room after the game to say we should be proud of ourselves and that we deserved a draw,” Donaldson said. “He’d warned his players we were no pushovers after a 2-2 draw at Parkhead.
We were in that final on merit.“We were downhearted but it was a lovely touch from a manager who had won the European Cup two years before.
It was quite touching, a nice gesture. “Looking back now, we can be proud of our performance. Celtic were between European Cup finals at the time, with seasoned internationals in that team.” It goes without saying that Donaldson, now 73, would love to watch the current crop of Perth stars lift the trophy.“I’d love to see this Saints team go one better and win it,” he said.
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