Retaining Boruc Should Be Main Goal For Celtic (from The Herald )
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Boruc's name filled the night air in Feyenoord's De Kuip stadium on Sunday night, but the travelling Celtic supporters also belted out a refrain from the past. "There's only one Pierre," they sang, in reference to Pierre van Hooijdonk, the former Celtic striker who was a guest of honour at the match having helped Feyenoord to UEFA Cup glory in 2002. The Dutchman, who retired in May 2007 and is now 38, was full of praise for Celtic's performance, but spoke with the greatest enthusiasm about his former manager at Celtic in the mid-nineties, Tommy Burns, who passed away in May after a battle with cancer.
Van Hooijdonk's spell at Celtic was inextricably linked with Burns' stewardship. He brought the Dutchman to Celtic Park from NAC Breda and nurtured his talents in an impressive spell that yielded a Scottish Cup victory in '95, the club's first trophy for six years. Van Hooijdonk, one of the "three amigos" along with Paolo Di Canio and Jorge Cadete, was an archetypal Burns signing - technically accomplished and geared to attack. The two remained friends after both left Parkhead and renewed acquaintances earlier this year in Glasgow.
"I was back in Glasgow in January for the Old Firm game, which, of course, coincided with the death of Phil O'Donnell," said van Hooijdonk. "Tommy took me up to Lennoxtown to show me around and then we went out for dinner with the families. That was Tommy. He always wanted others to feel comfortable. These moments become even more special when someone dies. It was so sad to lose someone at that age. From my first day, he brought me into the Celtic family.
"In my first night at the Albany Hotel, he popped in with books and videos about the club so that I could find out what Celtic was all about. I knew about Celtic as a club but I didn't know the detail. I learned a lot from him. Tommy was Celtic. I never heard anyone say anything bad about Tommy and that is unusual in football. Even in my own situation, he left me out the team at one point. I didn't agree with it but I respected him because of the way he behaved as a human being. He was loved by everyone and not may people have that ability."
Nice words Pierre