I HAVE been in a Rangers team which had to watch Celtic celebrate winning the league. 

It’s not pleasant.

This was 1979 and we had blown a gap at the top which allowed Celtic back in the title race. We went to Parkhead for a do or die game. It was Celtic’s last match of the season and a win would crown them champions.

I won’t go over all the details, I’m not sure I have the stomach for it, but we lost and had to watch our greatest rivals celebrate. I have never felt as bad in my entire life.

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And we had two games still to play, which meant utter nothing. It was dreadful. 

On Sunday, history could repeat itself. Unless Rangers find a way to beat Celtic, they will walk off that pitch while a party is going on all around them.

Take it from a man who knows, that will live with them forever.

I lost to Celtic. Plenty of times. But hand on heart I can honestly say that the teams I played in gave their all, even in defeat. 

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That game in 1979, for example, was a case in point. Celtic played better than us and scored the goals needed, but we didn’t lose because there was a lack of passion. We just weren’t good enough on the night.

What I want to see on Sunday is the Celtic defence being pressed. Rangers have to man-mark so every player has a responsibility for picking up an opponent. 

Murty needs to get over that this is the biggest game of their Rangers careers, that they do not want to be remembered as the players who allowed Celtic to seal the title.