‘Telling lies’ ‘Dry yer eyes’ ‘Alternative Story…’ Day 15 of Total Daily Record meltdown

Two weeks on from Celtic’s win over Motherwell the Daily Record is still struggling to cope.

Their Danny Rohl supplement was binned when the German genius lost four matches in a row when it really mattered.

Hope and expectations then switched to Tynecastle. Derek McInnes and Lawrence Shankland lifting the SPFL Premiership trophy would be a decent plan B.

Alas Celtic had other ideas. Led by Martin O’Neill, Daizen Maeda and Kelechi Iheanacho. Rounded off by Callum Osmand.

Bizarrely the Record has been pointing the fingers of blame at John Beaton and Andrew Dallas!

When you are blaming that duet for a Celtic victory it really is time to move on.

Only the maddest corner of the internet would paint Beaton and Dallas as Selik Men.

Two days on from the Sam Nicholson handball the Record are still pushing that claim.

WORLD RECORD FOR LONGEST EVER MELDOWN

A season’s review on Motherwell TV by Calum Ward was all that the Record needed. Apparently there is an ‘unseen video clip’ to confirm the travesty of justice.

And not a peep about Ward’s Kung-Fu attack on Daizen Maeda just before half time. To the surprise of no-one.

Thankfully the Daily Record has now given up on the ‘missing minute’ conspiracy.

Keith Jackson managed to get four days of whinging out of that theory. Every angle was explored but once the SFA released the audio that claim was dropped.

The Record were fully on board as soon as Derek McInnes mentioned the word disgusted. Kris Boyd followed up and two weeks later the Record won’t let go with the Sam Nicholson handball.

Lawrence Shankland provided a short distraction. The Ward interview has provided fresh life with a new angle.

While it does create engagement for the Record online it helps destroy the last strands of credibility for the Glasgow publisher.

With print sales now under 30,000 major changes can’t be far away for the Record.

A slimmed down online only product is the way ahead. Naturally aimed at the same declining demographic.