How Bobo Baldé Became The Most Feared Defender in Scotland

[@edwardhaggarty365]

Bobo ( the brick wall.) balde. You couldn't get round him. You couldn't go through him. And you couldn't go over him. A brilliant servant to celtic. Love bobo.

[@davidcameron4194]

Bobo is an absolute legend one of the most loved players

[@EcknJen]

Despite his negatives he is still a cult hero with the Celts.

[@bully5aw]

​@mcdell6970 still payed his tax bill though!

[@bully5aw]

@@mcdell6970 you talking about Neely and Dunns victims at Rangers? They can't get paid out because that club was liquidated! Remember your clubs statement to its victims? Or are you just another one of those Rangers supporters that seem to be obsessed with child abuse?

[@andrewbell7579]

​@@bully5awthat's all they have to have a go with mate, it's pathetic to try and point score with child abuse, especially when it is rife in their club too.

[@hunnylurker7601]

@@mcdell6970 Big Hector is the ultimate cult hero down Ibrokes way but....

[@Rydonattelo]

To the victims of Celtic FC. Somewhere in the course of eternal justice this club will answer for their sins. ❤

[@gb4547]

In the 20 years since I’ve never watched any replays or highlights from Seville. Wasn’t ready for this I’m away for a lie down now 😂

[@onapermo]

Yeah these are the most I watched. I was 9/10. Still remember crying at 3-2 on my mums lap. Destroyed. It's partly why went rangers lost in their last final it was bittersweet. Might be against the grain there for a heavy Tim but that's PTSD haha. If anything is gonna make you feel sorry for a hun it's having mental illness.

[@alba..8479]

FCKIN LOVED BIG BOBO ....was disappointed the way we treated him in his last season he deserved better the big man...HH1888 YNWA

[@alba..8479]

Machine

[@theflyintheointment]

When it was his day, he was an undoubted, unpassable colossus. When it wasn't his day, he was an accident waiting to happen. However, the good absolutely outweighs the bad. I'm surprised his outstanding performance in the 1-0 win against Manchester United in the Champion's League in 2006, having not played for ages and only being brought in because of a defensive injury crisis, didn't get a mention in this video. He was so good that night and it was a massive surprise considering how little he had been playing, as he was completely out of the picture by that point.

[@HandsUpforThePanther]

Bobo Balde was world class in his prime. Alongside Mjällby and Varga, Pretty unstoppable.

[@RavenHeadInn]

🤣😂🤣@@HandsUpforThePanther

[@PortalSecurity-r9y]

​@@HandsUpforThePanther i wdnt go that far he did a job that needed done but was not a technical player with ball at his feet

[@HandsUpforThePanther]

@@PortalSecurity-r9y in those days, defenders didn't need to be good at the feet, it was all about stopping the ball going in the back of the net. Tbf to Balde, he was Able to make runs out of the defence and make simple passes, which is exactly he needed to do

[@HandsUpforThePanther]

@@RavenHeadInn open your eyes, don't be naive. Especially if you are Rangers fan, please leave or open the eyes and appreciate players from both sides. I am deadly serious

[@martinrooney6883]

Been waiting for ages for a Documentary on Big Bobo! Thanks mate and a good job

[@Carvello20]

Was living in Glasgow at the time, had a season ticket for block 105 . Actually saw him make his debut vs Dunfermline that sunny saturday afternoon, 2001 BC

[@mcburnski]

That was quite a while ago

[@brownwarrior6867]

I’ve watched a lot of Celtic defenders in my time and he is the only one who could clear the halfway line with a clearing header. The power he generated was mental. Forwards literally shat themselves when they came up against Bobo especially when they were playing for teams who went route 1 in the air. The big man seldom lost an aerial battle.

[@celticberts3207]

Loved the big chap one tough defender especially against that mob.

[@nandaocta9340]

Legend right there

[@jonmacneil1350]

Love Bobo, loved the good and the bad and there was far more good..

