Celtic fans have been enjoying the title win so much that there has been news outside of it some have missed.
For example, the VAR audio of Celtic’s win over St Johnstone was released in the midst of the title party which let fans hear the referees bizarre comments on Hoops striker Adam Idah.
Fans may also have missed Willie Collum’s Celtic penalty verdict at Hampden after James Forrest being impeded was ruled lawful by the video referee.
Plenty was going on at the weekend but as the Celtic title parties continued, Rangers boss Barry Ferguson admitted something to the BBC about the fourth league win in a row that fans may have missed.
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Rangers boss Barry Ferguson admits Celtic title win ‘hurts’
Ferguson was preparing his Rangers team to take on St Mirren after Celtic won the Scottish Premiership at Tannadice when he was asked by BBC journalist pre-match how he felt after the news was confirmed.
Ferguson told BBC Radio Scotland, “It’s got to hurt you, things like this. It hurts me. I know for a fact that hurts me.
“I know for a fact that hurts my staff. I know for a fact that hurts the supporters. This needs to really hurt my players, because Rangers is built on winning trophies.
“And as I’ve said, over the course of the last number of years, it’s been way off what’s needed here.”
Ferguson admits Rangers have not got near Celtic this season
Not stopping there, Ferguson warned his players that they had to put on performances for the remainder of the season and then admitted a second thing about Rangers’ challenge to Celtic this season.
Ferguson continued, “It’s all about us finishing the season as strongly as possible, and also players playing for their futures as well because we’re all kind of in no man’s land in terms of we don’t know what’s going to be happening in terms of manager going forward.”
“So the last five games, as I said, we need to make sure we put on performances. But the most important thing is we need to make sure we get results, and then we’ll obviously reflect on what a disappointing season it is.
“But then they have to go away, and whoever’s manager and whoever’s going to be here next season as players, have to come back fighting to at least challenge because we have not even challenged this year which has been really disappointing.”
Celtic are miles ahead of Rangers this season but, in truth, they have been for a number of years.
As Brendan Rodgers nears his third treble as Celtic boss, the Parkhead club’s ninth, the pain Ferguson is feeling now will be nothing if the Hoops beat Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final next month.
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