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Only Hugh Keevins can rival Tom English when it comes to getting things completely wrong.

Funnily enough both men revel in the prospect of misfortune for Celtic. Minestrone or Chicken Noodle?

For over a decade both men tend to lose it completely as they speculate over problems for Scotland’s most successful club.

That is matched up by being on board any bandwagon heading out of Ibrox.

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From Craig Whyte to Andrew Cavenagh and Perdo Caixinha to Micky Beale the hope burns brightly that the O** F*** rivalry can be recreated.

Many suggest that it is the hope that kills them.

Celtic’s troubles this season has given English hope that the cracked crests can resurface.

Supporters have genuine concerns, they have articulated them. Peter Lawwell melted at the AGM, he knows genuine opposition and doesn’t want it to be given a platform.

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The resignation of Brendan Rodgers gave English a flutter of hope. How could a 73-year-old on the media circuit halt the self destruction of the hoops?

Across the city they had just appointed a coaching hipster half O’Neill’s age.

The League Cup semi-final was a massive disappointment for English. Known affectionately as House Paddy by his BBC colleagues, the Chief Football Writer was distraught.

English led the protests over the attempted beheading of Jack Butland. He wanted the match replayed with Nick Walsh no where near a whistle.

Four days later Midtjylland gave English the opportunity he had been waiting for. He didn’t hold back.

Reflections on the win over Feyenoord are thin on the ground with the BBC.

An excitable Liam McLeod was trashed by O’Neill at the pre-match media conference.

There is barely a reference to the Scottish coefficient.

With the egg-chasing season getting underway English can focus on something else that he is clueless about.

Fortunately no-one in Scotland is bothered about rugby which allows the Limerick Loser to come over as some sort of authority on the sport.

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2 comments

  • Frankie says:

    BBC sport Scotland should be renamed sevco sport Scotland, as for English? We’ll stick to pish talking MON won a lot of honours especially the European cup so why would he listen to anything or any comments from that stooge.

  • Paddybhoy67 says:

    English by name, rubbish by nature. He’s another shameless brass necked muppet. If Keevins and Quisling had a love-child it would be Uncle Tom the souper.

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