23 May 2025 14:37:17
I watched a re-run of the 1990 Scottish Cup Final penalty shootout defeat against Aberdeen.
Aberdeen took 10 penalties and Pat Bonner went the wrong way 8 times.
Bonner still never saved the 2 penalties he guessed correctly.
Aberdeen did miss one penalty which went over the bar.
Bonner also gifted the 1984 Scottish Cup Final to Aberdeen, when he got caught in no man's land for the Aberdeen Extra Time winner.
It was harsh on Celtic who played the vast majority of the match with only 10 men.
I always felt Celtic had average keepers in the late 70s, the 1980s and the 1990s.
The first good keeper I can remember was Boruc and we've been fortunate enough to have had decent keepers since.
( lockdown being the exception )
23 May 2025 14:46:42
Same Buzz, I always thought we struggled to have good goalkeepers and good left backs. We seemed to always find top strikers though.
23 May 2025 16:39:01
Celtic never really spent decent transfer money on defenders until we paid £5M for the Brazilian dud.
The Celtic Way was attack and a decent chunk of our budget usually went on good strikers.
Rangers were the opposite and they would always build from the back.
From the mid 1980s they always had a good goalkeeper and they would normally break their transfer records on Centre Backs.
Kutnetsov and Gough Etc.
23 May 2025 17:13:47
I will never forget that game because I was in a room full of 'currents' bar two of us - who couldn't get out quick enough after Anton Rogan blazed over. Times like that make me appreciate recent times and achievements even more.
23 May 2025 17:17:11
I remember the 1990 cup final was a horrible game. I thought Peter Latchford in the 70s was good for us. Interested to hear what older Bhoys thought of him.
23 May 2025 17:51:09
Was disappointed in Rab Douglas especially in Seville, agree Boruc onwards got better well some did, Forster, Hart, Schmeical n hopefully Sinso ?.
23 May 2025 20:01:09
I would also add Craig Gordon to your selections Troy.
23 May 2025 22:25:49
Knew ad forget sum1 ?.
24 May 2025 01:01:17
Ian Andrews still gives me the fear!