No Rangers penalty paranoia as stats don't lie and Celtic should be going for TENTH quadruple - Hotline

The Old Firm VAR debate rumbled on but let's start today with a couple of calls on Aberdeen...and neither of them are particularly complimentary to the not-so-dandy Dons, as far as these Hotliners are concerned.

Gary Stevenson, Newtonhill, said: "Odds on favourite Chris Wilder must have really wanted the Aberdeen manager's job - Watford needed someone and within minutes Wilder accepted. I think Aberdeen should appoint Craig Brown and put an end to the fallacy that they can attract a so called big fish." Neil Renton, Edinburgh, emailed: "I don’t know what Willie Miller has been drinking if he thinks Aberdeen can finish third in the league. Whatever it is he must be downing loads of it to null the pain of watching the worst Dons side in recent history."

Onto VAR and John Dickson emailed: "When are all these Celtic fans going to take their green tinted glasses off regarding Rangers penalties? Andy Walker says the one against Kilmarnock wasn't a penalty when all the player needed was a pair of goalkeepers gloves the way he brought the ball down. Paranoid the lot of them - away and take up a referee course."

Stuart McLeod, Stepps, said: "Another week and the Celtic fans obsession with Rangers and VAR continues to grow. In my opinion the Rangers' penalty award was harsh on Killie but correct by the letter of the law. Funnily enough they were all gushing about Nick Walsh the previous weekend and VAR when they won, however not one mentioned the shirt pull by Carter-Vickers in the box at Hampden which again would have been harsh but by the letter of the law it was a penalty. You can't have it both ways guys."

But Kenny Wilson, Moffat, countered with: "When VAR was introduced we all thought that it would end the trend of Rangers