The Rangers 2-2 Celtic – Time for Some Definitive Ratings

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VAR Checking Possible Penalty on the screens at Ibrox

VAR Checking Possible Penalty on the screens at Ibrox. theRangers 2 Celtic 2.
Sunday 1st March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou

MIBBERY – 5/10 – A moment’s silence for Johhny B and Steven with a ‘V’… It was all going so well. Hoops getting rinsed, club captain on a yellow, MON’s birthday celebrations being perverted in the stands. Then came the impudence. The Celtic Rising. The sheer brass neck to stage a comeback and attempt to ruin a perfectly staunch Sunday lunchtime. But, don’t fret, they’ve not enough time left and we’ll make sure that’s…

Referee John Beaton

Referee John Beaton warms up prior to the Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox on March 01, 2026. (Photo by WM Sport Media/Getty Images)

Oh. Oh flip. “It’s a fist, Johnny, a fist, and it’s no’ the kind o’ fisting ye like on a Saturday night…”

The voice of VAR sinking Zombie hearts like a cold iceberg drifting through the furious, seething airwaves of the beseeching Hate Factory, on course to crunch into their listing dreadnought. All prayers to Baal were lost in the ether as the world saw the indisputable TV footage. And with that, a little bit of their black hearts died. Hopefully forever.

Har-de-har.

Sandman’s Definitive Ratings continue on the next page…

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About Author

The Celtic Star founder and editor David Faulds has edited numerous Celtic books over the past decade or so including several from Lisbon Lions, Willie Wallace, Tommy Gemmell and Jim Craig. Earliest Celtic memories include a win over East Fife at Celtic Park and the 4-1 League Cup loss to Partick Thistle as a 6 year old. Best game? Easy 4-2, 1979 when Ten Men Won the League. Email [email protected]

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