Most of them got soaked to the skin but when Willie Collum’s final whistle blew they didn’t have a care in the world.
The Hampden bowl almost sucked the atmosphere out of 50,000 fans but for those in green and white it was another occasion of utter joy.
Celtic have now won on 13 consecutive appearances at Hampden picking up seven trophies along the way. A run that no other Scottish club has got close to.
We live in special times. This is how much it means to @ScottBrown8 “THIS IS MINE” “THIS IS MINE” referring to Hampden. After leading us to another victory it clearly is his kingdom. pic.twitter.com/zZJZZwaJQR
— RaisedOnCeltic (@Raised_OnCeltic) December 8, 2019
The fans have enjoyed a variety of cup final successes, there has been relatively easy wins over Aberdeen and Motherwell and the downright ugly in last season’s Scottish Cup win over Hearts.
Today it was about heart, grit and determination perfectly captured in a softly spoken Geordie giant who has spent much of the last 12 months in the wilderness at Southampton.
Forster already has a place in history from the 2012 Champions League win over Barcelona, in years to come the giant keeper will be recalled fondly whenever the 2019 League Cup success is recalled.
