Voted Celtic's Greatest Ever Player, Jimmy Johnstone - The wee man with a huge talent

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To say he was Celtic's best player is nonsense!! given the players who have played for Celtic it is an insult Jinky was the best player of his time of that there was no doubt . How can anyone with intelligence can compare him to the People who have gone before Like Patsy Gallagher etc.
 
Make you wonder what he’d be like playing in todays game, I remember the scything tackles from the back, him constantly getting hacked down, wee man used to bounce back up and get on with it, no protection for players back then, no doubt he was EVERY bit as good as Messi is nowadays 💚
Atletico Madrid tried to cut the wee mans legs aff. It's the first Celtic game I remember fae childhood. They hunted him that night.
 
Jimmy Johnstone best player I have seen in the Hoops. Always thought he had the ball tied to his boots never gave the opposition a kick o the baw he always went back to re-humiliate the same player. GENIUS
Got the literal shit kicked out of him but never ran away he always wanted the ball and went straight to the barsteward who hacked him down the Athletico Murderdrid game they came at him from all sides he never backed away not only a footballing genius but brave as the L Lion he was.
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To say he was Celtic's best player is nonsense!! given the players who have played for Celtic it is an insult Jinky was the best player of his time of that there was no doubt . How can anyone with intelligence can compare him to the People who have gone before Like Patsy Gallagher etc.
Never seen patsy Gallagher play, can only go back in my living memories, post some footage let us all see and judge 🤣🤣
 
Knew all 3 John and Dick both Blantyre boys Jimmy played for Blantyre Celtic,Jinky was just as famous then as he was at Celtic watched him play many times the cries of olea olea as he turned defenders inside out go past them then turn around and go back and do it again,he was a great player to watch big John Cushley stayed at West Ham for a couple of seasons don't know what happened to Dick Madden lost touch when I left Blantyre but I can say all 3 were Celtic men through and through and proud to have known them
 
To say he was Celtic's best player is nonsense!! given the players who have played for Celtic it is an insult Jinky was the best player of his time of that there was no doubt . How can anyone with intelligence can compare him to the People who have gone before Like Patsy Gallagher etc.
How many of they players did you see mate? To form your opinion? Jinky Johnstone the GREASTEST to ever wear the hoops by far!
 
Same as Micheal watching Celtic as often as I could,saw some great players play for Celtic Read about some of our past greats Evans Tully and many others but haveing watched Jinky through the years have never seen anyone with his skill with a ball,Jimmy could turn a game on it's head by his skill he took some punishment but just got up and got on with it,Celtic have fielded some great players but anyone who had the privilege of watching Jimmy and Celtic back then will never forget the wee man
 
Voted Celtic's Greatest Ever Player, Jimmy Johnstone - The wee man with a huge talent...



Brilliant again Matt.

I knew about Jinky being 3rd for the Balon d'or , never knew about big Tam though, cheers for that.
 
To say he was Celtic's best player is nonsense!! given the players who have played for Celtic it is an insult Jinky was the best player of his time of that there was no doubt . How can anyone with intelligence can compare him to the People who have gone before Like Patsy Gallagher etc.
I'd liked to think he would have been a better player now than back in the day, he would have been fitter, he would have a much better diet, I hear the argument a lot about not being able to compare players of different eras, players are far more professional now and look after themselves, imagine players of the past being as professional, they would definitely have improved their game.
 

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