Rangers legend Ally McCoist gave a cheeky response when asked whether he would like to see rivals Celtic relegated.
McCoist was Rangers manager when they dropped into the old Scottish Third Division after entering liquidation in 2012.
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The Ibrox hero steered the club back from mire, leading them to back-to-back promotions and a place in the Championship before calling time on his stint in 2014.
Times have since changed for Rangers who recaptured the Scottish Premiership title in 2021 under the guidance of Steven Gerrard before agonisingly losing the Europa League final on penalties to Eintracht Frankfurt a year later.
The Gers remain in the hunt for another title this season and face Celtic in the Scottish Cup final next month.
However, when asked whether he would ever like to see Celtic suffer a similar fate to that of Rangers, McCoist provided an honest account with a typically cheeky take.
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"No! Bottom three would suit me fine!,” McCoist told talkSPORT co-host Jeff Stelling.
"The games against each other are what we all generally live for,” he added. “I was at the 3-3 game [at Ibrox], tremendous.
"When Rangers went down to the third division, I don't care what anybody says, you missed us. You missed the Old Firm games, because there's something special about them.
“I don't think Liverpool fans would want Everton to be successful, but they love the games against them, and they would miss the games against them."
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Rangers sit three-point adrift of the Old Firm rivals in the race for this season’s title, however, Philippe Clement’s men have one more opportunity to claw back the deficit when the club’s go head to head on May 11.
But while both clubs have the opportunity to lift two trophies, only Rangers can secure an emphatic domestic treble having already landed the Scottish League Cup with a 1-0 win over Aberdeen in December.