▁Mark ▁Wright ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁during ▁the ▁close ▁season ▁made ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁G illes pie ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁considered ▁a ▁first ▁choice ▁def ender , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Scottish ▁club ▁C elt ic ▁for ▁£ 9 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁among ▁manager ▁Li am ▁Br ady ' s ▁first ▁sign ings ▁for ▁the ▁B ho ys , ▁who ▁were ▁being ▁left ▁behind ▁by ▁local ▁riv als ▁R angers ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁champions ▁for ▁the ▁previous ▁three ▁seasons . ▁ ▁His ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁Glasgow ▁club ▁came ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 – 1 ▁league ▁win ▁over ▁his ▁former ▁side ▁F alk irk ▁at ▁Park head . ▁G illes pie ▁also ▁managed ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁net . ▁He ▁made ▁ 6 9 ▁league ▁appearances ▁for ▁the ▁Park head ▁club ▁over ▁three ▁years , ▁scoring ▁twice , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁any ▁silver ware . ▁His ▁performance ▁was ▁disappoint ing ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁considered ▁a ▁good ▁invest ment ▁by ▁C elt ic ' s ▁fans . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁Cov entry ▁City ▁and ▁ret irement ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Tommy ▁Burn s ▁as ▁C elt ic ▁manager ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁it ▁became ▁apparent ▁that ▁G illes pie ▁was ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁manager ' s ▁plans . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9