BILLCOWIE1958
Well-known member
After contributing to this site for almost a year now I've enjoyed posting my nonsense and reading most of everyone else's offerings by and large
Last night when reading Lubo's response to my 1980's synopsis it struck me that although we all interact and have great banter many of the members here are of a generation perhaps 2 generations below me
This got me to thinking how fortunate I and many of my contemporaries have been to have witnessed 1st hand some of the tremendous achievements in Celtic's history while younger members will have their own special recollections
Being born in 1958 I reckon that I'm blessed to have been in the right place at the right time
In the decade before I was born and even prior to that Celtic had stuttered and lost their way somewhat but had still attracted huge folliwings
There had been some tremendous victories memorable achievements Exhibition and Coronation Cup triumphs 7-1 defeat of the HUNS in 1957 League Cup final as well as other Trophy and Title winning occasions to celebrate but it wasn't until the 1960s that our fortunes really began to flourish
I regard Lisbon in 1967 our 9 IAR achievements of the 60s and 70s as well as 1970 European Cup final and a host of other European semis and quarter finals in which we took part as part of my life experience meanwhile forgetting that many of you will not have witnessed any of these things 1st hand but will treasure the history just as much as us old gits do ??
You'll perhaps read about or listen in awe to personal accounts about the escapades of the Lisbon Lions or the Quality Street Gang Jock Stein and others without ever having seen them in much the same manner as I read about or listened to personal accounts of the likes of Jimmy McGrory Charlie Tully Johnny Thomson Bobby Evans Willie Maley Brother Walfrid Billy McPhail and so many other Celtic greats from the distant and not so distant past from my Grandfather's Dad and Uncles
As I said I feel blessed to have been part of and witnessed so much history being written in my own little way
I understand why so many of you younger guys and guyesses are so exasperated at our Board and CEO for gambling with our Clubs ability and ambitions to create new history for future generations so that they can look back and marvel in the same way that we look back in awe and wonder at what our predecessors witnessed happening
This post has kind of gone off at tangents to what I had perhaps set out to say
Sorry about that but I hope that if any Board member or power that is happens upon this post that they might look at their procrastination and fudging in a different light ?
HH?
Last night when reading Lubo's response to my 1980's synopsis it struck me that although we all interact and have great banter many of the members here are of a generation perhaps 2 generations below me
This got me to thinking how fortunate I and many of my contemporaries have been to have witnessed 1st hand some of the tremendous achievements in Celtic's history while younger members will have their own special recollections
Being born in 1958 I reckon that I'm blessed to have been in the right place at the right time
In the decade before I was born and even prior to that Celtic had stuttered and lost their way somewhat but had still attracted huge folliwings
There had been some tremendous victories memorable achievements Exhibition and Coronation Cup triumphs 7-1 defeat of the HUNS in 1957 League Cup final as well as other Trophy and Title winning occasions to celebrate but it wasn't until the 1960s that our fortunes really began to flourish
I regard Lisbon in 1967 our 9 IAR achievements of the 60s and 70s as well as 1970 European Cup final and a host of other European semis and quarter finals in which we took part as part of my life experience meanwhile forgetting that many of you will not have witnessed any of these things 1st hand but will treasure the history just as much as us old gits do ??
You'll perhaps read about or listen in awe to personal accounts about the escapades of the Lisbon Lions or the Quality Street Gang Jock Stein and others without ever having seen them in much the same manner as I read about or listened to personal accounts of the likes of Jimmy McGrory Charlie Tully Johnny Thomson Bobby Evans Willie Maley Brother Walfrid Billy McPhail and so many other Celtic greats from the distant and not so distant past from my Grandfather's Dad and Uncles
As I said I feel blessed to have been part of and witnessed so much history being written in my own little way
I understand why so many of you younger guys and guyesses are so exasperated at our Board and CEO for gambling with our Clubs ability and ambitions to create new history for future generations so that they can look back and marvel in the same way that we look back in awe and wonder at what our predecessors witnessed happening
This post has kind of gone off at tangents to what I had perhaps set out to say
Sorry about that but I hope that if any Board member or power that is happens upon this post that they might look at their procrastination and fudging in a different light ?
HH?