Celtic play host to St Johnstone as the Scottish Premiership title race hots up.
With nine games to go Philippe Clement's Rangers currently lead the charge at the top of the table by two points from the defending champions.
Brendan Rodgers's side can reclaim a place at the summit with a victory over Craig Levein's Saints albeit for 24 hours with Rangers in action against Dundee at Dens Park on Sunday.
Tony Haggerty continues his TCW archive series as he digs out an absolute classic against the men from Perth.
It is the climax to the 1997/98 season Wim Jansen's men in green and white had to defeat St Johnstone at Parkhead in the final game of the campaign.
If you know your history, it turned out all right for Celtic in the end but not before the nerves were shredded on a day when we said: "Cheerio-to-10-in-a-row!"
Let's rewind to 1998 and reminisce...
It wasn't just any title decider.
It was the mother of all title deciders.
It was the one that reduced grown men, women and children to tears.
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Celtic won the Scottish Premier Division with a 2-0 victory over St Johnstone at Parkhead on May 9, 1998.
That date is etched in every supporter's hearts and minds.
That 1997-98 championship win simultaneously shattered a piece of Scottish football history in the making by Walter Smith's Rangers and preserved a beautiful chapter in the process.
The most successful chapter in the illustrious history of Celtic Football Club under legendary manager Jock Stein no less.
Celtic's Dutch boss Wim Jansen may have only stayed at the club for a season but he is revered down G40 way.
Jansen is part and parcel of the fabric of Celtic's illustrious history. Jansen may be gone but he will never be forgotten for this deed alone.
Henrik Larsson and Harold Brattbakk were the goalscorers on a day when Celtic had to win to stop Rangers from clinching a record 10 titles in a row.
Ironically Rangers did what they had to by beating Dundee United 2-1 with goals from Brian Laudrup and Jorg Albertz but they were always relying on St Johnstone doing them a favour.
The odds on that were bleak just three minutes in when the 'King of Kings' Henrik Larsson scored the opener for Celtic. Paul Lambert released the Swede and he raced away to drive an unstoppable shot into the corner from 20 yards.
The Super Swede and former Feyenoord star had bagged his 19th goal of the season but none were as important as this strike.
At Tannadice, Laudrup had put Rangers ahead on 31 minutes and when Albertz converted a penalty after 53 minutes.
Paradise was in a state of suspended animation as the drama built and the pressure became unbearable for the fans.
George O'Boyle flashed a header over the top from close range for the Saints as there was a shape intake of breath. It did nothing to soothe the nerves.
There were slight cheers when Lars Zetterlund pulled a goal back for Dundee United to give them hope that Rangers would drop points.
Then Celtic substitute Harald Brattbakk etched his name into club folklore when he came on to score the goal that made sure the title was heading to Glasgow's east end after 72 minutes.
The £2.2m signing from Rosenborg proved to be an unlikely hero but none of that mattered as Celtic celebrated a league championship win for the first time since 1988.
The Norwegian had struggled to convince during his two years at Celtic and had been lampooned for some incredible misses in front of goal.
He didn't miss when it mattered most though and his decisive and crisp 12-yard finish into the bottom corner that day ensured hero and cult status among the green and white faithful forever.
Jansen summed the mood up in two words: "It's perfect!”
He was right.
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BBC 5 Live radio commentator Roddy Forsyth also nailed it with these comments: “Scarves, banners, jerseys, green and white hoops raised in triumph. It may not have been a vintage championship but believe me, it will taste as sweet to these Celtic supporters as any they have ever secured because they have stopped Rangers from taking away the history book record of ten in a row…”
Indeed the only dampener on Celtic's title celebrations came when it emerged that Jansen had a get-out clause in his contract enabling him to leave in the summer after just one year of coaching the club.
Jansen said: “This is one of the very special moments in my career. It was a very hard game and it has been a very hard season. This has got to be one of the highlights of my career as a coach and something I will always remember.
"I made a very late start with the club in the summer and couldn’t forecast what would happen. It hasn’t been an easy season and it has come down to the last game. It is over now and we are champions and that is something we can be proud of.
"I have made up my mind what I will be doing next season, but I will not be explaining it here. The first person to know will be Fergus McCann. This game hasn’t affected the way I’ve been thinking about my future. The only other person to know my decision is my wife.”
When all was said and done it was Celtic, Wim Jansen, the players, and their supporters who could all sing in unison: "Cheerio to 10-in-a-row!"
Scottish Premier Division
May 9, 1998
Celtic...2 (Larsson 3, Brattbakk 72)
St Johnstone...0
Teams:
Celtic Gould, Boyd, Annoni, McNamara, Rieper, Stubbs, Larsson (Blinker, 89 ), Burley, Donnelly, Lambert (Wieghorst, 82 ), O’Donnell (Brattbakk,60)
St Johnstone: Main, McQuillan, Preston, Sekerlioglu (Griffin, 76 ), McCluskey, Whiteford, O’Halloran (McMahon, 62 ), O’Neil, Grant (Connolly, 76 ), O’Boyle, Jenkinson
Attendance: 50,500
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