02 Mar 2018 16:07:15
HAIL CAESAR
Today Billy McNeil is 78 years old.
He has been a player, captain and manager of Glasgow Celtic Football Club.
Let us all remember him in his prime, scoring the winner against Dunfermline in the Scottish Cup, all his goals in europe, those who witnessed it will never forget his last minute goal against Vojvodina on our way to Lisbon, and of course as our captain lifting the BIG CUP.
Then his return as manager and one of his biggest achievements winning the league title in 1979, who will ever forget the 4-2 game against the huns, which penned the immortal songs
TEN WON THE LEAGUE and
WE ONLY NEED 10 MEN
Billy, you gave us Celtic fans such wonderful memories. Thank You
Oh there's only ONE king Billy,
That's MCNEIL.
02 Mar 2018 16:23:34
Happy birthday to the greatest club captain Scotland has seen GB you Cesar.
02 Mar 2018 16:23:36
my mate was saying to me the other week that big billy is in a nursing home now due to his dementia, the iconic image of him hoisting the european cup above his head is the most important image in our clubs history, a humble gentleman of a man, god bless you billy.
02 Mar 2018 17:41:24
@jamesbhoy that is why I said "let us remember him in his prime"
Great player, great captain, great manager and most important a GREAT MAN.
02 Mar 2018 19:36:05
Ib I don't think he is in a nursing home mate
I find it difficult that the gutter press would not relay that information it would leak Imo (y)
{Ed007's Note - He is, Jamie and has been for a while now.}
02 Mar 2018 20:14:44
I remember attending a European game when I was about 18 and sitting in my uncles seat in the main stand close to the directors box. Billy sat in the seat directly in front of me. I remember thinking about speaking to him, shaking his hand or asking for an autograph but I crapped it because he was such a legend!
02 Mar 2018 20:47:36
Oh I never knew that Ed, he was a great friend of my uncle who ended up in a nursing home the exact same as Billy
Hard to believe two sporting men ended up the same
Last time I seen him was at my uncle's funeral
Stand corrected jb67 (y)
{Ed007's Note - It's a horrible illness mate.}
02 Mar 2018 21:44:39
jamie, you just stick to counting your money mate lol.
02 Mar 2018 23:18:14
HE was, and always will be, the Leader on the Park under the Boss (JS) . A great team needs a great manager and a great leader ON the park. WE were spoiled.
Sorry to hear of his condition and the fact HE will not remember lifting that big cup for us tears me up.
I remember Rickie Fulton's wife talking about him and how he asked if he had done something bad to be kept in the home.
Horrible horrible disease.
03 Mar 2018 00:18:44
Billie MC Neill was fantastic the way he could time his runs late, into the box to power home corners .
03 Mar 2018 00:36:50
Hail ceasar.