Celtic finally lost this weekend… but Rangers fans should not celebrate too hard.
Rangers fans were obviously delighted to see Celtic’s unbeaten run finally come to an end this weekend.
A 4-0 defeat to Hearts saw Rodgers’ Celtic’s domestic run come to an end, after 69 games unbeaten.
Their prolific run has been agonising for Rangers fans who have seen their club lurch from one disaster to another during the past 18 months at Ibrox, and of course Celtic’s defeat is reason to smile.
Despite this, here are two reasons why Rangers fans should be annoyed by Celtic losing this weekend.
Missed opportunity
Rangers had been in good form before this weekend, recording four win in a row for the first time since their return to the top flight in 2016.
They were seven points behind Celtic heading into this weekend, and if they could have taken care of business themselves, the gap would now be four points.
Instead Rangers suffered defeat to St Johnstone, losing 2-1 in a shock result which deflated the optimism around Ibrox.
The gap remains at seven points, and this was a major missed opportunity to close the gap to four – and they could even have claimed an assist in Hearts’ win by piling the pressure on.
With an Old Firm game at the end of the month, there would have been a possibility to cut the gap to just one point.
Their chance denied
The bigger picture suggests Rangers should be pleased that Celtic lost, but there should also be a tinge of regret – that it wasn’t them who inflicted defeat upon their rivals.
Rangers play Celtic in just a fortnight’s time, and it would have been so much sweeter if it were the Gers who beat them.
A big win for Graeme Murty’s side will still mean a huge amount if they can beat Celtic at the end of the month, but it would have felt even better if they were the first to beat Rodgers’ side in the league.
Celtic fans will be quietly relieved that their unbeaten run did not come to an end at the hands of Rangers.
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