Wild Rover
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Where did it come from?.
Me...I had 6 brothers but the oldest made us all Celtic mad.
Me...I had 6 brothers but the oldest made us all Celtic mad.
Without a doubts. Born Celtic die Celtic.My mum and Dads families were all big Celtic supporters but I would say my mums uncle who took me to a lot of matches when I was a kid and my Dad's mum who was Celtic daft as we say she was widowed in ww2 never remarried so all she done was follow Celtic everywhere, singing the songs to us all the time a kind of brainwashing if you like lol. But there's so many I could mention I couldn't possibly fit it all in it's a love that never leaves you and then you pass it down the line. HH
Where did it come from?.
Me...I had 6 brothers but the oldest made us all Celtic mad.
Where did it come from?.
Me...I had 6 brothers but the oldest made us all Celtic mad.
My mum and Dads families were all big Celtic supporters but I would say my mums uncle who took me to a lot of matches when I was a kid and my Dad's mum who was Celtic daft as we say she was widowed in ww2 never remarried so all she done was follow Celtic everywhere, singing the songs to us all the time a kind of brainwashing if you like lol. But there's so many I could mention I couldn't possibly fit it all in it's a love that never leaves you and then you pass it down the line. HH
I lived in Easterhouse in Glasgow's East End from the early 1960s until 1974 a period of time that encompasses Celtic's 9 in a Row Their winning the European Cup in 1967 when I was aged 8 They reached the same final 3 years later which they went on to lose and I can STILL remember the hurt that I felt as an 11 year old when my expectancy was so badly crushed Felt like wakening on Christmas morning and finding no presents
As well as winning Scottish Cups League Cups Glasgow Cups and quoi d'autres they were blatantly cheated out of becoming World Champions in late 1967 in Argentina and Uruguay
Celtic were my local team and so successful why as a kid would I even consider following another Club?
I was taken to my first Celtic match by my paternal grandfather in February 1967 a Scottish Cup tie against Elgin City which Celtic won 7-0 I was 8 years old and I still remember getting off the bus with my granda and him buying me a match programme featuring a picture of John Hughes on the cover It was only then that I realised where we were heading
Fair play to my old granda He was from Aberdeen but when he moved to Glasgow with my gran and my dad in 1948 the resided in a flat right at Stairway 13 at Ibrox I'm almost certain that his favoured team would have been Rangers but he never discussed this with me and there was never any criticism of my loving Celtic
From our position in the Stand there was only 1 stand at that time I recall the excitement I endured and my protestations when my granda said we had to go with 20 minutes remaining He was cripple and didn't like walking in crowds To this day I NEVER leave before the final whistle
In April 1967 my maternal grandfather and dad took me to the. Scottish Cup Final when Celtic beat Aberdeen. 2-0 My dad was from Aberdeen and never a great football follower but my maternal grandfather was Celtic daft
Back in the 60s we would play football in the fields of Easterhouse and if Celtic were playing at Parkhead on a Wednesday night it was ALWAYS a Wednesday night 7.30 kick off back then we would hear the distant roars from a couple of miles away when Celtic scored
An anomaly to Wednesday nights at 7.30 our triumph in Lisbon was a Thursday evening with a 5.30 kick off ?
Anyway this is the beginnings of my lifelong love affair with Celtic I am so lucky to have witnessed as a wee bhoy the greatest and most successful period for our Club and seen first hand the skills of Wee Jinky Bobby Lennox Joe McBride Bertie Auld Bobby Murdoch and the. defensive qualities of Billy McNeill followed by the breakthrough of the Quality Street Gang and the likes of Dalglish McGrain Macari Hay Connolly Murray Dean's Brogan then.later the likes of Nicholas McStay Burns followed by Larsson Moravcik Lambert et al and of course our greatest ever manager Jock Stein
So in response to the question 'where did it all come from'? in my case it's a combination of Luck Fate Being born at the right time Living in Glasgow's East End and going to school with lads who supported Celtic to a man or bhoy and of course a family who mostly did not follow Celtic but didn't try to stop a wee lad from doing what he loved more than anything else Supporting Celtic
HH?
So good I posted twice ?Watched Celtic since 1968. It would be easy to say the 1967 season was the reason but my dad was a lifelong supporter and it was bred into me from a young age. Was just the start of a lifelong love affair that has now fantastically been rewarded with two sons who live and breathe Celtic. The affair continues and there are many stories where Celtic took priority in my life, much to my wife and daughter's slight annoyance.
I know we have bumps in the road supporting them but the highs much out weigh the lows, we should remember that.
My best friend, now passed, went all over Scotland and Europe watching the team, met many great people and had many stories, maybe there is a book there???
Anyway however you got into Celtic, love the good and the bad they will complete you
Hail Hail
Very well put Maria strong connections to the club throughout your life HHBoth my parents are Celtic daft and i idolised my dad when i was younger as most ghirls do hero worship their Dad.
There was just no other team for me.
My Dad got me interested in Irish history and how my family came from Galway and why we ended up in Scotland.
That left me with a deep love of my Irish heritage and thats a strong potent powerful thing when coupled with the knowledge of sheer injustice and adversities overcome by my forefathers n mothers
Then marry that with the history of Celtic which is a beautiful thing on its own, the idea of its birth and what it set out to do.
Celtic would not only have been steeped in charitable roots but it also allowed a sense of purpose, coming together and acceptance for so many displaced Irish.
Our history of our club is both beautiful and romantic.
My Dad always had the replays of the lisbon lions on and this is another feat in overcoming all obstacles because adversity is something WE overcome.
Having the pleasure of watching the king of kings week in week out in my timeline too.
Seriously... it could be no other for there is no other team like it for me.
I love Celtic with a passion
HH