Andreas Thom Hits A Screamer In A 3-3 Thriller At Ibrox
When Andy Thom signed for Celtic for £2.2 million he was our record signing up until that time.
Although often mistakenly referred to as a forward, he was actually a cultured midfielder with a fearsome ability to hit a ball.
For a while at Celtic Park he made up one part of an explosive quarter with Pierre Van Hooijdonk, Paolo DiCanio and Jorge Cadete, at least until the Three Amigos departed amidst the bitterness and acrimony we all remember so un-fondly.
Thom was a model professional, but he was 30 when he arrived at Parkhead and so his powers were on the wane before he left.
But whilst he was at Celtic Park we were treated to frequent moments of magic.
This was one of them, and probably the most well-known and best loved.
The match itself was a genuine classic; a 3-3 draw which had high drama, controversy and some spectacular performances.
It was Thom’s goal that lives longest in the memory though, a thing of genuine beauty.
Simon Donnelly took a long pass on the left, and flicked the ball inside to Thom. He strode forward, purposefully, eyed the goal for a split second and unleashed a fantastic, dazzling, right foot shot that no goalkeeper in the world was going to get near.
The goal was the first of the six in that game, but it was not bettered.