It’s that time of year again when the silverware and awards are handed out, and the Celtic support have been a major factor in the amount trophies the Hoops have won over recent years. The fans can also decide where the awards go as well, and that’s a rather simpler task – just pushing a button really, although deciding which button to press may be a more difficult task considering the success of recent years. This Thursday, April 17, voting is once more open in the Celtic Player of the Year Awards, with 10 top prizes being handed out the night – FIVE of which are voted for by the supporters. Those voting categories are as follows: Men’s Player of the Year Women’s Player of the Year Men’s Goal of the Season Women’s Goal of the Season Men’s Young Player of the Year So, come Thursday, YOU can have your say on who the recipients are come the big night. And, just to prove that choosing won’t be easy, Alistair Johnston who shares the pitch with his team-mates on an almost daily basis, can’t plump for a winner. He said: “I’m curious actually, I think there are so many great options. “Obviously Daizen is scoring goals for fun, and when Cal’s in a match versus when Cal’s not in a match, you notice the difference. “But when you’re playing for another trophy, you’ve got one in the bag and hopefully we’re close to lifting up this league title, it means that everyone’s been playing really well this year. “Another one is Kasper, for example. I think there are so many great options so I’m actually curious to see what the vote goes to. But there are so many deserving winners.”There were a couple of Goal of the Season contenders in Saturday’s 5-1 win over Kilmarnock, and, almost as a spectacular as Cameron Carter-Vickers’ blockbuster goal was Johnston’s head-in-his-hands reaction to the strike. The Canadian Celt said: “I’ve just never seen him score in training, never mind in a match pretty much. “To see him lining up from there – he’s done that a couple of times and I was just going ‘No, no, no, he’s going to hit that!’ “But, to be fair, by the time it left his foot, it was right in the back of the net. “I was probably the most shocked one in Celtic Park – I still thought it might have been a cross! But, to be fair, you watch it back and it’s an unbelievable hit. The ball was just by the keeper in a flash. “So fair play to him, I’m glad he had one in his locker because I didn’t think it was in there! But it was a hell of a hit.” Daizen Maeda must also be a frontrunner and he’s obviously been touted as a potential winner in the national award ceremonies, with the voting already in for the PFA Scotland awards. Johnston said: “It’s tough to look past Daizen. I think his goal record speaks for itself and you see the company he’s put himself into. “I’m hearing some of the records that he’s breaking or equalling. Some of the names he’s being compared to – it’s pretty impressive so I think that’s tough to overlook. “My guess is he is the frontrunner and I think he’d be a very deserving winner, so hopefully if it can be anyone, it can be Daizen as he definitely deserves it.” Watch the full video to hear Alistair Johnston on: Chance to win the title against Dundee United The next derby date St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup semi-final Possibility of another Treble Celtic’s European campaign Playing against Cameron Carter-Vickers in international football Brendan Rodgers as manager Get ready for this Thursday, April 17 when voting will open here on www.celticfc.com
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