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After a week of European woes that have yet to be forgotten, Celtic and Rangers have returned to domestic action.
Both again used winning tactics to ensure they were more sensible in the Premiership table. But the continental crisis is never far from either side of Glasgow’s mind, i. e. what the other has failed to do and what they can score on. This week, it’s the Rangers betting at a lower point that Celtic may not even be around after Christmas, prompting a game-for-eye in “Mickey Mouse” betting.
Alan Flett has called up to return to one of Saturday’s call-ups following Rangers’ Europa League draw against Aris Limassol. He said: “It’s seeing Henry Moffat make a fool of himself again. Wouldn’t it be fantastic if Rangers had £100m in the bank until the end of the season with even more Champions League humiliations just around the corner?
“As far as the Mickey Mouse league goes, their team is rarely smart enough to play there, and each and every Celtic fan I know went crazy when Joe Aribo scored in Seville last year. “
Gers bounced back with a 2-0 win over St Mirren, but one punter is less than convinced as he wonders what Philippe Clement is up to persisting with Cyriel Dessers.
Gordon Hendry, Ochiltree, sent an email: “It turns out that our manager made the decision to disappoint Rangers fans by launching Dessers. Fortunately, he had the good sense to get Lawrence and McCausland going and move Cantwell to the No. 10 position in the game in which he was able to repeatedly open St. John’s. John’s. Mirren, but then messed things up by calling Lammers, who, as usual, missed a golden opportunity. . . Long live the January movement window!
Celtic came from beating St Johnstone and Callum McGregor brought them back into the game, but it is said that they deserve to produce much more than they are. Barriemore Barlow, Dumbartonshire, said: “Regardless of whether McGregor scored, he deserves it now To be rested to score his first goal of the season in December, it’s depressing, 4 mediocre months are rarely enough, you only play because you’re the captain, that’s not a smart reason.
Away from child’s play, excitement is running high after Scotland won a glamorous Euro 2024 opener against Germany. Desborough’s Tam Bain said: “It’s a decent draw for Scotland and they shouldn’t worry about any of the groups they’ve tipped their hat to. ” con. I wish we had an intelligent striker. If there is a weak point in this team it is the lack of quality in attack. It is time to take an interest in the under-21s, if they are intelligent enough, they will be. old enough!
Gavin MacLeod, Renfrew, called to say: “Like France ‘98, Scotland will be the headline act as Euro 2024 kicks off in Munich. As draws go, that’s about as favourable as we could get. There are no weak teams but Germany are notoriously slow starters, so getting off to a flier is key. The other two games hold little fear, so we have a decent chance to secure progression to the knock-out stage. The only concern I have is Germany having enough beer to supply the travelling Tartan Army…”
Nick Campbell, Edinburgh, added: “Scotland repeating the trick of France ’98 and taking part in the showpiece opener will be exciting for the whole country. While the task of overhauling Ronaldo’s Brazil felt too great, you have to feel this German team could well be there for the taking!”