Priest in cheeky 'Simply the Best' dig at Rangers as Celtic fans in hysterics at viral Paisley service clip
A Catholic priest appeared to take a not-so-subtle 'Simply the Best' dig at Rangers during a Mass in Paisley.
The Celtic fans at Ibrox last weekend pilfered their rivals' longstanding anthem and belted out the Tina Turner hit from the away corner in Govan.
Their side came from behind to take a 1-1 draw, ending a run of back-to-back defeats against their bitter foes, and their substantial away support – who celebrated wildly a week early after they were crowned Premiership champions for a fourth season running – let the suffering home support hear it.
Celtic followed that up with a 3-1 win over Hibs on Saturday, at that point moving onto 88 points for the season – 20 points clear of their rivals.
And a clip which went viral on Sunday afternoon showed Father Ryan Black of St Mirin's Parish in Paisley making a cheeky reference to Celtic fans nabbing one of Rangers' favourite tunes.
After reading out the schools from which pupils had been confirmed that weekend, he's heard saying over the tannoy: "It just got me thinking - a new Pope, lots of confirmations, first Holy Communions and lots of beautiful weather...
"You might say that this week is Simply The Best."
Celtic face Aberdeen on Wednesday and and St Mirren next weekend before the Scottish Cup final against the Dons on May 24 – which they hope will see them clinch another Treble.
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