Paul Paton deserves credit for holding back
Paton has certainly been known to take the deludamol from time to time. His comments back in 2015 about Celtic “manipulating people” was a particular highlight (The Herald).
But for his comments here alone, he deserves a pat on the back. There wasn’t the bitterness some may have expected from him. And, considering the heartache that must’ve consumed the Dunfermline players, Paton has done well to keep a level head.
The midfielder has praised Celtic, Parkhead, and even managed to nab a Callum McGregor jersey. He also believes that James Forrest is indeed the best in the country. You can have a go at him for previous comments in the past. But on this occasion, Paton has spoken a lot of sense.
Not everyone at Dunfermline will be feeling so gracious after a tough loss. It would’ve been easy for Paton and co to come out and slam Celtic as being lucky etc. But, unlike their supporters, there’s been a real air of class about how the Pars have conducted themselves during and after the tie.
They have a right to feel that we were there for the taking. It’s the closest Dunfermline could come to winning at Parkhead in a long time. But, at the end of the day, Celtic did end up having too much quality.
Paton, at the very least, has shown plenty of class on this occasion to acknowledge it.
