Jackson concedes next season’s title to Celtic, as the Fakeover reality starts to set in

Whether Keith Jackson ever admits it or not, there is no doubting he reads what we Celtic bloggers write.

Because over the years, we’ve been proven right time out of number.

He can laugh at us, he can scorn us, as he has often hilariously done to Joe over on VideoCelts. But he can never say that we’ve been as consistently wrong as he has.

Joe has always had the last laugh.

Over the last week or so, he has gradually started to apply the brakes to his “World Exclusive” story on the US Fakeover.

Tempering expectations, if you will.

Whether that’s out of fear of being made a fool of, or whether he’s actually paying heed to what we say, doesn’t really matter.

He’s starting to realise that he’s been sold a dud, so now it’s about damage limitation and lowering expectations.

Today, he lowered the ultimate expectation.

That his favourite side, as a result of HUGE investment from the supposed Fakeover, might actually be in a position to challenge Celtic.

Today, he has already conceded next season’s title to Celtic.

But not only has he done that, he has also stated that if the Fakeover happens, Ibrox fans should expect nothing much to happen in the next 12 months.

Here’s what he had to say:

Of course, Andrew Cavenagh and his associates from the San Francisco 49ers will have their own ideas about becoming disruptors but, even though the American consortium might be coming, the smart money says nothing much is likely to change over the course of the next 12 months.

Because Brendan Rodgers and his squad is already so far ahead of the race for next season that no amount of new money and fresh thinking from across the pond is likely to make any discernible difference to the bigger picture.

To be frank, Cavenagh and his legal team are making it more difficult with each day that passes without the paperwork being signed, sealed and rubber stamped on this impending takeover.

While Rodgers will already have one eye fixed firmly on what he needs to improve his team over the summer and will have placed his irons in the fire, Rangers are stuck in a state of almost perpetual flux.

A lot of concessions in there, wouldn’t you think?

Concession of the title to Celtic.

Then the concession that Cavenagh and his legal team are making it more difficult with each passing day.

But the ultimate concession is that nothing will change, even if the Fakeover does actually happen.

Operation temper expectations is now well under way.

Hate to break it to you Keith, dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s, well, that’s what Cavenagh and his legal team are doing.

And I think it’s fair to say, they don’t like what they’re finding.

In addition to the fact they don’t like the behaviour of the Ibrox fanbase.

Which was once again amplified during the Europa League tie against Athletic Bilbao last week.

Whether UEFA choose to act on that remains to be seen.

What stands out more than anything else in his article, though, is the fact that he is desperate for Barry Ferguson to get the gig at Ibrox on a full time basis.

A subject we’ll expand on in this evening’s podcast, and the ramifications it’ll have for Celtic.

James has already written an extensive blog on it over on The Celtic Blog, which you can catch by clicking the link.

Bazza is the ultimate hero after yesterday’s poxy 2-2 draw with Aberdeen because he delayed Celtic’s inevitable title celebrations at Pittodrie yesterday.

The way they celebrated Hagi’s goal, you’d swear they just wrapped up the League title themselves.

I guess that’s what we’ve reduced them to at this stage.

It smacked of the ridiculous celebrations at Firhilll back in 2017 under Pedro Caixihna.

When draws are celebrated like title winning victories, you can see why Keith Jackson is already conceding next season’s title to Celtic.

It really is the hope that’s killing him.

Hopes that are dwindling by the day, as the Fakeover starts to look less and less likely.

And you can see that by his completely defeatist attitude today.

It’s ironic that Jackson thinks Barry Ferguson has instilled a winning mentality in this Ibrox team, yet he’s willing to write next season’s title off this early.

In reality, the only reason Jackson is desperately wants Bazza to get the job is because he naively believes he can instill some sort of never say die winning attitude in them.

But as the old saying goes, you can’t make a silk purse out of sow’s ear.

No matter how good Bazza is at instilling a winning mentality into his players, if you’re just not good enough, well, you’re just not good enough.

It’s that simple.

And that applies to both Bazza, and his charges.

I’ll leave you with Jackson’s final say on the bleak future ahead at Ibrox.

It makes for luscious reading:

But, the longer Cavenagh’s takeover rolls on without a decision made on the manager, the more likely it is that they’ll be back again in time for pre-season training when they could become someone else’s problem.

And the more certain it is that next season will end the same old way that it always does. With another party in the Celtic Park car park.

I feel your pain, Keith.

I really do.

As for sympathy?

If you’re looking for that Keith, you’ll find it in the dictionary between shit and syphilis.

You dug your own grave with this Fakeover shite.