Steven Gerrard’s Ibrox club Glasgow Rangers are aiming to challenge Brendan Rodgers’s Celtic.
Celtic have won the Scottish Premiership title for the past seven seasons, but Rangers chairman Dave King is confident that the Ibrox club can challenge the Hoops.
Earlier this month, Rangers chairman King was quoted as saying by The Daily Record that if the Ibrox side win one Scottish Premiership title, then Celtic will fall like a pack of cards.
It was quite a statement from King, although one suspects that if Rangers do win the league, then they could only build on it and the potential Champions League money they would bring in would enable the Gers to compete with Celtic.
Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell, though, has outlined just how secure the Hoops are financially in what is a fitting response to King’s remarks.
The Scottish Sun quotes Lawwell as saying: “I don’t think we’ve ever been stronger. We’re in a really good place.
“At the moment, I am looking at two to three years out and understanding where we can be and where we want to be.
We’ve got resources that will enable a long runway, in terms of any things that don’t go to plan. We do plan for the unexpected so I think we’re very robust.”
Long-term strategy
Playing in the Champions League for the past two seasons has enabled Celtic to increase their income, and that will be key for the Hoops in the coming years to stay ahead of the rest of the teams in Scotland..
It is also very smart of the Glasgow giants to plan ahead without Champions League football, and it shows just foresighted the Celtic chiefs are.
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