EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - DECEMBER 21: Rangers' Jack Butland looks dejected during a William Hill Premiership match between Heart of Midlothian and Rangers at Tynecastle Park, on December 21, 2025, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Rob Casey/SNS Group via Getty Images)
Super Jack Butland was back to his blundering best at Tynecastle.
Safe to say that the former Crystal Palace third choice keeper won’t be on media duty any time soon.
When the going is good for himself Butland is rarely away from the cameras, sharing his brilliance and how at Ibrox you need to win every match, every trophy.
THE LOSERS LOSER
Two and a half years into his lucrative contract he has one League Cup winners medal to his name.
Micky Beale, Phil Clement, Barry Ferguson, Russell Martin and now Danny Rohl have all been let down by Super Jack.
Yesterday’s second goal for Hearts was a classic.
Close to the bye-line Lawrence Shankland was at a ridiculous angle. He shot low and hard inside the post, obligingly Butland lifted his left leg out the way. As the ball hit the net Butland fell to the ground in sympathy.
There wasn’t much sympathy from the angry bears on Follow Follow. A few minutes earlier Super Jack had conceded a corner for the Hearts opener.
Butland has apparently been the Player of the Year so far at Ibrox. Which says more about the others than their arrogant goalkeeper.
A CELTIC HERO
For Celtic fans he will forever be a Hampden hero.
In May 2024 he spilled the ball to Adam Idah for the only goal of the Scottish Cup Final.
Last month he jumped out the way of a Callum McGregor shot as Celtic went ahead in the League Cup semi-final.
Amazingly in the summer of 2024 Clement admitted that every player was for sale except his £30m rated goalkeeper.
Things have got so bad that the Daily Record has put on hold their ‘Butland for England’ World Cup campaign on hold.
With Liam Kelly as his back-up there is virtually no chance of Super Jack getting dropped. His contract runs until May 2027.
You put your left leg in, your left leg out
In, out, in, out, you shake it all about
You do the Hokey Cokey and you turn around
That’s what it’s all about. Yeh!
While Liam Kelly is no upgrade on Super Jack Butland I think Sinsalo could be an upgrade on Kasper in the Celtic goal at this point in time? He looked impressive last season and should not have been dropped for the final.
Couldn’t agree more. Kasper can be a really good shot-stopper but his decision-making is chronic at times as are his kicks out. But let’s face it, there are gaps all over the place due to Lawwell and Nicholson’s sheer incompetence/downsizing.
At times yesterday I couldn’t believe it was only 1-0 then they get an outrageous equaliser.
If we’d been 6 up it would only have reflected our play. But when Kieran put us back on top I let out some kind of primal scream, a response to our amazing misses, their keeper’s series of unbelievable saves and the woodwork. For James Forrest to guarantee victory was then sublime but I was in absolute fukkin tatters by then. Great to see the joy/relief on Wilfried Nancy’s face at our two late goals. He had been going through the wringer along with the rest of us. Just terrific to get a victory for all concerned.
Remember when the SMSM wanted Gareth Southgate strung up because he didn’t include him in the England squad
Actually, fair play to Shankland.
That was a confident, unexpected but precise shot,
whilst knowing that he should never beat the keeper at the near post like that.
He should have shot / passed towards the far post,
– and would have got pelters for not doing so if he hadn’t scored?
Impressive strike from Shankland.
…and Buttland remains extremely over-rated! 🙂
Buttland – The land where people are on their arses !
Not for the first time this season or previous seasons has big ‘ Jacksy ‘ makes a blunder which causes theRangers to lose the game . Yet the myopic SMSM scoops still treat him with kid gloves and propriety ? If memory serves before theRangers ‘ swooped ‘ to employ his services he was out on loan at his previous clubs in englandland – 7 times ! I Wonder what his lucky number is?
The Fud’s Fud!
N-n-n-n-n nineteen seconds is all it took Daizen Maeda to sabotage big Butland’s England dream!
So, going back to England with not a lot, Jack?!
An arrogant Journeyman whose level is at best the SPFL. Got a major technical weakness to his left side.
Never really got to the bottom of his “Knee Bleed” last year at this time though rumours abound as to the cause ?
Looking forward to see Jack burn at Parkhead on January the 3rd!