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Bring Back the Pride

Daniel McDonagh

Monday, March 19th, 2007

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 Bring back the players who played with pride,
Bring back the men who loved the green & white,
Bring back Peter Grant and Paul McStay,
Wee Jimmy Johnston and Jimmy McGrory.

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 Put the Lisbon Lions back on the pitch
Who glorified the reason for wearing a Celtic strip,
Bring back Jimmy Quinn, the man from Croy,
With his strength & power, he scared every man & boy.

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 Bring back Charlie Tully with his style & flair,
And Bobby Evans with his crop of red hair,
Bring back Roy Aitken and the skillful Pat Crerand,
Put back into goal, the legend, John Thomson.

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Bring back wee Lubo, whom the fans adored,
Bring back Frank McAvennie for the goals he scored,
Bring back Johnny Doyle from Heaven’s playing fields,
Where both he and Bobby Murdoch display their skills.

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Bring back Danny McGrain, the bravest of defenders,
And wee Joe Miller who loved to score against the Rangers,
Bring back Kenny Dalglish and Tommy Burns,
Who thrilled the crowd with his twist’ and turns.

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 Bring back Dixie Deans who could guarantee you goals,
Bring back Joe McBride and even DiCanio,
Bring back Bertie Peacock & Neilly Mochan,
Bring back the days when we beat the Rangers by seven.

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 Bring back Henrik Larsson, who was never afraid to shoot,
Bring back Frank McGarvey & Harry Hood,
Bring back the Parkhead atmosphere
Bring back the “Jungle” that we loved so dear.

8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 Bring back George Connolly and Davie Hay,
Lambert, McClair & George McCluskey,
Bring back Wullie Maley, and bring back Sir Robert Kelly,
Men who preached, ‘The Celtic Way’.

Notes

Celtic have went from a 19 point lead to 13 points in the space of 2 league games with 7 games remainng in the season, were has the pride of wearing the famous green & white jersey gone too ?

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/bring-back-the-pride/