BILLCOWIE1958
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Noticed last night while watching Youth Cup Final how both Danny McGrain and Davie have aged quite dramatically Davie Hay in particular
I suppose the natural ageing process is different for everyone but I can remember both of these fellas as members of the Quality Street Gang just fresh faced young men with brilliant futures ahead of them
Perhaps they were sitting watching the equivalent to today's Quality Street Gang both Celtic and SEVCO's and looking back wistfully to when they were starting out on their footballing adventures or maybe remembering Billy McNeill as we all are at this time
Although neither of these guys were Lisbon Lions they are up there among the Celtic greats
Both terrific players who I loved watching for both Celtic and Scotland Hay as hard as nails who at one time was treated quite abismally by our Club and McGrain one of the world's finest and most gifted Full Backs who didn't have his medical problems to seek but met them head on and excelled in his career
Maybe it's just me being a bit mournful as I look back to great days and although we're going for a TREBLE TREBLE and 10 IAR I don't think we'll see players of such quality grace our team until the financial aspects of Football are addressed which I don't feel will be anytime soon
Oh I have no doubt that we'll have some terrific players wearing the HOOPS in years to come but how many of their names will be remembered 30 40 or 50 years after they stop playing or managing for us?
Sorry if this post sounds a tad morose but I was a bit taken aback seeing these 2 Legends looking so lost last night
HH?
I suppose the natural ageing process is different for everyone but I can remember both of these fellas as members of the Quality Street Gang just fresh faced young men with brilliant futures ahead of them
Perhaps they were sitting watching the equivalent to today's Quality Street Gang both Celtic and SEVCO's and looking back wistfully to when they were starting out on their footballing adventures or maybe remembering Billy McNeill as we all are at this time
Although neither of these guys were Lisbon Lions they are up there among the Celtic greats
Both terrific players who I loved watching for both Celtic and Scotland Hay as hard as nails who at one time was treated quite abismally by our Club and McGrain one of the world's finest and most gifted Full Backs who didn't have his medical problems to seek but met them head on and excelled in his career
Maybe it's just me being a bit mournful as I look back to great days and although we're going for a TREBLE TREBLE and 10 IAR I don't think we'll see players of such quality grace our team until the financial aspects of Football are addressed which I don't feel will be anytime soon
Oh I have no doubt that we'll have some terrific players wearing the HOOPS in years to come but how many of their names will be remembered 30 40 or 50 years after they stop playing or managing for us?
Sorry if this post sounds a tad morose but I was a bit taken aback seeing these 2 Legends looking so lost last night
HH?