RYAN CHRISTIE was gutted trackside at Tannadice on Sunday, the team not even able to make their rivals wait for the title.

A 0-0 draw against Dundee Utd meant there was no more delaying the inevitable. It’s been a horror show of a season for Celtic, something which couldn’t have been written before it all got underway.

Many have suspected for some time Ryan will be part of the Celtic exodus this summer when the season is over. The players father has spoken several times about the midfielders EPL ambitions. Ryan is also coming into the final year of his contract.

However, as he spoke yesterday, the midfielder sounded like he was a man very much for staying.

Christie told RecordSport:

“Every player, not just me, at the club is hurting and wants to put things right. Everybody has that champion’s mentality. That’s how we got to the position we have over the last four or five years.

“Everyone is desperate to have that feeling back again, so everyone has that hunger again. We want to put things right. John Kennedy touched on that and is trying to get that mindset back. That’s what champions do.

“It’s obviously not how we wanted the season to go. We started the season looking to defend our title and we’re all gutted. But we can only look forward now. It’s just a blip and we want to come back even stronger and go again. When you face a blip, you face a blip. You bounce back from it and try to get back on top again.”

It could just be platitudes from the Celtic star at the moment. Fans find it hard to believe some of the players share their depth of feeling but there will be many in the dressing room gutted.

This team, as it sits today, doesn’t have enough about them to string together a winning run. That’s why the Scottish Cup seems a million miles away. But maybe, they’ll show us something!

2 COMMENTS

  1. Not nearly good enough this season, keep Turnbull & Ajer punt the rest. Fed up hearing quotes from players, talk is cheap, the performances on the park all season from virtually every player have been embarrassing. Take McGregor with you

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