Celtic Park, Glasgow. A day in history. A day no Hearts fan who was there will ever forget. The day Heart of Midlothian ended 36 years of hurt by lifting the Scottish Cup after defeating Rangers 2-1 in the final. Goals by Colin Cameron and Stephane Adam meant Hearts lifted their first piece of major silverware since 1962. After three and a half decades of abject failure, relegation and near bankruptcy, Hearts were winners again.
Grown men and women in maroon wept that day as a tide of emotion washed over them. The dream had come true. Edinburgh - most of it - partied all weekend as the Hearts players paraded the cup through the streets of the old city and on to Tynecastle Stadium for a truly emotional homecoming. It was the culmination of a season when Hearts had consistently produced a sparkling brand of fluent, attacking football which delighted the purists.
So many jokes, so many sneers. And all those oh so nears. But we never stopped dreaming. And on 16 May 1998 Hearts Scottish Cup winning team finally made the dream come true...
5 comments:
I'm in tears here! I'm soooo happy!
(pssst Colin Cameron)
Of course it was Mickey! See what happens when you post too early in the morning!
Oh my I just do not get it. you know that Guy form Galsgow I was telling you about in the same hopsital room as my Dad. He is 84, been in Australi for 47 years and he beckoned me over yesterday. He gets his wallet out opens a pocket and pulls out a note with a Celtic letterhead signed by Jock someone or other. Do you know who that could be - I forgot his name. god knows how many years he has been carrying it with him. He runs deep this love of football. Why dont you analyse why that is so in a post some time Mike.
Excuse my typos its late here.
Lilly - Jock someone or other was Jock Stein, the legendary manager of Glasgow Celtic. The first British club to win the European Cup in 1967. Mind you, they've kept quiet about it since...
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