DUE to the tide of emotions whipped up during the Glasgow derby, some supporters will probably be looking forward to a short period of respite following the recent encounter at Ibrox. However, Charlie Mulgrew will never tire of lining up against his city rivals.
Remarkably, this weekend will be the third time Celtic and Rangers have faced each other since the turn of the year. They will also meet in the Scottish Cup fifth round replay and the Co-operative Insurance Cup final over the next few weeks - exciting, yet nerve-wracking.
The argument that this amount of derbies detracts from the significance of the occasion does not find favour with Mulgrew. He relishes being out there in the heat of the battle and knows fans will forever desire victory over their greatest rivals, no matter the frequency of the fixture.
And given he could make his Paradise bow in this clash – having only appeared at Ibrox previously – Mulgrew is eagerly anticipating his next taste of Scotland’s biggest game.
“These are the games you want to play in,” he told the Celtic View. “Every one will be as big as the last one. They are great games to be involved in and it’s even better when you win. They are brilliant.
“Those are the games you want to play in as a player – the bigger the better – so these games coming up should be good.
“It is a bit strange playing so many, but it’s brilliant. I don’t think there could be enough Glasgow derby games this season as the fans treat every one the same as the one before, so we will just look forward to the next one and hopefully we can win them.
“It would be great if I could play out here against Rangers as I haven’t done that before but we are only looking forward to the next game.”
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