Georgios Samaras has today issued a battle cry underlining Celtic's commitment to ensuring the Clydesdale Bank SPL Trophy remains at Celtic Park. The Greek, who has impressed (apart from his wildly miss-placed passes at Love Street) since his loan deal in January and he insists that he is here to win medals.
He said: "The most important thing for us is to win games and try to lift the championship. It doesn't matter to me if I score or if someone else scores. I don't care about that kind of thing.
"I want to win the league, to play well and to help the team as much as possible. I want to score, too, but it's not all my game is about.
Samaras, who looks like the product of a chance meeting between Freddie Mercury and Tommy Lee has indicated that he is willing to work hard on his game to integrate into Celtic's style of play.
"I know the way the team plays and it's my job to find the solution to make myself fit into the system."
"The game in Scotland is different and I'll need some time to really get used to it but it's up to me to adapt to the rhythm.
"There is a big difference between the Scottish league and the English Premier League but I'm playing for the biggest team in the country and we have to win every game, which is real pressure.
"To win trophies and awards and play in the Champions League is better than playing for a mid-table place in England.
"At a big team like Celtic, even when you're not playing well, you have to work hard to make sure the team takes three points and that's what I have to do."
It is refreshing to hear a player speak in such a frank and humble matter regarding what he has to do to adapt to football in a different league, even more so given the League that he has come from. I also like the fact that he sees it as "his Job" to adapt to Manager Gordon Strachan's football ethos.
Keep up the good work Georgios, your talent at finding space outside the box and his fondness for attempting to find the bottom corner of the goal with what would appear to be his trademark shot will help Celtic score against tightly packed defenses.
Let's hope that you turn into the second striker that we have been crying out for in recent seasons.
Yours in Celtic
Clydebuilt