{"id":515710,"date":"2025-10-21T00:48:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T00:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/515710\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T00:48:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T00:48:16","slug":"chris-sutton-is-not-having-a-big-call-he-heard-made-about-celtic-rangers-and-hearts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/515710\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Sutton is not having a &#8216;big call&#8217; he heard made about Celtic, Rangers and Hearts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Chris Sutton admits Hearts have the ability to win the league from Celtic this season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the investment the Tynecastle club have had and the input of Tony Bloom\u2019s analytics company, Hearts do look like they could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/derek-mcinnes-is-getting-bold-as-he-now-talks-about-celtic-after-hearts-beat-kilmarnock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">put up a challenge to Celtic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/celtic-player-ratings-as-two-3-10s-stink-out-dens-park-and-only-one-gets-pass-marks-vs-dundee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtic\u2019s defeat to Dundee<\/a>, the microscope is firmly on the Parkhead club after getting out of jail with stuttering performances against Motherwell and Kilmarnock, finally caught up with Brendan Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p>However, while Sutton agrees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/they-could-scathing-chris-sutton-celtic-take-has-him-seriously-considering-hearts-title-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hearts could challenge Celtic<\/a>, he\u2019s simply not having what he\u2019s hearing about the Bhoys falling behind the Tynecastle club. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1722564241-scaled-e1760443254141-1024x580.jpg\" alt=\"Derek McInnes and Brendan Rodgers are seen during the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Celtic FC and Kilmarnock FC at Celtic Park Stadium\" class=\"wp-image-327051\" \/>Photo by Ian MacNicol\/Getty ImagesChris Sutton says Hearts can win the league but rejects \u2018big call\u2019 about Celtic<\/p>\n<p>A Hearts fan called a BBC radio phone-in show to give his view on the current supposed title fight between Celtic and Hearts when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/chris-sutton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sutton<\/a> admitted a race is on.<\/p>\n<p>Sutton told BBC 606 [<strong>40m<\/strong>], \u201cI have total respect for Hearts and the job that Derek McInnes has done. Hearts have a great chance of winning the league this season based on the rabble that Rangers and Celtic are at this moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHearts have been good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And after the Hearts fan claimed that Celtic and Rangers have fallen behind the Tynecastle club due to the investment made by Tony Bloom, the former Celtic striker wasn\u2019t having that.<\/p>\n<p>Sutton continued, \u201cIt\u2019s a big call, fallen behind. You\u2019ve won a couple of games, a few late goals and what have you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of a sudden you think you\u2019ve cracked it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The last time Hearts challenged for the league title delivered a great piece of Celtic history<\/p>\n<p>Celtic fans of a certain vintage will remember the last time Hearts tried to challenge Celtic for the title.<\/p>\n<p>1986, Albert Kidd day, is a day etched in the memory of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/the-gutted-ex-rangers-man-who-was-man-of-the-match-the-day-he-helped-celtic-win-the-league-on-albert-kidd-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thousands of Celtic supporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the final day of the season, all Hearts had to do was avoid defeat to win the league while Celtic fans had to bank on not only Dundee beating the Edinburgh club, but also hope the Bhoys could beat St Mirren at Love Street by four goals or more.<\/p>\n<p>With Hearts drawing 0-0 with seven minutes to go, and Celtic 5-0 up in Paisley, Albert Kidd was brought on as a late substitute when he scored a double to sink the Tynecastle club and hand the title to the Hoops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chris Sutton admits Hearts have the ability to win the league from Celtic this season. 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