‘Wee waster’ ‘could have been a legend’ ‘No other outcome’ Little sympathy for Griffiths from Celtic fans

There was very little sympathy for Leigh Griffiths last night when it was reported that his Celtic contract was being terminated. 

At the age of 31 the striker should be rewriting the record books. Christiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were smashing it well into their thirties, in the far less demanding Scottish game Griffiths could have been scoring for fun. 

In season 2015/16 Griffiths scored 40 goals in all competitions including 31 from 32 appearances in the SPFL Premiership- since that season his return has been in sharp decline with a variety of factors put up in his defence. 

There was one final hurrah, kicking off two years ago when he teamed up with Odsonne Edouard to power Celtic to 9-in-a-row for the second time but what happened during Lockdown 1 only the player can explain. 

Excluded from Celtic’s pre-season training camps at Loughborough and in France he had ample time to get his mind and body in shape. 

Last season he came off the bench to take a penalty in Serbia to take Scotland to the European Championship Finals then did likewise in the Scottish Cup Final including the third goal in the 3-3 draw with Hearts followed by a shoot-out victory. 

Why Celtic offered a 12 month contract in July and who made that decision is likely to remain another mystery, typically the chance was blown but Dundee boss James McPake offered an escape route to his former team-mate. 

An incident with a firework has been followed by two goals in 14 matches, with his Celtic deal cancelled and McPake unimpressed Griffiths is fast running out of options at just 31-years-old. 

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