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I sent two of my cards and an index card to ex-Celt Davie Provan to a private address last week I got my cards back signed today . I'm really happy with this reply as Davie Provan was my favourite Celtic player and this was the third time I had sent a request to him at various addresses .
Davie Provan signed for Celtic from Kilmarnock on the 18th September 1978 me made his debut in a 3-2 away win against Partick Thistle he was a classy right winger who was a fantastic crosser of a ball and must have created, literally, hundreds of goals for Celtic during his time at Parkhead. Davie Provan spent some time in the summer of 1985 in Australia with a team in Melbourne in order to get his fitness up and it worked as he was Celtic's best player in the early months of the season . However Celtic went down tamely to Rangers by 3-0 at Ibrox on November 9th and Davie was substituted after feeling very ill during the game. He was later diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomiyietis (ME) an illness which causes great fatigue and although Davie later overcame it, it would be the end of his career. He bravely tried a comeback on January 15th against Motherwell as substitute for Owen Archdeacon but sadly retired in 1987.
Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest side travelled north to play Celtic on Provan's testimonial game. 42,000 Celtic fans turned out on a bitterly cold night on November 30th 1987, in the middle of Celtic's Centenary season, when Kenny Dalglish guested for Celtic on the night. At he end of the game Davie took an emotional lap of honour around Parkhead for one last time. After all he had achieved with Celtic it was a sad night for the fans who loved Davie on the Celtic right flank and his sublime crossing ability.
Davie Provan played 303 times for Celtic and scored 42 goals a true Celtic legend .
