Kris Boyd has Celtic title party plan as pundits clued in on key Rangers point (2025)

The Sky Sports man has ruled himself out of the punditry line-up for next week's potential title-clincher at Parkhead

Kris Boyd has joked he'll be running away from Glasgow ahead of next week's potential title party at Celtic Park.

The Hoops are just two wins away from being crowned four-in-a-row champions after Hibs' victory at Ibrox consigned crisis-hit Rangers to their FIFTH home defeat on the bounce.

Celts travel to St Johnstone on Sunday before hosting Kilmarnock next weekend and maximum points from both games would see them secure a 55th league crown in front of a sold-out Parkhead.

The possible title-clincher will be beamed live on Sky Sports but Boyd has unsurprisingly arranged other plans - choosing to escape down south to join Paul Merson and Co. on Soccer Saturday instead.

When it was put to him that Brendan Rodgers' Treble-chasers will have the league wrapped up before the split, Boyd quipped: "I think would've Celtic expected that anyway.

"They thought they would've beaten Rangers a couple of weeks ago and it would've been over. I'll be down here out the road!"

Rangers' alarming home form is no laughing matter, though. Interim boss Barry Ferguson chastised his flops and vowed to ring the changes for Thursday's Europa League quarter-final first leg against Athletic Bilbao after watching Hibs cruise to a 2-0 victory.

Boyd admits he wouldn't be surprised if Gers managed to pull off another famous European triumph but says the jersey is too big for some players.

He said: "I don't think he'll have a problem picking players up because they seem to pick and choose when they are going to play, which would be a worry.

"I think that's what's annoying Barry the most. You go to Celtic Park and totally dominate them first-half. Celtic come back into but you find a way to win the game.

"His first game at Kilmarnock and during the week there at Dundee, they find a way to come back. There are worrying signs there that keep creeping back in - struggling to deal with cross balls and long throws.

"That was something Philippe Clement struggled to rectify and it's a recurring theme. I wouldn't be surprised if Rangers go and get a result on Thursday, they are so Jekyll and Hyde but it is the inconsistency that has cost them this year once again.

"Barry's frustrated because he's seen levels some players can get to, but ultimately, maybe the football club is just too big for some of them."

He added: "That's five games in a row at home. Outwith Fenerbahce, the rest are pretty embarrassing, especially Queen's Park."

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