St Mirren, as a football club have decided NOT to give Champions Celtic a Guard of Honour at Celtic Park this afternoon, following on from a similar snub from the bitterest of rivals across the city last Saturday afternoon.
This decision apparently was taken not by the football department at St Mirren but in those in the baordroom upstairs. It’s their decision of course and one that will have little or no impact on Celtic this afternoon.
But it is worth pointing out that when Celtic played St Mirren after their League Cup Final win over Hearts in 2013 and were sporting enough to provide a Guard of Honour for then St Mirren captain Jim Goodwin and his St Mirren teammates.
That courtesy and good sportsmanship between the rival clubs will not be reciprocated this afternoon in a decision that edges the Paisley side closer in their behaviour to their nearest neighbours over in Govan.
John Kennedy was asked about the latest Guard of Honour snub at yesterday’s Media Conference , this time by Stephen Robinson’s side, but gave a short and sharp response.
“We can’t really affect that anyway. So it doesn’t make any difference. We’ll just look at our performance go out there and try and win the game. That’s all we do,” Kennedy said.
The snub nevertheless will be noted and remembered, maybe the next time that St Mirren win a trophy, just don’t hold your breath.
