We asked for readers to contribute today, here’s the first submission, with an older supporter from the Main Stand having his say…
Lawrence Shankland reacts after he scores the opening goal during the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Hearts at Celtic Park on December 16, 2023. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
YESTERDAY…
I’ve seen it all before – and very much worse. The current Celtic support (probably everyone 30 and under) have not really been living in the real world. All these championships, trebles and THEM being either out of the equation or rank rotten.
Brendan Rodgers applauds the support after yesterday defeat against Hearts
There’s no reason at all to think the ba’s burst because we’ve been a bit rubbish over the past three weeks.
Here are a few random thoughts for The Celtic Star readers this morning…
1. Hearts played really well (if you admire organisation and defence structures).
2. It was ‘after the Lord Mayor’s Show’ syndome following Wednesday’s high.
3. Why are the hard-of-thought complaining only about “The Board” and not Mr Ange for his swift exit without notice?
4. I know members of he board and they’re certainly no’ daft.
5. Ange’s managerial record has a recurring pattern: two successive championships followed by a poorer third season. We’re likely suffering from Ange’s third season syndrome.
6. Two or three players playing regularly seem to me to be less than committed at the moment.
Johnston(s) (hopeless yesterday), Turnbull, for example. (Maybe they don’t like the manager?)
7. Brendan has not really changed the playing formation – he’s just keen to be more careful and less reckless.
8. Kyogo has had virtually no service when he makes his brilliant runs’
9. Take last season’s winners and subtract Juranovich, Giakoumakis, Hatate, Jota, Mooy, Abada, Welsh, Starfelt.
10. Add the age-related decline of Hart and Forrest (and, maybe McGregor) What are we left with?
Yesterday!
Callum McGregor of Celtic arrives prior tod the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Celtic FC and Heart of Midlothian at Celtic Park Stadium on December 16, 2023. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
PS – The type of players we need to sign simply won’t play in the SPFL – wages and standards.
PPS – When Brendan arrived in May 2016 he was replacing Rooney Deila, a manager who recognised himself that it wasn’t working out for him at Celtic.
In June 2023 he was replacing Ange Postecoglou who was at the peak of his powers. The first time around he was a big step up, this time though he was following on from a hugely successful and popular manager.
But.
We’ll be there!
BW
