Cheeky Adam Idah thanks Hearts coin throwers for Christmas generosity as Celtic striker LOVED his celebration windup

Christmas came early for Adam Idah at Tynecastle. The Hoops hitman wrapped up three points for Celtic – and then coined it in from angry Jambos.

Idah took great delight in ramming it back to the Tynecastle crowd with his double after getting pelters when warming up on the sidelines. The Irish striker was thrilled to come off the bench and banish the demons of his penalty miss at the ground in March – the last time Brendan Rodgers’ side suffered a domestic defeat. And he also saw the funny side when some morons lobbed coins in his direction while he was celebrating.

It might have been a different story if Idah had taken one on the head – especially as he was just back after suffering a brutal concussion that ruled him out of the Ireland international squad. But the big fella must have been feeling the festive spirit after his deadly double sent Celtic soaring at the top of the Premiership.

Idah said: “I definitely enjoyed it. They were giving me a bit when I was warming up so I thought I’d give a bit back. I could probably buy all my Christmas presents with the amount of coins on the pitch… But, look, it’s a bit of banter and I was happy to celebrate in front of both sets of fans. You want to make an impact. I was delighted to get the goals and three points. It was a good day overall.”

It took Celtic a while to get going in Gorgie but an explosive second half left Hearts broken. Idah played his part coming on to hammer home the advantage with a slick third goal and then an emphatic penalty after James Forrest was tripped. The frontman admitted that fluffed spot kick last season came to mind and he was determined to avoid a repeat.

Idah said: “It’s always tough when the break comes, you have people who are coming off long