WE GO AGAIN ON SUNDAY

For the past few days I have been struck down with a bug only leaving the house to walk Henrik my faithful dog. So yesterday instead of joining my mates in the pub for the rangers v Celtic game I was stuck on the sofa under a blanket watching the game.

An hour of build up with Neil Lennon and Kris Boyd for company brought back bad memories of the Covid season when Celtic’s 10IAR season evaporated before our eyes while living under travel restrictions and empty football stadiums.

What followed on yesterday was Celtic’s worst performance of the season and maybe even the worst from that dark season. It’s not the first time we have lost in Govan and it will not be the last but what is most upsetting is the way we lost.

Brendan Rodgers and the Celtic players have been given high praise for delivering  3 trophies out of 4 since Brendan returned to the Celtic Park hotseat and after yesterdays performance they deserve criticism. The players for a spineless performance and the manager for making no tactical changes and replacing players with like for like when really we needed a plan B.

Right, now that I got that off my chest it is time for our manager, players and us the Celtic fans to dust ourselves down and go again on Sunday when St. Mirren visit Celtic Park. Yesterday we dropped 3 points, we are still 11 points clear, yes we were gutted to lose to our Glasgow rivals but one hot day does not a make a Summer.

Brendan Rodgers got a rare taste of defeat in the Glasgow derby and he will want to get things back on track straight away and he and the Celtic players will right that result at Celtic Park in March.

For now the rangers meltdown is on hold and their manager has been given a stay of execution  from their fans until their next defeat when they will be calling for his head once again.

We dust ourselves down and we go again on Sunday. I’m sure I will see plenty of our readers Sunday in the airport or around Celtic Park. We are back in More than 90 Minutes HQ on Monday to start a new issue of the fanzine and record the latest Celtic Soul Podcast.

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