Photo: Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
THE NOTAPRODDYGAL – 3/10 – Meritocracy it’s not. And I’m not sure The Brodge knows exactly if he wants to run his autocracy as a monarch or dictator. He’s no king of Hampden any more, that’s certified. And Brendanball took a blunt-force trauma to the face from a cadre of Sheep in wellies who refused to budge to any of his tyrannical wiles as his most faithful henchmen failed to carry out his masterplan. And he wasn’t slow in pointing fingers.
'We're not robots…sadly we just couldn't go that next step'
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers after his side's defeat in the Scottish Cup final ⤵️#BBCFootball #ScottishCup pic.twitter.com/oRIQ4OybrW
— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) May 24, 2025
Photo: Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
Maybe that’s the crux of it – that some players have sussed his disingenuous nature by the treatment of others; players are always thicker than thieves when there’s unease or unrest between management and squad. Engels subbed and Paulo left on was the pivotal point for me – they were legging and the bhoy was brightening – ask the post – and Paulo wasn’t long out of A&E. Why? Don’t know. What was he expecting from leggy Paulo who hadn’t completed 90 minutes since Bealeball ruled the universe? Don’t know.
Photo: Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
At any rate, this was a kick in the shiny gnashers he didn’t expect, and even though there’s been warning signs, neither did many of us. Today was the worst of the Rodgers system – too laboured, too cautious and lacking the imagination to counter the opposition’s nullifying methods. Haranguing the players won’t fix it; they’ll shrug and look for a move. He needs to fix it. And he’d better.
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Nailed it as usual