Rangers have handed Celtic the title on a plate with errors but semi final put Hoops in their place - Hotline

The Premiership title race roars into the final straight this weekend with Rangers’ lunchtime trip to Motherwell on Saturday giving them the chance to narrow the gap on leaders Celtic to three points.

Win that and the pressure on Celtic ramps up a notch as they hit the road to Dingwall to face Ross County on Sunday.

After backfiring in Sunday’s Scottish Cup semi final defeat to Rangers, will it be foot to the floor for the Hoops or are the wheels about to come off?

Eddie Easson, Ballingry, said: “Make no bones about it the pressure is on Celtic this weekend. They will know what to expect from Ross County - pack the defence and hope for a point. It’s all in Celtic’s hands. Beat them then it’s three home games out of the last four and it’s all over bar the shouting and it should be a title nobody expected.”

Gers fan John Stewart, Newton Mearns, might have been at the mind games as he said: “After watching Rangers put Celtic firmly in their place on Sunday it makes it all the more galling the way we handed them the league, with individual unforced errors against Hearts, Dundee United, Motherwell, Ross County and the two ridiculous goals gifted to Celtic at Ibrox.”

Robert McEwan, Mount Vernon, said: “Celtic lost the chance for another possible Treble but winning the Premiership title is going to be right up there. Okay Rangers were more powerful in the semi final. But winning the league is an incredible feat.”

The row over Bobby Madden’s performance in the semi final rumbles on.

John Bruce emailed: “Rangers fans will be the first to admit that on too many occasions we have been bullied by Celtic. On Sunday, when Rangers turned the tables and put it about what did the Celtic fans do? They went running to their mammies.