Ryan Christie has revealed he is ready to leap off the treatment table after spending a month jumping off the couch.
The Celtic midfielder is on the verge of a comeback after sitting out since February following a hamstring injury suffered in the win against Motherwell.
Christie found it hard going being an armchair fan as the Hoops campaign moved in to the business end with crucial clashes against Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen.
The Scotland star – who also missed the torturous national team double header with Kazakhstan and San Marino – will have to settle for a seat on Sunday as well, with the Rangers clash coming too early for the 25-year-old.
He admitted he struggles to watch on the box but can’t help join in with the celebrations – even when he’s in his front room.
Christie said: “Have I been out my chair? A couple of times! The first game I watched was Hibs away in the Scottish Cup and I was back in Inverness watching it.
“I found myself kind of screaming at the telly and when Jamesie scored the worldie I was nearly knee sliding on my living room carpet.
“You forget how much you get involved in the game. Obviously it’s always frustrating getting injured.
“When you finally overcome the first part and manage to get yourself back out and start running again, it’s always nice.
“Hopefully I can start trying to get back into a rhythm again and hopefully join training in the next couple of weeks and then really kick on.”
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Christie’s crock agony came at the the wrong time – with his injury coming in Brendan Rodgers’s last game in charge.
The outgoing gaffer dropped the bomb he was leaving for Leicester City just a few days later and the playmaker has been left cooling his heels as Neil Lennon picked up the reins.
The former Inverness ace revealed he has already been giving the backing of his new boss though and he can’t wait to return to play a part in firing Celtic towards the treble Treble.
Christie told Celtic TV: “Neil’s been brilliant. I think all the boys have agreed with that since he’s come in.
“He’s just been brilliant for me so far.
“As soon as he came in the door within a couple of days he pulled me aside just to have a chat with me and get to know me a bit and likewise me with him.
“So that was nice and now I’m desperate to get my first taste of playing under him.”
