Kerrydale Street

Since I have given some info on the Rangers book which has a fair bit of coverage of the club's connection with Clydesdale Harriers, I'll try to balance it with a reference to the Kerrydale Street website which is basically a Celtic supporters website. It has a report (complete with teams) of the match in which Clydesdale Harriers defeated Celtic at Parkhead in 1889. The link is www.kerrydalestreet.com/page/1889 and then just scroll down to the match in question.

In my time in the club there have been many books recommended by Harriers to Harriers - not all were on athletics matters: I remember Frank Kielty suggesting Patrick McGill's books (The Rat Pit, Moleskin Joe and so on)nearly thirty years ago and most recently Allan Faulds loaned me 'The Shetland Bus' about the last war. There were athletics books in all categories: books on training, books on coaching and biographies in the main. Occasionally there was a book on sports philosophy (eg 'Testament of a Runner') and just this week I saw 'What Sport Tells Us About Life. by Ed Smith who is a cricket player. It has chapters on such diverse topics as "The Age of the Amateur has passed: Worse Luck", "The Curse of Talent" and "What Price Is Too High?" I can see it being passed round among the guys of twenty and thiry years ago and being argued about - many of the topics are perennials and worth looking at in detail. So if you want a wee read that is not too heavy and that might just make you think a bit - get it from the Library!

Finally, it is good to see Ryan Kenny back just this week. He is the right type of boy to have in the club and he can run a bit as well! Welcome back Ryan!