CELTIC SNIPPETS – The Celtic View from Yesteryear
The Shamrock’s team, led by our esteemed Johnstone correspondent Bear, has been sent into the Celtic salt mines – the arcane, god-forsaken archives of print and other records – to dig up snippets which give an insight into different eras in the club’s history.
We hope you enjoy their efforts . . .
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BOBBY EVANS – AND THE RIGHT OF REPly
Bobby Evans, Celtic captain and leader in the 1950s, had a ‘traditional’ approach to fan engagement back in the day . . .
https://theshamrockglasgow.wordpress.com/2014/11/07/celtic-snippets-bobby-evans-right-to-reply/
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the rising club – willie maley
The legendary Celtic figure reveals details of the club’s earliest days – before the first game was played:
https://theshamrockglasgow.wordpress.com/2015/09/08/the-rising-club-willie-maley/
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‘WANTED – A PADDED ROOM’
An unusual match report of a Celtic visit to Ibrox in 1895 . . .
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‘THE CELTS’ – A POEM, 1894
A poem in praise of the first truly great Celtic team
https://theshamrockglasgow.wordpress.com/2014/05/03/celtic-snippets-the-celts-a-poem-1894/
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SKATING AT CELTIC PARK, 1895
No, really. And we’re not just talking about an icy pitch. Read on!
https://theshamrockglasgow.wordpress.com/2014/05/09/celtic-snippets-skating-at-celtic-park-1895/
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PETER JOHNSTONE, THE LANKY FIFER – POETIC TRIBUTE (1913)
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jimmy mcgrory – better than santa! poem (1935)
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