Celtic’s 2-0 win over Motherwell on Saturday was a sign that the manager is getting through to the players, and after the recent hiccups on the road, there’s a renewed sense of optimism about the rest of the season.<\/p>\n
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Goals from Jota and Turnbull gave the hoops only their second away win in the league, but it’s a second successive win, and one won at a difficult ground against a side who haven;t started badly.<\/p>\n
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Perhaps now we can build on it and aim at that first trophy of the season, the League Cup, or whatever ot’s called these days.<\/p>\n
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After the match, the manager couldn’t resist snapping at a reporter, who asked him if the news that “rangers ” had dropped two points at home against Hearts was the “icing on the cake ”<\/p>\n
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\u201cWell, I thought the Premiership race was over, mate, so I\u2019m not looking at the table any more,\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u201cWe are just kind of doing out own thing and it\u2019s of zero significance for us.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI think what is more important to us is that we get some belief out of today. It\u2019s one thing to get a victory here, but to control the game like we did today should give the boys some real belief.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThere are some big games starting on Tuesday, so I think that\u2019s the main thing for us.\u00a0We will just keep doing our own thing and see where we end up.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cFor us, and me, in particular, the turning point is we\u2019re just more settled now. As you saw, we were able to put on three players\u00a0 who can make an impact in the game.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve still got players who are outside the squad who can make an impact. We\u2019ve got some big tasks ahead of us, starting against Ferencvaros on Tuesday. But for us, it\u2019s just a lot more settled and I think the players and myself are more comfortable with things.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The board may still be interested in all matters Ibrox, but the manager is intent on making sure the focus is closer to home.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Incidentally, I listened to the Radio Scotland Open all mikes show on Saturday afternoon, and when Hearts grabbed their equaliser courtesy of another Alan MacGregor mistake, the presenters tone changed to one broadcasters usually reserve for the death of a head of state.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It was hilarious.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n There’s still a long way to go, of course, and we’ll still be hoping more than expecting to win silverware for a while yet, but there’s no reason to lose faith.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The media, of course, are horrified, and could be accused of trying to ignore the signs that the tide is already turning, with attention on Bolingoli Boli who handled the ball in the penalty area and could well have conceded a penalty were it not for the injury to referee Willie Collum, which reduced Motherwell to eleven men, and left them without the influence of their main man.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n However, pictures show that the Well forward handled the ball first, so it maybe wasn;t the issue it#s been blown up to be.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Over at Ibrox though, and omitted from the highlights package shown by BBC Sportscene, was this potential leg breaker, from Joe Aribo….<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Every reporter and pundit who gave Porteous it stinking for the last couple of weeks will surely be doing the same to Aribo, a red card ever day of the week pic.twitter.com\/eCevGObPwi<\/a><\/p>\n — Rab Lockhart (@Hertz_1874) October 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n