In the build-up to Saturday’s Scottish Cup semi-final between Celtic and Aberdeen at Hampden the former Celtic captain, Scott Brown has been speaking to BBC Scotland.
He’s asked to pick out one particular moment of success from his time at Celtic and Broony has absolutely no hesitation in selecting Tom Rogic’s sensational winner in the 2017 Scottish Cup Final against Aberdeen that secured an Invincible Treble for Celtic.
On a personal level that was the first treble of Broony’s glittering career but it would not be the last.
“I’d say Rogic. Tom just does what Tom does. He’s a magician with the ball. He’s managed for some reason, to go on his right foot and I’m thinking ‘ah he’ll scoff it and we’ll get a corner, we’ll be fine’.
“Tom very rarely uses that right foot, it’s for standing on because the other one is an absolute wand, but at this moment in time he’s chopped him, went on the outside and a great finish past Joe Lewis as well who I was a teammate at Aberdeen. I always used to remind Joe about that.
“But at the time it was unbelieved because I remember us all running down by the corner flag, jumping in with the fans and who know who got booked but nobody really cared.
“To have that opportunity of winning the first treble, I had never done it before as a player and I’d seen Celtic teams in the past do it but I’d never done it before as a player. It was unbelievable scenes for the fans and going through the streets and just everything about the whole day,” Broony said.
What’s your own favourite moment watching Celtic? I’m torn between agreeing with Broony, or maybe going for Henrik’s iconic goal in the 6-2 game or maybe Murdo’s in the 4-2 game back in 1979 – all three are extra special…Tell us yours!
Scott Brown’s favourite moment of success with Celtic? It just had to be Tom Rogic 😤
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Larsson goal against Boavista that took us to Seville I was born in 64 so to young to remember Lisbon I remember watching Celtic as a kid and always dreaming about going to a European final….my next door neighbour Brian Lewis was a few years older and I always remember him talking about the Lisbon Lions he died at a young age so never got to see another final…..my memories of Seville will live with me forever bit to be in the stadium that day when Larsson scored I wept like a baby realising my childhood dreams where about to be realised HH
Harald Brattbakk (Ghod bless him), May 9, 1998.
The corrupt Hun 10 STOPPED dead, – a decade of anguish and forlorn hope and near-exctiction vanquished in that strike; dreams come true, title sealed, pandemonium, delerious carnage all around the stadium; the purest of Celtic ecstasy. A generational victory. Unsurpassable moment.
4-0 1969 Scottish Cup final Att. 132,870 with cairry oots.