A brutal dig about Celtic leaves Rangers gloater reaching for a shovel as epic Hotline gaffe sparks hilarity

Allegedly there's a wee international tournament kicking off in Germany on Friday but a never-ending war of words between Celtic and Rangers diehards reigns supreme.

Scotland and Steve Clarke were on the agenda, of course, but the trials and tribulations of Glasgow's big two remains a hot topic despite club football meant to be off the agenda. And one Rangers fan will be kicking himself as his punchline about Celtic's record in Europe fell flat. The premise was Brendan Rodgers' side would be tumbling down the tournaments, however, they are locked in for eight games in the Champions League as the riches rise to untold levels.

Donald Dundas, Uddingston, said: "What will Sean McGarvey say about noses pressed against the glass looking in on Celtic if Rangers qualify for the Champions League through the qualifiers. We all know what team will exit first and relegated down through the so called diddy tournaments as per norm. It's called reality, Bhoys."

You'll get them next time, Donald, just remember to brush up on the rules first.

Alan Flett was also on the attack again as he had Celtic in his cross hairs. He said: "You can’t help but laugh at Celtic fans’ pathetic attempts to belittle Rangers. They claim to be dining at Europe’s top table, when in reality the top table is dining on them. At least Rangers can compete at Europa League level, whereas Celtic are just pure canon fodder. End of story."

But Mr Flett was anything but fantastic in the eyes of two callers who dug him out his snipes about Celtic's record. James Logan, Glasgow. He said: "Poor Alan Flett needs to brush up on his history. The 'small clubs' that won the European Cup in the 60s and 70s were Real Madrid, Milan, Inter, Benfica, Man U, Ajax, Bayern Munich and Liverpool. Furthermore you had to play 9 games, not 6, to win the trophy, all of them against actual champions. Stop embarrassing yourself, Alan."

Another dedicated Rangers backer has only one demand to those in charge at Ibrox and it's an appeal for home comforts. Ian Renton, Johnstone, said: "Someone needs to have a word in Clement’s ear and tell him that his team needs to have a backbone of Scottish players, preferably Rangers supporting ones. I am not sure the foreign players really get what it means to play for us. I also think the Scotland team suffers from a lack of players from Rangers."

He's often regarded as our version of Eminem as he spitballs fierce barbs in the direction of any Rangers fan who will listen. But something has come over Gordon Ashley, Ayr, as he is full of love and tranquility. But he can't resist a wee dig at those in light blue blue for good measure.

He said: "Good luck to our boys in Germany, some people need to stop the negativity as it’s bad enough that fans of our second biggest club will be shouting at our opponents, so the rest of us need to get behind them even more. Steve Clarke has done a brilliant job just to get us at the party no matter how things turn out, come on Scotland."

A Scotland diehard in England is backing dark blue but he's old enough to remember chastening experiences of the past. Wullie Graham, Bristol, said: "There is a big question to be answered over the next 3 Scotland games. Can we finally manage to get out of the group stage at a major tournament? We are the only nation in Great Britain and Ireland never to do this. As a nation that think's we are great at football it is really embarrassing. Failure after failure is all we have.The horror show in Argentina 78 still haunts me to this day. Let's hope we finally get the Monkey off our back in the next 2 weeks. Come on Scotland make us proud this time"

And a wee dram was raised for one blistered foot soldier who went the extra mile on the road to Munich. John Davidson, Kirkintilloch, said: "The Tartan Army are on the march, congratulations to the foot soldier who walked from Scotland to Munich for charity and got rewarded with a match ticket for the opening match."