As we go into today’s game, there’s a dilemma already haunting a lot of us; do we want our rivals to drop points tomorrow? To me there’s an easy answer. Of course, we do not want them to drop points.
This must be one of the few times I’ve written that sentence.
It is made easier to write because it’s St Mirren, not the club from Ibrox, who are our title contenders as the moment, and although that four point gap is a little close for comfort I want to see them rub more pain into Ibrox wounds this weekend and extend over lead over that hapless mob to a straight ten. Ten points clear of them.
In October. Something for their managerial candidates to think, and fret, about.
Like Lampard, who has ruled himself out.
Ha! The press thinks we’re going to presume that because he’s not made the Final Shortlist that he has been gonged off the stage!
But we’re not daft, and don’t be surprised when Lampard’s camp leaks it that in fact he heard what was on offer, made his demands, knew they couldn’t and wouldn’t be satisfied and that he is the one who did walking away.
The trouble with that job at the moment is that anyone who was seriously considering it would have to know what it involves. There’s no cash to spend. The squad is a disinterested shower.
There is no re-sale value to be had there, they are top heavy with attackers who are injured so frequently that they always make me think of Mr Glass in Unbreakable.
Their defence needs to be torn apart and rebuilt, and that’s not going to be cheap or easy.
So, I would pity the guy if he was taking over any other club but them.
Instead, I will wait for his appointment, dissect his record and start the steady task of turning him into the next Banter Years figure of fun. I suspect that it will not be hard to do.
I still think it will be Muscat; the temptation to hire “one of their own” will prove difficult for these Peepul to resist, and this idea that he’s an Ange clone will give them an itch to scratch, that and the presumption that he will know of a few bargain signings over in Asia. There’s a cold logic to it which I don’t think their directors will be able to resist.
To put it in simple terms, I think they’re done for if they fall ten points behind us on Sunday.
I think you can rule them out of even putting up a token fight.
So yes, as risky as it is to hope that the team right behind us gets three points on Sunday, I want to see St Mirren stomp them, and if that comes back to haunt us, if the Saints catch us and overtake us and storm to the SPFL title, then that will be because we did something right as much as them doing something right.
So yeah, I’ll chance it and I think we should all feel the same way.
Three points today, and then a St Mirren win tomorrow. That will do us as we head into these damnable irritating internationals again. They always seem to come at the worst possible time.
Their defence is torn apart, on a weekly basis, so it’s just the rebuilding that needs done!
St.Mirren are a better team than Aris. St.Mirren should be going into the gane full of confidence that they can win & inflict more pain on the zombies.
I’ve been impressed with St.Mirren, their manager done a great job at Motherwell and he’s had St.Mirren playing good football for nearly a year
we just need to concentrate on winning today that is the priority.
Yep agree with your sentiments scousebhoy and those of John L as well…
Kilmarnock will have the benefit of a free week while we have had the exertion of an elite level match v Lazio to deal with (though we obviously want these games forever more) –
Add in McInnes sending his players out to be aggressive and maim which they’ll be allowed carte blanch to do by officials that subvert the rules of the game on a mind bending level in Scotland…
I’ll be very happy with three points today but we will need to be at our best to get them !
A draw is the ideal outcome tomorrow as both st mirren and sevco drop 2 points each.
Not totally sure of your logic but it’s something to ponder. We better watch our own game as ,Mcinnis will regard this as the first step on his interview ladder and that could prove a little bit dangerous. I hope I’m not over thinking that.
Let’s all laugh at sevco lol
A draw will suit us james.
James, you need to proof read your piece before publishing and not rely on spell checker. If you are using predictive text then it is coming up with strange choices of words making the odd sentence nonsensical.
“disinterred”?
Haha yeah mate, I defintely do.
It just depends what device I’m writing on. One has autocorrect and I have to have my eyes on it constantly.
The problem with that piece is that I wanted a long lie this morning so wrote it at 3am last night 🙂
3 am is not last night.
It’s before I went to bed. Therefore I consider it last night lol.
If St Mirren do win tomorrow the resulting finger pointing will be maniac.
Accusations of letting the side down, not fit to wear the jersey and players ‘chucking it’ will be deafening.
How many of those players while looking Beale in the eye really knew where they were.
That klub is run by bigots and racists, devil mend them
The next best thing to Celtic winning is the sons of satan losing and that is a constant throughout my life, it will never change.
GIRFUT
It’s never EVER a bad thing when the hun drops a point; three is even better
Very surprised at such an article James, when far more worthy of being shown, after 5 when our own 3 points have been won first.
The focus has to remain upon ourselves, and getting our business done.
Getting ahead of ourselves, and keeping ourselves amused at the comedy at the scum show, is hardly the right attitude on a Celtic matchday imo?
We still have to earn our own 3 points first, as we seen midweek that anything and the unexpected still exists within the game.
Of course, we expect the 3 points today and would be very upset if anything less were to happen.
Would the scum game hold to much relevance to ourselves if we don’t get our business right first?
Win, celebrate, and enjoy hun scum pain, has to remain in that order, anything less is complacency on our behalf imo
No no no…always wish defeat on them. There is no other way.
Wouldn’t sweat on that one.
But, sevco won’t be allowed to lose tomorrow?
– A TavPen must be a stick-on?
– Dismissed St.Mirren penalty claim[s].
– A ‘missed’ red card foul committed by a sevco player?
– Maybe a red card for the hosts?
– Confusing / inconsistent VAR inputs?
Don’t think the ibrox mob could handle another defeat tomorrow:
the bears’ rage would boil over.
Maybe if sevco gets lucky,
the game could be postponed due to a waterlogged pitch…?