The boss noted that the Hoops face another fixture on the road following Christmas - a running theme in recent campaigns.
Brendan Rodgers has been told Celtic's post-Christmas fixture list could hand them an advantage over Rangers after the boss stated there were 'tricks' going on behind the scenes.
The Light Blues face off against Ross County at ibrox on the 27th before they make the trip across Glasgow for derby day - and pundit Cammy Bell reckons that Celtic will hold the advantage in terms of pre-game preparation going into the Celtic Park showdown. A caller to Clyde 1 Superscoreboard echoes Rodgers "tricks" comments before claiming that the fixture list put Celtic at a disadvantage.
View gallery Former Ibrox goalkeeper Bell said: "What I would say John is that I totally agree that it is very strange that they have had seven away fixtures in a row, but they do have an extra game ahead of the Old Firm to recover. Rangers play on the 27th and Celtic play on the 26th, with the Old Firm on the 30th.
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