“Since Scottish league football began in the 1890’s, the game north of the border has been dominated by the two Glasgow giants, Rangers, with 52 titles, and Celtic, with 42. This dominance is partly due to the size of Glasgow itself, and the Greater Glasgow area, which boasts approximately 2.3 Million people, around forty percent of Scotland’s population. Also the size of their respective fan bases rightly puts them among the biggest and most well supported clubs in Europe, indeed the world.” (First Touch Online)

Celtic pick up their own ‘Duncan’
“Celtic manager Tony Mowbray’s bid to freshen up his squad has taken another step forward as Danish striker Morten ‘Duncan’ Rasmussen sealed his £1.8 million move from Brondby following the obligatory medical check in Glasgow.” (ESPN)

SPL Team of the Week – January 25
“MARC-ANTOINE FORTUNE (Celtic): The cynics claimed that he was a waste of money, but the best way for any striker to silence the doubters is to do his talking on the pitch and Fortune conjured up a quite superb goal to level matters against St Johnstone, before adding to his tally as the Celts shrugged off their initial torpor.” (ESPN)