Video: The Game That Cemented The End Of Normal Allocations, On This Day Four Years Ago

On this day four years ago, Celtic twice came from behind to win 3-2 at Ibrox. The result crushed theRangers, as admitted by Josh Windass, and ended the club’s title challenge. It was another season when going for 55 proved fruitless, despite a rewriting of history suggesting they were only capable last term.

The nature of the defeat, squandering the lead twice and allowing a Celtic side that was reduced to ten men to win, was too much for the bears to take. As the party kicked off in the free Broomloan stand, an online campaign began to seek the reduction of Celtic’s allocation.

The tears emanating from theRangers support meant that the Glasgow Derby would never be the same again.

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Hailing from an Irish background, I grew up on the English south coast with the good fortune to begin watching Celtic during the Martin O'Neill era. I have written four Celtic books since the age of 19: Our Stories & Our Songs: The Celtic Support, Take Me To Your Paradise: A History Of Celtic-Related Incidents & Events, Walfrid & The Bould Bhoys: Celtic's Founding Fathers, First Season & Early Stars, and The Holy Grounds of Glasgow Celtic: A Guide To Celtic Landmarks & Sites Of Interest. These were previously sold in Waterstones and official Celtic FC stores, and are now available on Amazon.

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