IT’S silly season in the transfer window and even dafter season on the Hotline with summer shenanigans.
New Celtic coach Harry Kewell reckons the Hoops are going to be a “handful” in the Champions League.
But George Wilson, West Sussex, said: “I couldn’t stop laughing when I read Kewell’s comment.
“He obviously hasn’t seen their performances and results. Celtic have been a total laughing stock in Europe for years. They reached the UEFA Cup Final in 2003 but have done nothing else, which is why we have their supporters on here having to go back 55 years when they won the now defunct European Cup.”
Liam Birney, Paisley, hit back at caller Jimmy Murray who claimed last season’s double by the Hoops was no big deal.
He said: “Does Jimmy’s envy and jealousy regarding Celtic have no limits? He’s said that Celtic’s league and cup win was no big deal. Would that be the league that took tens of thousands of his fellow Rangers fans on to the streets of Glasgow?”
Gordon Ashley, Ayr, defended Celtic full-back Josip Juranovic over claims he wasn’t worth the Hoops’ £15m valuation and said: “Yesterday’s deluded caller has just lost any credibility Rangers fans had left by claiming our full-back, who is keeping a left-back they rated at £25m out of the Croatia team with his weaker foot, isn’t worth £15m. This kind of fairytale thinking is the reason they will get less than half the money they dream of for Calvin Bassey.”
Over to the other side of the country and Davy Cook, Edinburgh, is getting in the derby spirit already, taking a pop at Hibs over recruitment. He said: “First Shaun Maloney, now David Marshall and Aiden McGeady. Who’s the next ex-Celtic old-timer to join Hibs? Danny McGrain or Roy Aitken? Roll on the first Edinburgh derby.”
Rocky Bushiri is staying at Easter Road after arriving in January on loan from Norwich, an addition that still has to win over some Hibs fans.
John Scott, Grassmoor, said: “Obviously it must be soul-destroying reading online criticism of yourself but you have to stand back and ask why?
“A lot of Hibs supporters were not disappointed to see Bushiri go.
“He must know he hardly endeared himself to a frazzled support with some error-strewn displays.
“So the moment he triggers a clause in his loan deal to make his Hibs stay permanent, there was bound to be a backlash. Yes, some fans can act like morons in cyberspace but the vast majority can identify if a player is worthy of that green jersey.”
Over to Kilmarnock and Jim McClean, Rothesay, said: “It is OK our manager Derek McInnes saying we were a Premiership team, that’s history. We had some decent players then but now we have a bunch of no hopers, if last season is anything to go by. I don’t think we will survive next season, to be honest.”
Finally a warming message from the Daily Record’s very own Tam Cowan who emailed: “Can I convey my thanks to Sir Rod Stewart via the Hotline, as I know he reads it every day, for kindly giving me a VIP meet and greet package to auction at the Andy Goram fundraiser in the Airdrie Working Men’s Club.
“It went for an astonishing £10,000 and a total of £30,000 was raised on the night for cancer charities, the St Andrew’s Hospice and Andy’s family thanks to the generosity of a capacity crowd and the efforts of many former Rangers and Celtic players who took part in a star-studded Q&A. Cheers, Rod!”