Injury lay-off spurred Tierney on as he watched games from the stands
KIERAN TIERNEY, the Celtic fullback, admits having to watch from the stands during a three-month injury lay-off gave him even more drive to perform for his boyhood club.
While the 19-year-old, a boyhood supporter of the club, was happy to re-engage with the supporters, he has been delighted to be back in action in recent weeks following ankle and shoulder injuries, and looked like he had never been away.
Tierney had not been far away from the action, standing in the visitors’ section with his friends during away games to rediscover the feeling of supporting Celtic.
“I grew up a Celtic fan and everyone knows that, but even when I was out injured I wanted to take it in from the stands to see what it felt like for them and see how special it was,” he told the Celtic View.
“It was good to go back to the game with my mates. Nothing changed for them as they go to every game anyway and I just tagged along as we did when we were younger. It did bring back memories of when I was 14 or 15 and I enjoyed it while I could.
“It took me about half-an-hour to get in and out of every game, but that’s what’s going to happen. They are Celtic fans and I play with Celtic, and I would be doing the same as them.
“I loved that time. I was injured, but I wanted to make a positive out of it, going back as a fan and back to reality.
“It’s great being a supporter, especially when you’re winning every game, but it does make you realise how much you want to play for Celtic.”