Shameful Performace By Strachan's Team

What a shocking performance that was today. It is up there with the Artmedia debacle, first Rangers game at Ibroc, and the shocking result in the Scottish Cup. Why does Strachan never learn from his mistakes?

The worst part is that we are now being accused of lying down to Hearts to stop Rangers from qualifying for the Champions League. While in a self-satisfying type of mood it would be humourous to see Hearts qualify over Rangers, the harsh reality is that it will obiterate the European co-efficient because Hearts will crash at the first qualifier.

It might very well be financially rewarding for Celtic to take the full whack, but that is a lesser concern at this time and Celtic's results first, last, and always, must be the key factor.

Don't let any of this end of season gibbersish give justification or excuse to today's result. That team out there had seven felons signed by Gordon Strachan. Some bigots - you know who you are - will still blame the Martin O'Neill glory era for this, but the hard facts are seven of those mugs came from Strachan's very own signing outlay.

We've now not won a single game since the split and we're likely not going to beat any of our remaining opponents. We might have won the league by default but the writing is on the wall, and you simply can't rule out heavy defeats away to Aberdeen, for example, with the sheep clinging to hope more than anything else that they might sneak in - undeservedly - to the UEFA Cup spot by 4th place in the league.

Old Firm Fans Cheer Celtic To League Title

There is no more beautiful a sight than the SPL Flag back home where it belongs, fluttering in the wind atop Paradise. The Flag is coming home either tomorrow, if a rudderless Hertz, are beaten by a defenceless Celtic, or shortly thereafter.

No matter, tomorrow's game is where all the Old Firm fans will unite to cheer on the Hooped Heroes to their destiny as we'll hump Hertz and the cheer from every OF fans the length of Scotland will be heard for those who listen and those who don't.

It was Celtic Legend Chris Sutton who said Rangers only "won" their two League titles by a goal and a point. Never have truer words been spoken by a wonderful servant to Celtic, a player who will never be forgotten by those who appreciate him, much to the contempt of those who struggle to understand what it's all about.

On the back of Sutton's words, Celtic's triumph tomorrow should be 6IAR. Celtic's domination of the new century is the benchmark which will only be achieved by the next Celtic team.

So onto the Manager of the Year award. Who are these people who think Strachan, after giving Celtic the two most humiliating defeats of their European and Scottish Cup campaigns, ever, would demand he be named for this fine award?

Why would you reward incompetence, failure, stubborness, and pigheadedness with an award? What's up with that?

No, if Strachan could learn a thing or two about Cup competitions, it isn't getting slapped silly by Hibs 0-3 at home, twice (albeit once in the League), but about how you play on the European stage.

As Sutton has highlighted Celtic's position of supreme greatness in the League, so Europe has shown that Big Eck is the Greatest Scottish Manager since Jim McLean in his European successes this season.

For that, there can be no other worthy winner of Manager of the Year than McLeash. He should get the award and can leave Ibrox with his head held high, his dignity intact, knowing Rangers owe him thanks for the infamous seven trophies he got against all the odds, with help from various intemediaries such as FCM strikers, dodgy referees, and missed penalties, but we won't mention those.

One wonders what Paul Le Guen has that Big Eck hasn't? There are already questionmarks over the appointment of the Frenchman who hasn't exactly made it in one of the major leagues of Europe.

He's no Martin O'Neill for sure. He's probably not even in the Gordon Strachan class...and that's saying a lot.