After another tension-filled Sunday that resulted in both halves of the Old Firm drawing, how do you see this race panning out?
KEITH JACKSON: Having tipped Rangers before a ball was kicked this season there’s no point switching horses now. But 11 points dropped since the winter break doesn’t seem like championship winning form and they didn’t half let Celtic off the hook.
GORDON PARKS: Celtic remain the better side and although it’ll be ten games of twists and turns, I backed the Hoops to have the edge on Rangers and nothing has changed on that front.
ANDY NEWPORT: Celtic are still the favourites to win back the crown. They’re not playing great but have been steadily picking up points while Rangers continue to swing wildly in form.
CRAIG SWAN: Sunday showed there will be many twists before this story is completely told. Just Celtic by virtue of the fact they have a three point lead.
Dundee were hammered by Livingston in Mark McGhee’s first home match. Are they going down?
KEITH: It’s not looking great but St Johnstone’s defeat at Ross County has thrown McGhee a lifeline. It now appears to be a straight shootout between the two of them.
GORDON: The old pal’s act is more than likely to blow up in Dundee’s face and Gordon Strachan’s move to help Mark McGhee nudge James McPake out of a job looks like having dire consequences. Dundee lack quality throughout their side and will go down.
ANDY: It’s a long way back now, with nine points separating the Dark Blues from safety. I can’t see them turning that round given the way they’re playing right now.
CRAIG: Dundee have to be favourites at this stage purely on their position and the defending during the weekend defeat was awful. Worrying signs for McGhee.
How worried should Steve Clarke be with Scotland’s right back situation, given the lack of game time Nathan Patterson and Stephen O’Donnell are getting?
KEITH: The good news is Patterson was a star turn for Clarke even when he wasn’t getting a game for Rangers. The manager should keep faith in the youngster.
GORDON: Clarke shouldn’t lose any sleep over either player - as all he has to do is get along to a Livingston game and he’ll see Nicky Devlin is in the type of form which would allow him to step in.
ANDY: It’s a concern but we managed to get by with Alan Hutton playing there while he was frozen out at Aston Villa. Hopefully facing Premier League players every day in training will be enough to keep Patterson sharp.
CRAIG: Of course it is not ideal, but Billy Gilmour barely kicked a ball for Norwich before starring in the games before Christmas, so it’s not a calamity.
Josh Taylor controversially retained his four world titles on a split decision over Jack Catterall on Saturday night. Was it a hometown decision?
KEITH: It was a scandal. One look at Taylor’s face after the final bell was enough to tell you who won the fight. Boxing doesn’t help itself.
GORDON : Yes. It was embarrassing for the sport as Taylor was outboxed by Catterall for the majority of the bout. The Scottish champion will also know he had a Glasgow crowd to thank for keeping his world crown.
ANDY: It was a shocker. As Scots, we’re all proud of what the Tartan Tornado has achieved in the ring but there’s no denying he was outclassed by Catterall at the Hydro. A rematch should be given.
CRAIG: Not sure about a hometown decision. More just a bad decision. Too many experts and ex-pros said it was wrong for it to have been right.
