disgruntled_bear 157 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 GORDON STRACHAN believes Celtic could lose all four Old Firm derbies and STILL win four titles in a row. The Hoops boss goes into today’s showdown against Rangers with just one win from six games at Ibrox. But he said: “These games are not all that critical any more. “There are a lot of things involved in winning the title — not just Old Firm games.” Asked if Celtic could net title No4 even if they lose every Glasgow derby he added: “That’s conceivable, yes. It used to be the case that these games were the be-all and end-all, but it’s changed.” Strachan takes his side to Ibrox knowing he is under pressure to get a result following the shock 4-2 defeat at Parkhead in August. But if he is feeling the heat, then he’s hiding it very well. Indeed, he believes the classic head-to-heads between Scotland’s big two are now over-rated in terms of deciding the destination of the league championship. Last season, the Hoops delivered savage blows to Gers’ hopes with two successive triumphs at Parkhead in the space of just 11 days in April. But Strach said: “There is a lot of toing and froing, you never know when you are going to get a good win and results. “It’s more critical that you pick up the results away from home and keep on winning. “If you can get a good home record while picking up points away from home then that’s great. “The Old Firm derbies are certainly critical to the supporters of Rangers and Celtic. A victory and they can feel happy for two or three months. “But in 10 years’ time when everyone looks back, nobody takes any interest in who did what in these games. “They just look at who won the titles.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadaready 9,437 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 He sounds very very scared. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooperSF 5,792 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 He sounds very very scared. Because Charlie's after him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allistera 10 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Yeh, he is preping for a loss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan72 12 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 He Knows , Big Jock Knows THERE GONAY GET PUMPED Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanRangers 4 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 He Knows , Big Jock Knows THERE GONAY GET PUMPED A small win would do but pumpin them wid be fantastic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelle1880 225 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 He knows they are going to get destroyed today. However, if we don't work on the inconsistency away from home he might actually have a point, we show up in these games but fail to do so against minor teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMWWBK 0 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I've said before that i wouldn't be surprised if we done the whitewash over them, but still lost the league. Scraping draws against Dundee Utd and the like may not seem like the end of the world just now, but they really hit home when you need to go to Easter Road in April looking for a win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
demise 3,517 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I hope this time we will punish them and they won`t win the league.Bastards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUDGIE52 9 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I remember Souness coming away with the same rubbish,but a least Souness said it in his 1st season,he soon realised that it was a wrong comment,Strapon,s saying it after 3 and a half seasons,is he trying to prepare his supporters for a defeat,or to deflect the flack in case they get beaten. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterC 12,288 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 the wee ginger cunts getting his excuses in early. Celtic you can run but you can't hide! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingWilBEARy 4,319 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I've never been this confident going into an OF game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo 588 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I've never been this confident going into an OF game Same I really think we could score a few goals today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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