For decades Simply The Best has been part of the pre-match build up at Ibrox, an anthem blaring out as the teams emerge from the tunnel onto the pitch.
Tina Turner’s song has long been associated with that ground on the southside of Glasgow, a sign of superiority enthusiastically blasted out by the home fans.
Today there were 2,000 Celtic fans inside the ground, when Scotland’s most successful club came out onto the pitch the away fans were singing and cheering along.
It was an afternoon of celebrations for the away supporters, playing in Glasgow for the first time since clinching their 55th title.
Both goals and two big VAR decisions happened in front of the away fans, in the first half Nico Raskin had a ‘goal’ disallowed for being in an offside position, shortly before half-time Cyriel Dessers gave the home fans something to cheer when he opened the scoring in the 44th minute.
Adam Idah levelled the scoring in the 57th minute but the assistant referee raised his flag, after a delay of more than a minute the goal stood with with the striker celebrating fully in front of the Celtic support.
With three matches left to play, two of them at home Celtic are 17 points clear at the top of the league with 103 goals from 35 matches, an impressive average of three per game.
Celtic were without Kasper Schmeichel, Alistair Johnston, Nicolas Kuhn and Jota for today’s match.
Averaging 3 goals per game should really please even the most miserable fan.
But conceding 1.6 per game definitely needs to be looked at.
Anyway, both before and after that game today, WE WERE THE CHAMPIONS and that counts for everything.
Only Celtic supporters, with a mixture of GIRUY and humour could have humiliated that scum as we did today and right in their own midden.
Come On You Bhoys In Green!
Er, em, d’oh, hic, meant to say with our rousing rendition of that Tina Turner song at the start!
3 quality signings and this Celtic team could be excellent.
HH
Totally agree with you