Glasgow Celtic have proven that money doesn't buy you success

Tonight, my tartan bonnet is going to be taken off to Glasgow Celtic football club after yet another sweet result in the Champions League which has now seen the Scottish champions advance to the final sixteen of the competition.

Whilst the majority decided to laugh off any possibility of Neil Lennon's side making it anywhere near the 3rd place Europa League spot, let alone qualification for the last 16 of the tournament, I, on the other hand, was optimistic that this was the best Celtic side in nearly ten years and had more than enough of a chance to pull off qualification to the knock out stages of the competition. And my goodness I was right.

Celtic proved that you do not need to spend millions upon millions of pounds on new players to make your way through European competition. And unlike certain clubs down south where their football minds are clouded with banknotes and nothing else, Celtic have not just done Scotland proud. They have done the whole world of football proud. It is so reassuring to see that you can still be a success in the world's most prestigious football club competition despite not having anywhere near the financial muscle that other football clubs have.

After what has been the worst year for Scottish football since the formation of the Scottish Football Association in 1873, Celtic have done this nation proud. And make no doubt about anything. This victory is a lesson for anybody, no matter what their career is or who they are. Flashing banknotes in people's eyes will never guarantee you success. Only a special characteristic called humility will.

Tonight Celtic triumphed. Tonight Scotland have become victorious. Tonight real success prevailed.

And tonight, football well and truly is the winner.