Russell Martin Sent Celtic Reality Check Before Rangers Arrival

The long-time rivalry between Celtic and Rangers is one that has been notably tense. After the Ibrox club ended up being liquidated in 2012, things started to heavily favour the Hoops in the grand scheme of things, as the Scottish side has taken a firm hold on the Scottish Premiership and run away with it for many years now. This has made for quite the insurmountable gap between Celtic and, frankly, the rest of the league. With the amount of talent the Hoops have been able to amass in recent seasons, they stand in a league of their own at the top, and are now going up against European giants like Bayern Munich and holding their own in the UEFA Champions League. The question becomes, how long is this lead going to be sustained, or rather, how long is it going to take one of the other clubs in the SPFL to catch up? Rory Loy, who played for Rangers, had quite a bit to say in a recent discussion surrounding this very topic. In a recent discussion on the Scottish Football Podcast, Loy would say the following (quo