Earlier today James Forrest gave his first interview since returning to the squad from injury. The sight of Forrest back in action was the one crumb of comfort for the Celtic support last Sunday in the goalless draw against Dundee which was interrupted in the 55th minute when a flare from theRangers supporters was fired into Tannadice. These clowns were of course 54 minutes late.
James spoke to Gerry McCulloch from Celtic TV from Lennoxtown and the Interim Celtic manager John Kennedy also pops on at the end of the video to talk about his delight in having the winger back and available for selection.
McCulloch asked the highly decorated Celt about his reaction to Neil Lennon leaving the club and Forrest confirmed that he personally was gutted to see Lennon, who gave him his Celtic debut back in the day, go.
On losing the title to theRangers, Forrest is in new territory as a Celtic player as he’s played his games as a first team regular throughout the club’s historic second 9IAR. He reckons we’ve all got to stick together and get Celtic back to the where we are so used to being. Wise words Jamesy.
On returning to action on Sunday for the first time since the Europa League qualifier in Riga last September James Forrest couldn’t hide his delight. “I was absolutely delighted to get some minutes,” said Forrest in his interview with Celtic TV. “I can’t even describe how it felt. It’s been such a long time. I was delighted to be back training with the boys over the last 10 days or so and get back out on the pitch and trying to help the boys. It was a great feeling and I just want to keep continuing my comeback, get more training under my belt and, hopefully, get more games as well.
“It was really tough to not be involved. With all the protocols, I’ve had to watch most of the games on Celtic TV. You feel like an outsider and you want to be there constantly. It makes you want to work harder to get back as quickly as possible.
“It was towards the end of December that I was ready to start running again outside. It was simple things as well, like being in the gym at the same time as the rest of the boys. I felt more a part of it from then. That helps and lifts your mood. A lot of the other boys have had injuries in their careers and have been good with me and made me still feel a part of it.”
Listen to the interview below…
🍀4️⃣9️⃣ James Forrest gives his first interview since returning to the squad from injury.
We also hear from John Kennedy about the work that went on behind the scenes to get Jamesy back in the team ✅#CelticFC 🟢⚪️ pic.twitter.com/d3rjvItu6L
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) March 11, 2021
Incidentally one of the replies to this tweet had this image…
Celtic surely must ditch Parks of Hamilton and they probably will, with alternatives being considered at the moment. However this has to go further than that. Let no Celtic Supporters club bring one of their buses anywhere near Celtic Park in the future – they have no place in Paradise.
We are asking Celtic to ditch Parks of Hamilton so we should be doing the very same thing ourselves. Hopefully the Celtic Supporters Association and the Affiliation as well as all the independent buses will agree with this sentiment.
