers are different” website -

Two Leeds United goalkeepers wore international jerseys for first team games during the 1970s. Gary Sprake set the trend by wearing an Italy shirt for the club's European Cup semi-final against Celtic back in 1970 while David Harvey wore a red Scotland international jersey during a league match against Leicester City in 1978.

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