Thursday 25 May 2017

WATCH THE VIDEO; FIND OUT ABOUT THE TEETH

Yes, I watched it on TV in black and white; the 1967 European Cup Final (now known as the UEFA Champions League Final) a competition for the Premier league winners of each affiliated UEFA nation.

Celtic beat Inter Milan 2-1 on May 25th at the Estadio Nacional, Lisbon. The Italians had developed to a fine art, the "catenaccio" defence, utterly negative, a tight as a drum with a "sliding bolt" sweeper who shut the bolt across the Milanese back line and ensured no entry! The Scots managed by Jock Stein breached it and won. He got his tactics spot on.
https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/the-beauty-of-catenaccio-style-of-football
Celtic became the first British team to bring home the trophy.
This season at every home game at Celtic Park, the mobile phones shine after 67 minutes of every match. Looking at Celtic's record this season perhaps the crowd should be moving on  to celebrate success, but of course the hoops are playing against "Micky McMouse" teams and the records don't really count!! Do they?

A green and white Hillman Imp has driven to Lisbon arriving today outside the stadium where the gates will be opened at 3pm. Some fans who have cycled from Scotland, are allowed into the ground for a lap of honour. Fans are arriving by coach and their may be 3,000 or more on their pilgrimage, lets hope they behave.

The Celtic players all came from within 30  miles of the ground. Bobby Lennox was the only one living outside the ten mile radius!

Back home there was recently a Civic Reception at the City Chambers for the team members.
Sadly a number of the winning team were not be able to share the moment as the following have passed on:
Ronnie Simpson GK, Tommy Gemmell LB (scored the first goal), Bobby Murdoch RH, Jinking Jimmy Johnstone OR, AND
Steve Chalmers is too frail to get to events and Willie Wallace CF lives in Sydney.
Jim Craig RB, John Clark CH, Bertie Auld LH, Stevie Chalmers CF (who scored the winner late on by diverting Murdoch's long range shot), Bobby Lennox LW are still alive.
Rod Stewart, Alex Ferguson and the Bay City rollers are invited too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7ON3mMMFSs

The Italians won a penalty early on for a powder puff tackle by Craig on striker Cappellini 1-0. It looked as though they might win their fourth Cup in five years. Prior to this the cup had been kept in the "Mediterranean triangle" and after 1967 the cup did not left the north of Europe for 17 out of the next 18 years.

A month later Celtic beat Real Madrid in Alfredo di Stefano's testimonial. No fluke.

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