While Kenny Macintyre and the other cheerleaders speculate over who they will be drooling over next, Michael Stewart applied some unwelcome reality to the search for Micky Beale’s successor.
As if inheriting a squad rammed with misfits wasn’t daunting enough the more that the Ibrox fans are denied success the more they expect.
After reaching the top flight in 2016 no-one told The Bears to prepare for five Celtic trebles, in the previous 60 years the hoops had managed just three trebles but Callum McGregor’s medal collection comfortably exceeds everything that the Ibrox dressing room can muster.
Stewart remains part of BBC Scotland’s football coverage, marginalised after speaking out of turn a few years ago but in among nodding dogs like Neil McCann, Steven Thompson and Kenny Miller he is the only pundit capable of original thought.
When the howling of the Ibrox support forced Giovanni van Bronckhorst out of a job six months after reaching a European Final a red flag was raised among coaches across the continent.
There are very special conditions involved in the manager’s job at Ibrox that are best left to gobby rookies from the second tier of the English game
With 13 days before their next match there is an expectation on John Bennett and James Bisgrove to present a new saviour that meets the demands of the Ibrox support.
One by one the apparently credible candidates are slipping out the picture leaving the Ibrox decision makers to trust in Steve Davis and Alex Rae or try to find a way of presenting Derek McInnes when they know the backlash that they will face.
?? “It’s very difficult for Rangers to go and compete with a Celtic who are as strong as they are.”
Michael Stewart insists Rangers fans can’t accept that Celtic ‘are the bigger club’
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— Football Scotland ????????? (@Football_Scot) October 7, 2023
Michael that’s why Steven Thomson got the leading roll in sports sportscene because you were prepared to go off message. Expect
Less apprences in the future the game is rigged.— johna (@RogerWa81587509) October 7, 2023
The biggest,the almighty,the far superior and also the exclusive club,that’s who Celtic are and the wee club in Govan can’t handle it ?
— BishBashBosh (@YerAuldDaaaaa) October 7, 2023
St Johnstone are bigger than the phoenix club, who now play out of Ibrox. More trophies and historically, superior.
Where does this TRIFC superiority complex come from? Your club were formed 13 year ago fucksake! Founding father Chuckles Green even admitted buying the history!!
— CeltiChris1888 (@CeltiChris1888) October 7, 2023
His main point is that nobody at BBC in Scotland wanted to dwell on , was Celtic had imploded to allow slippy his only trophy in
3 and half years of amazing success— ian (@IanJakea3157) October 7, 2023
Facts long may it continue
— Dee (@Iwata_beadored) October 8, 2023
The truth hurts Michael ??????
— michael (@michael14592186) October 7, 2023
Always have been, always will be..forever in our shadow.
— Alex Mackay (@AlexMackay1968) October 7, 2023
Celtic are infinitely bigger than Sevco. Rangers are dead and their trophy haul has already been overtaken by Celtic. Rangers will never win another tainted trophy. Sevco have two in 11 seasons. An absolute irrelevance. Celtic are the only show in town.
— Den Byrne (@DenByrne2) October 8, 2023
Look facts are facts so all them should just face the fact we are the biggest club in the country…FACT
— Big Boab (@robertg58475117) October 7, 2023
Always liked you Micheal even tho you was a jambo???????67??
— John P J D (@johndoran21) October 7, 2023
Are you going suspended again Micheal, you know your not allowed to speak about that mob
— Tony M (@tontojones7_1) October 7, 2023
A lot of angry Rangers fans not accepting reality. Celtic are the bigger club.
— In Search of Powder (@insearchofpow) October 7, 2023
I’m still waiting for the day when someone with big Donegal’s asks the question live on air on Sportsound , why does BBC Scotland sport employ so many ex EBT tax dodging recipients on its programme ? That , as one of my old bosses used to say ‘ would upset the apple tart !’ And he was serious !