Today, Scottish football got a reminder of Celtic’s domestic dominance over the last decade-plus, but it didn’t come from Celtic Park.
It was actually provided by Rangers supporters at Livingston who, apparently disgruntled with a lack of success at Ibrox, summed up their woes during a period of remarkable Celtic excellence.
A banner was unveiled prior to kick-off which read, as reported by The Rangers Review: “Two trophies in eleven years, uphold the standards that matter.”
An apparent reference to comments made by Michael Beale about club standards last week, it’s a fairly odd thing for fans to come out with. Especially when they are due to play a cup final next week.
Looking online, it hasn’t gone down particularly well with a section of their support, though clearly match-going fans feel strongly about the issue.
Celtic have won a remarkable 20 major honours in the same time period, ten times the number of our rivals. We even went through an era of an unprecedented quadruple treble.
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The two clubs go head to head at Hampden next Sunday for a chance to win the latest honour up for grabs – the Scottish League Cup.
Celtic facing Rangers in a cup final has actually been a rarity in recent years so there’ll a lot of hype around this one, especially with the Bhoys so dominant in the league and having a team that can potentially win a treble.
Both sides are going into the fixture in good form. Celtic beat Aberdeen 4-0 at Celtic Park today, with Michael Beale’s side winning 3-0 at Almondvale.
With the two teams also drawing at Ibrox in the last meeting, the smart money is on it being a tight encounter and nothing should be taken for granted – despite recent history being heavily on our side.
Get ready for a big week!
In other news, Ange Postecoglou delivers Reo Hatate verdict after Celtic win and it’s frightening for rivals.