Normal Order Resumed In Scotland As Celtic Conquer Europe (Again!)
It would be easy to get distracted with a fan running onto the pitch and doing something daft as that would take away from the monumental victory Celtic had against the best team in Europe. The same team which struggled to stop Celtic earlier this year.
Celtic have replaced legendary figures such as Lennon and Petrov with equally worthy first team additions. Celtic went a long time without buying first team players but the arrival of Donati and Scott Brown have propelled Celtic to a new place.
Scott Brown was the most sought after player in the last year in Scotland. Let's not get away from that. You can sign your Whittakers, Thomsons, and Naismiths for 2m each but when it comes to the real deal Celtic slapped down the cash. Lawwell slapped down the cash and met the asking price by Hibs and we're seeing that Brown is a steal at 4.4m quid. An absolute steal, not only financially but because he's the player Rangers F.C. lusted after.
So what of the new look Rangers. It can't be forgotten that they performed well for part of the Stuttgart game. Sure you can't ignore the fact that Stuttgart are the German Champions but when you consider their stuttering performances of late, with them losing 0-2 at home tonight, showing there's more to it than a simply awesome Gers revival.
Then you have to look at the Lyon result and admit that is superb whatever way you paint it. Interestingly, Rangers apologist Gerry McNee was in the paper saying that Lyon were truly pathetic at home on Tuesday night. Usually McNee will deliver a Rangers sermon which will be a wonderful eulogy to the passing of the performance but not this week. This hints at something not being right in Rangersland.
One can more easily see the raw situation with the initially ruthless Rangers getting these results in Europe and then suddenly misfiring on the domestic front. This is generally where article writers such as McNee are coming from in that they see the writing on the wall and even the usual furious writing of excuses won't save them.
Spare a thought for poor Walter Smith though. Here's a guy who is a tactical dud in Europe who got lucky in season 1992/93. His last season during the 10IAR that wasn't has long been forgotten. You have a guy who couldn't do it back then and now he's at the helm again. Two games gone and 6 points in the bag can only mean one inevitable result. History is against Rangers from this point forward and every bear knows that.
What of our UEFA Cup reps? Let's not waste anytime. Aberdeen are rubbish and will get humped by the next unpronounceable team they are drawn against but at least they scored a goal.
So where does that leave Celtic? We just happen to be sitting comfortably in 2nd place and are about to play the mickey mouse team of the SPL so anything less than a tanking will be hearsay. We will be back on top in this decade of Celtic where we belong by dinner time Sunday. If you remember, we're now on course to be a goal and a point from 7IAR this season which is simply amazing.
We have also just gubbed Milan who are the Champions of Europe. The number uno club in the world containing the best player in the universe in Kaka, yet a 700k FCM player brings them to their knees.
Life is sweet in timland.
Celtic have replaced legendary figures such as Lennon and Petrov with equally worthy first team additions. Celtic went a long time without buying first team players but the arrival of Donati and Scott Brown have propelled Celtic to a new place.
Scott Brown was the most sought after player in the last year in Scotland. Let's not get away from that. You can sign your Whittakers, Thomsons, and Naismiths for 2m each but when it comes to the real deal Celtic slapped down the cash. Lawwell slapped down the cash and met the asking price by Hibs and we're seeing that Brown is a steal at 4.4m quid. An absolute steal, not only financially but because he's the player Rangers F.C. lusted after.
So what of the new look Rangers. It can't be forgotten that they performed well for part of the Stuttgart game. Sure you can't ignore the fact that Stuttgart are the German Champions but when you consider their stuttering performances of late, with them losing 0-2 at home tonight, showing there's more to it than a simply awesome Gers revival.
Then you have to look at the Lyon result and admit that is superb whatever way you paint it. Interestingly, Rangers apologist Gerry McNee was in the paper saying that Lyon were truly pathetic at home on Tuesday night. Usually McNee will deliver a Rangers sermon which will be a wonderful eulogy to the passing of the performance but not this week. This hints at something not being right in Rangersland.
One can more easily see the raw situation with the initially ruthless Rangers getting these results in Europe and then suddenly misfiring on the domestic front. This is generally where article writers such as McNee are coming from in that they see the writing on the wall and even the usual furious writing of excuses won't save them.
Spare a thought for poor Walter Smith though. Here's a guy who is a tactical dud in Europe who got lucky in season 1992/93. His last season during the 10IAR that wasn't has long been forgotten. You have a guy who couldn't do it back then and now he's at the helm again. Two games gone and 6 points in the bag can only mean one inevitable result. History is against Rangers from this point forward and every bear knows that.
What of our UEFA Cup reps? Let's not waste anytime. Aberdeen are rubbish and will get humped by the next unpronounceable team they are drawn against but at least they scored a goal.
So where does that leave Celtic? We just happen to be sitting comfortably in 2nd place and are about to play the mickey mouse team of the SPL so anything less than a tanking will be hearsay. We will be back on top in this decade of Celtic where we belong by dinner time Sunday. If you remember, we're now on course to be a goal and a point from 7IAR this season which is simply amazing.
We have also just gubbed Milan who are the Champions of Europe. The number uno club in the world containing the best player in the universe in Kaka, yet a 700k FCM player brings them to their knees.
Life is sweet in timland.
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