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ANTHONY HAGGERTY ANSWERS YOUR CALLS qualifiers. The Celtic board would then have to answer questions about what direction the club is heading in.” said: “Celtic will never be a potential force in Europe as long as Dermot Desmond holds the purse strings.
“I can see Rodgers walking away if he doesn’t get the right players coming into the club.”
said: “If Rodgers leaves Celtic because of all of this the board will never be forgiven – 10 in a row is within touching distance but if they blow this by failing to back a manager like Rodgers in the transfer market the Celtic supporters will be left raging.”
said: “I can’t believe Celtic aren’t accepting a bid for Dedryck Boyata. This guy was once called the second Efe Ambrose.
“As for the transfer market, the board are making an absolute fool of Rodgers and the fans. This is the same man who refused to apologise to the supporters for his appointment of Ronny Deila.”
said: “I think Peter Lawwell is doing an amazing job at Celtic but if he doesn’t tweak his business model before the window closes his greatest asset, Rodgers, will be climbing through it!”
said: “It should be pointed out to Steven Gerrard in light of Sunday’s comments at Pittodrie that many believe Rangers actually cheated Scottish football for the best part of a decade and got away with it.”
emailed: “Gerrard is getting it right with his signing policy. Borna Barisic stood out in the two games against Rangers and appears to be an excellent signing.
“We’ve bought the former captain of Osijek and member of the provisional Croatia World Cup squad. He looks a steal at £2million when other Croatia internationals are valued at upwards of £10m.
“A physical, left-sided defender, he is one of the final pieces in Gerrard’s jigsaw.
“With the signing of a new striker looking imminent it’s game on in the title race.”
Frank Docherty, Barrhead, said: “So Rangers fans seem to be happy to get close to Celtic since Gerrard’s arrival. Well I backed a horse and it got beaten by a nose but it was still second.
“So much for, ‘Second’s not good enough for Rangers’.”
emailed: “Everyone seems to jump on the bandwagon to have a go at Gerrard, especially that he would know nothing about Scottish football because he played all his days in England. How do they know that? He’s a football man through and through and will have been watching football from all over the world.
“I think supporters of other clubs are frightened Rangers have finally got a manager in the same mould as Graeme Souness – and we all know what happened there.”
said: “Gerrard’s had five competitive games and only won two. I think Rangers need a bit of perspective, his great start is a total myth.” said: “If it was Neil Lennon who’d made the same negative comments about the referee as Gerrard did then the SFA would have hammered him.
“Alfredo Morelos’s red card was harsh but if a player lashes out and it gives the official a decision to make he has to go.”
emailed: “I had to laugh at the Celtic fans slating Gerrard for his thoughts on the referee at Pittodrie.
“Wasn’t it Davie Hay who once threatened to take Celtic to England to play due to their perceived lack of decisions?
Pot and kettle anyone?”