Joe Ledley has reflected on the creation of Scott Brown’s famous celebration, ‘The Broony’. The Celtic captain will visit Ibrox on Sunday, over ten years on from his stunning equaliser as Neil Lennon’s ten men rallied to grind out a 2-2 draw.
Speaking to The Celtic Huddle Podcast, Ledley looked back on the game, which was a brilliant clash between the teams. Brown sent a curling left footed effort into the top corner, sending The Broomloan End into rapturous celebrations. Brown reeled around to celebrate in front of villain El-Hadji Diouf.
“I didn’t think anything of it at first. I was just surprised he scored such a great goal!
“That celebration went viral and massive and he’s still doing it now. That’s the type he is.
“Scott likes having a laugh, but once he crosses that line, he’s so focused. I’ve not seen anyone like it in my whole career.
“Did it inspire us? It was a massive performance from us and we had a fantastic team off the pitch as well with great bonding.
“That 2-2 draw, we dominated the game, even with 10 men. We played some fantastic football with Emilio Izaguirre frightening, one of the best left-backs I’ve ever seen.
“In that first season, I know we lost the league by one point, but it was one of the best footballing teams I’ve been in.”
Celtic dominated the game but were given a blow when Fraser Forster was sent off. Fortunately, thanks to Brown’s goal, Celtic dispatched Rangers in the replay during an ill-tempered clash in Paradise. Celtic would go on to lift the trophy.
Brown will leave Celtic after an incredible 14 years, winning a colossal 22 trophies and the fearless captain will be hoping to leave on the high of a Scottish Cup win.
