Bertie Auld sadly passed away on Sunday 14 November.

The Celtic legend was much loved by the whole support, not just for what he done on the field but also off it.

The wee man was always game for a wind-up, if you have ever been in Bertie’s company, you will absolutely know Bertie could get a laugh out of the most placid of characters.

The stories about Bertie keep coming, some of them are hilarious and really shine a light on what a tremendous wind up he really was.

Ibrox Legend Ally McCoist told his own Bertie story and it’s an absolute cracker.

McCoist told Record Sport: “I was flying over to New York and it was the worst flight in the world for me. I got my times all mixed up and the Celtic convention was on in Vegas.

“I jumped on that flight, and they were going to New York down to Vegas and I was going to New York.

“I felt like the baddy at the pantomime. They all booed and hissed when I got on the plane.

“At that time I was going through a sort of marital issue, in terms of it ending. I was taking my now wife to New York for a quiet weekend to get away from all the drama in Glasgow.

“There was four or five of the Lisbon Lions sitting at the front of the flight and Bertie was there. I thought to break the ice I’d turn round and to the five of them; Bertie, Billy McNeill, Tam Gemmell, Bobby Lennox.

“I’ve put my stuff up in the locker and said ‘lads, if you give me five minutes I’ll get a ball and I’ll take you on, are you alright with that?’ Which I think is quite a good line. I get a ‘boo’ and a ‘hiss’, dog’s abuse.

“Anyway the flight lands and ‘bing bong’ the pilot comes on. He says ‘we’ve been flying at 35,000 feet, blah blah blah, we appreciate your service do fly with us again’.

“He goes ‘just a special mention, I’d like to wish the Celtic supporters and Lisbon Lions a wonderful trip down in Las Vegas’.

“The whole plane erupts. He then goes ‘and on behalf of Bertie Auld and the Lisbon Lions I would like to wish Ally McCoist and his daughter a memorable stay in New York’.”

Outstanding by Bertie!

It’s going to be very sad to say goodbye to the Celtic Legend when he’s laid to rest next week. The funeral and procession will be covered by Celtic on the day and we would encourage fans to get up to the stadium to support the great man as he goes to his final resting place.

Bertie was one of a kind, Celtic through and through and he deserves the biggest, loudest send off we can give him.

God Bless Wee Bertie.

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