Today at Tynecastle, the stage is set for something special.
Celtic could wrap up the league.
The visiting support will undoubtedly be in party mood if the game tilts the way of the Hoops.
However, it will just be another day in the dugout for Ange Postecoglou, and the result will be his sole focus.
When he was appointed to the Parkhead job, he was derided by media commentators.
According to one venerable chap even wrote that “ANGE” stood for “Absolutely Not Good Enough”.
Another mantra that emanated from the sports desks was that he would be “sacked by Christmas”.
Undeniably, many in the Stenography Corps were giddy with glee that the Parkhead club had appointed a manager who wasn’t up to the job.
They openly speculated about a period of prolonged dominance by their beloved Sevco.
Now the same succulent suspects quietly pray that Postecoglou leaves Celtic for another job.
Even to my untrained eye, it is self-evident that HIS Celtic team plays with a relentless flair that reminds me of the side I watched as a wee fella in the 1960s.
I have written here several times that the Australian with the immigrant backstory instinctively gets Celtic.
The featured image is a Tweet of mine today.
This photograph of the five-year-old Greek child holding his immigration number in his new country is a living testament to Celtic manager’s journey.
You don’t have to have an immigrant background to get Celtic.
From Day one, it was open to all and remained so.
Those who opposed the club, whether in officialdom or across the city, always had a nasty nativist vibe going on.
Consequently, if Ange’s bhoys do the business at Tynecastle today, then the crowd at Ibrox could turn ugly.
This is a day for the good guys on Planet Fitba.
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James, if you think that the Native Lowland Scot recognised the Catholic Native Irish as equal fellow British citizens when they arrived in their thousands during the 19th century, I’m afraid you’re looking at that period through rose coloured specs.
The crowd at Ibrox and even some others throughout Scotland still resent their descendants to this day.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65523955?s=08
“However, under Whyte’s stewardship, the Rangers business went into administration and then liquidation in 2012.”
Not the club, no no… the ‘rangers business’
How is it possible for one team to get to this stage in the league season without conceding a penalty?
I think we got that answer yesterday at Ibrox where grabbing an opposition player then dragging him to the ground right in front of the ref in the penalty area was deemed perfectly ok by the official.
The real kings were crowned tonight not the German impersonator
Immigrant or not ,Ange knows the history of this club from time, he knows what it means to us fans from wherever we hail from , if it’s in your blood , it’s in your blood .There’s only one thing in this world that has my allegiance an if he’s head of it all the better .Hail The Champions Glasgow Celtic
Championi 🍀 We follow no King but Ange 👑
Hail hail, enjoy the jelly and ice cream tonight
We should remember that when Celtic was formed, the whole of Ireland was part of the U.K. So despite coming from Ballymote, in my grandfather’s Co Sligo, Brother Walfrid was a subject of the Crown; technically, anyway.
So our immigrant ancestors were actually moving from one part of the U.K. to another.
We have, as our ancestors had, every right to be here; we should not allow the supposed ‘indigenous’ sorts to regard us as anything less.
You miss the point entirely.
I do wonder if some people who comment on here actually read the words that you write?
Surely you mean that at the time Ireland was occupied by Britain.