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MartyrToTheCause- 05-25-2007
Celtic won the European Cup with an excellent 2-1 win over Inter Milan. the win for the Scottish team is notable due to every single player was from within 20 miles of the ground.

during that season Celtic won every competition they entered, that was 5 in all, with a squad size of 14!

I can just hear it now, managers these days, with their squads of 30 players 'we're tired, we're tired!'

14 players, 5 competitions, all in the bag! Celtic were very good.

One player in particular was the wing wizard Jinky Johnstone... I watched a documentary about him on ESPN Classic recently, and christ was he good! he turned the Italians inside out and run them ragged - the Inter players interviewed for the documentary still have nightmares about him, 40 years on! he was that good... as good as George Best, I'd say, and as mischievous off the field too!

if you could have a midfield that had Johnstone on the right wing, and Best on the left, it's fair to say you'd muller every team you came across and they'd bedazzle the opposing full backs with their skills, pace and trickery. genius.

TalkFootball/cheers.gif to Celtic for that success. top quality...

Schminky Steve- 05-25-2007
QUOTE (MartyrToTheCause @ May 25, 2007 02:29 pm)
Celtic won the European Cup with an excellent 2-1 win over Inter Milan. the win for the Scottish team is notable due to every single player was from within 20 miles of the ground.

during that season Celtic won every competition they entered, that was 5 in all, with a squad size of 14!

I can just hear it now, managers these days, with their squads of 30 players 'we're tired, we're tired!'

14 players, 5 competitions, all in the bag! Celtic were very good.

One player in particular was the wing wizard Jinky Johnstone... I watched a documentary about him on ESPN Classic recently, and christ was he good! he turned the Italians inside out and run them ragged - the Inter players interviewed for the documentary still have nightmares about him, 40 years on! he was that good... as good as George Best, I'd say, and as mischievous off the field too!

if you could have a midfield that had Johnstone on the right wing, and Best on the left, it's fair to say you'd muller every team you came across and they'd bedazzle the opposing full backs with their skills, pace and trickery. genius.

TalkFootball/cheers.gif to Celtic for that success. top quality...

I do believe it was 30 miles but what's 10 miles between a European Cup winning side TalkFootball/giggle[1].gif

MartyrToTheCause- 05-25-2007
well, I didn't get the map out, but 30 miles could be right TalkFootball/giggle[1].gif TalkFootball/rofl1.gif

still a great achievement, and one that's unlikely to ever be reproduced...

Schminky Steve- 05-25-2007
QUOTE (MartyrToTheCause @ May 25, 2007 04:19 pm)
well, I didn't get the map out, but 30 miles could be right TalkFootball/giggle[1].gif TalkFootball/rofl1.gif

still a great achievement, and one that's unlikely to ever be reproduced...

There was an article on the BBC about it and it said 30 miles, they could be wrong and you could've been correct first time though. Nah, you were wrong I think! TalkFootball/eusa_naughty.gif

MartyrToTheCause- 05-25-2007
QUOTE (Schminky Steve @ May 25, 2007 03:27 pm)
QUOTE (MartyrToTheCause @ May 25, 2007 04:19 pm)
well, I didn't get the map out, but 30 miles could be right  TalkFootball/giggle[1].gif  TalkFootball/rofl1.gif

still a great achievement, and one that's unlikely to ever be reproduced...

There was an article on the BBC about it and it said 30 miles, they could be wrong and you could've been correct first time though. Nah, you were wrong I think! TalkFootball/eusa_naughty.gif

TalkFootball/giggle[1].gif TalkFootball/rofl1.gif there are varying reports, from 20, to 25, to 30... dunno which is right!

greyman- 05-25-2007
I'm certain it was about 25 miles approximately.

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