Is Delia failing a season too early for us?

[calscot 0]

Don't normally pay too much attention to Celtic results but with the headlines of Aberdeen going top with a game in hand, I find myself in the unusual position of rooting for Aberdeen tonight.

 

That also comes with an ambivalence that if Aberdeen win the title, it will intensify their sense of self justification of voting us out of the league - albeit the irony that it will be completely lost on them that deliberately eliminating a rival to win something, is the very definition of a hollow victory and tainted title.

 

Continuing the reservations about a possible Celtic meltdown should Celtic fall even more than five points behind while faltering in the Europa league against what looks like reasonably strong opposition, I'm a bit wary that Deila will do so badly that he'll be removed, and with an eye on what our Warbs is achieving at Ibrox, a search for a manager of the required quality ensues.

 

As we are still behind them significantly in the wage bill department which might be reflected by the quality on the pitch, I think I'd really like them to keep their manger until next season. It's not that I fear a level playing field (which is currently highly pitched in their favour), it's that if they find a more comparable manager to the quality of ours, then their greater spending power could prove decisive over the piece, until our increased funding from th3 top tier, and hopefully some European money, kicks in.

 

Of course, this is all based on the presumption (or confidence) that we'll be promoted at the end of the season and continue to impress on the field.

 

In the meantime, the current contrast in our fortunes is providing some pleasant amusement. I wasn't so aware of how poor they were becoming.

[craig 5,199]

It is always telling when you want your rivals manager to stay for the long-term.

 

Guaranteed most Gers fans want Deila to stay whilst most Celtic fans want Warburton to leave yesterday....

[Gribz 829]

On the other side of the coin, Aberdeen are probably peaking too early. McInnes is doing a fine job there but I cant see them sustaining it over a season. Hearts came out the blocks well also but have lost their last 2.

[ian1964 10,720]

I think it doesn't really matter!,our club is on the up with rapid pace and I believe we will do what we do regardless of what they do,it's all about Rangers!

[Gazza_8 233]

I'd rather Celtic win the league than Aberdeen for two reasons, we'd never hear the end of it and I hate them more than Celtic.

 

If Celtic win the league this season it'll just be another shitey league win but if Aberdeen win it'll be seen as the biggest achievement since I got an A in Higher History back in 1997.

[Gribz 829]

I'd rather Celtic win the league than Aberdeen for two reasons, we'd never hear the end of it and I hate them more than Celtic.

 

If Celtic win the league this season it'll just be another shitey league win but if Aberdeen win it'll be seen as the biggest achievement since I got an A in Higher History back in 1997.

 

I probably agree with you there, I couldn't step foot back into the city for 25 years without it getting mentioned. Celtic winning the league is a team winning a 1 team league so doesn't have so much value. But Aberdeen wont keep it up all season, they will drop points against Hearts in their next game.

[Rousseau 10,489]

Meh. They started poorly the last couple of years, but still ran away with it. The Scottish league is so annoying because Aberdeen can beat Celtic one week then lose to Partick the next. There's no consistency in the performances. I think that's because the tactics are not based on control, but chance, in the sense that they play the long ball time and time again; add in a lack of quality and it's no wonder that they are so inconsistent. It seems like Rangers are able to control games and approach them in an objective manner.

 

I think there is a decrease in quality at Celtic though. It seems like they're replacing quality international players, with 'quality' Scottish players, which is inevitably going to see them drop a level or two.