Digger
Well-known member
A wee bit of history of Billy,Blantyre had two junior football teams
Blantyre Celtic and Blantyre Vic,s who played in blue and white so when they met in the league it became a local old firm game,now Billy played for the Vic,s before he moved to Celtic so took part in some of the games.on the other side we had Jinky playing for Blantyre Celtic I don't know for sure if they ever played against each other?? So we had two of our greatest playing in the same place,there was about 100yards between thier grounds in fact when they played each some of thier players would walk back across the waste ground to thier own dressing room, I wonder if the ever met with each other back then,as a boy watched both teams but never thought I was watching two players who would play in Celtic,s great team just a wee memory of the man who lead our team with dignity thank you Billy you were a fantastic watch HAIL HAIL CESAR God Bless you
Blantyre Celtic and Blantyre Vic,s who played in blue and white so when they met in the league it became a local old firm game,now Billy played for the Vic,s before he moved to Celtic so took part in some of the games.on the other side we had Jinky playing for Blantyre Celtic I don't know for sure if they ever played against each other?? So we had two of our greatest playing in the same place,there was about 100yards between thier grounds in fact when they played each some of thier players would walk back across the waste ground to thier own dressing room, I wonder if the ever met with each other back then,as a boy watched both teams but never thought I was watching two players who would play in Celtic,s great team just a wee memory of the man who lead our team with dignity thank you Billy you were a fantastic watch HAIL HAIL CESAR God Bless you