The ideal outcome for the Old Firm showdown? A match to remember

SIX days and counting to the first Old Firm game of the season and it is difficult to see anything other than a Celtic victory.

The Parkhead side can look irresistible going forward and will be facing a Rangers team looking towards Philippe Senderos to shore up a porous defence on his competitive debut.

Sure, Celtic have had their moments at the back as well.

Saidy Janko, on loan at Barnsley, has been jettisoned after that most unforgettable of performances in Israel, though, and Mark Warburton’s men are struggling to find the right alchemy from middle to front.

Above all, let us hope the match can be remembered for positive reasons.

The SPFL do little about discriminatory chanting. The last week has shown that assaulting players on the field also appears to be outwith football’s jurisdiction.

Legal arguments and conversations about ‘strict liability’ aside, it seems an odd way to run the game.