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Josh McCafferty

'I'll be greeting' - What title win would mean to McCowan after 'mad' journey

Celtic midfielder Luke McCowan says he'll likely be in tears if his team win the Scottish Premiership over the coming weeks. 

Despite a 3-2 defeat to Rangers just prior to the international break, Brendan Rodgers' men remain in pole position to secure their fourth consecutive league title. 

For McCowan, who was playing second-tier football as little as two years ago, having a Premiership winners medal round his neck come May would mean everything: "I'll probably be greeting if I'm honest," he told Celtic TV.

"It's a bit mad and silly to say, but I would never have thought it was happening. 


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"Obviously, in football, you don't get a chance to reflect or anything, but I'm sure if that day comes along, when it does, it's going to be a special moment for myself and my fiancee as well, who's been with me from the very start. 

"I'm sure the two of us will have our tissues ready on the pitch walking about."

Celtic possess a healthy 13-point lead at the top of the table as they prepare to face Heart of Midlothian this weekend. 

The Parkhead side are four wins away from securing the title, but silverware isn't even on the players' minds as of yet, according to McCowan. 

He said: "If you come to the end of the season and you've got three trophies hopefully in the bag, you think of that. 

"Our mindset isn't even to look at them yet; it's about getting the league over the line first, then it comes after that. 

"I'm sure the boys will push as hard as they can to get the league done as quickly as they can."

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