The nets have been taken down and the balls put away for the summer time as Scottish soccer takes a well-earned breather.
But there’s nonetheless loads of sizzling air being spouted on the Hotline because the endless bicker-fest continues.
Brian McDermott, Maryhill, was first as much as take a pop again at one in every of yesterday’s callers: “So delusional John Bruce reckons his crew threw away the league to focus on being runners-up in one other competitors? Here is hoping they throw away the following two titles to Celtic as nicely that can give us title 54, surpassing the outdated Rangers’ whole or 53 and a half.”
Robert McEwan, Mount Vernon, added: “Large mouth Bruce is at it once more. Don’t know one Celtic fan that needed Rangers to win in Seville. It’s folks like him that put you off wanting a fellow Scottish crew to win. He could be gloating as if it was the large cup they gained.”
Sean Beech, Hampshire, emailed: “While Rangers have earned Scottish golf equipment extra co-efficient factors in Europe over the past two seasons, these items swing in roundabouts.
“The totals for the final 20 years (Celtic 156 Rangers 138.75) are higher at displaying developments however after all Rangers followers don’t wish to hear about historical past, particularly when it exhibits but once more they're second finest.”
Charles Buchanann mentioned: “Why do all these Rangers followers on right here preserve saying they gave the league away this season due to factors they dropped? Celtic dropped 5 factors to Livingston, two to Dundee United, two to St Mirren, two to Hibs and 4 to rangers. That’s 15 factors in video games we should always have gained and we nonetheless gained the league.”
Hotline common Gordon Ashley, Ayr, additionally chipped in: “All these sore loser excuses from Rangers followers are boring. The reality is that if the champions had the squad we have now now in the beginning of the season, we'd have gained the league by 15 factors.
“With Celtic having £26millon within the financial institution quickly to be supplemented by £40m champions league money, there might be no nine-point begin this 12 months.”
However John Charles, Falkirk, reckons it’s time for the inexperienced half of Glasgow responded to their blue adversaries’ Europa League run.
“It’s been 55 years since Celtic gained the European Cup, it’s time to go away it previously and with respect to the Lisbon Lions, no extra parading our duplicate of the large cup. Go away it within the trophy cupboard and by no means take it out once more.
"We should enhance in Europe. Rangers’ exploits final week are a wake-up name. Had they gained, issues would by no means have been the identical once more.”
Responding for the Gers trustworthy was Robert Hoey, Kirkintilloch, who mentioned: “Since our membership has accomplished its journey again to the highest degree and strengthened to have the ability to compete, which was the 2020/2021 season, we have now gained two from six trophies – the identical as Celtic – and likewise reached a European remaining, producing an estimated £40m.
“With no matter we earn from subsequent season's European journey, it is going to be greater than no matter Celtic have earned over this and subsequent season. Hopefully Celtic do not harm our coefficient an excessive amount of as European soccer isn't for everybody.”
Lewis Fotheringham, Mount Ellen, mentioned: “I needed to chuckle at Colin McArdle evaluating Eintratcht Frankfurt to Norwich Metropolis. If we're going by that logic, then Bodo/Glimt aren't any higher than Barnsley, who completed backside of the English Championship.”
Chris Lowe, Yoker, added: “Rangers have gone deep in Europe with some incredible particular person shows, together with three gamers within the all-star 11 and our right-back claiming the highest scorer prize, so the place are the £30m-rated valuations?
“Have they got to be excellent in opposition to Hamilton and Motherwell just like the Celtic gamers have been who beforehand acquired this accolade, because it certain wasn’t in Europe they gained these valuations.
“Celtic solely gained this 12 months’s title with the assistance of quite a few ‘trustworthy errors’ that each one went their means with the identical 4 officers concerned more often than not.”
Final up was Stephen Johnstone, Ardentinny, who mentioned: “Rangers can’t be sentimental right here. Allan McGregor, Steven Davis and Leon Balogun have been instrumental on serving to us to the dizzy heights of a European remaining however the time has come for the trio to bow out gracefully. They'll go down in folklore as true blue legends like the entire 2022 crew.”