MUCH has been said and written about the exploits of Celtic, Dundee United, Hearts, Motherwell and Rangers in Europe this season in recent days and not very much of it, it is fair to say, has been especially positive or complimentary.
The Conference League, Europa League and Champions League losses to Sligo Rovers, AZ Alkmaar, Zurich, Fiorentina, Istanbul Basaksehir, Real Madrid, Ajax and Liverpool have been branded shameful, humiliating, disgraceful, inept and naïve by commentators. As for the online remarks from supporters? They could never be reprinted in a family newspaper.
Criticism of players, managers and directors even has been widespread and scathing. Fans, scribes and pundits have debated what has gone wrong at length and offered myriad potential solutions. There have been demands for heads to roll. In a couple of cases they have.