[@catherinewilson4551]

Quality video, great work! 👍

[@johnnybriggs773]

Can we have a annaversery for the simovich takle on kenny miller

[@stevestryker]

I absolutely loved Bobo

[@damianmcnulty7663]

Top Bhoy, cheers.

[@Gill3spie85]

Pace 10 Strength 10 Heading 10 Passing 2 Dribbling 2 Technique 2 Composure 2 An unbelievable physical specimen... Just surprised he wasn't coached more 'technically and mentally' as that's where he lacked quality or he could have been top level indeed! Ifs and buts!

[@paddypoolfc3579]

I remember my wee boys singing bobo is gonna get ya. We loved him.

[@CmonTheHoopsCeltic]

Classic Video love it

[@johnnybriggs773]

Met him guy had a presence

[@martinkerr2721]

born in 74 a would sat that team by MO was best Celtic team i saw , wee Strachan was close but Bobo gonny get yeee

[@TankTankSupporterGLASGOW]

Mate I was born in 76 big ange had us playing the best football I’ve ever seen apart from Europe but the fitbaw we played in Scotland was brilliant ✅☘️🍀💚

[@martinkerr2721]

@@TankTankSupporterGLASGOW Europe where it counts for Celtic

[@lalaloopzmacstar658]

Bobos gony get ye!👌😂😂😂 no heard that in Years!!

[@Jungle67]

Our bhoy Bobo

[@ckdub1888]

What a time to be a kid. Growing up with my mad catholic family in Scotland. I remember before Larsson and O’Neil, it was almost embarrassing to be a Celtic fan. Now who’s laughing HH 💚💚💚 It was a truly thrilling time though. The race was always much closer, Scottish league was respected more as alot of competition. Now the only really respectable competition is the mighty Celtic

[@joebhoyy]

Great video mate 🍀🍀

[@davidkelly5831]

Brilliant Mon the hoops

[@TankTankSupporterGLASGOW]

Love big bobo ✅💚☘️🍀🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@bigc5630]

Legend!!!!!!

[@19dec1981]

do you remember when fairly recently there was a friendly at celtic park with ex celtic players. and bobo went full on with his tackles :))

[@johnm725]

There's some players on both sides that optimise the old firm. Baldie was one of them. Got to love these players that really became a part of Glasgow. "Baldie's gonnie get ye"

[@markscott554]

Although a Dunfermline supporter, I was working in Japan at the time and stayed up all night with a Scottish friend to cheer on Celtic vs Porto. It was a real pain to hear them lose (on the radio) and then have to go into work with no sleep.

[@frostyrobot7689]

7:48 - Hear Hear, it wasn't the big man's fault.

[@quotemenot7520]

Great assessment of a player loved by the fans. Rough around the edges, MO did manage to get the best from him and an absolute wall on his day.

[@Hoopy-67]

BOBOS GONNA GET YA 👊🍀

[@davidkelly5831]

I grew up in nineties and this is when I seen celtic being magic again never forget it what a ride hail hail

[@theflyintheointment]

Yeah same……went to my first game in 1991, I thought shite football, finishing 3rd or 4th and watching the likes of Wayne Biggins, Tony Cascarino, Mark McNally etc in the hoops was just standard. Winning the league in ‘98 was of course special, but the 6-2 Rangers game really felt like the dawning of a new era. The O’Neill years were truly special 🍀

[@davidkelly5831]

Defo my best eara then centenary season just to ger t shirt we joe miller spoilt party treable my arseJoe Miller spoilt party but the one era that made the tic magic again on domestic front and European football never forget and will live with it to day I die in nineties I never seen it coming until we got Martin O'Neil never forget it and like I said what a ride could have one more anol

[@mickmcmuffer4960]

They weren't relevant until the early 2000s

[@hunnylurker7601]

@@mickmcmuffer4960 You still aren't relevant Lanceheed lol

[@mickmcmuffer4960]

@@hunnylurker7601 lanceheed🤦🤦🤦 You got me there, I'm done now, the patter is too strong in this one.🤦🤦🤦

[@Tony-ke1ce]

⭐⭐⭐🍀⚽ BIG BOBO BALDE 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 LEGEND.🍀⚽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✝️🙏🏻💪🏻⚽🍻👍🏻.

