VAR decision at Ibrox for their offside goal. theRangers v Celtic, 4 May 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
MIBBERY – 5/10 – Jee-sus, radiation-poisoned Gerard Kelly with the flag was clearly desperate. His re-enactment
of the scandalous Jorge Cadete offside call even had Satan’s spawn, Damien Dallas on VAR, cringing. Little Nick tried to divert attention from the embarrassing farce with a slapstick booking of Wee Bawbag-Bazza, just to make the Zombies seethe so much that the entire Edmiston enclosure was obscured by a popping mass of saliva bubbles and spit. Nothing unusual there, then…In summation, they had a bit of a last throw of the dice, realised they risked revealing the dice really were loaded, so opted for clenching teeth and backside-cheeks and playing mostly to the rules for the closing spell. Even if it meant the anguish of overlooking the ‘penalty to Rangers’ moment, lol.
The Celtic Board and guests at Ibrox. theRangers v Celtic, 4 May 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
OVERALL – 6/10 – May the Fourth be with you – it was Star Wars Day and therefore fitting that we should rock up at the inspiration for the bar in the movie. But I doubt George Lucas imagined quite the dank and nitrous vault that Celtic had to enter. We did so with a couple of thousand merry souls there for a Sunday of mockery and hopefully a resounding Zombie-skelping, belying the dark expressions of consciousness that surrounded them. The most controversial and disturbing of which, seemed to be a tifo portraying Graeme Souness sucking a big dildo. Those Onions Bears and their Freudain fantasies; Each to their own, I suppose…
Their offensive tifo at Ibrox. Photo social media. theRangers v Celtic, 4 May 2025.
But with the recent derby choking-syndrome rearing up again, it transpired that the Bhoys weren’t going to teach the upstarts any well-deserved lessons. We failed to ignite, with a display that felt ponderous and often aimless, no perceptible rhythm getting the blood up and the adrenalin flowing. Sure, we got ourselves back in the game, maybe could have won it. But this was the Dead Rubber Cup Final and one imaginary trophy we were overdue winning with some style and swagger to clam the mouthy underachievers who’d recently stolen empty victory from the jaws of defeat at our patch then declared themselves Brazil 1970.
Rangers substitute Neraysho Kasanwirjo runs on to the pitch to throw items off the pitch that appear to have been thrown into the Celtic penalty area during the second half of the match. theRangers v Celtic, Scottish Premiership, Ibrox. Sunday 04 May 2025. Photo Stuart Wallace/Shutterstock
🚨 BREAKING: Rangers have condemned “the actions of the individual who threw a bottle during today’s match” against Celtic, as well as a pre-match display which “crossed the line and was unacceptable.”
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— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) May 4, 2025
But today ran flat and hostilities called to ceasefire after 97 minutes of disjointed frustration, punctuated briefly by joy. So the squabble lingers, postponed until August when we’ll resume once more at the Bates Motel where we’ll no doubt be facing the new Jam Tomorrow (unheard of) superstar signings like Portuguese Fiasco De Gama, or another unknown but ‘brilliant’ Colombian, Fat Freddy Enchiladas…
Celtic supporters at Ibrox. theRangers v Celtic, 4 May 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
Until then, we can shake-off this unsavoury day with a shudder, like it were a cockroach in our hair, and focus on the real prize – a treble we’re favourites to win. Or so the probabilities say…
Never tell me the odds.
Go Away Now
Sandman
🔥 Cyriel Dessers and Adam Idah were on target while Nicolas Raskin had a goal ruled out as Rangers and Celtic drew in the final derby of the season ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/HfZROVYkDk
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) May 4, 2025
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I think Idah was rather part of the problem yesterday, in spite of his goal. It’s not that he hadn’t tried, but many of his actions (for example, his pass into Forrest after a counterattack) came so delayed that they weren’t really dangerous anymore. Ironically, the only situation I recall when he didn’t think but just acted was the goal … (Still, by no means I’m implying he’s not good enough, or we should get rid of him. But he appears to be overthinking things recently.)
You are implying he’s not good enough, maybe your over analysing things
with this game over and the league well and truly won, Brendan should look at a different set up with JOTA and KUHN OUT, maybe 3 5 2 ? IDAH up front with MAEDA PLAYING OFF HIM ,Vicars, Trusty and Scales at the back {extra height required} two extra in the middle to HELP Calum ?
Idah is the problem, the team is too static with him in it as they wait for him to move. He needs to be sold as soon as anyone falls for brendan’s incredible “minutes to goals” ratio nonsense that he spouted