Phil Gordon
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Phil Gordon, football journalist. Write for The Times, World Soccer, Kicker, Sunday Herald. Views personal.
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On the 50th anniversary of Lisbon: planes, trains and Hillman Imps. My tribute to the Lions by
@PJG_Sport
#Celtic
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No wonder Celtic are sick of VAR. The Jota goal disallowed for offside didn't look off - and the tackle on Carl Starfelt was bad, a red not a yellow. The VAR official was the same ref from Celtic v Dundee Utd. If you don't get it right in public, no chance in private.
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Such a poignant picture. Former Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has announced his nine-year-old daughter, Xana, has died from bone cancer. Too sad for words. Rest in peace Xana.
#Xana
#Luisenrique
#Barca
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Connor Goldson's tackle on Daezen Maeda was a red in real time and when you see the picture of the studs so high his leg. That could have been a career-ending damage for Celtic player. There has to be retrospective action on Goldson.
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Good that Celtic have called out Sky over Morelos interview. When sub-titles and words don't match, there's a huge problem. Perhaps they thought no-one else out there could understand Spanish? Sky has such a low benchmark for Scottish football but this is more sinister.
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As someone who's followed Ryan Christie's career from Inverness to Celtic, Aberdeen & Scotland, have to say I'm angry at the way his injury on Sunday was just dismissed by media and elsewhere in the wake of the semi-final coverage.
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Been off Twitter for a while with death of my mother. She liked history. She was with me on May 25 1967 and with me in spirit on historic day at Hampden on May 25 2019 for Celtic. Rest in peace, Margaret.
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Having just watched Ross Co-Celtic highlights on Sportscene and spent the night watching Dortmund, I can tell you that the Celtic handball claim that Alan Muir didn't give is exactly same as the one Dortmund got from VAR for their first 1-0.
#CelticFC
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Impressive resilience from Celtic all over the pitch. Daizen Maeda sets the benchmark: not many forwards willing to put in a shift for 95 minutes closing people down, ahead of personal glory. 'Ange Ball' rolled up its sleeves and worked!
#CelticFC
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Great to hear Paul Wilson spoken about by Cameron Carter-Vickers before Celtic's game. Paul was a pioneer who braved worst racist abuse and always delivered in biggest games. Truly underrated.
#CelticFC
#Blackhistorymonth2022
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The fact that Ryan spent Sunday night in hospital was not good. Not that you would know that. It was airbrushed out of the Hampden post-mortem - there was only one real victim of Sunday, and that was Ryan Christie.
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Jackie McNamara needing everyone's thoughts and prayers after being taken to hospital - and that he makes a full recovery. Keep his family in your thoughts, too, not least his dad. Few better people in life, or football, than Jackie. A good person.
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Uefa now gives 40 medals to clubs in European finals. Billy Gilmour got one for Chelsea in CL, but Charlie Gallacher, John Hughes, Joe McBride, Willie O'Neill and John Fallon didn't. What they should get from Celtic fans is ever-lasting respect for their roles in 1967.
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In all of this sad and poignant reflection about Billy McNeill, please don't forget his friend Stevie Chalmers. The man who scored Celtic's 1967 winner in Lisbon, is also suffering from dementia, and he and his family should be in our thoughts.
#CelticFC
#RIPBillyMcNeill
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Please watch this: six minutes of Lou Macari, why at 73 he's out helping homeless in Stoke. Lou has done it for seven years. He name checks Jock Stein for the life lessons he got at Celtic. Humbling.
#CelticFC
#MUFC
A vital initiative - and one to feel immensely proud of.
We love this from Lou Macari and
@StokeCity
❤️
🎤
@GabrielClarke05
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Virgil van Dijk ended up with captain's armband by the end of Liverpool's win in Munich. His goal against Bayern was the turning point of the tie. To think people used to criticise the quality of defending in Scotland when
@VirgilvDijk
scored for
#CelticFC
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So sad to hear of the death of Johannes Edvaldsson. Saw all 'Shuggy's' games for Celtic from 1975 to 1980. He was Celtic's first real foreign player, a pioneer for Iceland. Rest in peace Johannes.
#CelticFC
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Been lucky enough to cover Barca's CL final win in '92 and Scotland v Brazil in '98 WC but this is still the most epic occasion I've worked at. The Celtic fans brought amazing passion to Seville 2003 and this picture is proof of the incredible backing they gave.
#CelticFC
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Switching Scottish Cup final to 5.30pm because it clashes with FA Cup final is a huge blunder by SFA. You can't market a new Scotland shirt based on 150 years of 'tradition' but dilute your cup final, that's just as old!
