Graeme Murty's Rangers crave major silverware but it's been a long time since there's been a genuine title race in Scotland with Celtic romping to the last six league trophies.

Brendan Rodgers' side produced one of the most dominant title wins yet last season, remaining unbeaten for the entire league campaign.

This season though they've dropped plenty of points and after another draw at the weekend, their seventh of the season, Rangers have moved to within nine points of the reigning champions with eleven games remaining.

With Aberdeen also looking to capitalise on any mistakes, Celtic trying to progress further in Europe and big matches between the trio ahead in the next few weeks, are we shaping up for an exciting end to the Scottish Premiership?

Our writers have had their say below...

Christy Malyan

No. With goal difference included, Celtic are essentially ten points ahead with just eleven games left to go, so for Aberdeen or Rangers to catch them, they'll have to average a point more than Celtic per game to overtake them by the end of the season.

When Celtic have the best players and probably the best manager in the league, that's an unassailable margin.

Perhaps if Rangers had started the season on the front foot rather than keeping Pedro Caixinha in the job, they might be giving Celtic a serious challenge right now but it's just too late in the day to make a serious comeback.

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Chris McMullan

Nine points might be the gap in the table between Rangers and Celtic, but the reality is that the real gap is much wider. The difference in quality between the two sides is marked, but more importantly, you get the feeling Celtic can step up if needed.

Perhaps Rangers should be hoping for Celtic to qualify for the next round of the Europa League at the expense of their own former conquerors from the 2008 UEFA Cup final, Zenit, on Thursday night. The further Celtic go in the competition, the more change the Gers have of a comeback, but those odds are very slim for a reason.

With two derbies to come there is at least some potential for this to get interesting - but win them both and then we can talk.

John McGinley

The chances of there being something of a title race in Scotland heading into the final few fixtures are greater this season than they have been for years, but you'd still have to consider Celtic heavy favourites.

The matches away to Aberdeen and Rangers in the coming weeks will determine a lot and neither are easy for the Hoops. The trip to Pittodrie comes just days after a gruelling trip to Russia and Graeme Murty's side are showing enough form right now for that match at Ibrox to be a well-contested affair.

Oddly it's the run-of-the-mill matches with less at stake that seem to trip Celtic up, recent games against Kilmarnock and St Johnstone as an example, so if Brendan Rodgers can keep his team focused and motivated, they should win their seventh title in a row.