{"id":430093,"date":"2026-02-17T08:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T08:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/430093\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T08:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T08:20:17","slug":"keith-jacksons-bitter-reaction-to-celtic-dagger-tells-hoops-fans-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/430093\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith Jackson’s bitter reaction to Celtic dagger tells Hoops fans everything"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\/ Add as preferred source on Google <\/a> <\/p>\n

Celtic\u2019s late win over Kilmarnock was a tough blow to fans well beyond Rugby Park.<\/p>\n

Over at Ibrox, Rangers and Hearts were preparing for a top-of-the-table clash under the impression that Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s<\/a> men were highly likely to be dropping points.<\/p>\n

In the end, Julian Araujo\u2019s<\/a> winner secured Celtic\u2019s<\/a> third last-minute redemption in a row. <\/p>\n

Hoops fans are under no false impressions: performances have to be improved. But in the middle of February, the title race is still young.<\/p>\n

But you certainly wouldn\u2019t get that impression from Keith Jackson\u2019s response to the game.<\/p>\n

The Celtic players certainly enjoyed that. Can the team continue to score late goals? <\/p>\n

Keith Jackson\u2019s response to Celtic win<\/p>\n

Celtic sit three points behind Premiership leaders Hearts, with a game in hand on both them and Rangers.<\/p>\n

Given Celtic\u2019s recent history, you\u2019d be brave to bet against them with 12 games remaining, including two Glasgow Derbies.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Brilliant Brazilian Celtic commentary surfaces of Julian Araujo winner vs Kilmarnock<\/a><\/p>\n

\"elticPhoto by WM Sport Media\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Writing in the Daily Record,<\/a> the chief writer put a hilariously negative spin on a man who is yet to lose a domestic match since returning to Celtic.<\/p>\n

Jackson wrote: \u201cCeltic remain clinging onto those maroon coattails even though the champions have rendered themselves seemingly unable to win matches within the space of 90 minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are surviving from week to week and game to game by the skin of their teeth and on Sunday at Rugby Park they had to dig deep into their reserves of resilience all over again\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cTo pinch all the points in the seventh minute of injury time, after falling two goals behind during a lamentably lacklustre opening 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe powers of recovery Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s players are relying upon are truly remarkable but the fact that they are being required so regularly points to the lack of quality which continues to undermine this creaking title defence.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was Julian Araujo who saved the day\u00a0in the dying moments on Sunday and when the Mexican slammed home into the roof of Kilmarnock\u2019s net it meant Celtic secured six points from back-to-back games against the bottom two teams in the division. <\/p>\n

\u201cWith pretty much the last kick of the ball on both occasions. Of course, it is possible that they can go on like this, scrambling late wins all the way to the finishing line, but it\u2019s highly improbable all the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

What is the biggest difference you have noticed in this Celtic side under Martin O\u2019Neill? <\/p>\n

\"MartinCredit: Getty Images\/Ian MacNicol This could be Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s best title win for Celtic<\/p>\n

It\u2019s quite the statement given how excellent O\u2019Neill\u2019s Celtic sides of the early 2000s were, but for different reasons, this could be his best title win of them all.<\/p>\n

If most clubs had the instability that Celtic have had this season, they would be happy to finish second \u2013 but O\u2019Neill\u2019s fantastic record has them bang in the race.<\/p>\n

Understandably, the Hoops boss has insisted that his team are still focused on chasing, with performances in need of improvement.<\/p>\n

But media dismissals like Jackson\u2019s only fuel the fire for a decisive title run-in.<\/p>\n

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