#CelticFC
#SFA
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In the global debate about football racism, it astonishes me Paul Wilson's name is NEVER spoken. In UK, or abroad. Why? The racism Paul endured as a Celtic player in the '70s was on another level.
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Sky never fails to live down to my expectations. Six Scottish Premiership games to choose from and they fail to show any. Right now, with no fans, this would be a public service to Scottish fans. They've paid for the SPFL already - not using it is scandalous.
#SPFL
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Plenty of supporters at Celtic Park were critical of the Green Brigade banner. The Green Brigade are entitled to their opinion - and unlike Boyata - they always turn up to back the team.
#CelticFC
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Ntcham's failure to match run for Sparta 3rd in Prague tonight was a carbon copy his contribution for Milan's 2nd which no-one criticised him for at all. This is a 24-year-old guy who can't be bothered running.
#CelticFC
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Unlike everyone else who bought into the Eddie Howe move, I didn't. Feel sorry for the Celtic fans who did - he's let them down. Better to get someone who wants to be at Celtic. Eddie Howe didn't.
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If SPFL docked Livingston 5 points for £30k undeclared bonuses in 2014, then what price £47million of Rangers EBTs? Damning evidence!
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So sad John Hughes has died at age of 79. If you are going to be remembered for one moment it might as well be the goal in front of Europe's biggest crowd - 136,505 - at Hampden. The header in Celtic's 2-1 win over Leeds Utd to reach 1970 European Cup final. RIP John
#CelticFC
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The only person in the media who flagged that Celtic's goal wrongly disallowed was
@mstewart_23
on Sportscene, which helps because of his Hearts connection that he won't put club ahead of reality.
#CelticFC
#SPFL
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So sad to hear about the death of Stevie Chalmers. He scored Celtic's greatest goal but was steeped in humility. His family have had to carry the burden of Stevie's dementia in last few years and we should keep them in our prayers.
Rest in peace, Stevie.
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Callum McGregor was Celtic's most important player before Ange, for a reason. He pushed his own contribution to another level last season. Post Ange, CalMac is the one constant who can always be relied on. He never stops!
#CelticFC
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If you are too young to know about what Atletico did to Celtic in 74, this 8 min video, with great input from Billy McNeill and Harry Hood, shows all the violence. They committed 50 fouls! Uefa did nothing.
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My dad Jimmy Gordon died on December 14 2005 and I like to think he was smiling last night. He was one of the Celtic fans who went to European Cup final in 1970. He couldn’t go Lisbon and Feyenoord hurt for such a long time. God bless.
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I've watched leagues all season from Italy, Germany, France, Holland, where all sorts of 'contact' forensically analysed by VAR and penalties given for way less than Edouard took. And sometimes reds given retrospectively. They'd all be cringing at Collum's blunder.
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Truly embarrassing for the SFA to cite Scott Brown over Glasgow Derby. Especially the ridiculous charge of "not acting in the best interests of Association Football." That is a charge could well rebound on them. Not sure they can look in the mirror after last decade.
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Stunned to hear about death of John Sludden at just 56. I sat with John in press box discussing lots of Celtic games after having the good fortune to see him play in the great Celtic youth sides. Rest in peace John.
#CelticFC
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Seeing Jonny Hayes run 70 yards at Pittodrie in the last minute trying to get a 7th goal for
#Aberdeenfc
was a throwback to last November in Rome when he was up and down the pitch for Celtic at Lazio. It'a more than just energy, it's desire - and not everyone has it.
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Hard to believe that Celtic didn't get the win their performance deserved in the Glasgow derby. Great goals from Daezen Maeda, Matt O'Riley and Adam Idah. Second-half penalty changes the game. Silva's duplicity embarrassing for any player and needs to be highlighted.
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Every year the need for Celtic fans to remember what the Lisbon Lions achieved becomes more important. So glad the club had John Clark, Bobby Lennox and Jim Craig for a meal today (and Willie Wallace by Zoom in Australia). Peerless.
#CelticFC
#LisbonLions
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A surreal way to clinch 9 in a row but no disputing Celtic's right to be called champions. Again. 26 wins out of 30, just 2 defeats, 89 goals and a lead in the table that doesn't require any room for debate. No questions - or asterisks - required. Worthy winners.
#CelticC
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Stunned to see BBC Sportscene is not doing post-match analysis on the shocking tackle on James McCarthy. Should been red for Fuchs. The latest in a long line this season on Celtic players.
#CelticFC
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This is worth two minutes of anyone's day: Lubo Moravcik was a true talent. You forget how good he was until you look at this collection from his
@CelticFC
days. Sublime Slovak is also a legend in St Etienne for his goals for
@ASSEofficiel
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#CelticFC
#LesVerts
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If Willie Collum had made the decision at Celtic Park in a CL game, it would have been changed by VAR and his embarrassment spared. This is Scotland's top ref (and one of Europe's) and that sort of error would not be tolerated in a Uefa gig.
