Old Firm football

Just finished watching the Rangers vs Celtic match on Setanta.

I rarely watch Scottish football. It seems there is always something better on, like repeats of Jake and the Fatman or an all new "Are You Smarter Than A Ten Year Old"

But I thought what the hell, lets watch it, this should be as good as it gets for Scottish football.

Oh dear, if this is as good as it gets then they may as well shut the entire operation down.

I know derbies generally don't produce great football, and the Old Firm is hardly "El Clasico" but still. Jesus.

Rangers won 1-0. Celtic hardly had a shot on goal. Neither did Rangers. When the stand out players are Samaras, Dailly and Davis, all of whom were not missed when they sloped out of the Premier Lague, you know it is a poor game.

The atmosphere was good, dont think I would want to be there but the noise was phenomenal. That does not make it a good game though.

Rangers would seem to have the title in the bag now, and they progress on in the UEFA cup. They look to be on top now in Scotland and while that will dismay many Irish fans they should be more worried about Aiden McGeady.

While Damien Duff's career seems to be on its way down we need McGeady out of Celtic and playing at a higher level than this. He looked frustrated today and a move for him in the summer is more important to any real Irish fan than how Celtic are doing.