After four months of misery screaming for changes, sackings and whatever else it seems that some bears are getting excited over a relaunched title challenge to Celtic.
A 6-0 home win over a team managed by Derek McInnes with Young McCrorie in goals was all that it took to have the most loyal of bears dreaming again.
Three wins on the bounce topped up by goals from Hamza Igamane, Cyriel Dessers and Danilo has prompted some Ibrox fans to think ‘what if’ as they clutch at a life raft away from their spiral of misery.
In just over a week Phil Clement’s relaunched Revolution faces Celtic in the League Cup Final at Hampden, there is another Glasgow Derby less than three weeks later by which time it will be game on and all to play for!
“Panic buy to appease the hordes”..
What, like Diallo, Silva, Ramsey and Diomande? 😂 pic.twitter.com/UwU8bWTi6k
— Ibrox Meltdowns 😎 (@GreedyPete11) December 4, 2024
Last nights results did close the gap between second and third place in the SPFL while giving Clement’s side a much needed goal difference boost, scoring 25% of their SPFL goals on the one night. They remain 11 points behind the champions and SPFL leaders, the club that begins with the C word that Clement daren’t mention.
Had last night’s scoreline been traded for a 1-0 win at Rugby Park in October and a1-0 win at Ibrox over the Ayrshire side the SPFL table would look significantly different.
In six matches away from home in the SPFL the bears have had just three goals to cheer, on Sunday they return to Dingwall where last season’s Revolution went spectacularly off the rails.
The win over Kilmarnock will take much of the anticipated sting out of today’s AGM, a planned Enough is Enough pre-match protest last night turned out to be a wash out as fans headed to their seats rather than protest outside of the front door.
When the dust and excitement settles the austerity drive continues, there will be no fresh funds for Clement in January as he searches for loan deals while trying to offload the highest earners.
Dessers and Danilo, scorers of three goals last night, are among the highest earners, when you have the best part of £80,000 a week worth of strikers you ought to have more than 29 points after 14 SPFL matches.
At the AGM this morning there will be no CEO with a Caretaker Chairman in John Gilligan managing the event with calls for patience and loyalty alongside the promise of jam tomorrow.
The same double-header awaits next week with Spurs and Celtic presenting a far different challenge to that from Kilmarnock.
Social media is bound to be full of positivity but as those that have enjoyed The Banter Years know all to well it is the hope that ultimately kills them.
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by Dando
14 games played and 12 of their 24 goals accumulated against 2 teams at Mordor, the stat the SMSM won’t highlight is only 12 goals scored in the other 12 SPFL games (;-0)
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