Our landlord here in the Transfer Tavern has been keeping close tabs on the SPFL and our punters here have also admired how well they’ve done, especially when you consider the pressure that having Rangers back in the league.

Despite their dominance of Scottish football for a long time now, it’s been hard for the Bhoys to keep hold of their best players, and in particular competing with teams in England- the likes of Hooper, Van Dijk and Fraser Forster all departing for the Premier League is recent years.

With that being said, not only have they departed for England but they’ve also nine times out of ten gone on to be a success!

With the Premier league being one of, if not the most competitive league in the world, it’s easy to see why the move would tempt players.

The prospect of competitive football in arguably the best league in the world, so with that in mind, these TWO Celtic players would be better off at another club…

MOUSSA DEMBELE

This one won’t please our Celtic punters here at the bar, but with the talent that this young man has he simply has to move to a bigger league.

Also, the Bhoys simply cannot compete in terms of money. It’s only a matter of time before the 20-year-old makes the switch to a bigger club in order to further his career. He is restricted in Scotland and will only progress from making the move to a bigger league.

KIERAN TIERNEY

The young Scottish international has been superb since breaking into the side and with that, it was only a matter of time before any of the teams south of the border in England come calling for the young defender.

Tierney, like Dembele, is restricted by staying at Celtic and needs to move on to a more competitive league to show his true potential as a player.