Confidence is high at Celtic Park

Anyone at Celtic Park on Sunday will have witnessed the return of away fans across the Lisbon Lions  Upper and Lower stands. Hibs took 7000 fans to support them in their quest for a place in the semi-final at Hampden over Easter weekend.

They created a great atmosphere and even when they went 2-0 down they raised the noise levels supporting their players who before the game had gone 15 games unbeaten including a 2-1 win at Easter Road against Celtic in the League.

Thankfully it was not Sunshine on Leith but instead it was Sunshine in Paradise as the weather heated up, the sun was shining over Celtic Park as the Winter weather gave way to some welcome Spring sun. It was Celtic who were singing at the end of the game and it was Daizen Maeda who once again shone the brightest with another Man of Match performance

He opened the scoring and second half sub Adam Idah added the second goal to finally wrap up the game. Celtic dominated the game and Hibs defended very well for long periods when they were under pressure.

After the game it was a quick dash to the airport to catch the 7:30pm flight home which was packed with happy Celtic fans unlike this weekend when I travelled home for the St. Mirren game in the company of some very disgruntled rangers fans.

Hopefully they will be just as annoyed next weekend after they leave Celtic Park. Their domestic form is terrible lately although their Europa League form may give them and their new manager Barry Ferguson some confidence ahead of the visit to the East End of Glasgow.

Celtic have only suffered a handful of defeats both domestically and in Europe this season. One of those defeats was at Ibrox when the Celtic players forgot to turn up. The Celtic fans are expecting a revenge performance as the team steam roll towards another League title and a Scottish Cup a semi-final v St. Johnstone at Hampden.

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Confidence is high at Celtic Park and fans are dreaming of another treble under Brendan Rodgers. Nothing beats being inside Celtic Park at kick off on match days and tickets for this one are in high demand with the rangers fans back in for the first time since they spit out the dummy.

I will not be in Celtic Park on Sunday instead I will be joining former Celtic player Didier Agathe on the roof top of O’ Shea’s bar in Bangkok to preview the game before watching with the members of Bangkok CSC and Celtis Fans who are joining us from around the globe for the Trip to Thai 3 Celtic Festival.