Forrest keen to delay 'scary' prospect of retirement

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Celtic winger James Forrest admits retirement is a "scary" prospect, but the winger will give his all for the club until they "shove him out the door".Forrest made his Celtic debut in May 2010 and has scored in 16 consecutive seasons as well as eclipsing Lisbon Lion Bobby Lennox as the the club's most decorated player with a haul of 13 titles, seven Scottish Cups and six League Cups.His current deal runs until the end of the season, but the 34-year-old Scotland international isn't concerned about the situation."I just want to keep enjoying it," said Forrest while admitting nervousness at the idea of calling it a day on his playing career.He added: "I have thought about it a wee bit. I left school at 15, 16 and that's all you have ever done and all you've ever known."So I want to keep playing for as long as I can, but yeah, it's scary."I've played with players who have retired, and different people go down different paths once they finish, but I don't really know what I'll definitely do after"But I think it's scary because it's what I've done for 20-plus years, and it's been unbelievable, it's been really really good."I have given everything to Celtic and I will continue to do that until my contract is up and they might shove me out the door anyway, so we will see what happens."Celtic were denied a domestic treble in last season's Scottish Cup final by Aberdeen, but Forrest insists revenge won't be the key motivator when the sides meet at Pittodrie this weekend.He said: "I don't think it's revenge. Every time we play Aberdeen every season and go up to Pittodrie, it's always hard games and I think that kind of rivalry is there anyway."It's early in the season, so we want to continue our form and just keep the momentum going."It's all about us, focusing on us and trying to get the three points."