Danny Röhl’s ‘Scared’ Celtic Claim Is Deluded – Parkhead Was Laughing at Him
The former Rangers manager claims Celtic supporters sang his name because they feared him. In reality, Parkhead was openly ridiculing him.
Phillip Cooney 
Danny Röhl’s scared Celtic claim must rank as one of the most deluded attempts to rewrite an obvious humiliation.
The former Rangers manager has claimed Celtic supporters sang his name because they were “a little bit scared” of the challenge his team presented.
Scared? Celtic supporters were laughing at him.
The chant, sung to the tune of Boney M’s “Daddy Cool”, was not a sign of fear, respect or concern. It was ridicule. More than 60,000 supporters were enjoying another victory over Rangers and rubbing their manager’s nose in it.
Danny Röhl’s Scared Celtic Claim Rewrites Reality
Röhl can dress it up however he likes, but everyone inside Celtic Park understood the joke.
Celtic were winning 3-1. Rangers were being beaten again, while their manager’s name echoed around the stadium as part of the entertainment.
Supporters do not normally serenade a rival manager because they fear him. They do it when his team is being defeated and the occasion has turned into a celebration.
It was humiliation with a catchy tune.
Celtic Supporters Took Rangers’ Own Song
The Celtic support has even taken “Simply The Best”, the song Rangers supporters once treated as their own anthem, and turned it into another celebration of Celtic dominance.
That tells its own story.
Celtic are Scotland’s biggest and most successful club. The trophy record, the support and the scale of the club speak louder than Röhl’s attempt to find comfort in being mocked.
Meanwhile, his Rangers side briefly threatened to challenge before collapsing when the pressure increased. They finished the campaign without delivering the success their supporters had convinced themselves was coming.
Rangers Failed When It Mattered
Röhl may have improved Rangers after taking over, but improvement is not the same as success.
His team failed when the trophies were decided. Celtic remained on top, while Rangers were left searching for excuses and another new direction.
Now Röhl has left Scotland, yet he is still trying to convince people that Celtic supporters were frightened of him.
They were not frightened. They were celebrating.
Perhaps admitting that thousands of rival supporters were openly ridiculing him would be difficult. However, claiming it was proof of fear only makes the episode funnier.
Celtic fans sang his name because Rangers were losing, Röhl was being humiliated and Parkhead was enjoying every second.
That is not fear. That is what football dominance sounds like.
