Keevins once again slaughters the game he’s supposed to promote with today’s dire article

I don’t know why I do this every Sunday, I suppose you could equate it to a bad addiction.

I know it’s no good for me, but I keep on doing it.

Yes, I keep on reading Hugh Keevins’ Sunday morning articles, knowing full well that they’re always going to be diabolical.

This morning’s serving didn’t disappoint on the diabolical scale.

I suppose I feel I have to do this every Sunday morning, because who else but the bloggers will call out this almost incessant attack Keevins carries out on the game he’s supposed to promote?

I mean, that’s what he should be doing as a journalist in the SMSM, shouldn’t it?

In today’s article, Keevins basically states that neither ourselves nor the Ibrox club belong in Europe.

He decides that he can speak on behalf of all fans on both sides of the divide.

His finger, of course, is on the pulse because he hears all of the fans’ opinions on Clyde Superscoreboard.

Yes, indeed….

He couldn’t help himself though, he had to insult the Celtic support with a snide remark about our concerns over John Beaton as ref:

“And the Jock Stein Stand at Celtic Park would need to be re-named in honour of referee John Beaton as an apology on behalf of the supporters for calling his integrity into question on an annual basis. In other words, the existence of miracles would need to be proved beyond all reasonable doubt.”

His integrity??

Jesus wept.

I know overwhelming evidence isn’t enough for Hugh Keevins, but let’s call a spade a spade here, every man and his dog, inclusive of Ibrox fans, knows that John Beaton is an Ibrox supporter.

I mean, sweet Jesus, the club has a dedicated supporters club for the man!

As for integrity?

You lose the right to that when you’re seen drinking in a prominent Ibrox bar after a diabolical performance, which allowed that team to run roughshod over Celtic players.

I don’t really need to go into anymore detail than that as we’ve been over the course many times before on this one.

He then believes that we’re only making up the numbers in the Champions League.

Fair enough, Hugh.

If you have nothing good to say about the Scottish game, it’s best to say nothing at all.

Maybe trying to be constructive and saying that a run in the Europa League would be good, because as fans, we’re realistic too.

What we can’t accept is being told we’re shit, and that’s effectively what Keevins is doing.

Questioning our expectations in the sarcastic way he did is an insult to Celtic supporters.

Why?

Because our expectations are minimal.

We’ve stated that 3rd place is a realistic aim and a run in the Europa League after Christmas might be somewhere we could make some inroads.

But Keevins conveniently ignores that.

Then again, he conveniently ignores most facts, reference my paragraph above on John Beaton.

He may be right in saying the Champions League isn’t our priority, but gaining respect in that competition is.

And that’s exactly what we’re aiming for this season.

Respectability.

We’re hopeful that Brendan Rodgers may help deliver that.

Keevins goes on to repeat another one of his notebook specials (he has said this many times before) about how insular we are as a fanbase:

“The Champions League isn’t the priority for the Celtic and R*****s fans in any case. That’s the polite way of putting it. The alternative is to say fans couldn’t give a rat’s hindquarters about Europe because they live in a world that has never been so insular on a domestic level.”

There is only one insular support in Scotland, and it isn’t the Celtic support.

Yes the League is priority, because it is the gateway to the Champions League for us.

Where we feel we belong as a club.

The language Keevins then goes on to use in relation to how managers of the Glasgow clubs are treated in the aftermath of a loss or draw, paints us as complete savages:

“It’s a kind of oral surgery that takes them apart, limb from limb, for the crime of losing matches and allowing mockery from their rivals. What Beale got after picking the wrong team, using the wrong tactics and getting the wrong result at Rugby Park last weekend, Rodgers will get today in equal measure if he drops a three-point advantage at Dons.”

I don’t see Michael Beale missing any limbs today?

And what’s with this fixation that we’re going to lose to Aberdeen?

Keevins has been harping on about this since last weekend, where in his shambles of an article, he didn’t even bother to report that the Ibrox side had lost at Rugby Park the previous day.

Aberdeen couldn’t even beat Livingston last week.

And we’re supposed to be majorly concerned about our game against them today?

I’m sure it’ll be a good game and Aberdeen won’t make it easy for us.

But my personal opinion is that we’ll have too much for them.

And even if we don’t, nobody will be taken apart limb from limb.

There won’t be an outbreak of discontent.

We’ll learn from it and we’ll move on to the next game.

Keevins is all about drama.

In reality, he’s about as dramatic as a wet fart.

He should stick to the drama on SSB.

After all, it’s there that most of his opinions are formed.

Where the intelligentsia of Scottish football gathers.

Yes indeed.