Kris Boyd hates having to praise Celtic at any stage, but even he will concede defeat when it comes to the gulf in class between the Bhoys and Rangers.
Brendan Rodgers’ side were worlds apart from their Glasgow neighbours, beating them to the Scottish Premiership title and winning the Scottish League Cup final in a Glasgow derby penalty shootout victory.
Now that the Ibrox takeover has been confirmed there is an expectation that the 25/26 season may see a much closer battle between the two, although Chris Sutton believes the Rangers takeover is good for Celtic and could spur them on further.
Boyd’s prediction for next year will be interesting to say the least, but it’s fair to say that he got it spot on last time.
Kris Boyd said Celtic would win the league by a ‘good few points’
The gap between Celtic and Rangers is growing in every sense.
From points accumulated to the squads on the pitch, there’s only one side on the up.
This season, the Bhoys finished 17 points clear at the top of the tree and that was something Boyd also forecasted during his predictions.
Speaking to Sky Sports in September 2024, the pundit said: “Even I’ve been impressed by the way Celtic have started the season and that takes a lot for me to say that!
“I just get the feeling they’re going to have too much. The business they’ve done, they’re strong enough and they will win the league by a good few points.”
Kris Boyd urges Rangers to copy Celtic
Celtic and Rangers couldn’t be any more different if they tried but Boyd has urged them to look to the Hoops for inspiration.
Rodgers has a plethora of options at his disposal, as shown by Celtic’s 5-1 win against Aberdeen when he made nine changes to the team.
Rangers don’t have that and Boyd has told Rangers that until they build a squad with sufficient depth, they will continue to be left behind.
“Celts showed they have two teams when they made all those changes at Pittodrie before the rematch with Aberdeen in the Cup final,” he wrote in The Sun.
“Gers must emulate that strength in depth. I expect a flurry of transfer activity now.”
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