Alfredo Morelos served scolding Rangers blast in brutal Hotline as Celtic board told they've nicked Ibrox mantra

Philippe Clement is busy drawing up his Rangers wish list for Santa. But on the Hotline, the Ibrox support have already begun scoring off names they don’t fancy unwrapping next month.

Robert Livingstone, Palm Beach, was the first caller, saying: “All this kerfuffle about bringing Alfredo Morelos back to Ibrox so he can be a returning hero is just utter rubbish. Scott McDermott was right on this week’s Record Rangers Podcast when he said that Morelos should not be re-signed under any circumstances. For two years he did nothing, trudging through the motions waiting to leave. He had absolutely no interest in Rangers and simply downed tools. We don't need his like back.” And Stephen Mulhern added: “I read about Clement giving Lawrence Shankland a warm embrace after Wednesday’s win at Tynecastle, which could indicate the striker is off to Ibrox in January. But I remember the last striker we signed from Hearts was Kyle Lafferty. That quickly went pear shaped and I see similarities on the cards again.”

John Davidson, Kirkintilloch, said: “The transfer window is going to be interesting down Ibrox way. I’d like to see us put the young talent out on loan to gain experience and for Clement to get shot of the duds that Michael Beale wasted money on. Here's hoping the magician brings in some better products for the European run after Christmas.”

Chris Lowe, Yoker, aimed a pop at Celtic striker Kyogo as he said: “Three months ago the Japanese stuntman was going to Spurs for £30million, now he’s getting dropped from the first team, it’s almost as laughable as the ‘we’ve knocked back £10m for Matt O’Riley’ line. As Kevin Bridges would say: ‘Did you, aye?’”

John Bruce was also snipping at the Hoops as he said: “The Celtic Board's cynical