Paul Le Guen: Saviour or Dud?

The press would have us believe that the Second Coming at Ibrox is just round the corner with the hottest property in European Football snubbing the elite clubs on the continent to sign on at Ibrox.

Yes, as expected it is all the usual press spin to spruce up the turkey for Christmas but there is undeniable evidence of the Frenchman's managerial ability when his credentials are examined closely.

The first piece of evidence is he's collected three league trophies in France. That is no mean feat when measured against Big Eck's trophy haul of seven. 3 v 7? Which is better? You decide, or is this a rule which can only be applied to Celtic?

Anyway, to support this, we have him winning those trophies in one of Europe's big leagues. Aye, that's what I thought. Not exactly one of the big four of England, Spain, Italy, or Germany, is it?

But the clincher is that he knocked Martin O'Neill's side out of the Champions League in 2003 when Celtic lost 3-2 in Lyon. Then it took a dodgy penalty in the 87th minute to knock out the Hooped Heroes.

So there you have it. Le Guen is the genuine article. He is better than Big Eck.

But only by a wee bit. A teeny wee bit which Gordon Strachan should now fear.

Rangers Guaranteed Victory Sunday

Celtic are the first club to decide that having a defence is irrelevant. We go to Ibrox with a few players who have no hope of stopping Rangers speedy forward line who will smell blood.

If you add to this the casting aside of any burdens Big Eck was carrying when he decided to leave Gers by mutual agreement, you can rest assured that the confidence and moment will flow through a Rangers team on a mission.

Rangers know they have nothing to lose and this is the game which will kickstart their season. By exiting the Scottish Cup early, Rangers can now concentrate on clawing back points in the League and peaking in Europe to a level that hasn't occurred in a generation.

It's for all of Celtic's negatives and all the positives for Rangers that I can't see anything but a heavy defeat for Celtic at Ibrox. The evidence is all there to see that Strachan is a poor manager compared to McLeash.

Celtic will lose by two clear goals.