[@Farangeatsinthailand]

Nice video. Quality stuff mate

[@John-qy9nw]

A true defender. A proper defender. If only such a player could find his way to Celtic nowadays........

[@marcoantonio078]

Big bobo was a legend. I remember the bad, but the good outstretched it. He was a man mountain.

[@tristin1916]

Martin O'Neill is just Irish mate. He would tell you as such.

[@NorthernSoulGer]

Tell me who his international caps are with?

[@tristin1916]

@@NorthernSoulGer fairly obvious why he wouldn't play for the republic during the 70s and 80s pal.

[@NorthernSoulGer]

Because he is Northern Irish?

[@tristin1916]

@@NorthernSoulGer because players were scared to declare for the republic, hence why there was virtually no one from the north playing for the republic unlike today. He played GAA since he was a child, don't kid yourself about his national identity. Many other players were the same - George Best, Paddy McCourt, both of whom made no secret of the fact that they didn't identity as "Northern Irish" with Best privately calling for an all Ireland team when he was playing along with others like Jennings too.

[@NorthernSoulGer]

George Best - lolz

[@jackbradley6720]

Always used to sign him as a free agent on FM 2010 what a brilliant no nonsense defender

[@roromcgorro2315]

Think I was there for most of his home games… the whole crowd questioning our defence every time his name was announced… So 3 at the back but no Johan??… So is Valgaeren injured??… Would he not stick wee Jackie here and do ANYTHING else?? But he was big and novel and we were doing well, so sure, Bobo’s gonna “get ye”

[@davidkelly5831]

Wouldn't have swapped big bobo with no one the guy was a tank

[@JohnCambridge-gw3ox]

I will never forget the game where he smashed into micheal mols

[@TheBosmanViewing]

Big Bobo was such an intimidating centre back

[@yerda5464]

He was an absolute bombscare and no surprise he cost us in the biggest game of his career

[@theflyintheointment]

Personally I think it was Rab Douglas who cost us the final, he was at fault for at least 2 of the goals. Having said that both of Balde's yellow cards that night would probably be straight reds these days

[@SpewChoob]

The rules are different for Old Firm players, he got away with murder. He was refereed properly in the 2003 UEFA Cup final.

[@mariusschulz2926]

Great Defender 👊

[@klnv6564]

I tried to get a picture with him at the Morrison's in Anniesland yonks ago when I was wee and he patched me. Hurt me deeply but I still loved him as a player 🤣🤣

[@talkinghead3169]

Seville was heart -breaking, especially as I was in the Porto end!

[@johnnybriggs773]

Feel for you .hh

[@alastairlaw6600]

Mourinho became a legend that night

[@talkinghead3169]

@@alastairlaw6600 Too cynical and negative to be remembered among the truly great managers. Not to mention the fact he's not a very nice guy ..and when he doesn't have a massive cheque book to rely on, he gets found out.

[@dxfifa]

@@talkinghead3169 Mate he took Porto to 2 European trophies in 2 years and won the UCL with a good but not great Inter side. Ridiculous comment

[@CharismaEnigma]

This is random but did you do a Celtic KZbin series on FM16? Your voice sounds familiar and I remember there being short segments covering the history of the Lisbon Lions and other famous Celtic players.

[@michaelpurdie6909]

Mind an away game v Livingston or Bobo v Marvin Andrews head tennis 😂 Ive never ever forgotten every UCL game were a ten yard pass was given a "ffff***ck sake Bobo". Hospital pass expert but hardy as anyone ever to wear the Hoops. Strachan couldn't wait to get him out tho and tbh, nobody wanted to pay him as much as we did. Cant blame him for Seville, he was just being Bobo. I was in my halcyon Celtic youth and BB will always be part of that. Thanks for the memories 💚

[@CeemPlay]

When Rangers win I feel like commiting a crime

[@mcdell6970]

Not against the children I hope

[@hunnylurker7601]

@@mcdell6970 We will leave that to you neelydunns ya wrong un.

