Ange Postecoglou enjoyed a night at the theatre watching The Tommy Burns Story.
The current hoops boss enjoyed an emotional night of tears and laughter as the life and times of a former manager was brought to the stage at the Kerrydale Suite inside Celtic Park.
Seeing Postecoglou and his family among the audience must have given the cast an extra boost as they shared the highs and lows of a man born within a mile of Celtic Park whose life was intertwined with the club.
Signed as a teenager by Jock Stein he flourished under Billy McNeill to play a key role in the magical moments of the eighties- the 1985 Scottish Cup Final, Love Street and the Centenary Double.
An eventful and successful five year stint at Kilmarnock is often overlooked before Burns accepted the offer to return to Celtic in 1994. Only one trophy was won over three seasons but the side that he created helped fill the new stands at Celtic Park with the Three Amigos reviving what could have been a lost generation of supporters.
The Tommy Burns Show continues through until Saturday.
Standing ovation from an amazing audience on our first night!
Oh, and this top bloke popped backstage after the show to meet the cast & crew.
Thanks to everyone who came along and celebrated Tommy’s life with us. Outstanding! pic.twitter.com/UuPVCZ3JnY
— The TOMMY BURNS Story (@BurnsStory) November 9, 2021
Thank you! The audience were tremendous. Really played their part.
— David Carswell (@daviecar) November 9, 2021
Fantastic night at @BurnsStory
Tears and laughter and a life time of memories.
Met big Ange aswell ?
— Steve Guppy (@TrueToTheLast) November 9, 2021
What an absolute gentleman Ange Postecoglou is. Spent some time with us backstage after the show along with his wife. Lovely people @BurnsStory ??? pic.twitter.com/qKhYjx40wz
— Signore JB di Gourock ????????? (@jimbexperience) November 9, 2021
What a fantastic night @BurnsStory tonight, great writing, great venue, great cast @jimbexperience @daviecar
Family, Faith & Football…………Tommy Burns ??— Aidan Leck (@Clydegaffer) November 9, 2021
It always makes me shake my head when a column praising Tommy Burns fails to highlight that the one and ONLY reason he did not win the league in his time as Celtic manager was the blatant corruption by the SFA and the scum that was Jim Farry.
Farry was later ejected from his position for his cheating and corruption in favour of his favourite team, the now extinct rangers. But there is no doubt he went to applause and congratulations as well as a sizeable cheque for his part in the corruption which gifted the now extinct club what they claim as nine consecutive titles, even though the world saw only corruption.
Farry was lower than dog dirt.