{"id":16934,"date":"2021-05-12T12:21:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T11:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=16934"},"modified":"2021-05-12T12:21:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T11:21:17","slug":"celtic-diary-wednesday-may-12-scott-brown-good-luck-and-thanks-for-the-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=16934","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Wednesday May 12: Scott Brown. Good Luck And Thanks For The Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celtic take on St Johnstone tonight as the potential cup double winners look to get some game time before they attempt to put their name in the history books.<\/p>\n

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Their opponents in the final, Hibernian, get a try out on Saturday<\/p>\n

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It will also be the last time Scott Brown, long time servant and proven winner, pulls on a Celtic jersey at Celtic Park.<\/p>\n

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Unless all the trains to Aberdeen are cancelled.<\/p>\n

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From the first time he was noticed by me, in particular, at Easter road , posing for a picture with fellow pin up pretty boy\u00a0 Neil Lennon…<\/p>\n

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\"Neil<\/p>\n

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to his invaluable and energetic contributions on the pitch…..<\/p>\n

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\"Dog<\/p>\n

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He’s more than just that though.<\/p>\n

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These days, average players earn fortunes elsewhere, and Brown could have taken the van dijk path to money and all the trappings that come with it.<\/p>\n

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He didn’t.<\/p>\n

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He came to Celtic from a Scottish club, and there were the usual mumblings about him not being good enough at the time, and he settled in and made a name for himself.<\/p>\n

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Countless team mates speak of his influence off and on the field, and in all seriousness the lack of an on field leader to make the transgression from old to new Celtic is a concern.<\/p>\n

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Seventh in the all time appearances table…<\/p>\n

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#<\/th>\nName<\/th>\nYears<\/th>\nLeague<\/th>\nScottish Cup<\/a><\/th>\nLeague Cup<\/a><\/th>\nContinental<\/a>1<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\nOther2<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\nTotal<\/th>\nRef<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\n\"Scotland\"<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Billy McNeill<\/a><\/td>\n1957\u20131975<\/td>\n486<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n138<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n822<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n[85]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n\"Scotland\"<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Alec McNair<\/a><\/td>\n1904\u20131925<\/td>\n583<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n684<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n[86]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n\"Scotland\"<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Paul McStay<\/a><\/td>\n1981\u20131997<\/td>\n515<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n683<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n[87]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n\"Scotland\"<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Roy Aitken<\/a><\/td>\n1976\u20131990<\/td>\n484<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n682<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n[88]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n\"Scotland\"<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Danny McGrain<\/a><\/td>\n1970\u20131987<\/td>\n439<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n106<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n681<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n[89]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n\"Republic<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Packie Bonner<\/a><\/td>\n1978\u20131995<\/td>\n483<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n646<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n[90]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n\"Scotland\"<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Scott Brown<\/a><\/b><\/td>\n2007\u2013<\/td>\n403<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n127<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n615<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n[79]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n\"Scotland\"<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Bobby Lennox<\/a><\/td>\n1961\u20131978
\n1979\u20131980<\/td>\n		340<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n118<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n599<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n[91]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n\"Scotland\"<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Bobby Evans<\/a><\/td>\n1944\u20131960<\/td>\n384<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n87<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n580<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n[92]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n\"Scotland\"<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Jimmy McMenemy<\/a><\/td>\n1902\u20131920<\/td>\n456<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n558<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n[93]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00a0Most European appearances, an incredible 127, most of them in cold, northern countries, where he didn’t even take a t shirt with him.<\/div>\n
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