Hearts take on the Rangers this afternoon. Is there any way both sides could just lose? Martin O’Neill reckons he’d rather it’s a draw but what do you think?
After Celtic vital win at Easter Road, we can sit back and relax for this afternoon’s Bank Holiday Monday match at Tynecastle to watch our title rivals go at it, in what is sure to be a dramatic ninety plus minutes.
A draw, I reckon, would be the ideal result, and although it would push the Jambos a point clear of us, it would keep the Ibrox side further behind us, but an away win would also be ideal, as much as it pains me to say it.
I don’t think Celtic can really lose regardless of the result. If we had to choose the draw, as Martin O’Neill stated yesterday would probably be the best outcome. However a defeat for either side could be fatal to their title chances. Hearts losing to the Rangers and having to go to Motherwell and Celtic would look daunting for them.
A week ago everyone was writing off the Rangers, including their own support but they know that four straight wins may possibly be enough to lift the trophy a week on Saturday.
But I can’t state this enough, I never, never, ever want the blue half of Glasgow to win anything, from a corner kick to a throw in, it’s as simple as that and today’s will be no different.
I have no love for the Jambos either, but they are just the slightly the best of two evils, so it really is a hellish predicament to find ourselves in.
A win for the away side would also rejuvenate them, and give them belief ahead of their visit to Celtic Park on Sunday, and we don’t want that, we want them demoralised and turning on each other, and then hopefully we can all but end their title chances in the home confines of Celtic Park.
Ultimately, having thought about it over the weekend, I came to the conclusion that if Celtic won at Hibs it doesn’t really matter what happens at Tynecastle. One or both will drop points and that’s the positive for me. The fact that with three games to go, and two at Celtic Park against both of today’s performers, we still have the retention of the title in our own hands.
After all we have been through that is something we should appreciate and thank Martin O’Neill for.
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