QUOTE OFTHE DAY

‘Gers fans whooping it up at Celtic’s expense is like the fat captain of a Sunday league pub team laughing at Lionel Messi for having an off day’ players not signed quicker with Celtic? Recruitment always seems to drag on.”

Kenny Wilson, Moffat, said: “Duffy will be Celtic’s best signing of the season, bringing much needed organisation and stability to our defence.

“All we need now is some strikers on the park and 10 will be on it’s way.”

Stephen Day, Bishopbriggs, said: “Celtic should stop selling themselves as a stepping stone to the English Premier League and sign only those that are keen to play for the jersey.”

John Robertson emailed: “It’s time Neil Lennon stopped picking Scott Brown as I’m afraid Father Time has caught up with him. David Turnbull should be in the midfield alongside Ryan Christie and Callum McGregor, three young players with engines to last 90 minutes. McGregor is doing two jobs on his own to cover for Brown this season.”

Gordon Ashley, Ayr, said: “The signings of Duffy, Turnbull and Albian Ajeti gives Celtic the kind of quality that will blow Rangers away and secure the second biggest achievement in Scottish football history. We already have a much stronger squad and will also add another quality left back.”

George Wilson, West Sussex, said: “Hotline regular Gordon Ashley is sadly obsessed with Rangers. He obviously stays awake at night terrified that his repeated mantra of 10 in a row will not actually happen and that Rangers will win 55.”

Finally, that solitary call about Scotland. Stephen Mulhern Dumbarton, said: “It was no great surprise to see Oli McBurnie pulling out the Scotland squad. He has never shown any great desire to pull on a Scotland shirt. However, with our own Peter Crouch style forward in Lyndon Dykes up front, I believe Israel won’t cope and Scotland will scrape a 1-0 win.”