Chris Sutton echoed the views of most Celtic fans as he told BT Sport viewers that ‘it’s done’ following the final whistle at Ibrox.
Some fans of the most fervent faithful through and through variety will recall famous comebacks down the years but they haven’t been paying attention at a stuttering season.
With £35m spent on the team since July 2019 Celtic have a makeshift team with a manager desperately fumbling around for a formation five months into the season.
? “Celtic aren’t coming back from this. Rangers have dropped four points all season. It’s done!”@chris_sutton73 can’t see any way back for Celtic in the SPFL, after they suffered defeat in the Old Firm. ????#BTSportScore pic.twitter.com/uJU8xzg5gn
— BT Sport Score (@btsportscore) January 2, 2021
Three goalkeepers have failed to convince with various defensive systems tried with two attack minded full-backs selected at Ibrox either side of Kris Ajer and a converted midfielder that hasn’t been close to getting a game in that position for four years.
Neil Lennon and the club will make the anticipated noises about giving nothing up and fighting till the end but today’s flattering performance and self-destruction neatly summarised a season that is as good as over two days into January.
