The Gap Between Celtic And Rangers And The Rest Of Scottish Football Is Getting Bigger And Bigger, And It’S Causing Some Serious Concern. Tam McManus, A Former Hibs Striker, Is Worried That The Credibility Of Our Game Is At Risk Because The Big Two Teams Are Making It Look Too Easy. It’S No Secret That The Glasgow Pair Dominate Our Game, But McManus Believes It’S Getting Worse To The Point Where Other Teams Don’T Even Feel Like They Can Compete.
In A Recent Article For The Daily Record, McManus Made An Urgent Plea For Scottish Football. He Called On Someone To Step Up And Challenge The Old Firm. He’S Concerned That The Credibility Of Our Game Is In Jeopardy. He Pointed Out That In Other Leagues Around The World, There’S Usually More Competition At The Start Of Each Season. But In Our Top Flight, It’S Become A One-Sided Affair, With Rangers Now Joining Celtic In The Dominance. However, McManus Feels That Rangers Still Lack What It Takes To Overthrow Their Rivals.
The Financial Reasons Behind This Dominance Are Well Known, But The Worrying Part Is That The Gap Between The Big Two And The Rest Of The Teams Is Only Widening. It’S Becoming A Two-Team League, And The Gap Between The Old Firm And The Rest Is Expected To Be Over 30 Points. This Is Damaging For The Respect Levels Of The Game.
Celtic’S Recent 6-0 Victory Over Aberdeen Has Only Highlighted The Issue. Aberdeen, Along With Hearts And Hibs, Were Expected To Challenge The Old Firm, But They Have Fallen Short. McManus Believes That These Teams, Including His Old Side, Need To Step Up And Do More To Challenge The Dominance Of Celtic And Rangers.
He Also Suggests That The Scottish Top Flight Should Be Extended To Address The Current State Of Affairs. He Argues That The Current Situation Is A Turn-Off For Anyone Looking In From Outside Scotland. He Points Out That In Other Leagues, There’S Genuine Belief Among Other Clubs That They Can Compete And Take Points Off The Dominant Teams. However, In The Scottish Premiership, It Seems Like Clubs Have Already Accepted Their Fate Against The Old Firm Before The Season Even Begins.
McManus Concludes By Emphasizing The Need For A Bigger League To Encourage Clubs To Be More Competitive. He Believes That The Current State Of Affairs, With Only Two Teams Challenging For The Title And A Few Others Fighting For The Best Of The Rest, Is A Result Of Self-Preservation And A Reluctance To Change The Financial Structure Of The League. He Points To The Mediocrity And Inconsistency In The Current State Of Affairs And Argues That It’S A Clear Sign That The Premiership Needs To Be Expanded.