It’s the hope that kills them, yet the SMSM never seems to learn, as Celtic show everyone just what they’re capable of at Tynecastle
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Before kick off yesterday, I had already talked about the 11th coming of the Messiah at Ibrox.
I had talked about it via Hugh Keevins’ “true heavyweight” article on Philippe Clement yesterday.
You see, it’s the hope that kills them over at Ibrox.
And the SMSM are more than happy to feed that hope, simply because they live in hope that somebody, anybody, will halt our relentless domination of Scottish football.
For eleven years now, they’ve clung desperately to the hope that the next Ibrox manager will be the new Messiah.
The one who will finally break the Fenian stranglehold on the Scottish game.
The one who will return the Ibrox side to it’s rightful place as the Premier club in Scotland.
There is now a genuine fear that the magic number of 55 will be overtaken in the coming years.
An imaginary number created by a new club for it’s gullible support.
Think about that for a second.
The supporters of a new club are terrified that Celtic will overtake a number that doesn’t exist.
Now, when Celtic take over 54, they will overhaul the number of titles won by the now dead club, that used to play out of Ibrox before the current incarnation.
As we know, several of those 54 titles are tainted, and were won by a team, which at times, fielded 11 ineligible players.
But that’s a story for another day.
If I went down that rabbit hole, it would take me a long, long time to emerge.
This morning, in the Record, Keith Jackson has decided to give us the same history lesson Hugh Keevins gave us yesterday.
He felt everyone needed to know the history of all the previous managers who have failed miserably at Ibrox over the last 11 years.
I wonder if he will be writing a similar article in the next year or so?
He believes Clement is an upgrade on the previous incumbent.
That wouldn’t be hard.
He believes that the Ibrox side looked organised, disciplined, motivated and structured in a way which seemed way beyond Beale since the season began.
That wouldn’t be hard either.
Clement, after all, is actually a manager with a tactical brain.
You don’t win three titles in Belgium without one.
His predecessor seemed to lack that particular skillset.
Hence, Clement now has his job.
It was inevitable that the Ibrox side would set up with some semblance of coherence on Saturday.
It was also inevitable that Don Robertson would give his favourite side a helping hand.
Nick Montgomery, the Hibs manager, bemoaned two decisions in particular.
He believed Joe Newell was fouled before the Ibrox side scored their second goal.
He couldn’t understand why VAR didn’t pick it up.
He didn’t like the way Clement came onto the pitch to control the ball, and he quite rightfully pointed out that Derek McInnes was recently sent off for the same offence.
Stepping on the field when the ball hasn’t gone out of play is not acceptable, and the fact that the Ibrox side then got a throw in from that incident, well, that just adds insult to injury.
Montgomery knew it wasn’t going to be his day.
He’d resigned himself to the fact it wasn’t.
Meanwhile, Clement got a very heartening early lesson as to who will have his back going forward.
He will learn very quickly that his club will get preferential treatment over others.
He’s a smart man, so he’ll tap into that very quickly.
I would too.
Returning to Jackson’s article, I suppose he had to find something that was fundamentally different about this managerial appointment, in comparison to all the previous ones.
This is the reason, of course, that Clement will be a success.
Graeme Souness was involved in the recruitment process.
Yes, the man who has been out of football management since 2006.
Almost 20 years.
The original Messiah has found the new Messiah.
This is the reason he is guaranteed to be a success.
Because a true blue Ranjurrz man gave him the seal of approval.
I guess it has to be sold to the gullibillies somehow.
However, as I pointed out in yesterday’s article, Clement’s success will be defined by how he performs against us.
He has an easy pathway to the League Cup final, judging by Hearts’ performance against us yesterday, they will be easy pickings for Clement in the Semi-final.
That contest yesterday was not a contest, it was a demolition.
Hearts were lifeless and clueless, like their management team, and their usually vocal support.
If they roll over like that for us, can you imagine what they’ll do against the Ibrox side?
A side they always roll over for.
In a week that Hugh Keevins dubbed as “the start of arguably the toughest week in Rodgers’ life at Celtic”, it didn’t quite start as the master predictor predicted.
When does it ever?
Hearts were the last great hope when it came to stopping the mighty green steamroller.
Which steamrolled them flat yesterday.
Like I said in my headline, it’s the hope that kills them.
Both the hope the SMSM instils in them whenever a new Messiah arrives, and then the hope that somebody might actually halt us from closing in on 54 titles.
By the end of this season, if we secure the League title, we will then be matching the dead club’s record for titles won.
All of ours, however, will be legitimate.
Won fair and square.
Then we’ll be closing in on the magic number.
The non-existent number.
55.
Imagine all of the pressure that will then be applied to Clement to stop us from matching a number that does not exist?
Only in Scotland.
