I think we had lost a cup final and a semifinal in quick succession and the only real thing at stake that day was Beale having to show he had the ability to field a team that could beat them but the games that would've got us silverware we lost.
My friend my point was every game against them means something even if just winning the points for bragging reasons!
Doesn't really matter if it is against them or others domestically especially we the fans demand full effort and expectation of winning every game regardless of knowing deep down it is easier to have expectations than to know the reality of how hard it is to produce that outcome!
We always put the bar up high for our players to reach anyway! What we really want and is acceptable is to see our players give everything out there and play for the jersey as it represents all of us as one!
What we also want is a match officials level field to keep our game true and that my friend we all know is sadly lacking because of one clubs influence!
Real cancer of our game
A club that has no problem projecting itself with their fans on to others whilst they use their ideals and perception of moral standards which has and continues to damage our game!
It's ok to break the rules if you are Celtic and have placed influencers within the platforms of power in the game! Witnessed it with High Heels comments followed by threats of a lawyer!
Modern day open bribery
They and their supporters within punditry, media and tabloids have no shame by using bribery to get the results or help they need and have used to get a number of recent trophies over the seasons also with protection on the park for the players wearing their colours!
Bribery yes, not the kind of pushing brown envelopes in the pockets of match officials but the new modern form of open bribery tolerated by an infiltrated footballing institution to the degradation of our national sport!
Yes this is a new bribery in the form of using fear, fans threat of death or other to referees, going to homes smashing windows intimidating match officials families!
Excessive analysis on selected issues or topics that are constantly being redefined by them for their narrative and put out there to their masses who then use to spread on social and all to undermine and frighten match officials to give favourable decisions to help and ensure they get a free route to win them trophies in the sport of football! Did I hear them right? Integrity? Huh? Seriously Hmm!
Possibly one of the stand out match pressure this past season the
penalty to rangers campaign by the mentally challenged used to stop us getting penalties that are penalties and sadly it has worked which also shows how and why media and VAR operators over analyse before making final decisions?
To the mentally challenged it should be no penalty even if it really is!
Sorry friend my comment turned from a sentence to a paragraph then book after taking a life of its own there lol
I just hate to see what they have done to our game by destroying the integrity they proclaimed to protect?