QUOTE OF THE DAY

‘What a truly phenomenal, atmospheric arena Parkhead has become again. Alkmaar players must have gasped’ still looking abroad when considering striking options when the answer is on their own doorstep.

“We should offer Leigh Griffiths, who would jump at the chance of rejoining his beloved Hibs, in exchange for Kevin Nisbet. Griffiths’ time at Celtic has surely come to a end.”

But Danny Robertson, Paisley, said: “Some of your green-tinted contributors should bring out joke books as their statements are hilarious. The latest being AZ are ‘two levels above’ Malmo. Remind me who is playing for a Champions League place and who is playing for a place in the Europa League?”

John Bruce emailed: “For years, Celtic fans have claimed theirs is a Champions League team – despite maulings by PSG and Barcelona. Even sitting embarrassingly at the bottom of their Europa League group last season has not dissuaded them.

“When Steven Gerrard arrived, Rangers had been playing in the Third Division only seven years earlier. Yet, in his first year he took the club on a recordbreaking run in the Europa League from the firstround qualifiers. He did the same in his second and third years, finishing top of the group.

“Rangers fans – and the manager – know we’re not a Champions League team, but we will be. Soon.”

Finally, following the sad news that the legendary Manchester United and Scotland star Denis Law has been diagnosed with dementia, Gordon Ferguson, Kilwinning, called for unity.

He said: “Jimmy Millar, Billy McNeill, Frank Kopel and Denis Law – legends of the Scottish game.

“We have already lost Jimmy, Billy and Frank and who knows who’s next? Please let Scottish football be the first to truly address this nightmare scenario. Let’s show football how to deal with this at whatever level our players are at.”