QUICK QUIZ
SHOULD Celtic try to land Scotland boss Steve Clarke for their next manager? 1. In which year did Wayne Rooney make his first debut for Everton? 2. LeBron James plays for which NBA team? 3. Who won the 2020 World Snooker Championship? 4. Which sport do England Saxons play? 5. What nationality is Formula One driver Sergio Perez? 6. Rafael Nadal has won how many French Open tennis singles titles? 7. Casey Stoney is head coach of which Women’s Super League side? 8. At which ground did Alastair Cook make his highest Test score of 294? 9. And who were the opponents? 10. Elaine Thompson is the reigning Olympic champion in which two athletics events?
‘ To truly beat Celtic to a title you have to beat us and our fans. Their tainted training-game title will be taken back next season’ a shot on goal. To truly beat Celtic to a title you have to beat us and our fans. Their tainted training game title will be taken back next season.”
Jack Armstrong, Bathgate, said: “Caller John Bruce thinks Celtic are now irrelevant because his new club won their first major trophy. But where has he been for the past 20 years? Celtic have won 15 league titles and an unprecedented Quadruple, reached a European final and had a 69-game unbeaten run. Let me assure him that Celtic will never be irrelevant.”
Robert Pender emailed: “The supporters who gathered at Ibrox were wrong and the players going to the gates was wrong but the Scottish government blaming the supporters for rise in Covid is a disgrace.
“It takes 10-12 days for virus to incubate so how can they say nine days later that fans who gathered have gone down with virus? The timescale doesn’t add up.”
Kevin Kean, Inchinnan, said: “It’s quite astonishing that Steven Gerrard is now the longestserving manager in the Premiership. Does it mean the quality of manager is lacking or is it down to chairmen who panic?”
Lance Little, Erskine, said: “I had to laugh at the regular Hotline caller from Sussex who had the brass neck to say his team outclass Celtic on and off the park. It’s a pity the supporters don’t have any. If class is putting lives at stake, urinating in public, smashing memorials and generally putting public safety at risk then I despair.
“They would struggle to see class if it was in front of them with a flashing light saying, ‘this is class’. It’s been an embarrassing reaction to winning a league.”
Finally, John Robb, Kirkcaldy, said: “What about Davie Robertson for the Aberdeen job? It couldn’t be any tougher than Real Kashmir – the only drawback would be the size of the swear box.”
GOALKEEPERS: Craig Gordon (Heart of Midlothian), David Marshall (Derby County), Jon McLaughlin (Rangers).
DEFENDERS: Andrew Considine (Aberdeen), Declan Gallagher (Motherwell), Grant Hanley (Norwich City), Jack Hendry (Celtic, on loan at KV Oostende), Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forrest), Stephen O’Donnell (Motherwell), Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), Andy
Robertson (Liverpool), Greg Taylor (Celtic), Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
MIDFIELDERS: Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), Ryan Christie (Celtic), John Fleck (Sheffield United), Ryan Jack (Rangers), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Callum McGregor (Celtic), Kenny McLean (Norwich City), Scott McTominay (Man United).
FORWARDS: Che Adams (Southampton), Lyndon Dykes (Queen’s Park Rangers), Ryan Fraser (Newcastle United), Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), Kevin Nisbet (Hibs).