Michael Stewart has thrown a bizarre social media strop after Celtic’s win over Hearts.
Stewart, a Hearts captain who played for Hibs, has firmly been in the maroon camp this season, like most neutral observers of Scottish football.
It was a tough Saturday for them this weekend, as Martin O’Neill delivered an unlikely Scottish Premiership to put an end to the Tynecastle fairytale.
Stewart’s response to this on social media has drawn a strong reaction.
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Michael Stewart after Celtic title win: ‘I’m fed up with Scottish football’
A Celtic fan on X noted that Stewart has deleted all of his posts going back to the 12th of May after the result.
In response to this, the pundit posted: “You’re right. I’m just pretty fed up with Scottish football to be honest.
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“You can revel in that if you wish, but there is a bad taste in a lot of football people’s mouth now, and that isn’t healthy for the Scottish game.
“We have seen what’s gone on with our own eyes, and it’s not great.”
The post is very vague and cryptic. Some are interpreting it as a response to the pitch invasion at Parkhead, with unverified rumours spreading of Hearts players being assaulted.
Others think he may be hinting at referee bias, as many did after VAR’s intervention led to the awarding of a last-gasp penalty for Celtic at Fir Park in the penultimate game of the title race.
After all, Stewart’s status as a critic of Scottish officiating is well-established; it literally led to him being banned from Hampden by the SFA earlier this season.
You could also ask the question — and we will — if you’re “fed up of Scottish football”, maybe you shouldn’t be one of the most prominent pundits covering the top two divisions in the country…
Despite being a vocal Scottish nationalist, he echoes the sentiment of many down south by implying that Celtic’s dominance is detrimental to the relevance of Scottish football.
This is undeniably a credible argument, but only when it isn’t framed as if Celtic are some kind of establishment force, rather than a successful, well-equipped football club.
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