{"id":7104,"date":"2015-05-20T11:19:06","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T10:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=7104"},"modified":"2015-05-20T11:19:06","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T10:19:06","slug":"celtic-diary-wednesday-may-20-no-surprises-but-plenty-of-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=7104","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Wednesday May 20: No Surprises, But Plenty of Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Craig Gordon won the Scottish football Writers Player of the Year Award, after his remarkable return to top level football with Celtic.<\/p>\n

Many amongst the support were a little afraid when Fraser Forster headed south that we would see a return to the days when Celtics goalkeeper would make every game an adventure, but the former Hearts and Sunderland man has made us forget all about the yellow wall.<\/p>\n

I even had to google it to remember his name.<\/p>\n

Gordon has every reason to feel good about winning, and can look forward to a good few years at Celtic, a few more medals , and if he’s really lucky, international recognition, where he faces a battle with David Marshall for the top spot.<\/p>\n

He seems happy enough with his lot, as he told the Record, though I’m not sure if he underlined the point or they did.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Gordon said: \u201cFor me to get back into a team and playing well enough to win trophies and awards is\u2028something I thought had probably passed me by.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cMy first thing was just to get back playing football again. I never thought it would lead here.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible journey. Not one I would like to do again as I\u2019d like to stay where I am now but it\u2019s been great to get back to this level. It was special enough the first time coming through the youth ranks and working hard to become a professional.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cTo go away, play one game in three years, then come back from that and do it all over again makes it more special for me.\u201d \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0An inspiration to us all. Although it might be too late for Derk Boerrigter.<\/p>\n

Another inspiration comes from Frank McGarvey, the vastly under rated and under celebrated striker who recently put his 1985 cup winning shirt up for auction to raise money pricipally for Maryhill foodbank, but to help the others as well. It went for \u00a33800, which was probably beyond anyones expectations, and led to smiles all around at the news.<\/p>\n

\"Frank<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cBrother Walfrid founded Celtic to feed the hungry and unemployed people of Glasgow in 1887.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI found it incredible that in 2015 there are still people going hungry and being fed by food banks.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe top was lying about my house doing nothing and because someone has come along and paid \u00a33800, it means the food banks in Glasgow will be piled high this week, so I\u2019m very happy about that.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe response it received was unbelievable.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBrother Walfrid inspired me to do this. It took a lot for me to sell the strip, I have had it for 30 years and it was very important that it went to a good cause.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThere were two people in me, one wanted to keep the strip and one wanted to sell it for a worthy cause.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t think of a better cause as I think that Glasgow people are very generous and it was\u00a0<\/em>
\nimportant for me to try to keep the money here.\u201d \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Not to be outdone in the PR stakes, the Level 5 sponsored Record added;<\/p>\n

\u00a0Scotland legend Jim Baxter\u2019s rare No6 shirt from the 2-0 humbling of England at Hampden in 1962 could fetch as much as \u00a34000 at auction next month. \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Rare number 6 shirt ?<\/p>\n

Surely there’s only one ?<\/p>\n

Not to cast doubt on the authenticity of it, but it reminds me of when I was still \u00a0at school shortly after Kenny Dalglish left for Liverpool, and word got round that someone had got hold of his shirt from the last game, and was selling pieces of it for ten bob, as there was some left over after he cut it down so it would fit him.<\/p>\n

I can’t remember the kids name but he’s the sort who would have \u00a0a chateau in France now, paid for by gullible football fans.<\/p>\n

Oh, and we’ll come to them shortly…<\/p>\n

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