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Fans were left in tears as they said ‘goodbye Mr. Celtic ’ and paid tribute to Bertie Auld at Celtic Park today.
Supporters gathered at the stadium this morning to grieve the 83-year-old Lisbon Lion who died yesterday.
The news hit fans hard as they mourned the legend saying ‘there are less and less of the greats left in Scottish football ’.
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They hailed the iconic footballer saying ‘they just don’t make players like him anymore’ as they tied scarves and stripes to the gates of Park Head.
A European Cup winner in 1967, Auld had two spells at Parkhead as a player between 1955 and 1971.
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In that time he also lifted five league titles, three Scottish Cups and four League Cups.
Auld also won the English League Cup with Birmingham City and earned three Scotland caps.
Mum Laura Armstrong, 40, from Cumbernauld, brought her son Damien Armstrong to Celtic park to pay tribute.
She said: “I grew up with my dad telling me about the Lisbon Lions.
“You could come to Celtic Park any day and bump into Bertie and he would always be up for a chat.
“He was great because he really loved talking away to fans, that’s why he was special.
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“They just don’t make players like him anymore, he never played for the money he played for the shirt and happiness of playing for Celtic.
“It was so surreal finding out he had died yesterday, it just feels like there is less and less of the greats now.
“It is a really sad day.
“I brought the wee man down because he is at the age he is playing football and is interested in it.
“These days the young ones are all into Ronaldo but you try your best to show the other side and Scottish footballers.”
Paul Brady, 30, from Glasgow also paid tribute to the Celtic Legend.
He said: “I came down to lay a Scarf for Bertie because he is a hero.
“He was one of the Lisbon Lions and there aren’t many of them left now.
“I found out late last night that he had died, it was really sad.
“I think Celtic park will be flooded with tributes. People will keep coming down and laying scarves and tops down all day for him.
“He was Mr Celtic.”
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Andy Brian, 35, from Glasgow said: “Bertie was a Lisbon Lion but beyond all that what made him special was the character of the man.
“I think if he wasn’t a lion and just a Celtic player people would react the same way.
“He was a giant of a man who always had a smile on his face and time to talk to fans.
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“I personally didn’t get the chance to meet him but would have loved to have had the chance.
“I’m a season ticket holder so I think it is important to stop by and lay a scarf to pay tribute so his family knows we are all thinking about him.
“I shed a tear last night watching videos and remembering his career.
“He was such a funny, well liked and loved man.”
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John McAulay, from Erskine, said: “Losing Bertie is devastating news that is another Lisbon Lion gone.
“There are only four of them left now so it is very sad.
“He was certainly one of my heroes and a fantastic man.
“I had the pleasure of meeting him a few times and he was just so great, he was full of carry on.
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“He always lifted everyone’s spirits through fun times and sad times.
“I wanted to pay tribute to him today because he is just one of my idols.”
Andy Hutton, 74, from Glasgow told the Daily Record : “I knew Bertie he was a really great guy.
“Every time I met him he would ask about my granddaughter saying ‘how’s the waine’ even up until the last time I saw him before locked down when she was 23.
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“He was good like that and would always check in and remember your last conversation.
“I got to know him quite well in a Glasgow pub. He would never fail to come say hello and have a chat when I saw him there.
“He was just legendary and his patter was terrific.
Dad Steven Christie, 40, and daughter Kaci-Joe Christie, 8, from Lanark said: “We came down to pay our respects.
“He was quite a character.
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“There aren’t any Lisbon Lions left and I think he was the favourite to be honest.
“You could listen to Bertie talk all night, he was special.
“It was really sad to hear he had died last night, probably hitting us the hardest out of them all.
“You will never get another team like the Lisbon Lions so they mean a lot to the Celtic fans.
“It is good to see everyone come down and lay scarves down, showing how much people care.”
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