"Everybody in the city and at the stadium is absolutely over the moon for him.
We should be so proud that we’ve got a player from Inverness going to the World Cup – nobody will ever do that," jelas Kellacher.
Kellacher mengenang momen ketika Christie pertama kali menembus skuad utama di bawah asuhan John Hughes dan mendapat bimbingan dari para pemain senior.
"It's the stuff of dreams when you're a wee boy playing at the Aquadome, where it all started for Ryan, and then he's off to the World Cup, it's a phenomenal story," sebut Kellacher.
Performa Christie langsung meroket sejak masuk ke tim utama. Manajer saat itu terpukau dengan kualitas yang ia miliki.
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"When Ryan came up into our first team under John Hughes, he excelled, and the brilliant thing was that he had a great bunch of boys around him," kata Kellacher.
Para pemain senior seperti Gary Warren, Graeme Shinnie, dan Richie Foran disebut berperan besar dalam membimbing Christie di awal kariernya.
"Guys like Gary Warren, Graeme Shinnie, Richie Foran and all these boys looked after him and took him under their wings, and as soon as he came into our first team he never looked back," lanjut Kellacher.
Ia juga memberikan apresiasi kepada Charlie Christie, ayah sang pemain, yang berhasil mendidik putranya tetap membumi di tengah ketenaran.
"He kicked on, and you just knew.
Yogi couldn’t believe how good he was, and he has done all there is to do," tambah Kellacher.
Peningkatan performa dan determinasi Christie membuatnya layak mendapatkan segala kesuksesan yang diraih saat ini.
