The Lions of Lisbon by Ian Auld and Willy Maley sampler

individual, Sean. Bigger than any team.
It’s a club with a great tradition. The
Lisbon Lions didn’t come out of the
blue, or the green for that matter. It was
eighty years of history that lifted that
cup in Lisbon. Celtic history. The Club.
From its founders to its fans. Brother
Walfrid, Willie Maley, and all the others.
Names that’ll live on beyond any single
defeat or victory.
Sean
Danny
Sean
Danny
Sean
But Lisbon was special, da. Ye must
admit. The first British Club tae win the
European Cup. And you were there. Was
that no something else?
Aye, it was something else alright. But
it’s no use harping on about the past.
It’s not fair to the lads that have to look
after Celtic’s future. They’ll make their
own history. Europe will ring tae the
name of Celtic again.
But da, you’re lucky to have Lisbon to
look back on. A taste of paradise. A man
could die happy after that. Ah wish ah’d
been there. Ah must’ve seen the video
a thousand times. And to think that you
were there, da. It must a been a religious
experience.
You could say that. We were crucified
wae the heat, ah mind that.
Was ma maw next tae you oan the
terracin? How did yez meet? Whit a day
that must hiv been.
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