Celtic star Leigh Griffiths took the Old Firm bait and promptly swallowed the fisherman.
If you missed it, Rangers chairman Dave King said Celtic should’ve been even further ahead of their rivals given the setbacks handed to Rangers, who finally climbed back to the Scottish Premiership this season.
Celtic went unbeaten, drawing just four of 38 matches and finished 39 points ahead of Rangers on the table.
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If Celtic won all 38, they could’ve finished 47 points clear of Rangers. So, we guess the gulf could be bigger.
Here’s what Griffiths had to say:“What was the gulf? 30-odd points. How does he expect that to be bigger? They were touting at the start of last season that they were going to win the league and this and that.
“Joey Barton was coming up and saying he was going to be the best player in Scotland - he lasted a few months. In the first [Old Firm] game, they got hammered 5-1 and they got hammered 5-1 at the end of the season. So, the gulf couldn’t be any bigger. This season, they’ll be trying to bridge the gap.
“Ultimately it’s about what we do and if we are at our best nobody in Scotland can live with us.”
It was absurd talk from King, who doesn’t need to amp up one of the world’s best rivalries and also doesn’t have a leg to stand on considering the dominant season from the Bhoys. Wow.