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Post by mikbhoy on Sept 10, 2010 16:49:17 GMT
From Yahoo Eurosport: uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/10092010/63/lennon-pays-stein-tribute.htmlLennon pays Stein tribute
Celtic boss Neil Lennon denies there has been a dilution of the Scottish identity which characterised Jock Stein's all-conquering time at the club during the 1960s and 70s. There will be a minute's at Celtic Park ahead of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Hearts to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of the club's legendary former boss, who died at Ninian Park in Cardiff, just after his Scotland side had drawn against Wales to qualify for the play-offs for the 1986 World Cup final. The former Hoops' skipper said: "He is the greatest manager in the club's history and one of the greatest managers in football history. He's an iconic fixture at the club and he is one that we all aspire to get even close to." Among myriad triumphs at Parkhead, Stein most famously won the European Cup in 1967 with a team of players born within a 30-mile radius of Glasgow. Lennon, who only has a handful of Scots in his squad and only one of the 11 players he signed during the summer, Charlie Mulgrew, is Scottish, insists changing circumstances in football has dictated his signing policy. He said: "I'm happy with the Scottish boys I've got. Shaun Maloney is playing very well, Scott Brown is playing very well as is young James Forrest. "They are talented players, allied to Mark Wilson who is a good professional and a consistent performer and Charlie Mulgrew can be a consistent performer. "So I'm happy with the boys in the first team squad. But the game has gone global. There has been a big shift in the game even since I started playing in 1987. "The doors opened in the mid-90s and you have to be aware of the financial ramifications and players, for whatever reasons, are cheaper when we look abroad in other markets. But we still have a strong Scottish theme running through the club and we aim to maintain that. "We aim to maintain that through the academy and we aim to maintain that through the first team. We were linked with a few Scottish internationals in the transfer window and who is to say that come January we won't be looking at more Scottish players coming in."
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Post by dan3 on Sept 10, 2010 19:35:14 GMT
Mr Steins legacy is in us all,he gave my generation the belief we are invincible,his stature is such that even todays young fans hold that same belief,people talk about Jock Steins legacy,they search for sayings or games to justify the reasons for there view of the "BIG MANS " legacy,but the truth is "our Jock" has always had a legacy,from the mid 60,s on he was breeding his legacy,WE ARE JOCK STEINS LEGACY
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Post by greenstatus on Sept 10, 2010 22:16:38 GMT
If Lennon turns out to be half as good as Jock Stein, we will be doing well
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Post by Seanybhoy1888 on Sept 10, 2010 23:08:04 GMT
Big Jock was way ahead of his time. You see that when you hear the Lisbon Lions reflecting on his training methods.
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Post by mikbhoy on Sept 10, 2010 23:40:49 GMT
Big Jock was way ahead of his time. You see that when you hear the Lisbon Lions reflecting on his training methods. Just a pity the board weren't way ahead of their time, they might have gave big Jock some basic gym equipment to work with. "Och, Jock, we won't be wasting our money on that new fangled stuff when there's a perfectly good wa' over there."
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