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