Neil Lennon’s brutal truth to Rangers fans after hearing what ‘everyone’ is saying about the gap to Celtic

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The gap between Celtic and Rangers has never been as huge as it is now.

On the pitch, Celtic’s trophy count has been growing year on year until the point that now, the Parkhead club is officially Scotland’s most successful team.

Off the park, Celtic’s financial power is unmatched. Recording £26.9m of pre-tax profit and with £64.5m in the bank, the Hoops are set to dominate Scottish football for many more years to come.

Which is why when Neil Lennon was asked about his thoughts about the gap between the Bhoys and Rangers, the former Celtic boss was quick to shoot down what he’s heard people say about it.

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Neil Lennon tells Rangers there is no gap to Celtic, it’s a ‘chasm’

Lennon told BBC Sport Scotland, “It’s a chasm. Everyone talks about a rebuild. For me, it’s a change of culture and psychology, really, more than anything else.

“I think they’ve got some good players there, but obviously the psychology of the team isn’t right. They do well when they are not expected to do well, and when they are expected, to win games, they can’t do it.

“So that needs to change. And I think they have to get things right domestically first and foremost before they think about anything else because if they go out to Fenerbache in the Europa League, the season’s done, you know, and we’re only in March.”

Celtic’s domination of Scottish football since 2000

Celtic have been absolutely relentless in their pursuit of silverware ever since Fergus McCann dragged the club out of the horrendous 90s era.

25 years on and the club has racked up treble after treble as Celtic’s domination of Scotland continues. So with that in mind, here is the list of every domestic major honour the Bhoys have won since 2000.

Celtic’s Scottish Premiership wins since 2000

• 2000/01, 2001/02, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14 (Premiership), 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24

That amasses to 17 championships in 25 seasons.

Celtic’s Scottish Cup wins since 2000

• 2000/01 (beat Hibernian 3-0 in the final), 2003/04 (beat Dunfermline Athletic 3-1 in the final), 2004/05 (beat Dundee United 1-0 in the final), 2006/07 (beat Dunfermline Athletic 1-0 in the final), 2010/11 (beat Motherwell 3-0 in the final), 2012/13 (beat Hibernian 3-0 in the final), 2016/17 (beat Aberdeen 2-1 in the final), 2017/18 (beat Motherwell 2-0 in the final), 2018/19 (beat Hearts 2-1 in the final), 2019/20 (beat Hearts 4-3 on penalties in the final), 2022/23 (beat Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-1 in the final), 2023/24 (beat Rangers 1-0 in the final)

Celtic have won 12 Scottish Cup wins in the last 25 years.

Celtic’s Scottish League Cup wins since 2000

• 2000/01 (beat Kilmarnock 3-0 in the final), 2005/06 (beat Dunfermline Athletic 3-0 in the final), 2008/09 (beat Rangers 2-0 AET in the final), 2014/15 (beat Dundee United 2-0 in the final), 2016/17 (beat Aberdeen 3-0 in the final), 2017/18 (beat Motherwell 2-0 in the final), 2018/19 (beat Aberdeen 1-0 in the final), 2019/20 (beat Rangers 1-0 in the final), 2021/22 (beat Hibernian 2-1 in the final), 2022/23 (beat Rangers 2-1 in the final), 2024/25 (beat Rangers 5-4 on penalties in the final)

Celtic have won 11 Scottish League Cup wins in the last 25 years.