Up for the Cup

Celtic go into this afternoon’s game on the back of two defeats since the arrival of Wilfried Nancy. St, Mirren come into the final with  a win and draw from their last 2 games.

It was Martin O’Neill who guided Celtic into the final at Hampden Park with an extra time win 3-1 over the rangers. He brought back the feel good factor to Celtic support after the departure of Brendan Rodgers and the situation between the Celtic fans and the Celtic Board.

A win today against St. Mirren in the League Cup final would take the pressure off the new manager and those who appointed him. A defeat will mean more pressure and more questions being asked. Time is never on a managers side in the East End of Glasgow if you’re not winning games.

Hampden Park should be rocking when the teams come out for the final. Kick off is at 3:30pm. The game will be shown live on Premier Sports 1 and coverage starts at 3pm.

Kevin Clancy is the referee with Calum Spence and Gordon Crawford running the line with Don Robertson and Matthew MacDermid on VAR. Celtic are the bookies 2/5 favourites to win the game. St. Mirren are 11/1 and the draw in 90 minutes is 7/2.

Andrew Milne is Editor of More than 90 Minutes & Host of the Celtic Soul Podcast