THE KITS JUST KEEP ON COMING

McCowan was youngster watching Seville final - now he wants to be top Bhoy in Europe again

- MICHAEL GANNON

THE famous strip is still gathering dust in the attic but the DVD has long been worn out.

Luke McCowan admitted it was funny to see an old picture of him as a kid wearing the Celtic kit worn on the road to Seville more than 20 years ago.

But it's time for a new top to be hung up and some fresh footage for the greatest hits collection.

It's no secret the playmaker has always been Hoops daft and a reminder popped up online last week with a snap of him wearing the kit from Martin O'Neill's team that reached the UEFA Cup Final in 2003.

McCowan was just a nipper but it was a special era for the club and he spent many an hour as a youngster watching the tape of the incredible run that featured epic wins against Liverpool, Blackburn and Celta Vigo before being ended by Jose Mourinho's Porto.

The midfielder would love to create some memories of his own this season as Celtic get set to kick-off their Champions League odyssey against Kairat Almaty tomorrow night - and add to his kit collection.

McCowan said: "My mum and dad are hoarders so no doubt the strip is lying stinking in the loft somewhere! "I was about five or six and it was the first top I remember wanting to wear.

"I had Celtic trackies but that's the first top I remember, especially with that team.

"I had DVDs of that team as well and that's when I started playing football. It was a proper obsession.

"I was a bit young to watch the games but as I got older I got the DVD 'The Road to Seville'.