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Jinky gets another round in

Des Dillon

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A dilemma: what do you do with a pound note signed by Jimmy Johnstone when you’re money’s gone but the night is still young?…

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Tony Hamilton takes Billy McNeill back to Lisbon.

Tony Hamilton, The Celtic View

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Tony Hamilton takes the great Billy McNeill back to the Estadio Nacional in Lisbon to relive Celtic’s finest hour…

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The legendary Eusebio scores against Celtic, The Herald

Glenn Gibbons, Sports Writer, The Scotsman

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It is 1970 and as the ball crosses the goal-line and the referee blows for full-time, Glen Gibbons is in a press box full of journalists who don’t know if Celtic have just beaten Benfica in Portugal or not. It all turns on the flip of a coin. Or two…

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Paul Cuddihy, The Celtic View

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It’s a quiet day in the office of The Celtic View when Martin O’Neill, who has just stepped down as manager, comes in after clearing out his desk at Celtic Park. He sits down and gives those staff his going away present – two hours of special stories and insights from his legendary career…

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celtic's finest hour - rodger baillie has a backstage pass

Rodger Baillie, Football Reporter

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Rodger Baillie’s career in football journalism spans more than 50 years and placed him in the victorious Celtic dressing room after the 1967 European Cup final. Here is what he saw…

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Eyal Berkovic: Scored twice against Rangers

Willy Maley

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Willy Maley recalls his father’s dislikes as gleaned from their shared trips to Celtic Park: aggregate defeats, no-score draws, friendlies and non-communist fruit preserves…

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When Billy met Bobby, The Herald

Jim Kerr

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Best, Charlton, Law. Who? Jim Kerr recalls Jock Stein’s giants tearing a star-studded Manchester United side to shreds in 1966…

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Eddi Reader

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A young Eddie Reader finds herself entranced by the genius of Jimmy Johnstone and repelled by the violence of Atletico Madrid…

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Noel Gallagher was mindblown by the 6-2 game

Noel Gallagher

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250,000 fans at Knebworth? Pah. 60,000 fans at Celtic Park singing Roll With It was the “greatest thing” the former Oasis songwriter has ever seen…

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Andy Walker © The Herald

James Allan, Glasvegas

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Celtic’s 87-88 double-winning side were a bigger influence on Glasvegas frontman James Allan than any musician, but it was striker Andy ‘Elvis’ Walker who really stole his heart…

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