Things could always be worse - you could be losing an Old Firm derby 5-1.
Love him or hate him, you can't deny that James McClean is that he is true to himself. He has principles, he has beliefs and he doesn't bend them or deny them at the risk of upsetting someone else.
He's proud to be Irish, he likes Celtic and he definitely doesn't like Rangers.
Some of his decisions cause controversy - but at the end of the day who knows who he is and you can't honestly call him boring.
That said, Saturday wasn't a great day for the winger, personally.
He sat on the bench for the duration of West Brom's defeat to Bournemouth where he watched his team-mates go down 1-0. He couldn't even lend a hand as Tony Pulis opted for two new signings, Matt Phillips and Nacer Chadli, on the flanks instead.
But it wasn't all doom and gloom for the Irish midfielder.
After all, having seen what happened earlier in the day up in Glasgow as Celtic thrashed Rangers in the Old Firm derby, he couldn't help but form a little wry smile.
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Of course, Celtic fans loved it.
Even if some of them went a little tiny bit over the top...
It seems that this man has been headed for Celtic for some time now. Sign him up, Brodge.
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