Alistair Johnston says the celebrations for James Forrest's goal against St Mirren on Saturday are some of the best he has ever seen.
Forrest made it 16 consecutive seasons scoring for Celtic with almost the last kick of the league campaign.
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Johnston teed him up in the dying embers of stoppage time, and the veteran made no mistake, firing past Zach Hemming with venom to spare his team's trophy day blushes and earn a 1-1 draw.
"It’s a fairytale for James," said Johnston.
"The celebration for his goal is some of the best ‘limbs’ I have ever seen! Grown men were nearly in tears at the corner and that summed up how much James means to this club. I was really happy for him.
"It could have been anyone standing there, I would still have passed the ball. But I knew it was James. We have been on him all week - you have to get one. We were telling him to be selfish and even when he came on, I was telling him to hit shots. He took a couple on and you could tell that he was feeling it.
"You could see him in midweek against Aberdeen that he’s had that little bit about him. He had his full-back on toast there. When Luke [McCowan] made the right decision and played the ball to me, it was always going to be a pass.
"I wanted to give something to walk onto, but he still had a lot of work to do. He hit a sweet little 2 iron with some fade on it. He kept it low and out of the wind and it was amazing to see the net ripple. James kissing the badge and running into the corner was genius.
"It’s a moment nobody will forget anytime soon. It was a moment in Celtic history and I have heard so much about how the fans were wanting him to get that goal and continue the record. I have never seen an equaliser celebrated like that in my life."
