Former Celtic player and Sky Sports pundit Davie Provan has claimed Steven Gerrard must walk away at the end of the season for his own good.
Provan has been brutal in his assessment of the Ibrox man’s record over two seasons but knows his stock in England is still high because of his European exploits and his celebrity south of the border.
The scenario currently unfolding is one that suits Celtic fans and Steven Gerrard down to the ground while the Ibrox club gets shafted. You love to see it.
Celtic are being rampant in their pursuit of the nine, knowing next season we go for an historic ten. For what it’s worth, the hysteria doesn’t have to be as bad as it is. However, Ibrox fans lay claim to the nine in a row record when it was not set by them but set instead by Jock Stein’s famous side.
Rangers later matched the feat, borrowing money on the never-never, sending them towards the abyss. Celtic stopped them from taking the record books with a tenth consecutive title.
Speaking about Gerrard’s prospects beyond this season if he stays in Glasgow, Provan paints a painful picture.
“While his instincts will tell him to stay and fight, he should have the savvy to walk away.” Provan wrote in his SUNSPORT COLUMN.
“The only thing awaiting Gerrard next season is more pain and a shedload of vitriol.
“Does he need that when he could walk into a good job in England tomorrow? Be in no doubt, Gerrard won’t be short of options.
“Yeah, his team has folded like a cheap tent again when the heat was on, but down south his reputation remains intact.
“Arguably, Gerrard is in the most difficult job in British football. One where expectation outstrips reality in a city where second is last.
“With ten in a row up for grabs next season, does he need the grief he’d get if he came up short again?
“Even by the standards of the Glasgow madhouse, next season is likely to be off the Richter Scale.”
