The Daily Record has turned to Maurice Ross to have a go at Giorgos Giakoumakis for believing that Celtic are the best team in the SPFL Premiership.
The comments were made after the Greek striker scored a hat-trick in the win over Dundee to take Ange Postecoglou’s side three points clear at the top of the table.
It was a fairly straightforward claim made on the back of eight successive wins that have taken Celtic from six points behind five weeks ago into their current position.
Why any publication would turn to the manager of Cowdenbeath, currently six points adrift at the bottom of League Two to criticise a player at the top of the Premiership is of course down to editorial choice.
Ross however has a very interesting background, just nine months ago he was sacked as assistant manager of Notts County for gross misconduct.
Reflecting on that incident in the Daily Record last May he said:
During Saturday’s match at Altrincham, I made an ill-judged comment to a member of our playing staff which has led to my departure from the club.
I deeply regret the comment, which is not a reflection of the type of person I am, and would like to place on record my apologies to the player in question for the upset I have caused.
While it was said in the heat of the moment with no malice intended, it was nevertheless unacceptable and I’m devastated by the impact it’s caused.
I would also like to apologise to the club’s board of directors, supporters & Ian Burchnall, all of whom I have enjoyed working with immensely. The club have handled today’s events impeccably and everyone at Meadow Lane has my full support for the rest of the season and beyond.
I will be taking some time to reflect on my actions and learn from this experience before continuing my coaching journey.
Ross didn’t resign after the Altrincham match (May 1), he was sacked by Notts County four days later for gross misconduct. He had been in the job five weeks.
EXCLUSIVE! Maurice Ross tells Celtic ‘you’ve been top of the league for 10 minutes’ as he blasts ‘classless’ Giakoumakis | Andrew Newport https://t.co/hNKzJIbvRJ pic.twitter.com/6WfvAqPIhF
— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) February 21, 2022
Rather than keep his head down and try to do something to rebuild his reputation if not credibility the former Scotland defender has opted to dish out advice to Giakoumakis on how to be humble!
Lecturing to the Daily Record about Celtic’s hat-trick hero, Ross suggested:
I think he needs to be a bit more humble. If I was in the Rangers dressing room, those comments would just be fuel for me.
Celtic were better than Rangers two weeks ago, that we can all agree on. I think the Rangers players would agree on that as well. But Celtic have been top of the league for about 10 minutes this season.
A wee bit of humility and a wee bit of respect would be a better way of going about your business. But there’s no doubt this will be used as fuel by that Rangers squad. Celtic are a good side, as are Rangers, so this title race is going to go to the wire.
I think it will come down to the two remaining Old Firm matches if I’m honest. But as for those comments, that’s a lack of class if you ask me
Celtic have been at the top of the SPFL Premiership for 20 days, not 10 minutes. Cowdenbeath are bottom of League Two and have a derby clash tonight away to league leaders Kelty Hearts.
Reports from England stated that Ross was sacked by Ross County, according to the Record he signed.
EXCLUSIVE: Notts County stars threatened strike action after assistant Maurice Ross’ racial slur | @MirrorDarrenhttps://t.co/0pewuDZshv pic.twitter.com/u5P76w1nWn
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) May 6, 2021
Maurice Ross sacked as Notts County No2 after five weeks following ‘ill-judged comment’ https://t.co/LvrpKUwtH1
— The Sun Football ? (@TheSunFootball) May 4, 2021
Maurice Ross has publicly apologised to Notts County’s Enzios Boldewijn for the “clumsy” and racially “insensitive” comment he made to the Dutch winger.
— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) May 5, 2021
BREAKING! Maurice Ross reveals language that led to Notts County resignation as he admits using racist passport stereotypehttps://t.co/JjCeEKtCwg pic.twitter.com/hpYNmvh6PV
— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) May 5, 2021
Former Rangers defender Maurice Ross SACKED by Notts County for gross misconduct just 5 weeks after joining https://t.co/lvMJoL1D6l
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) May 4, 2021
Tonight on @BBCSportsound we will hear from the former Rangers and Scotland defender, Maurice Ross. He issues a public apology, and tells us what happened that led to him resigning from his position at Notts County. pic.twitter.com/bp6qrKQnYv
— BBC Sportsound (@BBCSportsound) May 5, 2021
Motherwell boss Stephen Robinson says Neil Lennon-Maurice Ross row has been ‘dealt with’ and is ‘over now’https://t.co/G0XzF6DZBW pic.twitter.com/uSjNnHSeQi
— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) October 23, 2020
His comments were racist ,lack of class who has got a hard neck.
Is Donald Findlay still on the board of this club if so employing Mr Ross makes sense. Remember this statement from Mr Findlay after Paul Gasgoine beat up his wife “people forget what this man does for us on a Saturday”
Acht the the hun are hurting now, they need their egos stroked hence all these “ there there” stories in the Daily Retard.
“Celtic urny better than yeez, urr ur the peepul”.
I mean, theyve gone from best team in Europe 5 days ago to Dundee Utd being the best team in Europe for drawing with them….thats a lot to digest.
Pathetic lazy journalism…if u can even call it that.
Strange choice of opinions from the record. An absolute non entity, whose opinion means Zero to anyone.
I hope big Ange has a word with Giakoumakis, I didn’t like these comments myself. I’d rather he said the old fashioned 1 game at a time stuff. Comments like these, can come back and bite you in the backside. I don’t like the we are the best team in the league stuff, that’s for others to say. Hopefully ange will have a quiet word with the big man.
“Lack of Class “ Ross says…..
Does he think he had plenty of class with his racist
comments to Dutch player….
ANOTHER FUKIN EX HUN BASTARD NAEBDY LOL! Whoze next? Wee Bawwy, Muttonsy, McMoist, Goughy, Der Bummery or the icing on the cake Ratchet Hobo BAWAHAHAHAHAHA!! The problem wae being a HUN Bastard is u’ll ALWAYS BE A HUN BASTARD, NOT A FUKIN BRAIN CELL BETWEEN RALOTAETHEM!!
the sevco manager is of a different opinion he said they were the better team on the night.
Racist Ross is only one of many. Racism is in their DNA.
Lack of class? Peepul like Ross and Rae and Bankrupt Bawwy who are fond of using this term, wouldn’t know class if it ran over them in the street.
Paying your debts and your taxes, that’s class.
Ross is in a panic because this is the10 minutes in which we usually go to the top of the league, on the way to winning it.
Has been ex hun racists , tax cheats , drink drivers , women beaters , coke heads they all get the call for an interview to gee up the troops just after they drop points