ian1964 10,461 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 ...the real challenge will come when Rangers return to Premiership Celtic failed to make it into the group stages of the Champions League Rangers have won every game this season under Mark Warburton By Adrian Durham for MailOnline Celtic going top of the league at the weekend was small consolation for the total embarrassment of yet another season without making the Champions League proper. This is the team that is comfortably the best in Scotland, yet they are clueless when it comes to mixing it with European also-rans from Sweden. Hard to believe that three years ago this once great club actually beat Lionel Messi and Barcelona on a wonderfully memorable night in Glasgow. A few months before Victor Wanyama and Tony Watt – now at Southampton and Charlton respectively – had seen off the Kings of Catalonia, Celtic's city rivals Rangers had sunk into liquidation before resurfacing in the Third Division. Celtic fans were loving life but fast forward three years and you can see how much damage has been done to the Hoops, with the only club capable of pushing them or surpassing them dispatched to oblivion. This week as Celtic yet again go on a raid of the sides below them for talent (add Caley Thistle's Ryan Christie to the names of Scott Allan, Stuart Armstrong and Gary Mackay-Steven), they came from behind to beat St Johnstone and go back above Aberdeen and Hearts to the top of the Scottish Premiership. What this all means is that Celtic's policy in recent seasons has been to weaken the rest of the Scottish sides so that there can be no threat to the claim on the title north of the border. The knock-on effect of this is that Celtic are embarrassingly ill-equipped to deal with Champions League qualification games. So Ronny Deila's empty words ahead of the second leg in Malmo, talking up the unbeaten run and the success of his side, came back to haunt him. Celtic were only that good because they stripped Dundee United of the players who might possibly have given the champions a close run for their money. And when Celtic take a glance over their shoulder they probably don't see the real threat racing up behind them. Rangers will come into the Scottish Premiership next season with a winning mentality, the ability to score goals (another five away at Queen of the South at the weekend), a manager who knows what he is doing and has the ability to pick at the English transfer market with knowledge and intelligence (James Tavernier is a sensationally good player, and he's not the only one at Rangers), and an unwritten rule that they will not allow their players to be taken by Celtic. Celtic will face a Rangers side with momentum, angry and fired up for revenge for what that club and its fans have been through. These past three seasons have been 'fake', almost worthless, in Scotland. Assuming everything behind the scenes at Ibrox lends itself to manager Mark Warburton being allowed to continue doing his job with no unreasonable restrictions, normal service should be resumed in 2016-17. So get ready Celtic, Rangers are coming to get you! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3217956/Celtic-s-success-three-years-fake-real-challenge-come-Rangers-return-Premiership.html#ixzz3kT8dn8z7 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisabeer 409 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I enjoyed that! Tims will be raging! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc 280 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I enjoyed that! Tims will be raging! To be fair, out of the ones that can read, not may of them will be reading the Daily Mail. Good article though. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-1000 174 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I enjoyed that! Tims will be raging! Judging by the comments on the article there is certain level of rage. As a more general point I am sure the article was designed to antagonize Celtic supporters. Perhaps next week there will be a counter about Rangers. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMazza 0 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 To be fair, out of the ones that can read, not may of them will be reading the Daily Mail. Good article though. The Mail is a piece of trash anyway, they just occasionally have rational people write for them 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 The Mail is a piece of trash anyway, they just occasionally have rational people write for them Shame so many other "newspapers" can't boast the same, with the Guardian being one of the worst. The most unbiased and informative I can find is the The Week. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 To be fair, out of the ones that can read, not may of them will be reading the Daily Mail. Good article though. OOOOhhhh such a statement and then a typo. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,356 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Judging by the comments on the article there is certain level of rage. As a more general point I am sure the article was designed to antagonize Celtic supporters. Perhaps next week there will be a counter about Rangers. Adrian Durham likes to antagonise Celtic fans. He was brilliant the day after their pumping from Malmo. Just laughed at them and had the laughing policeman on in the background. Listen from 4 minutes to 6 minutes: http://talksport.com/radio/listen-again/1440601200 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,356 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I'd also agree that Celtic's success is fake. How can you vote for your only competition to be put out the league and claim that the league wins have any credibility? They won the league off the pitch, by non-footballing means through a ballot box, rather than on the pitch when where it matters. Discredited titles. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMazza 0 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Shame so many other "newspapers" can't boast the same, with the Guardian being one of the worst. The most unbiased and informative I can find is the The Week. I hate most MSM papers. They all have an agenda. The Mail though print out right lies & sexualise children constantly. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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