Uploading four pictures of him and Pierce in the Glasgow team's kit, he shared the caption: "Secret Agent 00'6'7' in the hoops. Please note the personalisation of football tops are printed at the customers own risk. The Celtic Store cannot accept liability for any future player movements, including loans, number changes or signings. Crucial member of the Hillsborough Independent Panel, Prof. Phil Scraton, who views Celtic as his second club and once turned down an OBE, was fresh out of the seminary and witnessed the Glaswegians’ hospitality first-hand. He remembered: “I said to my mum I was going to go to the final and she said: ‘You can’t do that; it’s going to be dreadful’. I was determined to do it. Every football supporter feels a significant connection to their club, but there does exist a certain type of folklore surrounding both Celtic and Liverpool that is hard to find elsewhere. Stein just laughed, but the Liverpool manager was right; he was immortal in the minds of Hoops supporters.

They share a wit and friendliness that had formed a common bond. Both sets of supports are fanatical, the type whose lives revolve around football.” There are still ongoing sectarian splits but gone are the days when Rangers would refuse to sign players because they heralded from a Catholic family. Fifteen days after the tragedy, Celtic hosted a friendly between themselves and Liverpool. The memorial match served to raise money for the families affected but it also showed solidarity with the Liverpool fans who were being blamed for the events in Sheffield. There are quite a few of the older generation who prefer Man United to Liverpool. As well the club boasting an international pedigree, Manchester also has more Irish heritage than most places in England and, traditionally, shares analogous socialistic values with Glasgow.Liverpool would go on to play Borussia Dortmund in their first European final and as fate would have it, the decider was up at Hampden Park in Glasgow. This provided the perfect opportunity for Celtic supporters to repent to their visitors.

There is a special spirituality and passion held by the fans for each club. This isn’t unique, of course. Shankly and Stein’s teams were built for the people. The latter’s 1967 European Cup-winning side consisted almost entirely of players from Glasgow. From Billy Liddell through to Andy Robertson, they seem to fit in with the community ethos of the city and its clubs.In 1989, Dalglish was in his twelfth year at Liverpool. His playing credentials translated to the manager’s position and his team were flying high. Then Hillsborough happened. This derives partly from a desire to dissociate from opposition fans who go to Celtic Park and sing songs of a sectarianist nature or those who visit Anfield and chant about poverty.