QUOTE OF THE DAY

‘Is it true Graeme Murty accepted the academy job at Rangers because he was promised the interim manager’s job in six months?’

are battling to sign a 38-year-old to spearhead their attack next season.

“I could understand signing him as a player/coach but not as their main man. Surely there are young players who can offer more or is our talent pool that shallow these days?” That appears to be the case at Ibrox, according to

who said: “Scott Arfield, Ross McCrorie, Graeme Dorrans, Ryan Jack – a formidable line-up to scare the life out of British football, never mind the Scottish league. If that’s the level of players at Ibrox then bring on the new season.

“Another inexperienced young loan player coming in who’ll be no better than what they’ve got already isn’t the answer. It’s becoming abundantly clear there is still no money at Rangers, no matter what Steven Gerrard expects.” Now for a wee wisecrack from

who said: “Is it true Graeme Murty accepted the academy job at Rangers because he was promised the interim manager’s job in six months?”

The appointment of Alan Stubbs as St Mirren’s new manager didn’t cut much ice with

He said: “St Mirren were obviously swayed by Stubbs’s four-month spell at Rotherham, which saw him take the club to the bottom of the league before he was sacked.”

Celtic fan said: “I still don’t think Celtic should buy Odsonne Edouard for £10million. He’s not worth that kind of money. We could have got Abel Hernandez from Hull for that and I fear they’re going to lose out on him now to Leeds.”

Finally, Scotland’s traditional World Cup bugbear has bitten early.

He said: “I began to watch England v Costa Rica but I only saw the start as I couldn’t listen to the commentators any longer.

“They talk as though England have won the World Cup already. My ears were bleeding.” CALL THE HOTLINE TOMORROW 11 TILL 12 NOON on: 0141 309 3306 or email us: hotline@dailyrecord.co.uk