Your encounters with Celtic players......

I was in CP with work(Army), and the first team were training, i think it was 98. Watching them from the stand. I got invited down to the dugout, and met Dr Jo, he was more interested in my work, and said he admired what we did, a very humble man ! Got a few photos of the team coming off, Brattbak, Stubbsy, Lambert, etc. Missed Henke though ! Gutted ! Stubbsy was knocking the balls up to Peter Latchford to put away near the halfway line, and one came flying towards us, i used to play a bit, and just killed the ball dead, with me combat boots on, Stubbsy said "great touch" when he came over ! Also chatted to Regi Blinker in the dugout.
Was at the Tommy Burns game , and my missus loves big Jan. He was being escorted from the car park to the entrance, and anyway my missus is trying to get a photo but can't, anyway they get him past the railings near the statues, and between the polis and the stewards, my missus gets pushed away, the big man sees this and comes back and gets my missus in front of him, and she gets her photo, TOP MAN !!!! Also had my photo with Tom Boyd and Bertie Auld that day, both nice blokes, had a chat with Paul McStay too, legend and very nice bloke !

 

I met Lennon after the Villareal game last season, at Glasgow Airport, I was still pretty drunk and gutted, and seen him about 100 yards up the road, so I started singing Theres only one Neil lennon, then when I got close to him shook his hand and said unlucky, we'll do it somtime Lenny, n he just laughed and said, aye mate, sometime we will, hail hail!.....

Met Lenny a few times though, and hes a quality guy, nothings really a hassle to him! He's a true gentleman and true celt! :icon_mrgreen:

 

Aye Lennon is a smashing bloke

 

ive met stan lennon mcgeady sutton hartson agathe douglas hedman also met bellamy and stayed at his house in blackburn when he played for them hes really down to earth cracking guy! he also says he doesnt really get on with hartson

 

i spent 14 years in south africa and was a member of the jo'burg celtic supporters club.. and in "1991" managed to get Bobby Lennox and Dixi Deans over, we spent a
day at turffontein race course, we were in a private box and had a great time
after that it was off to Rosebank were we had our annual dinner dance what a great
night
it was such a pleasure to meet Bobby a lisbon lion legend and have a few beers with him miles away from home :icon_mrgreen:

 

players ive met

Big Ceaser Bertie Larrson Bobo lennon big jan Scot mcd loads of the players wee bertie was a great guy great chat with him and ceaser pure celtic most of the celtic guys ive met have been very good for pics autographs etc

 

i met----

billy mcneil- when i was a school wean visiting and touring the old cp,an absolute gent
peter grant- tommys charity match
tosh mckinlay-after the aberdeen match 2 years ago walking alont the stadium top man.
gerry brittain-the same as andy walker
mark brown-tommy`s charity match
neil lennon-tommy`s charity match
tommy burns-cant remember
murdo mcleod-cant remember
packie bonnar-tommy`s charity match
barry robson-tommy`s charity match
simon ferry-tommy`s charity match
andy walker,- met him at bo`ness utd football club in a testimonial,great guy.

everyone of them superb.

 

met big jan in mcdonalds at braehead with his wife and daughter he saw my colours and gave me a smile :icon_mrgreen:

 

I used to work in that McDonalds Bad times

 

It's good to hear that so many of the players past AND present are so accomodating to us fans. That few seconds we see them or talk to them probably means very little to them but it's something we'll all remember for the rest of our lives.(Well I would if I'd ever actually met any lol)