Rangers had Ange running scared and he bolted to Tottenham rather than face Beale's new boys - Hotline

The comedians were out in force so before we get onto the serious stuff let’s give a couple of them centre stage on the Hotline .

Neil Renton, Edinburgh , said: “I’m dying to know more about the sales pitch keeper Jack Butland got from Rangers manager Michael Beale. I think it went along the lines of ‘Join Rangers and you’ll never need to face a penalty.’“ And Gary Stevenson, Newtonhill, asked: “Does anyone know where I can purchase around 5,000 inflatable Kangaroos?” Laugh? I nearly started.

A few Celtic fans will chuckle at Joe Graham’s assertion as well. The Garrowhill Rangers fan said: “I am one of many Rangers supporters who didn’t want Ange Postecoglou to leave Celtic. I was so looking forward to the head to head battle with our Michael Beale starting from scratch. It was obvious the lure to manage a top six team in the English Premier League and the salary that goes with it was probably the deciding factor. However I think he might have been a little bit scared of facing Michael Beale’s new Rangers this coming season. He would probably have been looking for a new job anyway before Xmas even if he had stayed.”

Rab Picken emailed: “I’m stunned Spurs took a chance on Postecoglou. They will regret it big time. But clearly he didn’t fancy a full season as he knows Beale will be wise to him so he bolted. Have to laugh at the names they'r banding as replacements. Put yer money on Scott Brown as no one else will go near them.”

Steve Macleod, Wokingham, said: “It’s always enjoyable to watch some angst down Parkhead way and while Ange alas did well domestically can we never forget that his first treble in Scotland was being dumped out of three European tournaments in one season.”

But Paul McArdle, Gourock ,