Walter at Ibrox? It's just sickening; Friends and foes: Burns has nothing but respect for Smith, who was his Old Firm opposite number at Rangers during the 1990s (left) and along with Ally McCoist (above) a colleague for Scotland.

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: February 27, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: PETER JARDINE

WALTER Smith's 60th birthday celebrations spilled over into extra-timeyesterday at the somewhat unlikely location of Celtic's training base atLennoxtown.

And it was left to Tommy Burns, handling media duties with Gordon Strachan atHampden on disciplinary matters, to deliver perhaps the most telling tribute ofall from the plethora of eulogies that featured Sir Alex Ferguson and JimMcLean among others.

Rangers head for Tynecastle tonight to face Hearts, while Celtic look to have ahome banker against Inverness Caley Thistle, as the title race hots ...

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