Virgo has talked about his fathers death for the first time publicly since two burglars broke into his dads house and struck a blow to his head. The 57-year-old was already terminally ill with liver cancer, however after his death, this lead to heartbroken Virgo having second thoughts about leaving Brighton. It actually took a family conference to help him make up his mind.

He said: 'You never recover from the death of your dad. And when something like this comes along you just wish he was around to see it.

'My dad was the one who put up all the money for new boots when I was younger. And it was him who drove all over Sussex to take me to games and watch me play.

'Because of what happened, I had doubts about leaving Brighton. However, after talking to family and friends I realised it was the right decision to go to Celtic.'

Last season, Virgo missed a game to spend time with his family after the tragic incident, and fans paid their tributes, with hundreds of messages of support being left on the message board North Stand Chat.

Due to his knee injury, Virgo will not be starting with the team in their first few games. Despite passing the medical, he will be unable to play for at least another three weeks. McGhee however says the Celtic fans should have no doubt - he will be a hit at first sight...

McGhee has also talked about the reason he believes so many of our top players are leaving the club - such as Virgo and Harding this summer. He told BBC Sport, "What is our argument? 'Come on, don't go to Celtic or Leeds - stay and play at the Withdean'? It is not even an argument that I would put to them."

In the interview, McGhee is even talking about playing Premiership football once we are established at Falmer. He says "And I can at least say to these boys 'look, give us a couple of years and we'll pay you properly. Give us a chance to get in the Premiership and if it doesn't come off then we won't stand in your way'.

"But I can't do that at the moment. It's just about survival until then."