[@FlatDerrick]

I remember when they nearly bought Rod Fanni as his centre back partner, that would have been magical in the fight against the hirsuite beaver.

[@u4ia_fubar_75]

He will always be one of the bhoys🍀🤟

[@ryanmcclory582]

Him and big amo best cbs to ever play in Scotland

[@alastairlaw6600]

Now you are talking pish

[@fritzlzkidz]

Good video mate, lot of memories 😊

[@grokopf142]

Hero

[@Bogeyman.78]

Heartbreaking in Seville, Bobo let his heart rule his head and got the red, big man was rough but you could guarantee he'd give his all on the pitch and us fans loved him for it,

[@gary2494]

I'm a rangers supporter who was going to all the rangers games then and I can't remember the guy. Rudi skacel the hearts striker I remember him we should have signed him after his first good season with them

[@frankmacfarlane6194]

I LOVED Bobo, and always forgave him his mistakes.

[@Justaglorifiedcrew]

I don’t think this guy ever lost a header.

[@bellie6412]

Bobos gonna get ya 💪💪💪💪

[@KeithWilliamMacHendry]

Lump of wood

[@elpeltys]

I've attended a lot of football in Scotland over the last 20 years and can tell you that being the most feared defender in Scotland is like being the most feared toy in Sunnyside Daycare 😂

[@kieran773ful]

Last minute penalty costing Celtic what a shocker 😭😂

[@ryanbonner25]

great years!

[@yandan7010]

3:14 yer zooming in on Agathe, there. Ye even put daft music on it 🤭

[@flashbackfootball1367]

I'm just zooming in on the photo mate. I know that's Didier Agathe...

[@yandan7010]

Yeah man, soz. Is a great vid. All the best 👍🏻

[@Rydonattelo]

Bobo, Momo and Deedee were a force at Celtic

[@rossdavidson9776]

If the ball was in the air the guy was unbelievable. If the ball was on the ground and he had time on the ball the guy was shambolic.

[@KINGMONKEY1989]

As a Rangers supporter i do not mind one bit giving a player his flowers when its deserved. And he more than deserves his. He was a superb defender and i cant deny just how good he and that defence was back then. Until Strachan came along and he was utter mince and get it tight from his own fans. Nothing new to them. Ask the team that won them 8 and a zoom call and Lennon 😂😂😂😂

[@robbiemeiklem1344]

Surely with two Scottish football videos, both being by far your most popular videos you ought to commit to researching and producing this stuff. It’s excellent, there’s enough stories, enough interest, and enough talent on your part to really become big

[@n0body550]

Bobo and Sebo are everlasting names in the Scottish league.

[@Ryan01224]

Rangers fan big bobo was like drogba but in defense being 7 and seeing him on TV made me shite mysel

[@Carson-pv4hr]

I was playing as a kid pro youth at motherwell and remember thinking man wtf would i do going head to head with this man .. then to think he was playing with the under 19s training must have been scary for those boys that were going up against him in a bounce game.. and he held that much muscle his physicality could lead him to make some rash challenges.. a guy like deco bobo goes to get the ball .. which they guys he idolised when they were playing in the 90s early 90s one in italy at ac milan the other in france .. they could have gotten away with challenges like that.. football was more psycal back then especially in Italy when Marcel was playing for milan he made challenges like that and if fe got contact with the ball it wouldn't have got him a yellow card problely not even given a freekick away .. he got the ball 🤷 the man aswell went right through him but got his foot on the ball full contact made a tackle poor deco now get up get on with it 😂😍 different era of football.. but in the 2000s imagine being a teenager not a man yet . And big bobo is grumpy you actually get past him have the cheek to nutmeg him 🫣 you would be shitting yourself after it knowing im going to pay for that.. and he might not even try to hurt me just win the ball out muscle me .. battling with that type of built machine your still a teenager 😮 yeah that give you nightmares going to training especially if you were a talented but young still skinny not got your man strength yet teen whos talented but small for his age .. yeah that wouldn't be fun the big man was a unit freak gentics absolute tank of a man.. theres alot of sports if you got him when he was young trained him made him love the sport.. guy could have been a French Olympic level judoka . A k1 fighter a Ruby player a boxer a body builder.. the guy had some crazy gentics and actually became technically good at football to play at a very high level thats not easy ❤big bobo

