How Rangers can halt Celtic juggernaut but fans are right to fret over Champions League – Saturday Jury

ANDY NEWPORT: It’s hard to know what Rangers will look like come opening day but they’re beginning from a standing start while Celtic have a squad that knows how to hit title-winning pace from the off. Celtic are huge favourites again and rightly so.

MICHAEL GANNON: Celtic are still the team to beat. They are already in a position of strength and will add to their squad, so it’s tough to see Rangers catching them when they are facing another rebuild.

SCOTT McDERMOTT: Rangers can - IF they get their house in order quickly and recruitment spot on. Time is against Russell Martin in that regard and Celtic's five-in-a-row juggernaut will be difficult to stop. But if Martin's new-look team can hit the ground running, they can mount a challenge for the title.

FRASER WILSON: I would absolutely love to say there’s three or four clubs who can but the reality is only Rangers have the potential to go the distance. And even that’s going to be a big ask for Russell Martin in his first season given the standing start he has with his squad. It’s going to take an incredibly productive transfer window and some magic from the coaching staff.

ANDY: The new boss plans on a radical shake up of Gers’ playing style and for that to click, every second on the training ground is vital. Rangers really need to get a move on if they’re to be anywhere near ready for that multi-million pound clash with Panathinaikos.

MICHAEL: They do need to get a shift on. The Champions League qualifiers are coming fast on the horizon and they are well short right now. It might need some patience though.

SCOTT: Yes, because they're fans. And in an ideal world, there would have been a few new signings in the door already. It will have to happen fairly quickly and