Brendan Rodgers preaches a Celtic motto alien to Angeball and only controversial transfer can save them – Hotline

Celtic fans are getting stressed with the Old Firm clash on the horizon and the Hoops struggling to lift off under Brendan Rodgers.

Two games on the bounce without a goal and a lack of exciting signings has got Parkhead punters in a strop. Thomas Weir emailed: “If the Angeball mantra at Celtic was 'We Never Stop’. Is Brendanball now ‘We Never Start’. The change in performance since his arrival is night and day.”

Denis Bruce, Bishopbriggs, said: “What has happened to make a treble winning team look like also rans? A change of manager and a change of style? A raft of defensive injuries, the departure of significant players? Playing players, who must be taken aback by the abandonment of a winning formula, out of position to suit the preference of the newly installed manager? It could be gone by Christmas if league title is out of reach, the team has been crushed in the Champions League and the manager has decided to take his delayed sabbatical.”

Michael Emonds, Northampton, said: “If Rodgers has any brains he’ll go back to the way it was done under Ange. It’s obvious the players aren’t responding to Rodgers system as quickly as he’d hoped so it’s time to admit what he should have done from day one. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.”

Celtic are in for a busy week in the window and Billy Barry emailed: “I totally get that this might not be the most popular choice for a lot of Celtic fans because he's a bluenose, but I think Lawrence Shankland would be a great asset to our front line.”

John Bruce, Glasgow, said: “After seven days from Hell for Celtic fans, their golden child Kieran Tierney has chosen to join 13th in the table Real Sociedad, with Patrick Roberts and Ryan Fraser also snubbing them. Do they still have Shane