The incredible images chart the near bankruptcy and subsequent rescue of Celtic FC in the mid-1990s when the Parkhead giants came within just 24 hours of going out of business.
During season 1993/94, Celtic were on the brink as disgruntled fans called for the board to be sacked in the face of mounting debts that threatened the very existence of the club.READ MORE: The Halloween TV show so terrifying it gave Glasgow children nightmares for weeksFans staged protests, boycotted matches and campaigned relentlessly as they called for the Kelly and White dynasty to come to an end.
"The game is over, the rebels have won," proclaimed former director Brian Dempsey on March 4, 1994, as he relayed confirmation of the takeover to the assembled masses outside the ground. Other photos show jubilant fans celebrating a major victory over bitter rivals Rangers at Ibrox - a rare silver lining in the cloud that threatened to smother the club at the time., Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert said:"In the 1993 to 1994 season, Celtic had a lot of their trials and tribulations. The fans were deeply unhappy with the then board.
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