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Celtic and Rangers tipped for throwback title nerve shredder as 2008 veteran gets deja vu

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Two Old Firm knockouts in the space of 11 days swung a title fight that looked to be heading to the blue corner of Glasgow across the city in the most dramatic style back in 2008.Paul Hartley was a key part of that Celtic side who made it three championships on the spin under Gordon Strachan in a nerve-ridden rollercoaster of a run-in.

He vividly recalls the back-to-back blows landed on their fierce rivals at the back end of April which were key to turning the title momentum.More than anything he remembers the fraught nature of that race to the line.Now, 14 years on, Hartley reckons the current fight ongoing at the top of the table has a similar feel – even if it’s the Hoops holding a far more slender advantage.The jitters are coming to the fore, he reckons.

The need to grind out results in any way possible too.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Celtic Facebook group and Record Sport Instagram.But one thing more than anything that reminds the 45-year-old of that 2007-08 campaign is the looming derby double header between the Premiership’s heavyweights.Back then Celtic had trailed six points behind Rangers who had two games in hand with seven games to go.The Hoops were on the canvas but two victories in the derby, albeit both at Parkhead, in a seven-game winning run to the finish line

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