BAIN OF MY EXISTENCE
FROM the building site to Paradise, from the Third Division to Europe – an eight-year journey testimony to Scott Bain’s talent.
But he believes surviving the daily drive to the Siberia Neil Mccann (inset) made for him at Dens says more about the mental strength needed to get this far.
The 26-year-old was thrilled to sign a loan deal with Celtic on Wednesday that will see out the last few months of his contract at Dundee and free him from the living hell it became. Bain (right), who called in PFA Scotland to tackle Mccann over his treatment said: “I don’t think I’ll be back at Dundee. My focus is here, on loan for the rest of the season. I’ll do whatever I can to make this a permanent move when I’m a free agent in the summer. “Looking back it’s probably the best thing that has ever happened to me in my whole football career, what went on at Dundee, because I’ve ended up here.
“It was a tough couple of months at Dundee but to be honest it has stood me in good stead mentally.
“It toughened me up and showed me how strong I could be as a character to get through that.
“I was delighted to sign for Hibs and it’s another step to now join Celtic.”
First-half injuries to central defenders Dedryck Boyata and Kristoffer Ajer disrupted the Hoops, who were stifled on the artificial surface by the hardworking home side.
Steve Clarke’s side were rewarded in the 70th minute when Mulumbu volleyed in a Jordan Jones cross to give Killie their first home win over the champions since 2010.
And while Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers will hurt from an unexpected defeat – only his second against Scottish opposition – with the first leg of the Europa League tie against Russian side Zenit St Petersburg at Parkhead less than two weeks away, he will be concerned about a growing injury list.
Killie keeper Jamie
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Macdonald pulled a Scott Sinclair shot out of the air in the 54th minute as Celtic upped the tempo after the interval.
The complexion of the game changed however, with 20 minutes remaining when the unmarked Mulumbu – a clear man of the match on the day – was picked out by Jones and from eight yards out guided the ball past De Vries for his first Killie goal since arriving in November.