Mark Connolly Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Just now, Melanius Mullarkey said: Under McLeish, probably 5. Fair point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie67 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 A true ledgend of Scottish football. Will Celtic rename the main stand in his honour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCelt67 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 11 minutes ago, Stevie67 said: A true ledgend of Scottish football. Will Celtic rename the main stand in his honour? I wouldn't imagine so. Personally, the Lisbon Lions stand is a fitting enough tribute for all who played their part that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie67 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I wouldn't imagine so. Personally, the Lisbon Lions stand is a fitting enough tribute for all who played their part that day. Just a thought . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gastropod Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Been in a radio free van all day and just heard the sad news..A true giant of Scottish football , tribute on radio Scotland now . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenlantern Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Met him in the Superstore a good few years back. Edit; Also remember meeting him at Roy Keene’s testimonial game in Manchester. - Told us all to enjoy our day, but behave ourselves. Some guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Terrific player who is unique in being the only person to captain a Scottish team to a European Cup win. More importantly, a classy bloke who gave far more to football than he ever took out. We'll be lucky if we ever see a person and player like McNeill again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 A seemingly ever-present player & memory from my childhood. McNeill & Greig the 2 great icons of the Glasgow rivals, they always stood out to me. Dignified A real legend, hopefully at peace now r.i.p Billy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Echo all the sentiments above. A true legend. Good to see something we can all agree on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Mark Connolly said: Just 29 caps for Scotland. How many would a guy like that have in the modern day? Well the simple answer is fewer games and fewer caps awarded. The more complex answer is that McNeill was playing at a time when Scotland produced some remarkable players - and had a fair few remarkable centre halves. McNeill had to contend for a place against the likes of Dundee's Ian Ure, Liverpool's Ron Yeats and Rangers' Ronnie McKinnon and any of the four of them would have been first picks for, say, England. I'm sad at McNeill's death because of the measure of the man. I'm also sad because I, along with a handful of posters on here, remember a time when winning a cap for Scotland meant being better than some excellent players and McNeill personified that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said: Well the simple answer is fewer games and fewer caps awarded. The more complex answer is that McNeill was playing at a time when Scotland produced some remarkable players - and had a fair few remarkable centre halves. McNeill had to contend for a place against the likes of Dundee's Ian Ure, Liverpool's Ron Yeats and Rangers' Ronnie McKinnon and any of the four of them would have been first picks for, say, England. I'm sad at McNeill's death because of the measure of the man. I'm also sad because I, along with a handful of posters on here, remember a time when winning a cap for Scotland meant being better than some excellent players and McNeill personified that. I suppose my point was more "What would we give for someone like him now" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Pretty sad read to see this in the news today. Suppose the thong about McNeill is that if you are too youbg to remember him and havent seen footage, you are still highly aware of who he is and his standing in the game. In the upper tier of legends where only a few reside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Sad times - always struck me as a gent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 A shame. He seemed a decent chap, to be perfectly honest with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Mark Connolly said: Just 29 caps for Scotland. How many would a guy like that have in the modern day? He could have played for the USSR as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzza81 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 9 hours ago, Owsley said: Very sad to hear this, but maybe a blessing as it must be horrible having that damned disease. Always came across as a real gentleman. i know it's pedantic, but Celtic's twitter and many others have spelled Caesar incorrectly. Some Celtic fans even get his surname wrong. Don’t believe you are correct here. He was named after actor Cesar Romero I’m sure so the spelling used by Celtic is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinky67 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 RIP Cesar, horrible news to wake up to this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 17 hours ago, TheCelt67 said: I wouldn't imagine so. Personally, the Lisbon Lions stand is a fitting enough tribute for all who played their part that day. How many of the Lions are left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 47 minutes ago, GordonD said: How many of the Lions are left? Craig, Clark, Auld, Lennox, Wallace and Chalmers (who also has dementia). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pet Jeden Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 As an after dinner speaker, I remember him telling a funny, self-deprecating, story about how, on holiday, his wife used to wear his European Cup medal on a pendant round her neck. The woman on the next sunbed asked what she had on the pendant , so Mrs McNeil regaled her with the full story - My husband is a footballer for a very good team - Celtic, you might have heard of them. They won the European Cup in 1967. You have to win your national league to qualify for the EC. It's the the best thing you can win at club football, etc etc etc. The woman listened politely. That night at dinner in the hotel they were sat next to and introduced to the woman and her husband - Arie Haan, winner of three European Cup medals ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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