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Hard to believe, but Odsonne Edouard has destroyed his legacy at Celtic. Should go now, for whatever fee. Fans no longer have any faith he will deliver. Should have left last season. Appalling contribution in two CL games.
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That's a top Spanish referee being paid thousands of euros by Uefa to make a wrong decision, that if he did it in La Liga (when footage shows no contact to keeper) would see Jose Maria Sanchez dropped to second division duty! Celtic should get Bayo's red card rescinded.
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Quite a bit of uninformed writing around about racism in the Glasgow derby. I watched Paul Wilson endure this for his entire Celtic career in these games. It was 25k in the away end at Parkhead or three sides of Ibrox - undiluted racism! A silent media in the '70s.
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David Moyes is seventh Scottish manager to lift a European trophy. The boy who used to get off my bus on a Saturday from Glasgow in his Celtic blazer, has made quite a journey. I also saw Moysie's European Cup debut for Celtic at 18 at Juventus. Well done.
#UECLfinal
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Wow. Blunt from Steve Clarke about the "worst referee" he's seen, Steven McLean, after sending off three
#Killie
players. This is nothing new. McLean cost Ronny Deila a treble in 2015 when he failed to spot Leigh Griffiths' header being kept by out an Inverness hand.
#CelticFC
'Steven [McLean] has always struggled to referee Kilmarnock games. Definitely because his father was a player here for so many years.'
Steve Clarke has not held back in his evaluation of referee Steven McLean's performance in today's game 😯
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My story in The Herald today. Ajax might have made it to the big table of the Champions League last 8, but Edwin van der Sar does not believe his team , or Celtic, should have to endure 3 or 4 qualifiers just to get there.
#CelticFC
#UCL
Peter Lawwell and van der Sar have been discussing a restructure of European club football 👀
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I've been to enough big European nights at Celtic Park to recognise that was resonated most was Tuesday's silence for the Creeslough victims. Amid all the noise, before & after, you could feel the prayers of 58,000 for those 10 who died in Donegal.
#CelticFC
#Creeslough
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Heard Douglas Ross's garbage on why he still wants to referee and lead Tories. A release from job pressure, compares it to hill-walking. No-one gets paid for hill-walking. This is simple greed. Two well-paid jobs in current climate hard to justify - and has to end! Surely
#SFA
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Quite stunning that Allan McGregor has been told by SFA he faces no punishment for kicking Kris Ajer. English ref Dermot Gallagher said it was a foul. Beckham (v Argentina) and Scott Brown (v Neymar) sent off for same offence.
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Olivier Ntcham is going to have to learn you don't do dragbacks on the edge of your own box. That gifted Copenhagen for their equaliser - very costly.
#CelticFC
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My mum, Margaret, and Tommy Burns share the same anniversary. She died in 2019 and I put flowers on her grave yesterday before seeing Tommy’s tifo at night and I thought she deserves the youthful picture just like Tommy. She is missed more than she knows.
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I don't really buy this 'life-changing' stuff about getting a EPL contract. How much money do you really need? Getting a £1m a year to play for Celtic, to be part of the most remarkable spell in the club's history, would a dream for most fans or players.
#CelticFC
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Not surprised Celtic reported Sky to Ofcom over the Morelos interview. It is way beyond the fake quotes. It's the motive behind the piece being run - false accusations of racism by the Celtic support, from Scottish football's main broadcaster, is certainly 'incendiary.'
#CelticFC
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So pleased for Kris Ajer today. Has his critics but that winner for Celtic was not just about the great finish, it was the desire and the 80 yd run - he is back outside his own box when Edouard starts the attack in the centre circle. Superb!
#CelticFC
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Happy birthday to my dad Jimmy. He would have been 89 today but died in 2005. The first game he took me to was Celtic 4 Motherwell 2 in 1966 and today the only place I would want to be is Celtic Park to be with him in spirit. But that can’t be so that’s tough. God bless dad.
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36,000 at Easter Road when
#Hibs
lost to Leeds in 73-74 Uefa Cup on pens. Not even biggest crowd of the season: 48,500 when Hibs met
#Celtic
in a title decider. Hibs finished 2nd, Leeds won the English title. Celtic reached the EC semi. People forget how strong our game was.
7th of November 1973
@HibernianFC
v
@LUFC
Uefa Cup 2nd Round, 2nd Leg
Look at those supporters in the East 👏🏻
#GGTTH
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John Clark is timeless. Contributing to Celtic for 61 years.
