In the cold light of day, Celtic’s result at Ibrox was favourable

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·1 September 2025

In the cold light of day, Celtic’s result at Ibrox was favourable

In the cold light of day, Celtic’s Ibrox result was favourable…

Callum McGregor and Marcelo Saracchi. theRangers v Celtic, 31 August 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)

It might just be my advancing years, but I’m quite laid back when it comes to the football nowadays, and unlike a lot of supporters yesterday’s result although a little tainted through yet another lacklustre performance, didn’t upset me, and all things said and done I’m quite content with a point, yes very happy indeed.

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Some are looking at it from a perspective of how poor theRangers have been after dropping points to Motherwell, St Mirren, and Dundee, and of course the thumping they received from Brugge in midweek, but this game was a completely different story in more ways than one.

Brendan Rodgers at Ibrox. theRangers v Celtic,31 August 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)

This was a Glasgow Derby on home turf for the Ibrox side, they were under pressure to not only get a result, but to also perform, not to mention that they always raise their game when a green and white shirt is put in front of them, so it was always going to be a difficult afternoon from our point of view.

Even more so after a gruelling midweek jaunt to outer Kazakhstan, which saw us dumped out of the Champions League leaving our minds as well as our bodies feeling the full brutal effects.

John Souttar of theRangers scores past Kasper Schmeichel of Celtic during the Premier League match between Rangers and Celtic but it’s ruled out for offside at Ibrox Stadium on August 31, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

So to go to the home of our rivals who are desperate for a result, and come away with a clean sheet and a point, a hard earned point that also happens to keep us top of the table and six points clear of our city rivals has to be seen as a positive, don’t you agree?

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Celtic in the Eighties – Out This Friday!

Today is the last chance to get your copy of Celtic in the Eighties signed by Danny McGrain! All pre-order copies will be posted out starting this morning so this is the last chance to get a signed copy! We have very few signed copies remaining.

Danny is signing some additional copies this evening to compete the pre-orders and we will have less than 20 signed books ready to post out tomorrow morning, so if you want your copy signed by Danny you need to order today.

Celtic in the Eighties by the late, great David Potter is published on Friday 5 September by Celtic Star Books…

Celtic in the Eighties by David Potter. Foreword by Danny McGrain. Published on Celtic Star Books on 5 September 2025. Click on image to pre-order.

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