I sent two cards to Pat Crerand on the 26/4/11 I got both cards signed today .
Pat Crerand signed for Celtic in August 1957 he made his debut in a 3-1 win against Queen of The South on the 4th October 1958 . Pat frequently lost his discipline on the field and he was at the centre of several disciplinary issues while on international duty with Scotland . Celtic chairman Robert Kelly clamped down hard on these indiscretions and the relationship between player and chairman was frosty and fragile. During the 1963 New Years Day game at Ibrox Crerand had a poor first-half and subsequently had a half-time row with Sean Fallon.
From that moment his time at Parkhead was all but over.Crerand claims that he had been returning from mass at St.Francis in his native Gorbals and was walking back to his mother's house when he was approached by a reporter who asked him about his move to Man Utd and that this was the first he knew anything about the move.Exactly if Crerand was pushed or jumped is unsure and really depends on whose side of the story you believe,There were reports he was in a room pleading that he did not want to leave Celtic.One way or another he signed for Man Utd on 6th February. He had played 120 games for the Hoops .
Many think that Celtic remain very close to Crerand but there is no doubt Manchester United is where his heart now lies , for all his talk of retaining a "soft spot" for the Bhoys Crerand struggles to hide some bitterness towards his former employers. In one interview he admitted that he was in tears when Celtic won the European Cup - not out of joy but because they beat Manchester United to it .
