Football Royalty Heads to Blackpool

Football fans are in for a treat as Martin O’Neill, Stiliyan Petrov and Neil Lennon take to the Viva Blackpool stage on Friday 21^st March in Celtic Legends.
 
As a player, Martin O’Neill is best remembered for his ten-year stint at Nottingham Forest, where he was part of the team who, under the stewardship of Brian Clough, lifted the European Cup twice. As a manager, O’Neill has an impressive CV including a successful stint at Aston Villa and five years at the Republic of Ireland, but it his time at Celtic where he cemented his place as football royalty. As one of Celtic’s most successful managers of all time, he collected seven pieces of silverware and reached the 2003 UEFA Cup Final between 2000 and 2005.
 
Stiliyan Petrov joined Celtic as a teenager in 1999 and quickly made an impact, becoming the first foreign player to win the SPFA Young Player of the Year in 2000/01. He went on to appear 228 times, scoring 69 goals and winning 10 trophies. Away from Celtic, Petrov played under O’Neill at Aston Villa, where he was inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame, and collected 105 caps for Bulgaria.
 
Rounding up the Celtic Legends line-up is Neil Lennon. After joining in 2000, under the management of O’Neill, Lennon made over 200 appearances for the club and was appointed as captain in 2005, winning seven trophies in the process. He later returned to manage Celtic, his boyhood club, during two separate spells where he enjoyed success, including the back-to-back domestic trebles in 2018/19 and 2019/20.
 
During this evening of entertainment, the trio will provide an unforgettable night of football nostalgia and laughs as they share behind-the-scenes stories, career highlights, and never before heard tales from their time at the giants of Scottish football.

Acting as host and referee for the evening is Scottish actor and comedian Mark Cox. Cox is best known as Tam from the BBC and Netflix hit sitcom Still Game, and from multiple appearances on the popular sketch show Chewin’ The Fat.
 
Ahead of the event, promoter of the show, Red Shoe Entertainment’s Director Lee Newton said, “It’s not every day that you get two of these football legends in the same building, let alone three! Packed full of anecdotes, banter and incredible insight, this will be a night to remember for any Hoops fans, or just anyone with a love for the beautiful game.”
 
There are also a limited number of VIP tickets available, offering fans the chance to meet the legends pre-show for an exclusive photo and autograph session. Tickets are on sale now.