It's been a hell of year for Hoops!

JAMES FORREST admits this season has been even tougher than Celtic's doomed Covid campaign.

- BY MICHAEL GANNON

But the Parkhead great insists the Hoops squad are all united to make sure it can be a happy ending after Wilfried Nancy finally got up and running at the weekend.

Forrest has collected a record 26 winners' medals in 17 stunning years with Celtic - but has taken some hits along the way.

The failed 10-in-a-row bid during the lockdowns in 2020/21 was the low point - and the first season the wide man failed to pick up any silverware since his debut year in 2009.

The 34-year-old admitted this season has been uncharted territory though - with three managers in the dugout, a League Cup final defeat, and a six point deficit to claw back on Premiership pace setters Hearts.

New boss Nancy made a torrid start to life in Glasgow with four defeats on the spin - the worst run since 1978but halted the slide in Sunday's crucial 3-1 win against Aberdeen.