Dave King insists sloppy Celtic have only themselves to blame as he declared his prediction is finally coming true.
The former Rangers chairman believes the collapse of Neil Lennon’s side in this historic season fully justifies his claim three years ago they’d eventually fold like a pack of cards.
King reckons Celtic became complacent when Rangers were plunged to their nadir and having to restart in the
bottom tier of the game after liquidation in 2012.
The South African-based businessman claims the Parkhead club should have made it almost impossible for their rivals to catch them, even if Celtic have won the last nine titles in succession.
Now a nosedive in form, furious fans demonstrations and the impending departure of CEO Peter Lawwell has been the perfect storm for Rangers who have been virtually flawless in the Premiership.
King, speaking to the Rangers Connection podcast, said: “I spent a lot of time thinking about Celtic. That was the benchmark, that was the standard we had to get to.
“Looking at the performance of Celtic in their build-up to Nine In A Row I don’t think they were taking full advantage of the extra resources they had at that time.
“They had no real competition. Aberdeen ran them close a couple of seasons but with Celtic’s resources even that shouldn’t have happened.
“I just felt if we could have real go at them and get in their faces then they would fold like a pack of cards.
“We just had to get in there and start competing with them.
“They’d had it too easy. They were in a league of their own effectively for nearly six seasons because of absence of Rangers.
“So I Iooked at their European performances and foreign teams weren’t giving them the respect they got in Scotland so I felt if we could get in their faces they would struggle."
