'I am a confident player and nothing really fazes me,' Colby Donovan

The young Celt with then celebrate his 19th birthday on Sunday and has the daunting prospect of being the first pick Celtic right-back when he returns to club action with both Alistair Johnston and Anthony Ralston sidelined by injuries.

That opportunity certainly doesn’t faze the confident young Celtic star who has impressed Brendan Rodgers and also the Celtic support.

“I heard about Tony’s injury, and it’s not good news because he is a great player for Celtic. He will be a big loss. But I am a confident player and nothing really fazes me,” Donovan said at the Scotland U21s camp, as reported by Scottish Sun. “So when I am back at Celtic I will get right to it. But I have to focus here on Scotland because we have a massive game ahead of us. When I am back, then I can deal with that.

“I’ve come on leaps and bounds as a player and had a good start to the season. I got to make my senior debut against Livingston, and I also got to play in the Champions League. Now I just need to keep it going.

“The gaffer here has always told me that he likes me as a player and he admires my confidence. So I always knew if I kept my head down and kept working, I would be in and about the first team. It’s always good to hear that the manager recognises you and has trust in you. So when I heard that coming from him, I was really thrilled.

“Tony is such a good player for club and country. For me to look up to him and Alistair Johnston, I don’t think you could get a better pair to learn from. Training with them week in, week out, makes me better both as a player and a person.

“They both just tell me not to let my head drift, to keep focused on what you are doing and the football will take care of itself. Last year I got to go away with the first team to America, and that was my first taste of it.

“It’s been step-by-step for me. But I was with the team in Kazakhstan, which was a pretty crazy journey because I was not used to that long a flight. It was a great experience and it was just unlucky we didn’t get through.”

Best of luck to Colby Donovan and the young Scottish side tonight.

Celtic in the Eighties by the late, great David Potter is officially published today Friday 5 September by Celtic Star Books. All pre-ordered copies have been signed by Celtic legend Danny McGrain who has also written the foreword for David Potter’s final book.

These copies have now been posted to everyone who has pre-ordered with copies being send all over the world. It’s been an incredible response, so thank you to each and every one of you who will be receiving your signed book shorty.

Celtic in the Eighties will be available in the Celtic superstore and all other club shops from today. And don’t forget that you can still purchase your copy directly from Celticstarbooks.com for same day postage.

Order Celtic in the Eighties today, you’ll be glad you did, it’s a fabulous read!