Celtic look destined to be champions in all situations as title precedent set in Scotland

Until the Coronavirus forced football to stop, it appeared inevitable that Neil Lennon was going to lead his Celtic side to the Premiership title.

A thirteen point lead and challengers who keep finding new ways to drop points was never going to be overcome, but then the “null and void” train started to gather some speed.

Of course we all hope that the league starts again and this is decided on the pitch, but we have to face up to the reality that it might be impossible.

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Understandably plenty of Celtic fans may be concerned that the season was wasted and the league title wouldn’t be awarded to anyone this year, but now a precedent has been set.

As reported by The BBC, Brora Rangers have been awarded the Highland League title after they sat 13 points clear with only six games remaining.

Before anyone starts to claim it shouldn’t matter because it’s a lower level – let’s remember that this means Brora should have the right to play for a place in the professional leagues, so it’s all connected and we need to see some consistency across the board.

This should be great news for Celtic as it shows they are likely to get their hands on the title no matter what happens, but let’s hope that still happens on the pitch.

As for null and voiders? Well at least somebody with Rangers in the name has shown the ability to win silverware…

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