Celtic opened their 1996-97 League Campaign against Aberdeen at Pittodrie and it wasn't long before the familiar fluctuation between brilliance and bloody awful came to the fore.
Pierre Van Hooijdonk provided the brilliance, giving Celtic a first half lead with a stunning free kick. But in a crazy final 15 minutes, Alan Stubbs is first sent off for a professional foul - with Dean Windass equalising from the resulting penalty - before poor defending allows Duncan Shearer to put Aberdeen in front with only 10 minutes remaining. Cue the bugle being sounded and, with almost the last kick of the ball, Andy Thom pops up to salvage a point for the Hoops. Tommy Burns' Celtic really weren't too good for the old heart.
Pierre Van Hooijdonk provided the brilliance, giving Celtic a first half lead with a stunning free kick. But in a crazy final 15 minutes, Alan Stubbs is first sent off for a professional foul - with Dean Windass equalising from the resulting penalty - before poor defending allows Duncan Shearer to put Aberdeen in front with only 10 minutes remaining. Cue the bugle being sounded and, with almost the last kick of the ball, Andy Thom pops up to salvage a point for the Hoops. Tommy Burns' Celtic really weren't too good for the old heart.
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