It was a victory that narrowed the gap on the table toppers to two points. Fewer than eight weeks ago, that lead was eight.

As manager I had to deliver a pep talk. I gathered the team round and basically told them to win the game and come off the pitch having no regrets knowing they had done their bit. I had to tell them to keep believing. Harry Kane explains why he left Tottenham as he targets trophies with Bayern Munich AND England... while Joe Cole says he's the best striker in the worldIf there is a third draw of the season between City and Rangers - and that has to be a decent possibility given how well-matched the teams are - if Celtic win, Alonso's side race up the outside into top spot and secure their first SWPL title. Gavi is embraced by his Barcelona team-mates and coaches as the midfielder visits their training ground for the first time since season-ending injury Jules Breach, Joe Cole and Joleon Lescott are forced to keep their cool as England fans chant 'Channel 4 is f****** s***' live on air after North Macedonia draw Leanne Ross will therefore expect her big-name players to perform. That is likely to include Scotland goalkeeper Lee Gibson, who is surely going to be busy. The match then slowed to a crawl as Hibs simply kept defending their side of the pitch – happy with the 1-0 score as losing by a narrow margin would see them through to the Uefa Cup.

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At half-time I remember the players coming in and the latest score from Fir Park had filtered through - Celtic were champions at that stage. At Ibrox, Glasgow City needed a win to secure the title, while hosts Rangers knew victory would give them a shout. For Celtic, it was a case of putting as many as possible past Hearts to improve their goal difference against Rangers while hoping City failed to win in Govan.

Celtic failed to add to their 2-0 half-time lead against Hibs, with the Celtic goalkeeper Pam Tajonar an absolute spectator in that second half…then Hibs scored a good goal five minutes into to six added, then nearly added a second which would have been devastating for our Ghirls. Once a champion looked likely, the silverware would head for the roads of Glasgow, darting its way into the grateful, glorious grasp of whoever had prevailed in this thrilling finale. As league champions, Rangers qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage, with runners-up Celtic also qualifying to the third qualifying round. Third-placed Hibernian qualified for the UEFA Cup, as did Dundee United, who took the Scottish Cup place despite losing the final to Celtic.

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Celtic won’t listen to a word we say but if any of their Content Creating chums are reading this – doubtful because it’s about women’s football – maybe they could get onto the club and suggest that Celtic move the game against Hearts to Celtic Park? We’ll do our bit and let the Green Brigade and The Bhoys know? I don’t know what God was playing at if that was true. It was a stake through the heart to all of us on that pitch at Fir Park. How much will Australia earn for winning the ODI World Cup? And what was England's total prize money after their poor title defence in India? Hibs had their own agenda because they were trying to get into Europe – so both teams were desperate to win. We huffed and puffed and pushed Hibs a bit, but came in at half-time knowing that Celtic had scored. While for many the finer details have long since been trampled amidst all the mayhem and madness of that May afternoon in 2005, one moment from that match at Easter Road has lodged permanently in the mindofthemanwhoscoredtheIbrox side's winning goal.