It is getting to the time of the year when English football receives a little reminder about the size of Celtic and Rangers. At the end of July thousands of fans will descend on The University of Carolina’s Kenan Stadium to watch a Manchester City exhibition match and at least half of the crowd will be there for Celtic, not City. For another summer friendly tens of thousands will fill Murrayfield when Manchester United play in Edinburgh, and about half of them will be there to see Rangers. There is a reason why invitations are sent to Glasgow for these occasions. The Old Firm are box office in their own right.
When former United defender Wes Brown promoted the Murrayfield friendly he said: “Two of