This Celtic dominance simply can’t be stopped.
It’s pushed Rangers so much that, in 2025 alone, they have had three different managers take to the Ibrox dugout.
And, after Rangers sacked Russell Martin on Sunday evening, they are now looking for manager number four to try and lift them from their relegation battle, as they sit eighth in the Premiership table.
Before a ball was kicked for the 2025/26 campaign, some across Glasgow were being smug about what would happen.
Kris Boyd was at the front of that queue, backing Rangers to win the title ahead of Celtic, and it’s fair to say that he isn’t laughing now.
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As Celtic were enjoying a late win over Motherwell on Sunday, Rangers were dropping points at Falkirk, and it proved to be the last straw for Martin.
The next day, Boyd stood in front of Ibrox to an interview for Sky Sports, and he moaned about how his former side have chopped and changed managers for far too long now.
Boyd even cried about how Celtic, ‘on a constant basis’, remind their rivals of their downfalls and continued failures, because they have done it again.
“When results have been going the way they have for Rangers, then there is only one outcome,” said Boyd.
“We have seen players, big-name players, we have seen managers come here with a reputation in the past and get caught up in the whole Glasgow (pressure bubble). It’s a very difficult environment to manage in. It’s a very difficult environment to coach in.
“If you’re not getting results, then there is only going to be one outcome, because the other side of the city reminds you of that on a constant basis.
“It’s not what Rangers wanted because this is now, I think the fifth season in a row that a manager hasn’t started and finished the same season, especially with new owners coming in.”
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One correct thing Boyd did point out is the sheer pressure and ‘difficult’ nature that comes with trying to win trophies in Scotland.
The former striker admitted, at times, ‘the football isn’t good’, but ‘this city demands that you win’, and Rangers clearly can’t cope with that ‘huge scrutiny’ – that’s why Celtic have won 13 of the last 14 titles.
“Scotland is a difficult place to play football,” added Boyd. “There are a lot of people, especially down south, who think it’s easy. It’s not that good. Sometimes, the football isn’t that good. You can’t get away from that.
“But it’s a difficult place to play. Both clubs in this city demand that you win. Both can’t win at the same time. When you aren’t winning, you come under huge scrutiny. That’s where Rangers are at right now.”
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