With all the hyperbole and cubic zirconia that was flying around in the mainstream media to deflect away from Celtic’s miraculous recovery in May, much nonsense was dressed up as “real debate” over which Glasgow club had the better season in 2021-22.
A spurious few infantalised themselves with the notion that the Ibrox club winning the Europa League would have trumped the Lisbon Lions, in a shameless effort to deny Celtic and Ange Postecoglou praise for their League title win.
However, the hubris was short lived and far from sipping on champagne by the end of the night in the Ramon Sanchez- Pizjuan stadium, theRangers supporters would be drowning their sorrows on a more acrid fluid. Not content with losing to Frankfurt and Celtic this year, preposterous entities still raved on about who had the better season.
SEVILLE, SPAIN – MAY 18: James Tavernier of Rangers looks dejected as they walk past the UEFA Europa League trophy following their sides defeat in the UEFA Europa League final match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers FC at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on May 18, 2022 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Now former Celtic striker Scott McDonald has waded into this quasi-argument and asserted that their is no argument to be had at all. Speaking on the Go Radio Football Show, he said:
“Celtic had the better season. They won two trophies, Rangers won one. They’re into the Champions League and get that money, Rangers still have to do that.”
A required slap-down from the Aussie who did not, and should not, bow to the pressure of media bias to make a certain football club in Scotland feel better about themselves. They were second best and that’s that. Ange and his players were insatiable for success after the winter break and deserve all the plaudits that come their way.
Although it was few and far between in Scottish society, as prominent figures were more interested in bending over backwards to praise anti-Catholic and anti-Irish singing in Seville.
What a universe we live in, eh?
Paul Gillespie
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