Q: Is it disappointing the manner in which he’s had to go?
Callum McGregor: “Of course. Very rarely do you get the fairytale ending. You look at Joe Hart, that’s probably the best ending I’ve ever seen at Celtic. That’s once over, however many years I’ve been here. That’s football. We’re all in the industry. We know how it goes. It can be brutal at times, and that’s the way it is. As long as you’re here and you’re in the building and you’re working for a football club, you try and give as much as you can. You try to be as successful as you can for yourself and your club, and then when you move on, that is life.”
27 August 2000: Stilian Petrov of Celtic celebrates during the Scottish Premier League match against Rangers at Celtic Park. Celtic won the match 6-2. Photo Stu Forster /Allsport
Q: Martin O’Neill’s first experience of this fixture was 6-2 at Celtic Park. What age would you have been then? What do you remember of that?
Callum McGregor: “I’d have been seven. Not too much, to be honest. That’s a stretch for me.
Q: Martin, on the pitch with Shaun, what’s that been like, the transition?
Callum McGregor: “Really good, really positive. To ask a guy to come in with that much experience, who’s been here before, understands the fabric of the club. Talking about that continuity, it’s Celtic people who really understand the club. Shaun has been amazing. He’s come in; his work ethic is unbelievable. He’s making sure everyone’s okay. The training level was great. I’ve seen a bit of it this morning. There’s been a really positive bounce, and I think we needed that. I think the spell that we were in was a little bit tough for everyone. We came in, we’ve liked the slate clean. We’ve got a really good result mid-week, and now it’s probably the perfect game.”
Well said Calum I said this for years ! Brendan created this normalisation Al.ost of Trebles! He showed what Celtic always have been! Losets like lennon lost 6 out of 7 at hampden!! Yes take that in! Whereas Brendan made a point of drumming home that’s not acceptable, to the extent we demolished everyone there 11 out of 11 and it be 12 if not for one first goalkeeping mistakes in our history!! Brendan best since big Jock fact!! We are here now cause of a board that want to hoard money at the expense of our team , that’s a fact! Their media messengers kept going on about 26 million on engkes, trusty and idah but we brought in more selling oreillly and those 3 players played their part in champions league and winning the double!! If that bustards had back Brendan we be in champions league and clear at the top of that I have no doubt! They create the malaise and disharmony
Few typos but you all get me. Hail Hail let’s hammer that poison on Sunday!