Weekend Football Reactions: Celtic’s Draw, Aberdeen’s Setback, and Hearts’ Resurgence

League leaders Celtic experienced an unusual setback, while Rangers managed a sufficient performance to reduce the points difference. Aberdeen’s decline persisted, causing them to drop to third place. Concurrently, Heart of Midlothian moved away from the league’s lowest position, with St Johnstone, their opponents, taking their place. Additionally, Hibernian and St Mirren secured wins, and a match at Fir Park concluded in a draw. What were the responses from the supporters of these teams? We solicited their opinions, and a selection is presented here. “Celtic lacked finesse when it really counted.” A segment of Celtic’s fanbase is expressing unease, notwithstanding Brendan Rodgers’ team maintaining a nine-point advantage, following their 0-0 draw against Dundee United on Sunday. Al commented: “For what the squad cost, it is a disgrace that we could not break down a dogged, but limited, opposition. The display in the League Cup final was below par, but the performance yesterday really was woeful.” Paul stated: “Celtic missed their big guns against a very resilient Dundee United side to grind out an inauspicious draw. Several players like Hyunjun Yang, Luis Palma, Anthony Ralston, Luke McCowan and Stephen Welsh showed their frailties and are not worthy of a first-team place, with Kyogo Furuhashi’s miss testimony of his extremely poor form this season.”