My Favourite Game: The 6-2 Demolition Derby

Growing up as a Celtic fan in the late 1980s and ‘90s, it was a time with plenty of false dawns and just a few moments to celebrate, but when Martin O’Neill came in during the summer of 2000, things felt different. There was an air of confidence about what we could do with O’Neill when he arrived and that all played a part in this game being my favourite, because defeating Rangers 6-2 was the marker that we were back and it was for real. My memories of this game actually begin with a sombre note...