We were all expecting a reaction from the defeat at Rugby park last week, but sadly we were all disappointed. To draw with the side who started the day slumped at the bottom of the table is totally unacceptable. A side who were recently thumped 4-0 by Stirling Albion!

Yes we had the majority of the possession and chances, but that means nothing if you can’t put the ball in the back of the net. The forward line was powderpuff and Kyogo was out of sorts today, like most of the side he was well below his best.

Celtic v St. Johnstone – cinch Premiership – Callum McGregor after the final whistle of the cinch Premiership match at Celtic Park,  Saturday August 26, 2023. Photo Steve Welsh

The only players to receive pass marks in my opinion and I’m sure the majority will agree, was Joe Hart and Yang. Joe had nothing to do, but when called into action he earned his corn. He pulled off two great stops, the first of which was an excellent stop. He receives regular criticism so it’s only fair he gets a Pat on the back today.

Yang looked dangerous throughout the game. He was the only player who looked like creating anything, which made it all the more bizarre that Brendan took him off. It was a really strange decision to say the least.

The whole shape of the team looked disjointed and there was no fluency or urgency amongst the players. It’s night and day from what we were used to under Ange. Ange is gone of course and Brendan is now the man in charge. With a trip to Ibrox next up he better get to work on the training ground and fast.

Celtic v St. Johnstone – cinch Premiership – Brendan Rodgers during the cinch Premiership match at Celtic Park, Glasgow. Picture date: Saturday August 26, 2023. Photo Steve Welsh

Plenty in the stadium at the final whistle – and not just in the North Curve – were turning on the manager and frankly he can have no excuses after another game where we were well off the standard the support demands and yet again we failed to score -we are not talking about Barcelona and Bayern Munich in the Champions League it’s Kilmarnock and St Johnstone and no goals scored.

A win at Ibrox against a leg weary theRangers is now a must, over to you Brendan.

Just an Ordinary Bhoy