Mogga Focuses On The Big Picture..

The easiest thing to do when it appears that everything you try goes wrong is to ……quit.

Since the day that Tony Mowbray stepped through the front door of Celtic Park I’ve heard ‘fans’ calling for his head. And that was before a ball was kicked!

It was the same when Ghordon Strachan took the job. Three SPL titles and a few cups later and the same fans were still wanting him sacked.

What we have to remember is some people will NEVER be pleased. (I’m sure these ‘fans’ were the very same that booed Neil Lennon for keeping possession!)

Anyway, as this season has unfolded there has been very little for Tony or The Faithful to cheer about. Going back as far as August when the Champions League qualifiers were drawn, what was the team we didn’t want?

Dynamo Moscow. Who did we get? Yip, the Russians. And despite a defeat at Celtic Park the Bhoys won 2-0 away in Russia to qualify.

Next round. Who don’t we want…..? Arsenal. Who did we get?

Yip, once again we draw the toughest tie possible. Unfortunately, we didn’t get through this one, nor did we carry any luck. Gallas’ deflection, Gary Caldwell’s own goal, the Eduardo ‘dive’ everything that could go against us…did.

Little did we know that would set the tone for the rest of the season.

Now, it’s well documented about the horrendous refereeing bias shown against us, not only in the three Derby matches, and the missed chances from a variety of our players.

But something else has been overlooked.

And I’m NOT making excuses here.

However, can we honestly say that we’ve carried any luck during the course of the season? Got the rub of the green? I can’t remember anytime.

How many times have Celtic finished with the same back four as we started with? How many of our back four, including Danny Fox when he was here HAVEN’T been injured at some point?

Only youngster Josh Thompson has escaped injury.

Then there’s Shaun Maloney. How long has he been out?

Even now, in the first week in March we can’t field a recognised defence, one that includes Jos Hooiveld, the centre back we so desperately needed.

All of this may sound like I’m making excuses for Tony. I’m not. The performances at times have been abysmal.

But we do need to give the team and management time to get it right. And to the critics who slate him for making so many changes at once, well, who was it that wanted rid of the so called ‘underachievers’ of last season?

Try looking in the mirror Bhoys….

Team Tony is here to stay, let’s get behind the big man.