Team Confirmed for Tommy Burns Match

Celtic will honor late Celtic Legend and former coach Tommy Burns this Sunday with a match in his honor. Celtic will face a “Tommy Burns XI” in a match at Celtic Park that will feature many of Tommy’s former teammates and players. This squad will have the legendary Packie Bonner in goal, with Tom Boyd and Tosh McKinlay in the full back roles. Derek Whyte and Malky Mackay will be playing central defense. Joe Miller, Roy Keane, Stilian Petrov and Simon Donnelly will make up the midfield four, with the former strike force in Tommy’s Celtic team of the mid-1990s, Pierre Van Hooijdonk and Jorge Cadete, reunited on Sunday at Celtic Park. The bench for the Tommy Burns’ XI also feature numerous Celtic legends and stars with Neil Lennon, Kenny Dalglish, John Hartson, Murdo MacLeod, Andy Walker, Rudi Vata, Alan Stubbs, Tommy Johnson, Paul Lambert, George McCluskey, Stewart Kerr, Jim McIntyre, Lex Baillie and Peter Grant. Tommy’s son, Jonathan, will also feature during the 90 minutes, as will Celtic youth prospect Islam Feruz and charity auction winner, Stephen Melville, who paid £20,000 to play for 20 minutes. If you are in Glasgow, you can attend the match for £15 for adults and £5 for concessions.

Category: Celtic

Tags: Celtic, Kenny Dalglish, Packie Bonner, Tommy Burns

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