Celtic fans can't wait for Rangers to return to the Scottish Premiership...

[ian1964 10,431]

...their world has become meaningless without them.

 

By Adrian Durham

 

I heard a tragic story recently about a man who had a beautiful and loving wife, but who couldn't see the good in her. He longed for his single life, and so he sought a divorce, got one, and celebrated his new life on his own without the woman who had annoyed him so much.

 

Fast forward a few years and the man is a broken shell of what he used to be. His existence has become pointless. He still maintains he was right and that his life is good, but literally everyone either laughs at him or pities him.

 

That sad man in denial is Celtic Football Club. They will never be man enough to admit it, but they didn't realise just how meaningless their world would be without their closest neighbour, Rangers.

 

When Rangers were around, Celtic knew they had to stick together to have the best chance of being successful. Without Rangers pushing them, Celtic have become a mess.

 

What kind of club gets knocked out of Europe twice before December?

 

The shocking sharp decline of Celtic has happened with Rangers fighting their way back up the ladder. In July 2012 Rangers found themselves at the bottom of the Scottish Football League, in November that year Celtic beat Barcelona 2-1 on a glorious night.

 

Since then Celtic have been an embarrassment in Europe, culminating in a shocking shambles this season, a low point leading to Ronny Deila declaring a TV reporter's question was stupid, moments after his team had lost again to confirm a bottom-place finish in their Europa League group.

 

Who's stupid?

 

Some Celtic fans have devoted their life to hating Rangers – they still try to claim the side currently top of the Scottish Championship isn't actually Rangers – they say it's a new club formed after summer 2012, and they are campaigning feverishly for Rangers to be stripped of their titles.

 

These aren't fans of football – these are people so worried about the decline of their own team, they have to seek new ways to deny history and put down the only club that can knock them off their rather meaningless perch in Scotland.

 

These fans even claimed success when the club signed Scott Allan from Hibs right under the noses of Rangers in the summer.

 

Allan said he joined because he wanted to play in Europe, well he played in the final game, and was on the pitch for the final 18 minutes, long enough to see Ajax score their winner. Sad times when a once great club has to resort to sneaky signings to keep the fans happy.

 

Scottish football put itself in the wilderness with its ridiculous punishment of Rangers three and a half years ago. Celtic celebrated, but it marked the start of a horrible decline towards embarrassment for them.

 

They will never admit it, but Celtic fans can't wait for Rangers to return. They will be celebrating if Mark Warburton's side win promotion this season.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3340590/Celtic-fans-never-admit-t-wait-Rangers-return-Scottish-Premiership-celebrating-Mark-Warburton-s-win-promotion.html

[Bruno55 0]

We care not a jot....

[craig 5,199]

Good article

[Gazza_8 233]

Read this earlier. I really like Adrian Durham mainly because he hates Celtic but he talks a lot of sense. His show on TalkSport with Darren Gough can be predictable at times but they're a class above anything else on the radio. Infact, TalkSport is a class above the rest.

 

The Celtic fans won't like that article because he's stating the truth. I wonder if they've posted it on one of their forums........

[Anchorman 0]

I've always found Adrian Durham and Gab Marcotti on Talksport very refreshing when it comes to them. They hit them with home truths that no Scottish journalist dare utter.

[boabie 230]

"These aren't fans of football – these are people so worried about the decline of their own team, they have to seek new ways to deny history and put down the only club that can knock them off their rather meaningless perch in Scotland."

 

I would take slight issue with that. Those folk don't have a team. Most of them couldn't find Parkhead with a sat nav. They are of the same mindset as those who saw masonic conspiracies amongst referees, the press and football authorities . They have no interest in supporting football. Rangers hating is what they live for.

[MacK1950 2,241]

Had good laugh at article but it did not add that Scott Allan not only watched the second goal but gifted it.