Celtic may have only been delayed in the Scottish Premier League for the fourth consecutive title, but it was clear that Brendan Rodgers’s assessment of defeat to St. Johnston was more “very hopeless” than the result.
A win against a team that played at the end of the league was a chance for Kilmarnok at lunch on Saturday for Kilmarnok.
The scenario is now empty, although Celtic’s victory and then Ranjarz’s defeat in Eberden the next day will still lead to the title win.
The defeat was fourth in Celtic in an interesting league campaign, but all four came in January and had an early goal privilege – something Rodgers highlighted.
“It’s often happened,” he said. “Now I’ve seen a trend with us. Between the present and the end of the season, it will be mentally attractive,” he said.
“We didn’t start the game as we wanted. The mentality and attitude of the first half is disappointed, disappointed and disappointed.
Former Celtic Patt Boner, on the Sportoid Sportode, suggested that it would be “real and real disappointment for the fans” but what was wrong?