Sutton: The Voice of Controversy in Football

Chris Sutton knows exactly what he is doing when he takes a poke at the angry bears!

The most insecure and deluded fan base in football hang on to every comment, phrase and social media post from the former Celtic striker.

Sutton’s popularity gives them plenty of outlets for their anger, yesterday Sutton was on Sky Sports followed by BBC 5 Live, he knows his market on Twitter with columns in the Daily Mail and Daily Record ensuring that his views are unavoidable.

Over the weekend he watched Celtic trounce Kilmarnock 5-1 but those scenes were eclipsed at Pittodrie where a stoppage time equaliser was treated as if it was the title decider.

Goalscorer Ianis Hagi shushed the Aberdeen supporters, Liam Kelly ran halfway round the stadium as if he was something more than Butland’s back-up.

Down in the dug out the Real Raingers Men management team were giving it large to all around them, Findlay Curtis was trying to climb into the Main Stand while Nicky Raskin was getting into the faces of Aberdeen’s VIP guests.

All that dignity over pulling the gap at the top of the SPFL Premiership back to 15 points.

From the commentary box Sutton knew that he’d soon be sitting alongside an over excited Kris Boyd sharing analysis of the match, he’d have been as well discussing Trump’s import tariffs with Professor Ferguson in the away dug-out if he hadn’t been on the pitch trying to get into a battle with Graeme Shinnie.

Rangers broke the world record for celebrating draws today…
— Chris Sutton (@chris_sutton73) April 13, 2025

Sutton said:

We can try and skirt around it and say the title isn’t over. It’s absolutely over. So for Rangers to celebrate that goal at the end, it’s desperate stuff.

It tells you where Rangers are at. It’s just pathetic. It’s desperate. How low is the bar? Really?

Boyd and the rest of Ferguson’s media cheerleaders can focus on the Europa League and the fakeover from the San Francisco 49ers but the clock is racing towards Celtic winning their 55^th Scottish title. The hoops are two wins at Hampden away from taking their trophy haul to 121 if they can win a sixth treble in nine seasons.

Brendan Rodgers can become the first manager to win three trebles, one more than Jock Stein, one more than Jock Wallace and more than the man with No Surname.

Pointing out these uncomfortable facts seems to be driving the Gullible & Deluded to greater depths of anger and despair. Sutton revels in it.

While they big up their non-achievements the artwork inside Murray Park and Ibrox about the World’s Most Successful Club is drowning each successive manager.

Celtic are about to win their fourth successive title, across the city the 2012 haven’t been able to retain a manager through a full season during that timespan.

Another Revolution! is being called for while the deadwood from previous managers piles up high.

In today’s Daily Record Keith Jackson has called time up on the Ibrox careers of Danilo, Oscar Cortes, Ross McCausland and Nedim Bajrami. Unfortunately they are all on long term contracts.

Whoever is manager for next season will welcome back Ben Davies, Kieran Dowell, Jose Cifuentes and Rabbi Matondo for pre-season training. James Tavernier, Cyriel Dessers and Jack Butland will continue to weigh down the wage bill.

Paddy Stewart is about to impose full on austerity, there will be no transfer war-chest, no gifts from investors as Season Ticket money is used to match the crippling monthly wage bill.

Whatever the platform Sutton will be cutting through the hype and spin knowing full well that the angry bears will confront anything except their grim reality.

While this goes on loyal bears can vent their anger at Sutton, meanwhile the culprits for their demise hide out in the Blue Room , waiting to sup out of the cherished Loving Cup, toasting a monarch just back from Rome with no intention of ever setting foot inside Ibrox.

RELATED READING

I think he may be laughing rather than raging 😄
— jean turner (@jeanturner1812) April 13, 2025

Celtic will celebrate another record breaking treble while Rangers celebrate getting knocked out of Europe, that’s the level difference
— TheDestinedOne (@DestinedTh24414) April 13, 2025