Celtic are in a better place both on and off the pitch than Rangers, and it has hardly been more apparent.
Brendan Rodgers is on course to win another Scottish Premiership title while he already has landed the Premier Sports Cup this season and the Scottish Cup is still there to play for.
Then there is the small matter of finances in the club coffers at Celtic which sits at a pretty £70million plus with Rangers by comparison nowhere near that right now.
In recent financial details released last year, Gers somehow had a wage bill that was inexplicably higher than Celtic’s for 2024. And considering the players they have over there at Ibrox, it proves the decision making at the club has been woeful.
Andy Walker says Rangers are ‘throwing money away’ compared to smart Celtic
Celtic may have overtaken that since with the numbers reportedly closer to £61.1m for Gers and £65.6m for the Hoops now.
But pundit and ex-Celt Andy Walker is still adamant Gers have been poor with their cash and have been “throwing it away” over the years on sub-par players.
“It’s not so long ago and I don’t know if it still is. Rangers had a bigger wage bill than Celtic,” Walker said on GO Radio.
“You can spend all the money you want if you’re not getting the right character, if you’re not getting the right player with the ability to cope with the demands here, then you’re throwing money away.
Time and time again, Celtic will go and spend one, two, three million on a player and sell them for seven, eight, nine, 10 or more.
“And Rangers, I think, looking at some of the players that they’ve done business with over the last number of years, letting people go to the end of their contracts. We’ve spoken about it for so long. It’s been an astonishing lack of business practice off the park.
Why are Celtic so far ahead of Rangers?
The difference between the clubs is incredible with Neil Lennon describing it this week as a “chasm”.
Steven Naismith also said he was “sad” at how far ahead Celtic are from his old club and it is not difficult to see why with the transfer business done by either side over the years.
Celtic have made record sales in recent seasons with the likes of Matt O’Riley, Jota and Kieran Tierney all leaving Parkhead for mega money.
Rodgers has sanctioned big signings, too, but the profit margins have soared.
Rangers, on the other hand, made next to no cash on the sales of five or more players last season and have seemingly only benefited by getting big earners off their wage bill on freebies.
Certainly not a great business model and doesn’t come close to how Celtic have been run for years.
