Fratelli Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) Gutted to hear that. You'd see him near enough every other week standing outside the ground talking to fans. He'd stand there just about all day speaking to folk, just a normal, genuine guy despite being amongst the biggest legends in our history and instantly recognisable to every Celtic fan. What a man. Edited November 14, 2021 by Fratelli 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinky67 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Gutted The best football storyteller i’ve ever heard, legend of a man. RIP Bertie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDoddyKane Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Loved Bertie and his stories were great, RIP a Celtic Man through and through 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) Absolutely loved wee Bertie as Thistle boss. Life was never boring with him at Firhill. RIP Edited November 14, 2021 by Highlandmagyar Tier 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 1 hour ago, DavieCFC said: Bertie Auld has passed away Rip to a great man and a true legend. Sad news indeed. Another good one gone. RIP Bertie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 1 hour ago, DavieCFC said: Bertie Auld has passed away Rip to a great man and a true legend. Very sorry to hear that news. Rest easy Bertie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True Dat Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Remember Bertie from his pub in Hamilton…..rip. Thoughts go out to his family 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superwell87 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Sad news to hear, RIP! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Sorry to hear about Bertie. A big character and a big player for Celtic and, of course, a European Cup winning legend. Condolences to his family . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJF Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Rest In Peace, Bertie. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan8472 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 R.I.P. Bertie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik's tongue Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Another LL gone Rest easy, Bertie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stressball Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 My dads greatest ever Celt, privledged enough as a child to share his company whilst the dads talked shop. ”here’s a pound wee man” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinky67 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) My favourite Bertie Auld story was the one he tells about Tiny Wharton. Bertie : If I call you an arsehole Mr Wharton will I get booked? Wharton: Yes Mr Auld you would be in trouble Bertie: What If I just thought you were an arsehole, what would happen? Wharton: If you just thought it nothing would happen Bertie: Well then Mr Wharton, I think youre an arsehole Edited November 15, 2021 by Jinky67 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluearmyfaction Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Also a legend at Birmingham City, and one of the many wonderful things about him was that he never belittled his League Cup triumph with us. It might have been something of an optional extra for someone with such a powerhouse team as that Celtic nine-in-a-row side. But he gloried in that as much as any Blue always has done. And always with a smile. He was a great half-time interviewee on his visits to St Andrews as well. Yet for many Blues who were there his greatest moment was the greatest sending-off in Blues history that does not involve Kevin Muscat. Against Fulham. For some reason Bertie had riled Johnny Haynes, otherwise mild-mannered, to the extent that Haynes swung a punch at him. Obviously Haynes was not au fait with Bertie's inner steel. He soon was. By the time the referee came over to send Haynes off, Haynes was lying unconscious. So too was Maurice Cook, who had come over to assist Haynes. Bertie glanced at the referee. "Oh, shall I go as well?" 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 13 hours ago, bluearmyfaction said: Also a legend at Birmingham City, and one of the many wonderful things about him was that he never belittled his League Cup triumph with us. It might have been something of an optional extra for someone with such a powerhouse team as that Celtic nine-in-a-row side. But he gloried in that as much as any Blue always has done. And always with a smile. He was a great half-time interviewee on his visits to St Andrews as well. Yet for many Blues who were there his greatest moment was the greatest sending-off in Blues history that does not involve Kevin Muscat. Against Fulham. For some reason Bertie had riled Johnny Haynes, otherwise mild-mannered, to the extent that Haynes swung a punch at him. Obviously Haynes was not au fait with Bertie's inner steel. He soon was. By the time the referee came over to send Haynes off, Haynes was lying unconscious. So too was Maurice Cook, who had come over to assist Haynes. Bertie glanced at the referee. "Oh, shall I go as well?" Not heard that story before but it doesn't surprise me. Even as a young follow-follower in the late 60s you knew that -in order to beat Celtic - you had to beat Bertie Auld first. That didn't happen very often. He took very few second prizes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJF Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 So a Celtic director was forced to apologise to fans today at their AGM after they took exception to his wording in an obituary to Walter Smith… wow. Quote The questioner asked: "Mr Wilson wrote a nice obituary to Walter Smith in the Guardian recently. "In that obituary among other things he said Rangers were punished by demotion. "Would you like to expand on that, Mr Wilson? Because my memory was that no-one was demoted." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDoddyKane Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I dont understand why no explanation from board or question from shareholders on McKay 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Does anyone have any questions not relating to Rangers? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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