“I felt my time maybe had come to an end. When I got my opportunity I wasn’t going to let it go,” Anthony Ralston told former Celtic right-back Mark Wilson in an interview at Lennoxtown for Sky Sports. Yesterday another former Celtic star, Frank McAvennie made a complete fool of himself with some disgraceful comments about Ralston’s performance at St Mirren last midweek in that goalless draw.
While that was a frustrating night for the Celtic players, management and the support, no-one else other than McAvennie, desperately trying to stay relevant and make a few bucks as a pundit, served up the sort of opinion that an old drunk in Glasgow, who has no love of Celtic, might come out with in the Louden Tavern.
Given the season Ralston has had the verbal insults from a former Celtic player is pretty awful and certainly unfair and will have lost McAvennie many friends among our support. Ange Postecoglou gave Ralston his chance when few believed that he’d much of a future at Celtic after Neil Lennon patched him completely last season, despite right back being one of the big problem areas in his faltering side.
Celtic Academy graduate Ralston, who has been at Celtic side he has an eight year old, grasped the opportunity with both hands and was rewarded with a new contract a few months ago. He is now a popular member of the team among the support and also earned his first cap for Scotland.
In this video Ex-Celtic full-back Mark Wilson joined the current right-back Anthony Ralston to discuss his career, playing under Ange Postecoglou and hopes for the season. This was filmed before McAvennie’s shocking outburst.
🗣️”I felt my time maybe had come to an end. When I got my opportunity I wasn’t going to let it go.”
Ex-Celtic full-back Mark Wilson joined the current right-back Anthony Ralston a few weeks ago to discuss his career, playing under Ange Postecoglou & hopes for the season👇
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) December 30, 2021