[@the12thman63]

Ronaldinho. Nothing else required 😂😂

[@JohnBanana935]

I was born in 95 and was shit scared of big bobo as a kid and as a Ger lol

[@NsABullitzZ]

The way you said mulhouse had me thinking it was a Scottish club 😅

[@HughMyronBrah]

Has anyone got a Bobo Balde shiny SPL sticker? I'm still after it.

[@davidcraig9538]

Quintessential defender 🤔

[@jonmacneil1350]

Each team we beat had a v in their names, always remember that 😂😂

[@dougmasters4579]

A good defender overall but he cost Celtic in the biggest games, The red card in Seville followed by the handball in Lyon were both devastating.

[@randlepmcmurphy6117]

If we only Rab Douglas had stuck to fuckin bricklaying! 😒

[@theflyintheointment]

Totally agree. He was a complete liability. He let us down time and time again in the big games, and not just in Seville, but also countless Old Firm games, especially that 3-3 at Celtic Park. God knows what Martin O'Neill saw in him. It's incredible we won as much as we did with him in goal.

[@randlepmcmurphy6117]

@@theflyintheointment He was at fault for all 3 goals that day, I remember it well I watched it in Spain and my mate had my ticket. My God he was honking!

[@tok1964]

Cause he was an animal, imagine seeing this charging at you ready to 2 foot you and ending your career….

[@lextre4944]

i named my fish bobo balde when i was 4

[@Ceasrexiii]

Sudden flashbacks of me as a wee guy saying this 😂😂😂

[@NoodlesNeary]

What happened to the BigMan?

[@flashbackfootball1367]

He's manager of Guinea u20s apparently

[@alastairlaw6600]

Now manager of port glasgow juniors

[@TankTankSupporterGLASGOW]

@@alastairlaw6600that’ll be the Belgium 🇧🇪 Beale once your mutants bin him 😂😂🫵🏻🤡

[@stavrosbrainstorm3509]

Did he not get 45grand to sit in the stand? 😄

[@squaresman1031]

FairPlay for not showing ill will to balde for the sending out. I do for Aaron Ramsey tho lol

[@celt50]

Thought he was great

[@paulmcduff1930]

Bobo's gonny get yee 😁👍🍀

[@TheVanpablo79]

That 3rd Porto goal was the fault of Neil Lennon. Miles off where he should have been at 2 points of buildup and the finish

[@TheCasualJacobite]

Then Falkirk came, Russell Latapy made him look like an apprentice welder.

[@AnnesleyPlaceDub70]

Martin O'Neill is an Irishman - full stop. Not a "northern irishman" .

[@lewisreed3792]

Northern Irish 👍

[@JI7NKJ]

Played for NI

[@jrothweldo7]

Who's assed

[@AnnesleyPlaceDub70]

@@philipgage4143 He played for NI due to the fact that he couldn't play for the Republic as the rules stood. By the way, the most northern part of Ulster and Ireland is Rathlin Island... Donegal. 🤣🇮🇪🤣. As for sectarianism , NI's scumbag loyalist motley cruel take the gold medal every day.

[@Chop2016]

​@@philipgage4143he irish.. Northern Irish a loyalists who played for a, sectierian team

[@TruthSocial12]

Nobody blames big bo bo

[@ZX67019]

Im sure bobo's produest moment was when he shattered the leg of a 17 year Leicester player in a pre-season friendly

[@charing6812]

Bobo's gonna get.....paid for doing hee haw

[@jamesfulton8251]

Cost them the U.E.F.A, cup when he was sent off, .

[@hawwmann7032]

Bobo got you

[@rossmcnab7181]

Everyone only thought he looked so big because he was black... Mjalby was near twice the size of him and a fucking monster. Balde was reckless and a liability to players on both sides

[@wetflannel6343]

Bobo's gonnae get yi