WITH the recent passing of Sir Tom Farmer at the age of 84, the world has lost a great man, Britain has lost one of its greatest captains of industry, Scotland has lost a true visionary and Edinburgh and Leith has lost one of its finest sons.

HAD Celtic’s late draw against St Mirren ended with a victory instead of a share of the spoils, the scenes would hardly have got even half-way towards the reaction to the last-gasp equaliser.