Now that the international break is in full swing, Celtic fans will already be looking forward to when the domestic football starts up again.
Watching their team return to the top of the table after Celtic’s win at Kilmarnock, it does seem as though the challenge of Aberdeen is set to run for a little bit longer after Jimmy Thelin’s men beat Dundee 4-1 on Saturday night.
Brendan Rodgers has a tough run of Celtic fixtures coming up when the international break is over with Hearts, Ross County and then Aberdeen at Pittodrie.
After Celtic left Rugby Park with a win yesterday, Robbie Savage pushed Chris Sutton on what he thinks of the Aberdeen challenge and whether or not they can hold up the current challenge to Celtic’s title.
Chris Sutton delivers title verdict amid strange pushing by Robbie Savage
Speaking after the match, an English football fan called Sutton’s show and said that it doesn’t look like anyone else in Scotland can win trophies apart from Celtic.
And when Sutton agreed with the caller is sparked this exchange with Savage.
Savage said on BBC 606 [23m], “Aberdeen. You’re ruling Aberdeen out, Chris?”
Sutton: “Hey, what do you want?”
Savage: “You’re ruling Aberdeen out?”
Sutton: “No, no. It’s a great story, Rob.”
Savage: “Anthony [caller to the show] just said, obviously, no one else is winning anything up there. and you said, ‘Yeah, good point’.
“So you ruled Aberdeen out?”
Sutton: “I think that Celtic will win the league.”
Savage: “Oh, so you’ve ruled Aberdeen out? You’re a huge fan of Scottish football, so you’ve just ruled Aberdeen out, yeah?”
Sutton: “Of the title race? I think there’s a title race on, Robbie, you have to respect teams, but I think Celtic will win it.”
Aberdeen’s next three fixtures before the visit of Celtic
With Celtic heading to Pittodrie on the 4th of December, Aberdeen also have another three fixtures to worry about before then.
A tricky away trip to St Mirren is their first fixture after the international break as the Paisley club sits in the Scottish Premiership table in 6th place.
Three days later, Thelin heads to Edinburgh to face a struggling Hibs who are bottom of the league and in desperate need of some points.
And then on the 1st of December, another visit to Edinburgh with Tynecastle on the cards offers another tough fixture for Aberdeen as Neil Critchley’s men look to climb from second bottom in the league.
Aberdeen have some tough games ahead of them and Celtic will be the last team on their minds because if they do want to sustain a title challenge, the Edinburgh clubs could pose a huge problem for them.
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