Hugh Keevins makes baffling Celtic claim ahead of Ross County trip

Surely its not just me that’s getting pretty tired by this lazy kind of journalism and punditry.

Now I know it makes headlines. I know it encourages clicks but surely any pundit and journalist worth their salt would stop. Think and then put some context into what they are talking about.

All this week we have had people telling us that Celtics bottle will be tested in the title run in. Why?

Because of one defeat in over thirty matches.

No mention of how our rivals bottled a seven point lead to a six point deficit.

Nothing.

It’s all about Celtic now because Celtic sells.

And Hugh Keevins continues that narrative this morning in his column in the Daily Record.

He made a claim about last weekends Scottish Cup semi final that, to me, is simply way out of order.

Keevins said, “Celtic bottled it against Rangers in last Sunday’s Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden, to my way of thinking. Rangers got in their faces and Celtic didn’t respond in kind.

“The one thing they’ll need, above all else in the league from today onwards is bottle – and five games worth of it.”

Bottled it? Have you ever such rubbish?

Lost because they were poor? Yes.

Lost because the opposition played that wee bit better? Yes.

Bottled? Come on!

This is a team that went behind in a major cup final and won it.

This is a team that was down and out (according to Hugh) back in September and now are now on the cusp of something great.

Bottle? That is certainly something you cannot accuse this team of lacking after this season.