Adam Barton has the greatest of respect for Celtic’s ‘Invincibles’ but admits that Scottish football’s reputation will suffer until another team gets the better of them. The Partick Thistle midfielder will get his chance tonight to help halt Brendan Rodgers’ side when the champions come to Firhill for the Ladbrokes Premiership encounter, after Celtic completed their 50th straight domestic game undefeated by defeating Kilmarnock in the Betfred Cup on Tuesday. Barton praised Celtic for winning without arrogance but the former Preston North End, Coventry City and Portsmouth player acknowledges that, in his native England, few give any credit to Celtic’s treble achievement. “It’s massive for Scotland for someone to beat them,” said Barton. “Outsiders, like myself back in the day, will just see Celtic have…

Source: The Times August 10, 2017 23:37 UTC