‘On the road to God knows where,’ following Glasgow Celtic
‘On the road to God knows where,’ following Glasgow Celtic What was it like supporting Celtic in the 1960s and early 1970s? Mike Maher hardly missed a game home or away in that era and shares his memories on The Celtic Star, in this the third part of three. Well worth catching up if you’re just joining this… Phil Cole’s Bar Coatbridge.
Photo The Celtic Star ‘Infurabevvy’, rebel songs and an outstanding ‘alternative education’ on the Phil Coles buses , was Part Two of Mike Maher’s three part look at his early memories of following Celtic home and away as the team started to put together nine league title wins in a row. We published the second part of the story last night and here the link to Part Two – 9IAR, The First One – The impact of the travelling Celtic support. The second chapter brought some memories flooding back and Frank send in this which is a great wee addition to the story… READ THIS…How Phil Cole’s empty beers bottles got us to Celtic Park and into the Jungle Now for Mike Maher’s third and final instalment.
Mike Maher now lives in New Zealand. He faithfully followed Celtic home and away during the 9IAR years. Over these three articles Mike tells us what it was like supporting the club during these glory years.
What follows is a truly wonderful account. You can almost hear the songs being sung on those supporters buses in the 1960s and 70. This is the concluding part of the story, sit back and enjoy!
Much as I enjoyed the away trips on the buses I had to change my travelling method over the last few years of “9 in a row”. I was never much of a footballer myself but I did enjoy playing the game. However I had always preferred watching but then came the chance to do both.
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