THE S*N IS AT IT AGAIN WITH FAKE BRENDAN RODGERS STORY
- BY LIAM CARRIGAN
- 13 minutes ago
- 3 min read
Celtic clocked up a convincing win yesterday against Livingston with what was, for the large part, a reserve team. A combination of injuries and squad rotation meant there was quite a bit of surprise and more than a little trepidation ahead of kick-off yesterday.
However, Celtic subsequently won 3-0 with what was, in the end, a very comfortable victory.
Celtic also remain in with a reasonable chance, albeit we need boldly go where no Scottish team has gone before, and actually win a match in Kazakhstan.
There also, finally, seems to be signs of movement in the transfer market.
So, you’d think our media would reflect this sense of cautious optimism ahead of Celtic’s most important game of the season on Tuesday. But no, this is The S*n we’re talking about.
So, they decided instead to run some made-up nonsense linking Celtic Manager Brendan Rodgers with an imminent move away from Celtic.
Fake Brendan Rodgers to Nottingham Forrest Story is Attention-Seeking at its Worst
Here’s the best part: not only is The S*n linking Rodgers with a move away from Celtic despite the manager going on the record literally dozens of times in recent months to reassure everyone that he is here until, at least, the end of the season, but they’re also linking him with a job that isn’t actually available.
It is a rumor, derived from another rumor, drawn from here say and conjecture.
Basically, if its try that current Forrest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has fallen out with the club’s owners, then maybe they will sack him.
And if they do, they may draw up a shortlist of replacements, which The S*n thinks might include Brendan Rodgers.
How does this pass for journalism? It’s literally, “if this thing happens, maybe this will happen, then maybe this other thing will happen, and if all those very specific things happen, in that order, then there’s a small chance Brendan Rodgers leaves Celtic.”
It’s like an extreme version of the “Only an Excuse” Kenny Dalglish skit.
“Mibbees Aye, Mibbees Naw,”
Mibbees The S*n are just making it up as they go along.
Oh, but wait a minute, there is, of course, a rational explanation for all this:
Rangers got absolutely trounced in Europe the other night. Their fans are in meltdown, and they are genuinely worried about their trip to St. Mirren later today.
In the total absence of anything positive or hopeful to say about the comings and goings at Snake Mountain, The S*n have obviously decided that its time to bring out Plan B. “Let’s write something negative about Celtic.”
I doubt even the most gullible of Rangers fans believes this guff anymore, but false hope is a powerful drug. The S*n continues to peddle it, and Rangers supporters continue to swallow it.
It remains to be seen if Brendan Rodgers will be Celtic manager next season. Current indications seem to point to him leaving in the summer. However, that could change. One thing is for sure, I doubt he’d want to go to a club like Nottingham Forrest, if indeed it is true that the current manager is about to be shown the door because the owners are difficult to work with.
Once bitten, twice shy, as they say.