If you were on the outside looking in, then you’d wonder what all the fuss was about.
In fact, you’d find it incomprehensible.
If you thought stopping the ten was bad, can you imagine what stopping the 55 is going to be like?
They’ll go into meltdown.
By then, Clement will wonder what the hell he’d let himself in for.
If he’s actually around the see that day.
And I won’t even mention 56…
Oops, I just did!
Immediately after Celtic’s scintillating dismantling of the broken Hearts yesterday ,did you notice how rapidly the SMSM narrative turned to Europe midweek with the emphasis on our miserable record over the years ? They could not wait to highlight and rejoice in said record of bad results . The moral of the story is for Celtic FC to continue to thrive and improve on all fronts domestically and abroad . Let Celtic hammer home to the local posse of scoops that no matter how much you hope and desire failure ,the more determined the club shall be to earn success ,legally , legitimately with honest graft and talent .
Going down the rabbit hole of tainted titles won’t take long at all. It’s simple. They played players registered incorrectly and should have had all games registered as 3-0 losses.
Yesterday we hammered a team, that was set up to stop us playing. I think that BR has now settled on his strongest 11. At least for now.
Hail Hail.
Eric, Whats with using the word Fenian in your article. Now if I used that word you lot would be up in arms but it seems you can use it with impunity. The bit about Don Robertson made me chuckle. This Ref is a rabid supporter of Seperate entity FC and a downright cheat and bigot as was proved in the last old firm game. Lets hope you are all waving your Palestinian flags on Wednesday and we will then sit back and see what happens to that rancid club you support.
I am a Fenian, but it doesn’t give you the right to call me one.
Watching yesterday’s game I thought we were good and won at a canter but I can’t help thinking we played within ourselves a little bit, I think had we needed to there were more gears for us to go up. I think there’s so much more to come from this Celtic side and that should worry the rest of the SPFL clubs. If we could keep this team together for a few more years then the Champions League results will come too. We need to start getting results when we’re playing well in CL or EL fixtures, there’s evidence of us improving European wise you can see it without us necessarily getting the results we deserved. Against Feyenoord we were in the game till the ref sent two of our players off and we should’ve won against Lazio getting nothing from that game was criminal as we were by far the better side. It’s only a matter of time before we break the 54 league titles barrier it’s when rather than if and once we do that their claim of being the world’s most decorated club will be gone leaving them nothing to boast about. How UEFA have never looked into the EBT scandal is a bugbear of mine but a lot was facilitated and covered up by the SFA and SPFL but they and FIFA are the arbiters of the game and more should’ve been done to see how deep the scandal went. They should’ve been docked at least 10 titles in my opinion and we could’ve cleaned up the Scottish game once and for all, having said that they’re both as corrupt as the game in Scotland is so probably didn’t want to throw stones at glass houses. It’ll all come out one day these things always do but probably not in my lifetime. I can’t see Clement being any better than the previous managers if I’m being honest Eric it’s not as if we’ll stand still we’ll be looking to get even better so the gap’s always going to get wider as we have a better stadium, their’s is structurally unsound, more money and a worldwide fan base they don’t have that. Ibrox is crumbling they found that out when they thought about filling in the four corners to bring in more supporters, for them to get even remotely close to us they need major investment or a Saudi Prince to buy their club but the state they’re in who’d throw good money away on a despicable club and support like theirs.
There is one record they will always have and hopefully it goes into the Guinness book of records , worst goals for and against in champions league , and also fastest hat trick ever scored against ( Mo Salah).
The Great “55” Lie
No other club gives their title a number
Except Sevco, the dumb and the dumber
They spout out the Great “55” Lie
To convince the world their club didn’t die
Since 2012 Newco’s done well
One league one cup since liquidation hell
Sevco to “the Rangers” that is your name
As you try to survive within the rules of the game
No more myths and fancy tax dodges
Accept the real truth in your halls and your lodges
In the stages of grief accept the real truth
You can’t claim the cups ot the late Mr Struth
Accept the real truth it’s down to your call
As you live in the shadows like Espanyol
Accept the real truth not The Great”55″ lie
You walked away and let your club die
Eric,
Stating you are a Fenian is certainly nothing to be proud of. They were an organisation that never won a fight in their existence.
STILL THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB TEAM IN THE WORLD YA BUNCH OF KIDDY FIDDLING SCUMBAGS AT LEAST YOU WILL GIVE US A GOOD LAUGH THIS WEEK,EUROPEAN FOOTBALL IS NOT YOUR STRONG POINT AFTER THIS CAMPAIGN I WILL NEED TO TAKE MY SHOES OFF TO COUNT HOW MANY YEARS SINCE YOU WON A GAME IN EUROPEAN FOOTBALL WATP NS FTP GSTK