CELTIC suffered the most humiliating result in the club’s history in this month 26 years ago when they lost 3-1 to Inverness Caley Thistle at Parkhead.

In another CQN EXCLUSIVE series, we look at the fall-out of the inexplicable Scottish Cup exit and examine the games that led up to the catastrophic result – and the welcome transformation that propelled Celtic into a new era.

Here is Part Four of edited extracts from Celtic author Alex Gordon’s tribute book, ‘The Winds of Change‘, which was published by CQN in 2015.

Please enjoy.

FEVERED brows among the concerned Celtic support following the unexpected loss at Dundee United were soothed again when Hearts arrived in Glasgow and were sent back to the capital in disarray after a 4-0 thumping.

Alan Stubbs was now fully rehabilitated following an operation for the testicular cancer which had been diagnosed following a random sample at the end of the previous season’s Scottish Cup Final.

The popular Englishman was welcomed back to the middle of the rearguard alongside Oliver Tebily while Johan Mjallby moved into midfield. The home fans in the 59,607 crowd were delighted to witness a swift return to form...