Thursday 10 September 2015 14:04, UK
Celtic have paid tribute to former manager Jock Stein on the 30th anniversary of his death.
Stein, who led Celtic to nine consecutive league titles and became the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, died of a heart attack while in charge of Scotland against Wales in Cardiff.
Stein, who was 62 at the time of his death, also led the club to eight Scottish Cups and six Scottish League Cup successes but the May evening in Lisbon in 1967 will always be regarded as his finest hour.
Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell laid a wreath at the statue of the 'Big Man' outside Parkhead - along with Stein's son George - before paying a glowing tribute to the club's greatest manager.
"It's incredible to think it is 30 years," said Lawwell. "You cannot describe or quantify what Jock Stein means to this club and what he did for this club.
"He was a colossus, a giant in the modern-day Celtic and a creator and an innovator well before his time.
"The status we have here at the moment is down to him and the platform he gave the club. His legacy is a strong as ever... and always will be."
Bertie Auld, one of the revered Lisbon Lions who beat Inter Milan 2-1 at the National Stadium to end Latin sides' domination of the European Cup, said: "He always wanted to ensure we entertained the fans.
"He mentioned it before each game, entertain. This support has been paying good money to see you so you must entertain.
"As you can appreciate that gave us a lift and all of a sudden you would be walking out the dressing room and going towards the tunnel hearing 'You have the ability otherwise you would not be at Celtic Park'.
"This was the type of man he was. A great motivator."
