Rangers diehard throws in the towel in astonishing Hotline rant about club on its knees who are title no hopers

The first competitive kick of the season may still be over a fortnight away but Rangers fans are already fearing the worst. Philippe Clement admitted he needs more quality in the door to add to his five signings so far - before following up with an admission he also has to sell before he can buy.

Throw in the flit to Hampden for home games during August and some punters are already thinking talk of a title tilt is the thing of make believe. On which note, Graham Taylor, Airdrie, said: “I'm currently on holiday travelling around our beautiful country and I have more chance of seeing Nessie than seeing us lift the title this season. It pains me to say it but my club is on its knees. As a Rangers fan it gets more and more depressing leading up to another campaign in disarray. This is a yearly event now. No home stadium to start the season, no signings of quality, no money and manager unhappy. It’s an absolute disgrace.”

Drew Ferguson, Oban, added: “I admire Philippe Clement’s mindset that belief may be enough to quality for the Champion League but the current players who failed in the league last season are clearly not good enough and no one wants them. We need an urgent influx of quality but there’s no money in the kitty.”

Meanwhile, Robert Livingstone, Palm Beach, said: “Brighton want a ridiculous £7million for Abdallah Sima, Rangers want a price drop but even if they drop it by half you'd get superior value from a proper number nine like Lawrence Shankland or Bojan Miovski. They'd cost less and score more goals. Sima is a fair player but nothing great, he can't score the big numbers needed to win the title, Natural scores like Shankland or Miovski can. But it won't happen as John Bennett has taken the club to near