“How dare Celtic have 19 games at home and 19 away…” Sutton tells McCoist
“How dare Celtic have 19 games at home and 19 away…” Sutton tells McCoist Unsurprisingly, Ally McCoist has criticised the structure of the post-split fixtures in the Scottish Premiership, sneakily questioning the balance of the run-in… The SPFL unveiled the schedule for the final five rounds on Tuesday, with current leaders Hearts set to travel to Celtic Park on the closing day of the campaign. The arrangement has sparked debate among supporters of both Hearts and the Ibrox club, albeit for differing reasons, with some arguing it hands an advantage to Celtic at a crucial stage. Speaking on talkSPORT alongside Alan Brazil and Gabby Agbonlahor, McCoist shared concerns that the fixture list appears to tilt in Celtic’s favour.
Broadcasting from Paris, where he was on duty covering PSG v Liverpool last night, McCoist was teased by Brazil, who joked: “No Irish butter, no Jambo jambon with his croissants this morning, he’s gutted, he’s gutted! Who’s fiddled these fixtures, McCoist? ” Daizen Maeda and teammate Reo Hatate are pictured with the Scottish Premiership trophy after the season’s final match against St.
Mirren, on May 17, 2025. Photo IMAGO (The Celtic Star) The Ibrox pundit responded: “First of all, a very good morning to you, boys… Gabby, you couldn’t get a bet on them having a home game on the last game of the season, man! ” “Well, they’re running the thing [Celtic] up here, aren’t they!
They’re absolutely running it, mate. They’ve got four of their last six at home again! We’ve got four of six away!
You couldn’t make it up, pal! ” “They’re playing Hearts final game of the season, right? Imagine one of them needs to win to stop us winning the league.