Celtic’s cruel Champions League exit has been met with admiration and praise from some of the biggest names in football, with respected pundits, managers, and players acknowledging the Hoops’ progress and performance levels in Europe this season. But, as always, Kris Boyd had other ideas.
The Sky Sports pundit, who is supposed to be promoting Scottish football on the biggest UK platform, opted for a petty, small-time response, openly admitting he celebrated Bayern Munich’s late equaliser.
“I’ve never been so delighted to see the ball hit the back of the Celtic net in all my life!” Boyd declared live on Sky Sports. He then attempted to soften his stance by acknowledging Celtic’s improvement under Brendan Rodgers, saying:
“No, listen… when you look at how far Celtic have come under Brendan Rodgers in such a short period of time, when you consider they were on the end of a really, really embarrassing defeat in their last visit to Germany by losing 7-1, they have recovered from that and put in some terrific performances.”
It was a half-hearted admission at best, overshadowed by his initial outburst, which perfectly sums up the mindset of many Rangers fans right now.
Boyd Hasn’t Had Much to Celebrate This Season
It’s little wonder Boyd clung onto Celtic conceding—his own club has given him very little to enjoy this season. Rangers have:
• Lost the League Cup final to Celtic
• Trailing Celtic by 13 points in the Premiership
• Been knocked out of the Scottish Cup by Queen’s Park in one of the most embarrassing results in recent memory
With Celtic dominating the domestic scene and actually gaining credibility in Europe, Boyd’s reaction comes off as a desperate attempt to deflect from Rangers’ own failures.
The Bigger Picture
While Boyd and others use Celtic’s exit as a comfort blanket, neutrals and respected voices in football have been praising the Hoops’ performances. The 1-1 draw in Munich saw Celtic hold their own against one of the best teams in the world, and while they ultimately went out, they left with their heads held high.
Celtic continue to represent Scottish football in a positive light, even in defeat. Meanwhile, Boyd’s comments remind us that some people will always focus on point-scoring over genuine footballing analysis.
Seriously guys, sometimes you have to accept that Boyd does say some things tongue in cheek. What he said this time wasn’t important and we should stop letting him live rent free in our heads. Let’s just enjoy the performance and mourn the result
Total and utter prick
Tongue in cheek, my pink anus. He’s a bitter, clueless clown and he has no excuse for his ludicrous, ill-informed views. The moron should be sacked.
Amazon Prime had coverage of the game with a highly professional input which puts anything Sky Sports can offer to shame. Amazon use recognised sports personalities rather than halfwits, with no personality.
Just a comment from the village idiot, so nothing to be annoyed about.
Do remember he’s very jealous of other Rangers strikers from Rangers l & Rangers ll.
Petted lip Kris never scored for either against Celtic.
Possibly the only Stiker from either team never to do so.
The weird obsession with Kris Boyd continues.
He must be paying you for the publicity.
Surely, he has to be?
The more people comment on this nonentity the more Sky like it.
Hes needing to address the fact that if Berwick Rangers, Hamilton Accies and the mighty Queens Park were in their European group Boyd would be in a dark room.
Maybe photography would be beneficial to him
On tv or not he just saying what we would all be saying. Let’s face it all Celtic leaning pundits prob feel that way towards sevco but can hold it in a bit better. Promoting Scottish football, if you take away wanting your rivals to lose what’s the point. Would rather have them jumping about the studio cheering other team.