Paul McStay

Yeah, I mean, being a fan for a long, long time, obviously, and I think becoming a fan, when I met my husband, the man I'm still married to, 43 years ago, and he was a huge Celtic fan.

And he also told me, one of the first things he ever told me was that I had to understand that in our relationship, his first love was Paul McStay.

and I was fine with that and actually I think that's probably why we've lasted all these years but anyway got into the football very much then going to games and you know home and away across Scotland especially the away games in Scotland occasional games in Europe over the years but that's it's I mean my hat's off to people who do it but it's expensive and it's and I really don't like going in planes very much either to be honest so um a lot less of that in recent years but we we do go away in Scotland and I think that's given us a real insight into the the sorts of issues particularly that we face as away fans in in Scotland so all of that and I think we've always been people who, we go, we do our fan thing, we always stay to the end, we always applaud the team, all the rest of it.

But we also need to feel that we can be properly listened to.

And Peter Grant got mentioned because...

it was Ali McCoy's part to Geraint, you know, there was a lot of loyalty with the club, you know, a one-man club, and he shared a lot of respect for Paul McStay, and Geraint actually says that Paul McStay is the best he's ever played against, but he didn't stop there, he mentioned Peter Grant hard as nails, and Tommy and Roy got a mention as well, Peter, so you've got a mention there.

Nah, he was a top player, but listen, I've said it on Robbie and I've said it many times, Ian Durant was the best Rangers player, I thought in my time, I'm including Gascoigne and whatever, I've always said that, I thought he was the best and unfortunately got a horrible injury, but he was a top quality player, there's no doubt about that, and he's a good man, because I used to play with Barry's brother Derek, they were my roommates, Ian Durant, Derek Ferguson, would you believe it or not, when we were with Scotland, but what a player what a player Durant was there's no doubt that and McCoy's wasn't bad I don't know what happened to him he

disappeared right so another thing I thought I thought I'd just to carry on before I get to my main point is Before they had these injuries, McStay and Durant played in the middle of their part for Scotland.

I had no fears about playing in the game.

I looked at their midfield Paul McStay.

I thought, nah, he's not going to be able to out-strength me today, out-battle me today.

You know, look at the rest of the team.

No, I, I think Ruffy's right.

There's not really that Souness type or whoever it is, Paul McStay.

There's not really that type of player that you can see.

Even a Scott Brown, you know, who would go and dig people out, but that, that's probably gone from the game now.

Yeah, once upon a time I've, baby.

I think I wanted to play for Celtic, but I think I actually wanted to be Paul McStay.

Not a midfielder like, but I think I literally wanted to be Paul McStay.

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

At Celtic? Oh.

Uh, well, I grew up in an area, kind of Paul McStay, and I'd say Paul McStay would be in that, that category.

But in terms of Scottish players, you know, growing up, you had your Gordon Strachans, your Charlie Nicholases.

You know, these really flair players that I enjoyed watching as well.

This again, whereas for me, where, where, where, where Callum McGregor goes MIA, like, this is where a good captain comes into it.

This is where a Scott Brown, a, a, a, a Paul McStay, a, any, a Neil Lennon, they'll demand the ball.

They'll demand the ball and they'll dictate what to do.

You're asking Scales to dictate the play, like, or ...

Mm

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Paul McStay, do you know, some of the, some of the, these, Neil Lennon, AmS- Lambert, none of them would've tolerated some of the stuff that's gone on, like.

None of it.

Who's Celtic for you? That you've seen, you've had to have seen them play.

With Celtic, Paul McStay.

Right, Paul.

Who's yours?