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The Football Show · 17 September 2026
Old Firm Derby fallout continues ahead of Celtic vs Rangers at Celtic Park. Peter Martin, Hugh MacDonald and Stephen McGowan pick apart the fallout from Celtic 0-3 Rangers on The Journos, with the Old Firm meeting again at Celtic Park on Sunday. The panel argue Celtic have glaring flaws and are "nowhere near the club they should be", scrutinise a heavily criticised transfer window, weigh whether Rangers are now serious title contenders under Derek McInnes, and debate what a second derby defeat would mean for Martin O'Neill and the Celtic board.
Are Celtic in crisis after losing the Old Firm?
Stephen McGowan says he wasn't surprised Celtic lost, pointing to glaring flaws by both the stats test and the eye test: too easy to play through, too much space in front of the defence, and a midfield that was outfought and outrun.
What is wrong with Celtic's squad?
The panel go through the summer signings, from a loan goalkeeper and a young Chelsea full-back covering for Kieran Tierney, to Kasper Hogh, Oliver Sorensen, Joel van den Berg and the money spent, and ask whether Arne Engels' sale left a hole in midfield they never filled.
Are Rangers serious Scottish Premiership title contenders?
With Rangers over a bumpy start and into a League Cup semi-final, the panel debate whether McInnes' momentum is real, where Rangers could still struggle against a low block, and how Sunday's rematch could swing the entire narrative again.
CHAPTERS
00:00 The managers: O'Neill, McInnes and short memories
00:39 "Let's just end it now": the rush to sack
01:37 Dan Neil's brilliance and the "shopping at Wish" debate
02:24 Were you surprised by Rangers 3-0 Celtic?
02:35 Celtic's glaring flaws
03:47 What Rangers winning at Celtic Park really means
04:23 Celtic's transfer window under the microscope
06:32 McInnes' momentum and the Premier Sports Cup semi-final
07:03 Can Celtic still go eight points clear?
08:22 Sunday's rematch: how big for Celtic and O'Neill?
08:40 Does O'Neill switch Johnstone as goalkeeper?
09:19 Celtic's real problem: midfield and the Engels void
10:22 Where Rangers struggle: breaking down the low block
11:02 Predicting the Old Firm rematch
12:02 Rangers' luck: Penrice and Naderi over Shankland
13:07 Is missing Europe actually good for Rangers?
13:54 Hearts derailed after a bright start
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