CELTIC supporters have been coming to the stadium this week to watch a new play celebrating one of the club’s greatest ever figures.

The Tommy Burns Story has been playing to sell-out audiences at the Kerrydale Suite every night this week, and it is a superb production with much laughter and many tears throughout the performance.

And on the opening night (Tuesday), Celtic manager, Ange Postecoglou was among those who were at Celtic Park to see the play.

Speaking to the Celtic View podcast, the Hoops boss said: “It was a fantastic experience. I went with my wife and it’s a great production that the cast and the crew have done a fantastic job in honouring Tommy. I’m sure his family would be proud.

“To share it with 450 other Celts in the room was quite special and there was plenty of laughter, which was synonymous with Tommy, and plenty of tears. It was very emotional.

'What comes through is what I’ve always believed myself as I’ve got older is, as much as Tommy’s achievements were unbelievable, it’s who he was as a man that stands out. That’s why people still remember him today and will remember him forever because of the person he was. And there’s a lesson there for everyone.'

“I know we are driven on achieving things and that’s great because that gives you focus and you want to be part of something special but it shouldn’t diminish the fact that you can be a good person doing all those things and in the end, that’s what people reflect on most.

“He was obviously an outstanding person. I was privileged to be in the room, privileged to be in on opening night and enjoyed it immensely, and I’m sure everyone else who gets to see it will do likewise.”

Ange Postecoglou: Tommy Burns play honours a great Celt and a great man