Andy Walker reckons Celtic have a title defence advantage before a Premiership ball is even kicked thanks to the Hoops sidestepping European qualifiers.
But the former Parkhead striker has no doubt the biggest factor in the destination of the league crown will arrive in the four Old Firm derbies.Walker has already pinpointed three of the four most important dates on next season’s top flight calendar and insists the significance of those results has never been higher.
Last season’s title race swung in Celtic ’s favour on the back of a 3-0 Hoops hammering of Rangers at Parkhead on February 2.
That saw a gap that had been six points wide in Gers’ favour just a month earlier turn into a single point lead for Ange Postecoglou ’s side.
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