So, thats that then.<\/p>\n
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After a spectacular lack of interest from Celtic in attaining ten consecutive titles, yet another insipid performance in a long line of insipid performances finally put the lid on this most forgettable of seasons.<\/p>\n
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We’d like to show our graciousness in defeat and congratulate the first club outwith the Old Firm for nearly forty years in winning\u00a0 their first title, and perhaps heralding a bright new future for the game in Scotland, as it emerges from the nightmare of a global pandemic.<\/p>\n
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Well done.<\/p>\n
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We’d also like to note that should Celtic fail to win the Scottish Cup, and lets face it , if they are forced to play any other team to do that, it’s quite likely they won’t, it will be the first season in the history of the game that the Old firm haven’t lifted any of the major trophies.<\/p>\n
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And that is a small consolation for Celtic fans everywhere…at least it isn’t our now defunct former rivals who are celebrating.<\/p>\n
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The disappointment at losing the title will subside, because deep down we knew there was something not quite right at the club, and now we have the opportunity to find out exactly what was wrong, and put it right.<\/p>\n
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Sometimes you have to make an arse of things to know when you are getting it right, and whilst it didn’t have to be so spectacular , at least we now know we have work to do.<\/p>\n
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Its already started, with the principal architects of the demise either gone or going, and we can look forward to next season, maybe with a little more confidence than we should realistically summon.<\/p>\n
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We’ll get over it. We always do.<\/p>\n
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However, there are a number of problems on a wider scale that have emerged this weekend, that need to be dealt with at a higher level.<\/p>\n
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For instance, we received this from a somewhat confused reader…<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m wondering if you can help me out?<\/em><\/p>\n I\u2019m filling out an insurance form and they\u2019re asking how old I am on my next birthday and I\u2019ve said 55. They\u2019ve then asked what year I was born and I\u2019ve put 2012 and it\u2019s coming up error???<\/em><\/p>\n Can any of you good chaps explain where I\u2019m going wrong\u00a0 ?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s probably going to come as a shock to this fellow, . but I’d say that of you were born in 2012, then you most certainly won’t be 55.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n When the new Scottish champions, the new “rangers ”\u00a0 adopted the colours, home and even name of the now defunct original club that rivaled Celtic, they also inherited their customer base, and with a nationally driven PR campaign, managed to convince them that they were actually the original club, using the tried and tested three word soundbite that has become the trademark of others, such as the current Westminster government.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “going for 55 “,\u00a0 entered the narrative in the way that “Brexit is Brexit ” and other meaningless phrases have , giving some people, who could just as easily have pointed the finger of blame at those who caused the destruction of for many what had been a lifelong financial and emotional commitment, something else to focus on.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And as those in charge would rather they didn’t ask questions about how they ended up without a club and were fleeced of millions of pounds , they tolerated all sorts of misdemeanours over the last few days…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And we all know where appeasement leads when faced with an aggressor.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n After the new club beat St Mirren at ibrox to set up the possibility of a title victory this weekend, the players flouted Covid rules to run to their fans and celebrate, mingling with the mob who had congregated at the ground.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now surely SPFL or Scottish Government need to say something about this. pic.twitter.com\/a7Jr9ng27X<\/a><\/p>\n — Ian Thomson (@bhoyian) March 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n