It does say something when it can be stated with some certainty that Sevco’s entire season now comes down to that match at Hampden next month.
Even those within the Ibrox klanbase who are chemically altered should realise that the league is gone.
If they are still in denial about the destination of the title, then they must be taking some strong stuff.
So, it is all about denying Celtic yet another treble.
In recent years the Parkhead club has been rather good at those domestic clean sweeps.
Part of the issue amongst the Ibrox klanbase and their representatives within the Stenography Corps is a pent-up realisation that dares not speak its name.
That is, they’re simply the second best.
Moreover, until the financial landscape changes between the two clubs in Glasgow, then there is little, if any, chance of that basic reality changing anytime soon.
As Celtic has powered on in the league, the two cup competitions have offered some solace to those across the city.
This from last month before the League Cup Final was especially tragic.
The Ibrox klanbase currently has two comfort blankets:
They hope that Ange will leave Celtic.
Messrs Robertson and Wilson are rapidly replaced with a couple of miracle workers.
Even if both those wishes were granted, the resources landscape would not be altered.
Here is Mr Stuart Gibson, an investor in Sevco, discussing the financial reality at 6.20.
“I think we probably need a handful of players to be honest during the summer and they’ll probably cost more than £1million or £2million a time. So we do need to figure out a way to actually increase that pool of money that is available for the Director of Football.”
Once more:
“…we do need to figure out a way to actually increase that pool of money…”
Yeah, Stuart, you surely do.
Just before that amazing revelation, Mr Gibson stated that “we’re sustainable”.
Why even mention that?
Has it been a problem?
Well, UEFA is going to make sure of that with FSR.
The clue is in the middle, the S stand for sustainability.
Especially as the Ibrox outfit is one of 19 clubs in Europe on a financial watchlist.
If there was a functioning Fourth Estate on Planet Fitba, that fact would be regularly referenced.
Unsurprisingly it is hardly ever mentioned because the succulent protocol is in place.
Now, the entire idea of FSR is to prevent clubs from hitting the buffers, as happened to the original Rangers in 2012.
UEFA’s new ordinance crucially bypasses domestic associations.
That in itself is a game changer for anyone operating the Ibrox franchise in the future.
Getting past Celtic at the end of April will not alter the financial reality of both clubs.
Success for Mr Beale and his charges in the semi-final will certainly make the summer a bit more tolerable for the Ibrox klanbase.
It is worth remembering that they’re the delightful folk who lovingly remember in song a Fascist street gang led by a member of the Ku Klux Klan
Soothing these poor dears is the key task of the Stenography Corps.
It is normal in football to consider the next match to be the most important one.
I think we can safely say that this isn’t the current mindset in the Sevco camp, and that tells an important truth about Simply The Second Best FC.
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I’d like to predict that the 15 men of Sevco will win the cup. ( 11 players, 1 ref, 2 linesmen and 1 VAR official )
If Celtic were 9 pts behind at this stage I wouldn’t have given up hope of winning the title , it is arrogant to assume this job is done and dusted and I bet Ange agrees. We are certainly odds on favourites but chickens , eggs and hatching blah blah. Terry Munro got bit on the arse due to the same thought process , never forget they always have 12 men on the pitch as well.
Being better than them is not always enough, sometimes we just have to be a lot better, if we are a lot better then we will win.
There was a murmur of disbelief when I left the Falkirk Stadium last evening, not singing and dancing, just pleased at the result and knowing that here was the first opportunity for three generations of Cunninghams to visit Hampden together. I would have put money on some masonic, or is it moronic, twat at the SFA to cynically arrange a Celtic / ICT semi final rather than a rerun of the incredibly dire 2015 final.
I think this shows the SFA’s craven desire to ensure they have their “big money” game while displaying their lack of faith in the ability of The Rangers (and the match officials?) to deliver a result against lower league teams.
If the venerable Stuart Gibson is the moniker for the “Ran2ers Sustainable Revolution” then Celtic plc has nothing to fear. His naivety around brand awareness, engagement, political application in this segment is frankly laughable. Should he dawn a pair of brown brogues someday then hubris will ensue from the Celtic Way.
The latent conscious “sack the board” remarks; which we numerous are real window to the discontented noise Mr Robertson must be experiencing. No wonder he is on the circuit looking for a potential Uncle Sam or attempting a “Sheikh our Club” pitch without any luck. NB** Worth keeping your journalistic eye on the Sevco passport arrival stamps, Phil.
Excellent analysis on your part yet again.
Did I hear right when this guy said the press isn’t on their side? He should read the likes of Keefe Jackson’s column to enlighten himself. What a tool.
Whilst it goes without say that from a purely football perspective…it is imperative that we gub them in the semi-final…It is also vital that we starve them of additional monies from the Cup Final.
So a victory will give us a win win scenario…
What’s not to like..??
£1m or £2m a time, paid over 5 installments each. Still time to sell that boy they spent £60k on from Dundee for what was it £15m. I don’t think Bassey is gonna net them a sell on as nobody will come close to what Ajax paid for him.
Can’t take cup game for granted and a league game before that, we could win the league before the semi just saying.
Thought he was gonna say my kids are Japanese and it’s confusing to me to see them want Celtic taps, like all their pals…. That would have been priceless.