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t's been two years since Rangers FC were liquidated and a new club were formed.
There is a myth doing the rounds that the club were relegated into the bottom tier of Scottish football.
In actual fact Rangers were invited to play in the Scottish League Two the first time of asking.
Many a Celtic fan and indeed other fans of clubs north of the border have been engrossed in the story and indeed revelled in it, loving the fact that Scotland's most domestically successful football institution, appear to have spent monies that they actually did not have, whilst winning various trophies.
The likes of Chelsea and Man City down South may end up with the same fate twenty years from now, if not sooner?
However, it would now appear that Celtic need that challenge again to ignite a domestic campaign which is now won before a ball is kicked.
Celtic are winning the top flight by around the 30 point mark now, which is highly embarrassing, even by SPFL standards.
No other club outside the "old firm" have won the title since 1985 and unless an oil tycoon takes over the likes of Aberdeen FC, that stat will never change.
Attendances are down at Celtic because of lack of competition but Champions League nights are always sell outs.
There is only one more season to go before Rangers should be back up in the top flight and at least having these matches back should create some interest.
Problem for the neutral however, is that Celtic appear to be banking the majority of the monies they have received from Champions League and also selling some of their recent acquisitions for big bucks.
It would appear that they will strive for "ten in a row". That's ten league titles in a row which has evaded both clubs throughout history.
So YES, even the most fanatical Celtic fan would have to agree that they absolutely do need a strong Rangers side both for competition and financial reasons.
A better quality of player will come and ply their trade up north also.
Even Celtic's management team look a bit fed up and already the Assistant Manager has left to try "another challenge".
The quicker that Rangers are back in the top flight the better.
Not for Scottish Football's sake, ( it would appear the other clubs have managed just fine without RFC), but Celtic need a strong Rangers to enable themselves to up a gear or three in the coming seasons.
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