It was only a matter of time before Chris Sutton had us laughing again.
The former Chelsea and Celtic striker, naturally, became carried away after Celtic’s 3-2 defeat to Rangers a week ago.
It isn’t the first time this week that Mark Wilson has had to clamp down on Gers pundits and remind them of their status as Scottish Premiership also-rans.
But this week’s Sutton column in the Scottish Sun is a doozy, as he excluded top Rangers players from his Team of the Year selections to make room for Celtic players.
Kuhn’s form may have fallen in recent weeks, but the German has been outstanding this season for Celtic. Engels has 10 goals and 12 assists from midfield in his first season with the Hoops at the age of 21.
Boyd picked Raskin and Cerny over Kuhn and Engels
For Boyd he feels Vaclav Cerny and Nico Raskin are more deserving of a spot in his team which reeks of recency bias.
“I’d have Vaclav Cerny in my Premiership Team of the Year ahead of Nicolas Kuhn,” Boyd’s column began.
“I’d also pick Nico Raskin before £11million man Arne Engels.
“Celtic’s big-money summer signing should be a worried boy that Rudi Garcia, the manager of Belgium, has the Ibrox midfielder ahead of him in the pecking order for his international team.
“When it comes to Cerny, though, I wonder if Rangers have left it too late to get a deal done with Wolfsburg for the Czech. He’s been exceptional. In a team that has struggled so badly domestically, he has shown himself to be a class act.
“But it’s typical of the club’s recruitment that a permanent deal hasn’t been written in stone before now. In fairness to Celtic, that’s something they have done well down the years.
“There’s Odsonne Edouard, Jota, and even after a successful initial spell they were able to lower the agreed fee for Paulo Bernardo.
“Celtic will be champions again, that’s clearly a certainly now. We’ve all seen their bottle crash, we’ve seen the helicopter changing direction in years gone by. It’s not happening this season.
“By the time Rangers kick off against Dundee at Dens Park tomorrow night, Brendan Rodgers’ side could be 16 points clear at the top of the table once more.”
Kris Boyd clutches at straws to explain Celtic omissions
“Gers have already proved they know how to raise their game on the big occasion. It’s matches like this where they have let themselves down.
“Put it this way, there’s every chance Rangers will end this season having beaten Celtic three times. Yet they are nowhere near them in the table.
“Rodgers has had players who have lost form. Guys like Kuhn started the season like a house on fire, but maybe his wisdom teeth have been hurting again as he’s been poor for months now. He was even hooked at half-time against Rangers.
