Carl McHugh like most other Donegal teenagers grew up supporting The Hoops.
Lettermacaward in the heart of the Rosses is Celtic country.
The area's historical links with the Scottish city are inextricable. Indeed, Glasgow was the first choice for many emigrants forced to leave the rural North West in harder and crueller times.
That close relationship endures to this day.
Donegal Airport flies directly to and from the city and, door to door, McHugh can be at his mother's dinner table in a matter of hours. One of their own might well be involved in Sunday's Betfred Scottish Cup final.
But McHugh admits that many of his friends and family that travel to Hampden Park this weekend will be shouting for Brendan Rodgers' side.
He said: "So many from home are Celtic mad! So of course there is a lot of interest there.
"Yeah, everyone at home supports them. They're a fantastic side. But we're not going there with the attitude that we're making up the numbers.
"That's the one thing I've learned about finals. They are all about winning. You don't want to be a loser on that day.
"We don't want to have any regrets. We'll be giving it absolutely everything."
McHugh is no stranger to big days out.
He played in the English League Cup final for Bradford back in 2013 but that Wembley dream was shattered by Swansea.
He's also been involved in Championship play-off deciders there with both the Bantams and former club Plymouth Argyle.
The odds are truly stacked against the Steelsmen. Celtic are on a 64-game unbeaten run domestically. And a 7-1 Champions League thrashing by PSG midweek will only serve to sharpen their mood.
McHugh is adamant though that Motherwell can cause what would be a huge upset.
He added: "It is exciting. We're really looking forward to it. We've had a great run in the cup so far.
"We've knocked out Aberdeen and Rangers. It's a great chance for us to win a trophy on Sunday.
"We've been working on a plan to beat Celtic. We want to impose our game on them.
"We need to focus on the key aspects of our own performance which has already won us a lot of games this year. We'll approach this the exact same way.
"If we do that then hopefully we can win the game and the cup."
This time last season McHugh's future was far from certain. A concussive blow picked up in his first league outing for his new club threatened to end his career.
He's battled back and that determination was rewarded at the start of the new season when Stephen Robinson handed the 24-year-old the skipper's armband at Fir Park.
Under his leadership, Motherwell currently sit fifth in the Scottish Premier League and are 90 minutes away from their first piece of silverware since 1991.
"It was a tough time," he said on those uncertain months on the sideline.
"The first league game I played I took a bad bang to the head.
"It took a long time for those symptoms to leave me. It was four months before I started doing any sort of exercise at all.
"It was tough. When you move to a new club you want to make an impression.
"Thankfully, after Christmas I got back at it and it went good enough for me. It's been even better this season.
"Last year we struggled at the wrong end of the table. It's been a good start for us and the manager deserves a lot of credit for that.
"He's completely changed the mindset at the club. We haven't had anything to shout about in years so a cup final is just brilliant for the fans."
An upset on Sunday could well bring the player to the attentions of Martin O'Neill if the Derry man remains in charge following the Republic of Ireland's failure to quality for next summer's World Cup in Russia.
McHugh harbours international ambitions but they don't weigh too heavily on his mind at this moment in time.
He added: "I definitely do (want to play for Ireland). It's every young lad's dream to play for their country.
"I'm no different. But to be honest, I'm just focusing on Motherwell at the moment. If that call was to come of course I'd be delighted.
"But for now, I just have to keep doing my best for my club."