#CelticFC
61 years ago today he signed his first contract at Celtic and he’s still going strong 💚
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If you're going to be doing your dream job for four weeks, it might as well include a win over Sporting Lisbon and a win at Ibrox. Frank Connor's unseen work at Celtic was symbolised by youth product Brian O'Neil getting the winner in Oct '93.
#CelticFC
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John Sludden lived every young footballer's dream by scoring two in Scotland's 5-4 win over England schools at Wembley, live on tv. Paul McStay got two and Ally Dick - no. 11 congratulating John here - also scored. Rest in peace, John.
#Scotland
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Paul Wilson was a football pioneer. Someone who suffered because of the colour of his skin. Something to think about on Good Friday.
#CelticFC
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Great to see that Greg Taylor was given the chance to speak to the Celtic fans yesterday when the team came back to Celtic Park. An intelligent left-back who's integral to everything Ange does. Doesn't get star billing but he's so important.
#CelticFC
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Those who slaughtered Jack Hendry maybe having a re-think after he's helped Brugge draw with PSG and win at Leipzig in CL. He's learned how to defend and far better at moving upfield than either of Celtic's centre-backs right now, as last night proved.
#CelticFC
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Like every person who's been at a game in Scotland today, would like to sit down tonight and watch all the action from Pittodrie and elsewhere on Sportscene. Yet, even tho' BBC have a full MOTD again, nothing here. Tmporrow night, apparently. Why do I pay my licence fee?
#SPFL
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I don't have to look far to see Bertie Auld in Lisbon. It's on a picture on my wall: full time in Lisbon and Bertie (No. 10) is pointing to the sky before he reaches Stevie Chalmers (No. 9).
#CelticFC
#RipBertieAuld
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Glad to see Ange Postecoglou praising Anthony Ralston. It's not just managerial flattery. Ralston burst a gut to make clearance for 2-0 - when other, bigger names, didn't last season - and still found energy to carry ball to AZ late on.
#CelticFC
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Today would have been my dad Jimmy’s 92nd birthday. He died in 2005 but his presence lives on in old jokes, old films and football which he shared with everyone.
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Not in a million years should Celtic ever accept a bid for Josip Juranovic from Atletico Madrid. Their money is no good. Forever tainted by 1974.
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So many people pay tribute to Tommy Burns tonight in the
@purpleTV1
film on
@bbcalba
but its real stars are his four children who talk with courage and honesty about losing their dad 10 years ago. My piece in The Times.
#TommyBurns
#CelticFC
#Kilmarnockfc
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Watched the Requiem Mass for Frank McGarvey online and it was a warm and fitting tribute for him, for which his family deserve huge credit. His love of them shone through in the same it did for football and Celtic. God bless. Rest in peace, Frank.
#RIPFrankMcGarvey
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Congratulations to Celtic on winning the Scottish title for 53rd time. Every time is special for the fans but Ange Postecoglou is creating a special team that is a joy to watch.
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My favourite
@CelticTV
Lisbon package has John Clark unveiling the plaque in 2017. "I'm here to represent the lads not here, Billy & Stevie." John name-checks all the players who died. "Things happen in 50 years that we can't stop but our thoughts with them."
#CelticFC
#OnThisDay
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Really disturbing to see Celtic's Matt O'Riley have a bottle thrown at him at Ibrox. In all my years of covering, or watching football, I have rarely seen a more restrained celebration to scoring in any game, never mind a Glasgow derby.
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It is now 40 years since Thomas Reilly was killed. August 9, 1983. He'd gone to play football in Belfast with his friends on a sunny day, shot by a British soldier. Thomas was only 22, he loved music & Celtic, working in London for Spandau Ballet, & home to see his mum.
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There's no doubt Henrik Larsson would be worth £100m today. Celtic fans saw the best of him. So prolific it's taken until now (Haaland's 45) for anyone to get close to Henrik's 53 goals. Euro Golden Boot in 2000-01. Still good enough to go to Barca and win them 2006 CL
#CelticFC
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Now we know. Celtic have confirmed that Ryan has suffered multiple facial fractures. I saw the challenge in real time at Hampden - from a very good seat in press box level with incident - and didn't need replays to tell me it was wreckless , regardless of intent.
#CelticFC
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Well done Moussa Dembele for coming off the bench and getting Lyon into CL semis with 2 goals v Man City - but he'd already done that before for Celtic back in 2016. Top talent.
#UCL
#ManCityOL
#Lyon
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People ask why my pinned tweet has never changed from the Lisbon Lions: it's because what those Celtic players did, will stand the test of time. Never is that more true than today. When I look at Billy McNeill, No.5 on his shorts, I see eternal inspiration to his club.
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