MURTY UNDER FIRE
Hibs have top record up against champions
your rudderless Ibrox project into footballing flotsam. Sure, Murty could have been tougher and yes, he’s made mistakes.
But he was brave enough to step into the position in the first place, even though he harboured doubts about his ability to cope in a job that’s matched in terms of pressure in Scotland only by the position of First Minister and Celtic head coach.
(A week into the job last November, before his permanent appointment a month later, Murty said: “Why the reticence? It might be that self-belief thing.”)
The former Under-20 boss could not say no to a golden ticket but the second half of the season has cruelly highlighted his future remains as an educator of kids because he lacks the confrontational edge to go toe to toe with senior pros.
Rangers have found that to their cost but it’s a price they will be forced to fork out as long as they continue to invest in rookies and be swayed by pipe dreams laid out by sweet-talking technical area salesmen. WHICH team have Celtic dominated most over the past two seasons using aggregate scores?
(one season) Aggregate scoreline: 10-8
A 2-1 Hibs win last week came on the back of two previous draws. Agg scoreline: 12-2 Dundee have done a good job of keeping the score down against Celtic. Agg scoreline: 15-3 Accies have done a better job than most of avoiding any real hidings. (one season) Agg scoreline: 15-2 Caley Thistle were the first team to take a point off Celtic before their eventual relegation. Agg scoreline: 19-6 Saints have earned two draws at Parkhead. Agg scoreline: 20-7 Hearts ended Celtic’s unbeaten run with 4-0 win. Agg scoreline: 18-4 Killie have had a 1-1 draw and a 1-0 win since Steve Clarke arrived. Agg scoreline: 19-5 Alan Archibald’s side earned a 1-1 draw at Parkhead last season. Agg scoreline: 16-2 Alex Schalk’s infamous dive earned a draw last season in Dingwall. Agg scoreline: 21-5 Well came so close to ending Celts’ invincible run back in November. Agg scoreline: 22-3 Derek McInnes has lost nine consecutive games against Celtic under Brendan Rodgers. Agg scoreline: 30-6 Goal difference is truly staggering as Rangers are left bottom of the table. 3 4 5