Summary
The match which saw us achieve one-in-a-row to stop Rangers winning ten-in-a-row.

Links

• 1998 Fixtures
• Picture Gallery
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Quotes
"Scarves, banners, jerseys, green and white hoops raised in triumph. It may not have been an vintage championship but believe me it will taste as sweet to these Celtic supporters as any they have ever secured because they have stopped rangers from taking away the history book record of ten in a row..."
He then says "Perhaps the best tribute should be paid by simply listening to the Celtic fans inging their beloved anthem" all the while you can hear the fans singing YNWA.
(Roddy Forsyth on Radio 5 Live)

Articles

Bhoy, was it nervy at Parkhead
(21 May 2008)
MARC RIEPER reckons the Celtic players will never experience a dose of the football jitters more extreme than the ones which could turn them into nervous wrecks at Tannadice tomorrow night.

The Danish defender was part of the Hoops team which won the league crown in 1998 on the final day – and stopped Rangers grabbing 10-in-a-row.

Celtic and Rangers went into the final day of fixtures knowing both sides had a chance of glory with the odds in favour of Wim Jansen's Bhoys.

Rangers needed to win at Tannadice to have any hope, while Celtic knew that a victory at home against St Johnstone would give them the prize.

In the end, both Old Firm giants won their games and Celtic clinched the title by two points, yet Rieper has revealed that he was too drained to party and instead could barely muster a trot on the lap of honour.

The former Hoops stopper said: "That afternoon against St Johnstone was one of the most tense I've experienced in football.

"We were at home and expected to win. Nine times out of 10 we would win without too much trouble, but that was no ordinary day.

"The previous Sunday we should have wrapped it all up by beating Dunfermline at East End Park, but they equalised in the last few minutes, which meant everything was on hold until the final fixture.

"Henrik Larsson got us off to a flier with an early goal, but it didn't really settle our nerves.

"In fact, it wasn't until Harald Brattbakk scored late in the game to make it 2-0 that we could relax a bit.

"Not only were we trying to win the title, we were conscious of stopping Rangers winning 10-in-a-row and that was on our minds.

"The feeling on the final whistle was simply relief and a little bit of joy.

"Of course we got the trophy on the pitch and celebrated, but I remember being mentally shattered and it took a good few days to recover." He added: "Celtic – like us in 1998 – control their own destiny and that brings a huge pressure.

The hype in the Scottish press is always massive and you have to try to hold your nerve.

"The team which does that best this week will win through."

© 2008 Express Newspapers
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