gasiluniversity.blogg.se

His touches were great and his support play was excellent. This gave room to Collins to play the attacking role, and he played it well. McStay was never aggressive and attacking enough, although this was likely as too often he had to play in an anchor position in the midfield to haul in the team. Too often overshadowed by Paul McStay (the fans favourite, especially amongst older fans), youngsters in general seemed to prefer Collins. If there was one area (and most likely the only one) where we were better than Rangers in the early 90s was an entertaining dominant midfield, masterfully controlled by McStay with Collins in tow. Losing him to the Dark Side is not a thought to even contemplate.Īlong with Paul McStay he helped to shore up what were overall poor teams, regardless of whatever our opinions of individual players. Thankfully he chose to come to Celtic for a transfer fee of around £1m to Hibs (our first million pound signing). The classy player caught the eye of both sides of the Old Firm with Rangers trying to snatch him from under Celtic’s nose. Amongst the exceptions to the rule was John Collins, a Celtic fan as a boy who group up in the Borders before starring for Hibs in the midfield. Last goal: Aberdeen away 2-1 league 14 January 1996Ĭeltic Assistant Manager: 17 June 2014 – ĭuring the dark days of the early 1990s there were few bright moments, and even fewer bright players. Last game: Partick Thistle away 4-2 league 27 April 1996įirst goal: Saint Johnstone away 2-3 league 22 December 1990 Signed: 13 July 1990 (£1m from Hibernian)įirst game: Ayr United home 4-0 league cup 22 August 1990 Aka: John Collins, Johnny Collins, Johnny-C.