Already 2020 is shaping up as a classic as The Banter Years reaches new heights.
It has often been said that ‘it’s the hope that kills them’ with the first weeks of the new year proving that theory beyond doubt.
The first three weeks were a period of joy over at Ibrox, not hampered by stuttering performances against Stranraer and St Mirren as the afterglow of winning at Celtic Park took root.
Since Liam Boyce scored at Tynecastle last Sunday the certainty of title party #55 has been put at risk by a series of events that has had the gullible in a state of meltdown.
God bless the “forces at work outside football”. pic.twitter.com/WNewiWHuq2
— Li’l Ze (@LilZe85) February 2, 2020
A calf injury to Jermain Defoe was balanced out by the arrival of Ianis Hagi but a home draw against Aberdeen, the revelations about the private life of Alfredo Morelos and a seven-point gap at the top of the SPFL Premiership has left some fans in deepest despair.
Some incredible conspiracy theories are brewing mainly based on Andrew Dallas failing to award penalties against Aberdeen.
As the details surrounding Morelos come to light Steven Gerrard’s job is bound to get more difficult as he attempts to keep a lid on the temper of the Colombian. Opposing fans and players won’t be providing Alfie with much in the way of support.
Should the gap at the top go beyond seven points the unthinkable may become reality with calls for the sacking of the Liverpool legend just a matter of weeks after he was screaming with joy at the Sky Sports cameras at Celtic Park.