QUOTE OF THE DAY

‘Alloa were not dangerous, they just played a man’s game. If you want your team in cotton wool, then join the tiddlywinks league’

Rangers for the same thing. This is a club who publicly slaughtered refereeing and the SFA at their last AGM.”

John Bruce emailed: “Hypocrisy is a word missing from Celtic fans’ vocabulary. After dishing out criticism here to Rangers fans who complained about Kevin Clancy’s shocking performance in the Aberdeen game, guess who were queuing up to complain about the referee in the Alloa v Celtic game?

“It will be interesting to see how Celtic fare against a big, physical side like Hearts, where complaints against the referee are a near certainty.”

Callum McGregor is facing time out and David Bryce, Troon, said: “I wish McGregor a speedy recovery. It was a nasty collision and I hope he’s OK.

“On a side note, McGregor has been really poor since the restart. I have no fears about Nir Bitton replacing him. In my opinion, Nir is a better player and has been outstanding for Celtic this season. I also think Matt O’Riley will do a job for us.”

But Stephen Johnstone, Ardentinny, said: “McGregor is the maestro and without him, Celtic will drop points and possibly get knocked out of the Scottish Cup, leaving Rangers to win at a canter.” On to ins and outs at Ibrox. Andy Adams, Kirkcaldy, said: “So is it Nottingham Forest or West Brom for Connor Goldson? It looks like his destination will be the Championship, probably his level. He must be getting good money to give up the chance of playing European football, maybe even Champions League football.

“Best of luck to him. He’ll know how big a club he’s leaving when he’s gone but it’ll be too late by then.”

Frank McFerran, Carrickfergus, said: “As a Rangers fan I would like John Souttar to join now.

“But Hearts have every right to ask for a reasonable fee. Gers fans should understand their reasons.”