ALLY MCCOIST had claimed that the gap between Celtic and The Rangers wasn’t that significant, but Alan Stubbs Believes that the Ibrox pundit is wrong in his assessment.
Stubbs pointed to the gap in the league, and admitted that he expects it to extend to twelve points by the evening of April the 8th, after Celtic play The Rangers. But, the gap won’t stop widening there, with the former Hibs and St Mirren manager expecting Beale’s side to drop even more points before the end of the season.
When you look at the gap, despite the points tally not closing in since Beale’s arrival, the goal difference has continued to grow week on week, widening Celtic’s gap.
Quoted by the Daily Record, Stubbs disregarded the pundit of the year’s comments, saying:
“The score in the League Cup Final was 2-1 but the game wasn’t as tight as that. Celtic were pretty much in control of that game. I see Coisty was saying that the gap isn’t that big but I’m not so sure. There’s a nine-point in the League and it’s been that way for a while. The teams meet on April 8 and if, as I expect, Celtic win that game it becomes 12.
“Then before you know it the gap will become 14, 15 or 16. So I think that will be a more realistic representation of where the two teams are. Results have improved at Rangers under Michael Beale but they scraped a lot of these wins or were not convincing. So in terms of closing the gap on Celtic, I don’t think they have.”
The gulf in quality between the two sides is clear for all to see, next season should be a closer fought title, but Celtic will still have the edge when it comes to quality and class.
