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# Rangers Fans Debate Derby Impact After 3-0 Win Over Celtic

**Rangers fans are still dissecting their 3-0 win over Celtic at Ibrox, and the Daily Record Hotline has turned the result into the week’s biggest talking point.**

Callers have been split down the middle, with some ready to hand Derek McInnes the credit for a statement derby win and others urging caution before anyone gets carried away.

## Rangers Fans React To Convincing 3-0 Old Firm Victory

Rangers beat Celtic 3-0 at Ibrox in their most recent meeting, a result that has dominated conversation among supporters ever since. The scoreline sent an immediate message about where this Rangers side stands against their oldest rivals, and it has coloured every discussion about the run-in that follows.

The fallout continued in the days after full time, with Callum McGregor speaking publicly [after dismantling Celtic 3-0](https://readrangers.com/2026/09/14/callum-mcgregor-blasts-celtic-after-3-0-league-cup-exit-to-rangers/).

Supporters have also pointed to the club’s [rise in global power rankings](https://readrangers.com/2026/09/16/rangers-jump-in-global-power-rankings-after-dismantling-celtic/) as further proof that the derby performance was no fluke.

That confidence has since found its way onto the airwaves, where not every fan sees things the same way.

## Daily Record Hotline Callers Clash Over Ibrox Result

The debate spilled straight into the [Daily Record Hotline](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mcgregor-needs-breather-heavy-celtic-37671972), where opinion on both sides of the Old Firm divide came thick and fast.

Paul Price, calling in from Glasgow, focused on Celtic’s struggles rather than Rangers’ strengths.

> “I’m finding it difficult to make a case for any of the current Celtic squad. There seems to be a lack of unity, self belief and, I hate to say it, leadership on and off the Park.
>
> “Some of the team selections have been suspect and I feel Callum McGregor should be rested for a couple of weeks. The boy cannot be expected to carry the weight of the club on his shoulders. Time for the rest of the squad to step up.”

That view is one caller’s opinion rather than a settled fact, but it captured a mood among Rangers-minded callers that the gap between the sides was about more than one afternoon.

Robert Livingstone was equally clear about what he had seen from Ferguson’s team.

> “Sunday was one of Rangers’ best starting XIs in an Old Firm game for a long time. Some pundits suggest McInnes may make changes to the team for Parkhead, he should stick with the same 11 who did the job, they played with a superb togetherness as a team.”

## Derek McInnes Faces Lineup Questions After Derby Success

Livingstone’s call for continuity sums up where much of the support now stands.

After a display that convincing, the pressure on McInnes is not to change a winning team but to prove it was no one-off.

Scott McAdam, ringing in from Partick, offered a nuanced take on events, while questioning those who were too quick to demand action after recent results.

> “Where are all the gullible and deluded who were on here a few weeks ago wanting Derek McInnes sacked?
>
> “Now they think he’s the new Pep. Every season its the same old tripe. A 3-0 win doesn’t mean he’s a great manager. He has proved he’s a bang average manager at best. If Celtic win on Sunday it will be back to square one – only this time an eight point gap with it.”

## Looking Ahead To The Next Title Race Shift

Attention has already turned to Sunday’s return fixture, with the top of the Premiership table finely balanced.

Kenny Wilson, calling from Moffat, was blunt about what a Celtic win would mean for the wider picture.

> “To all the Rangers fans who suddenly claim to be a better team than Celtic after one victory: the proof is in the league table. If Celtic, who I’m sure will be better, win on Sunday we will be eight points clear already. One swallow doesn’t make a summer.”

McAdam raised the same point in his own call, warning that a slip on Sunday would leave Rangers facing an eight-point gap rather than a platform to build on.

Neither caller suggested the 3-0 win at Ibrox had settled anything long-term, and McInnes himself has given no indication that one result changes the scale of the task ahead.

With officials for the next Glasgow derby now confirmed, including [referee confirmation for the upcoming derby](https://readrangers.com/2026/09/17/john-beaton/), supporters will find out soon enough whether last time’s performance was the start of something or simply one good afternoon.

A single derby win does not decide a title race, but it has given Derek McInnes’ side a platform they will be expected to build on.