Woops- Celtic ensure a weekend of misery for Hugh Keevins
Just like his pals Andy Halliday, Barry Ferguson, Kris Boyd and Ally McCoist.
It should have been party time for them.
Ice cream and jelly for the coronation of King Del Boy.
A takeover at the top of the SPFL Premiership table.
Benfica set up the weekend nicely. All the pieces were in place.
Cocky Keevins pushed ahead with his blockbuster column for the Sunday Mail/dailyrecord.com.
An away win at Dens Park on Saturday night was a formality, no need to cushion his article with the word if.
On Sunday morning, providing his Celtic doom-watch, Record readers were treated to:
Their problems will intensify if Hearts beat them his afternoon and put Martin’s side into third in the league.
The manager has to look about him and appreciate the fact that he, on top of his own personal deficiencies, is being let down by his employers.
Reach Publishers are being badly let down by an employee. One that is old enough to know better, possibly their oldest columnist. A veteran of the days when sub-editors checked and corrected copy from their star writers.
Reach has a problem with someone that either can’t count, doesn’t understand how league tables operate or just indulges in wishful thinking.
DESPAIR FOR KEEVINS AS CHAMPIONS CELTIC KILL HIS O** F*** LIFELINE
Going into the weekend Celtic were five points ahead of Hearts. Even if they had lost 7-1 they would be ahead of the Jambos in the Premiership table.
This morning Celtic are in top spot in the table.
Four ahead of the Ibrox Tribute Act that Keevins has tipped to win the title.
Highlighting how he can get things completely wrong in every area of the game Keevins added:
The Green Brigade and the Celtic Collective will give the match a miss. They object to having been called for everything in a club statement after tennis balls were thrown in the general direction of Desmond, in St Andrews a fortnight ago.
WRONG. The Collective has specifically said that they aren’t withdrawing from the Home Cup Ticket Scheme.
They made it clear that the HCTS decision was entirely down to the Green Brigade.
The Collective doesn’t have the authority or mandate to be making that level of decision.
Still, who cares at the Record/Sunday Mail over a few minor details.
Once upon a time they introduced a billionaire to their army of readers then set about a 14 month campaign backing up that ridiculous claim.
Motherwell has still to produce a billionaire.
Some habits are hard to break. Famously back in 2016 Keevins tipped Mark Warburton to win the SPFL title on the back of winning the Championship.
Celtic finished the season 39 points ahead of their so-called city rivals. Even Aberdeen bettered the Tribute Act, finishing nine points ahead of Scotland’s newest club.
Celtic remain a mess, no-hopers in Europe. Now toiling in the Europa League rather than the Champions League.
But there is every sign that the hoops can remain the least bad team in Scotland, looking to celebrate their 57th title win next year.
