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Who's Your Favourite Ever Celt?

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by Markybhoy, May 23, 2011.

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  1. gunt

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    Dont even need to read this thread to know it will be all skewed to MON era players. Personally in the last 30 years I think our best players were in the 1980s. They were not as successful years but the SPL was so far above the present one in standard it is unreal. At least four Scottish teams (none of whom were us) were competing well against Europe's best. We had such a conveyor belt of homegrown talent many of whom played in the top leagues across Europe when they left Celtic. That gave me much more pleasure than the cheque book approach. Its a shame the 80s is forgotten but I think one title in that period was worth three in the 0s
     
    gunt, May 23, 2011
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  2. VerdeBlanco

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    For all of the 80's? Consistently? Who??


    Edit: Even more so... 'We had such a conveyor belt of homegrown talent many of whom played in the top leagues across Europe when they left Celtic'....... eh?
     
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  3. SmurfKiller

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    Fav Celtic Player:
    Henrik,Naka,Big Jan
    Fav Celtic Song:
    'Hail,Hail The Celts are here and what the hell do we care....'
    The king of kings. Larsson. Great goals, skill, passion. All done with a smile on his face and real love for the club.

    Legend.
     
    SmurfKiller, May 23, 2011
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  4. danderandan

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    for me its my boyhood hero kenny dalglish imo the finest player ever in britain . agree henrik was world class as were dalglish , johnstone murdoch and gemmell but our one true world class player is not even on the list the man who would have got a game in any team in the world daniel fergus mcgrain , how lucky are we they all wore the hoops /:50:
     
    danderandan, May 23, 2011
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  5. fordprefect

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    Kenny Dalglish,i idolised him when i was a kid and he remains the greatest player i've ever saw in the hoops
     
    fordprefect, May 23, 2011
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  6. gunt

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    Charlie Nic (Arsenal), Frank (west ham), Rambo (Munich), Murdo (Dortmund), McClair (Man U) just to rattle off a few in a few seconds.
     
    gunt, May 23, 2011
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  7. VerdeBlanco

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    Nicholas was hardly a roaring success at Arsenal. We signed McAvenie FROM West Ham, he moved back because he was a waster. McInally moved to Villa where he was noticed and moved on to Munich. Murdo lasted a couple of seasons in Dortmund.

    a conveyor belt? :icon_mrgreen:

    Now who were the 4 teams?
     
    VerdeBlanco, May 23, 2011
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  8. fordprefect

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    we bought them all except charlie
     
    fordprefect, May 23, 2011
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  9. livicelt

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    jim leishman
     
    livicelt, May 23, 2011
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  10. Jamesy Bhoy 7

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    Youll Never Walk Alone/ Fields of Athenry
    Larsson.

    Aside from him in recent years my favourite was mcgeady.
     
    Jamesy Bhoy 7, May 23, 2011
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  11. Murph-E

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    Henrik Larsson, along with The Rock was the true hero of my childhood.

    In recent years, a special mention to Boruc and Nakamura, but there will only ever be one Henrik <3
     
    Murph-E, May 23, 2011
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  12. VerdeBlanco

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    Exactly. The same could be said of now.

    Crainey, Petrov, Fortune, Caldwell...It's a conveyor belt!
     
    VerdeBlanco, May 23, 2011
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  13. S. G-town Bhoy

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    Henrik. By a mile. I still greet sometimes whem I watch his compilation videos. Not even close.

    We were absolutely spoiled to have him. Everything he ever said or done just oozes class. THE consumate professional and the kind of man we should all strive to emulate.
     
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  14. Jayzhinho67

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    Fav Celtic Player:
    Henrik Larsson
    Fav Celtic Song:
    Let The People Sing !
    Henrik was for me :icon_mrgreen:
     
    Jayzhinho67, May 23, 2011
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  15. JohnBhoyCfc1

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    Gary Hooper + Scott Brown
    Fav Celtic Song:
    Just Cant Get Enough + Hail Hail
    Henrik Larsson :50:
     
    JohnBhoyCfc1, May 24, 2011
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  16. Markybhoy

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    I'm really mad at myself for including Henrik on this poll. I would have been really interested to see the results with Larsson not in it.
     
    Markybhoy, May 24, 2011
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  17. Liam Scales

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    Celtic Symphony, YNWA, Grace
    Mines would have been Tommy Burns if not for Henrik.
     
    Liam Scales, May 24, 2011
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  18. VerdeBlanco

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    Why? The guy is an icon and would deserve to be included in any poll at this time.

    I'm 42 and have never seen a guy perform as consistently for us.

    He's a hero for young and old.
     
    VerdeBlanco, May 24, 2011
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  19. Tulf

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    was close between Henke and Jinky, but i had to go for Henke :celt_2:.
     
    Tulf, May 24, 2011
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  20. Venu Al

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    Location:
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    Fav Celtic Player:
    all
    Fav Celtic Song:
    the fields of athenrye
    Chris Sutton
     
    Venu Al, May 24, 2011
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