The Rangers seem to be copying our transfer strategy, albeit with lesser success. We must take advantage of our financial muscle and leave them behind for good.

After years of being second best the Rangers have deployed a new strategy in a bid to keep up with the champions.

The strategy I’m referring to is in the transfer department and the Ibrox club look like they are copying the way we have been approaching out recruitment, in that we buy players in a certain age bracket and improve them before making a handsome profit.

The Ibrox club have been doing some recruitment recently that suggests just that. Although the players on the Ibrox radar are of a lower calibre than the ones Celtic are seeking.

Admittedly they could land a gem amongst those signings, but the market they are trawling is of a much lower standard than our own club operates.

That said, despite the success in our transfer dealings, we have failed to take advantage of our financial muscle on several occasions and in doing so let the Ibrox club think they are closer to us than they believe.

That’s why it’s important we take the chance that is currently presented to us and leave them behind for good.

In the past we’ve been guilty of being content with ‘just being better than the Rangers.’

Now is the perfect time to use our financial strength and leave them trailing behind for good.