Scoring v Gers will keep my wee brother quiet!
CELTS ACE FORREST SAYS IBROX GOAL WILL HELP SIBLING RIVALRY
JAMES Forrest admits it won’t just be Glasgow bragging rights on the line when Celtic hit Ibrox next week.
There will be a sibling rivalry on the go as well as an Old Firm one. There’s not much missing from the winger’s Celtic CV – having hoovered up 12 trophies in his eight years in the first team.
But his wee brother Alan does have something to boast about at Forrest family gatherings.
The Ayr star has managed to hit the net against Rangers – twice.
He was on target in the Scottish Cup defeat to Gers last month having already stuck one past the Light Blues in the league in 2014. But older bro James has yet to score against the Parkhead side’s fiercest foes.
It’s a record the more senior member of the Forrest football clan is desperate to put right and he’s targeting his first Old Firm goal in next week’s Premiership showdown in Govan.
James said: “Alan has told me a few times he’s scored against them twice now so hopefully I can peg him back. I’ve never scored against Rangers and I would love to do it.”
Forrest is desperate to score but knows it’s the points that matter, not the plaudits. The Premiership table looks tighter than it has done for years and while the Hoops are hardly shaking in their boots, they are more mindful of the gap now.
Rangers have been the form side in the in the last few weeks and even though Celtic have been the dominant force in Scotland Forrest won’t be expecting another cruise in the derby.
He said: “It will be a hard game. They have being doing well since the break and it is always a tough game whenever we go to Ibrox so we know it will be a hard game again.
“You relish these big games. That is what you want to do with Celtic.
“It doesn’t matter who you are playing, there is always massive pressure. But when you are playing the teams around you then you want to show that you are at Celtic for a reason.”
The Scottish Cup is up first with Morton heading to Parkhead this weekend and Forrest is determined to maintain the form that’s fired him in to the playerof-the-year frame.
He has bagged a career best of 16 goals this term already.
Forrest said: “Has it been my best season? Definitely. It’s been really enjoyable, playing in Europe in the Champions League, winning the cup final and scoring goals as well as playing in internationals. That’s what you want to do and it’s been great so far. “We’ve 10 league games, a few internationals and a few cup games left as well, so hopefully I can keep doing what I’m doing.
“This is the first year I have hit double figures.
“There are a few more games to go and I just want to play as many as I can and score a few more – I would be happy with that.”