I was always looking forward to coming back when I heard of Celtic’s interest
Tash Flint: I was always looking forward to coming back when I heard of Celtic’s interest
Women’s Football
By Lewis Laird
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Entering the New Year, there were plenty of positive memories to look back on in 2023 for the Celtic FC Women’s squad.
From winning the Scottish Cup in a historic final at Hampden Park, to achieving the club’s first victory in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
A number of players played their part in making those dreams become a reality. For one player, those memories of last season played a major role in returning to the Hoops as Tash Flint completed a move back to Glasgow earlier this week.
The striker enjoyed a very successful loan spell with the Ghirls in the second half of last campaign, scoring eleven goals during her stay in Scotland.
Following a short spell south of the border with WSL side Liverpool, Flint is now back wearing Green and White as the Celts gear up for another busy second half of the campaign in 2024.
Speaking to Celtic TV in her first exclusive interview since returning to Paradise, Flint stated that once she heard of the interest from Celtic, there was only one destination she had her heart set on.
Creating memories with goals on the biggest stage at Celtic Park and Hampden, the 27-year-old is hoping to create more special moments in the Hoops.
She said: “Yeah, it feels great to have returned to the club. I was always looking forward to coming back to Celtic, as soon as I heard they were interested. So now I just can’t wait to get going.
“The memories of the time I had here last season definitely made my decision to come back to Celtic easier.
‘Those are memories that I will never forget, and hopefully I am here to make more this time around too.’
“I’ll especially never forget the moments at Celtic Park, with the crowd that we got here and the noise. But I guess all of them are just as good memories.
“I felt like I wasn’t really done with Celtic. So I felt like there was always still a place here for me. I’m really exciting to get going again.”
Of course, a lot has changed in six months since Flint’s last spell in Glasgow, with the arrival of Elena Sadiku as the club’s new Head Coach.
Whilst there are still a number of familiar face, there are also some new names the forward will become acclimatised to over the next few months after returning to the Celts.
With just a handful of fixtures remaining until the split, Flint has returned at another crucial period in the campaign, starting with the visit to take on Glasgow City this Sunday afternoon.
That is a task that the English striker is looking forward to as she and her team-mates eye up more trophy success come the end of the season.
“To come back at this time in the season is great,” she said. “I think there is still a couple more games to go, and then the split starts.
“Glasgow City will be a tough game, but I am looking forward to it.
‘Elena and I have had a couple of conversations. Obviously there will be still more to go because I’ve only been in a couple of days. But I’ve had a lot of positive conversations with her.’
“I think you just have to get in and get on with it, but I will take some time to get to know everyone as an individual, the same with Elena again too.
“So it will take some time to get to know them, but we will just crack on and get on with it.
“I think it has definitely helped, knowing that I was here in the past. Just things like knowing my way round the facilities and the training ground. So I think that has given me an easy start really.
“It would be huge to be able to win silverware. It would just be massive to win the league for everyone and anyone that is here.”