Celtic Win Another Spl Title

[rixalex]

Besides a few Scottish people, does anyone really give a monkey's who wins the SPL?

[scotwumman]

I care and surely you mean the few Scottish people who contribute to ThaiVisa rather than the sixty odd thousand who frequent Celtic's home ground

[EastSaxCol]

Being West Ham/Celtic I'm very pleased. I listened to the game on the radio and was touched by the emotions displayed by all those that were there.

They did Tommy very proud as well.

Well done the Bhouys !

PS

I'm sure that I caught something about Celtic supporters being awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award again.

[keddy]

Besides a few Scottish people, does anyone really give a monkey's who wins the SPL?

No but I would like to see the SPL being allowed to enter the Carling cup. Mainly because I'd like to see West Ham United win a few easy games up there, especially at Ibrox and Parkhead

[Spit the Dog]

Besides a few Scottish people, does anyone really give a monkey's who wins the SPL?

I doubt it. In fact most Scots that don't support Celtic or Rangers don't really care either.

So, if you don't like it, don't watch it.

[rixalex]

I care and surely you mean the few Scottish people who contribute to ThaiVisa rather than the sixty odd thousand who frequent Celtic's home ground

Scotwumman, i said besides Scottish people. Are you or are you not Scottish?

(and i was being flippant when i said "a few" - i was aware that there are more than 3 people in Scotland!)

[mrtoad]

Delighted for Celtic, considering the loss of Tommy Burns this week it was a fitting tribute to win the title.

Furthermore, great as the Rangers morons who have at present prevented United being able to parade their hard earned trophy around their own City becasue of their stupidity last week. God moves in mysterious ways. Just ask JT.

[Jockstar]

Conrats to Celtic(he says through gritted teeth) This from soccernet.

Smith blames tiredness for Gers title flop

Updated: May 22, 2008, 6:11 PM ET

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Walter Smith revealed losing out on the Scottish Premier League title was even more painful because he believed not so long ago that Rangers would be crowned champions.

The Ibrox club had been odds-on favourites for the championship following a successful run of games which had seen them in the hunt for an historic quadruple just a few weeks ago.

But, just over a week after missing out on the UEFA Cup to Zenit St Petersburg, Rangers were forced to settle for the runners-up spot in the SPL as Celtic completed a hat-trick of titles.

Superior goal difference meant Gordon Strachan's men headed into the final night with the advantage and they produced the goods against Dundee United with a 1-0 win at Tannadice, while Rangers slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Aberdeen.

Asked to sum up his feelings afterwards, Smith said: 'At the present moment, just disappointment.

'I felt at one stage of the season we had a good opportunity to win the league. That was more than I would have expected in the first year but it was there so the disappointment is even greater when it doesn't materialise.

'We are obviously disappointed with the outcome tonight and obviously disappointed that we have lost out on the championship.

'There wasn't much between the two teams in the game and we were disappointed to lose from two set plays - I think it was mental tiredness as much as anything else.'

Goals from Lee Miller and Darren Mackie sealed the win for the Dons but Smith believes a gruelling fixture schedule - this was their 67th game of the season - ultimately proved to be Rangers' downfall even before they made the trip to Pittodrie.

He said: 'I don't think it was a matter of when it started to go wrong - it was just a period of time when we realised what kind of fixture list we were going to have towards the end of the season in the last couple of months.

'That was the realisation after we had had a really good run of games where we went over 20 games without losing. I thought then we could maybe go on and take the championship because of that level of consistency.

'But, once I saw all the fixtures, I knew it would be an uphill battle and that's the way it was for us. That's where we have fallen down as much as anything else.'

However, Smith refused to lay the blame with the Scottish Premier League for their refusal to extend the season further, adding: 'Any other club in our circumstance would have tried to have had the fixtures spread out but when that doesn't happen, you've got to play the games.

'So we have played the games and it's a set of circumstances that don't normally come around and this season it obviously hasn't helped us with the way it has turned out.'

Meanwhile, Aberdeen boss Jimmy Calderwood insists the wrong half of the Old Firm ended up as Scottish champions tonight.

He believes Rangers' crippling schedule, combined with a Zander Diamond goal wrongly chalked off to hand Celtic victory at Parkhead recently, were the key factors in deciding the destination of the trophy.

'Of course I feel for Walter and (assistants) Ally (McCoist) and Kenny (McDowall),' he said.

'Taking nothing away from Gordon's title but I honestly believe that, if Rangers didn't have the programme that they had, they would have won the league.

'But it can be very close. Celtic maybe deserved to beat us that day but, if that goal had stood, I think the league would have been finished that day and the league would have gone somewhere else.'

[scotwumman]

Still partying here in this wee neck of the woods. Oi Happy pm anytime you and yours find yourself near Troon Ayrshire you're sure of a welcome in our house anyway maybe not in Troon mostly Rangers guys live here but hey live n let live the supporters, the good ones anyway, are the only ones that hurt

[hanibal7]

more happy for celtic than man poooooooooooooo.thats from an english guy.celtic play good football.

[scotwumman]

Jockstar you're doing a sterling job but "No Excuses"

[EastSaxCol]

Oi Happy pm anytime you and yours find yourself near Troon Ayrshire you're sure of a welcome in our house anyway maybe not in Troon mostly Rangers guys live here but hey live n let live the supporters, the good ones anyway, are the only ones that hurt

Thanks luv.

[EastSaxCol]

more happy for celtic than man poooooooooooooo.thats from an english guy.celtic play good football.

To be fair. And Man u dont play good football ?

But I too am certainly more happy about Celtic - seeing that my greatest pleasure was more in seeing Chelsea lose than Man u win.

[hanibal7]

as a stoke fan and the poo are 40 mins away i was bought up to think of them as competition.not now though,even though we are in the premiership.Beat them many times in the good days and got them relegated once,as we watched the poo burning their scarves in the old stoke end.what a wonderful sight.