I was in Edinburgh on business yesterday. Reading some of the local rags when I was over there. Glasgow Rangers signed 3 players this week. I never heard of any of them, but they are seen as real statements of intent by the new owners and the signing of a chap called Andreas Skov Olson hailed as a real game changer. Coach Rohl has completely turned the club round in a few short months and a real sense across Scotland that the Teddy Bears have all the momentum now to win the league.
Huge praise for the ambition of their new owners from the San Francisco 49ers stable. Very exciting times for supporters of that particular sporting family like @Locke, @BruidheanChaorthainn, @Biff_Egan, @Watchyourtoes with the Niners chasing the SuperBowl and the Teddy Bears the League of Scotland.
All square at Tynecastle. 2-2. Glasgow Celtic now a miserable 2 points from 15 from their 5 league meetings against fellow title challengers Heart of Midlothian and Glasgow Rangers.
A penalty from James Tavernier, his 100th league goal for the Teddy Bears opened the scoring early in the second half against Dundee. Teddy Bears win 3-0 with two injury time goals to record a 6th successive league win and look now to have the big momentum.
Rangers are beginning to look ominous but they have a tough enough run of fixtures coming up with Hibs away next Sunday followed in short order by a trip to high flying Motherwell and the visit of Heart Of Midlothian to Ibrox Park.
I’d be hopeful they could drop some points in those fixtures before the next Old Firm Derby on March 1st.
Rangers and Hearts will drop plenty of points but Celtic will drop more I think . They’ve really
Lost their identity , at least under Rodgers
they dominated games even if a bit lacklustre in the end . That’s all gone now . They really need a big athletic centre midfielder.
A comfortable 0-3 win for Heart of Midlothian in the City of Discovery to extend their lead at the top of the table over Glasgow Rangers to 7 points and 9 points over 5 in a row chasing Glasgow Celtic. The Jambos goal difference is 8 and 10 better than their Glasgow rivals.
A repeat of Heart Of Midlothian’s 0-3 win at Tannadice Park in April 1986 when they were flying high at the top of the table and served notice they were going to win their first title since 1960.
You’d imagine their fellow capital city men will be mad to do them a favour tomorrow.
The next three games are very big for the Jam Tarts. They have St. Mirren at Love Street on Tuesday, a fixture in which they dropped points in October.
Then next week it’s the Capital City Derby, where their fellow capital city men won’t be so keen to do them a favour.
Then in two weeks time the Heart Of Midlothian go to Ibrox Park, which will be the acid test for them.
They then have an excellent run of fixtures up to Motherwell which is the final game before the cut.
Wonder are teams beginning to take it a bit handier against Heart of Midlothian.
When Leicester won the league 10 years, I did get a real sense over last 10-12 games that teams were taking it handier against them. It was almost as if Leicester were winning it as well for the 12-13 other teams that make up the cannon fodder.