Rangers in 'dire straits' verdict as Hotline punters tear into Euro failures

Transfer deadline day is one of the most iconic days in the football calendar, with clubs up and down the country working right up until the final millisecond of the window to get deals over the line.

Celtic and Rangers are expecting a hive of activity before the 11pm deadline, with ins and outs anticipated in both camps. The Hoops are closing in on permanent deals for Augsburg midfielder Arne Engels and Sheffield United defender Auston Trusty while the Gers are in talks over loan moves for duo Nedim Bajrami and Neraysho Kasanwirjo. The Light Blues have already confirmed one departure on Friday, with Scott Wright joining Birmingham City for £300,000.

The winger was a bit part player in his three and a half years at Ibrox, but one Hotline caller reckons the nominal fee collected for the 27-year-old is an indication of how Philippe Clement's side are falling short on the transfer front. Jimmy Mac, Glasgow, wrote: "Now Scott Wright is gift wrapped to Birmingham for a poxy £300k as Cantwell was to Blackburn shows exactly how badly our club has been taken backwards.

"Rangers are in dire straits under the chain of command its time for one failure out all failures out, a chairman and board room full of old pals act not fit for purpose. Rangers are not and never have been a club in progress bring Dave King back as chairman to kick ass and get Rangers FC back in order with the right people at the helm to steer us back into clear waters."

Deadline day is seemingly not for everyone with Robert S Pender describing the panic to push deals through right up until the wire as a "cattle market", writing: "It is time to stop this bad business practice of 11th hour rush to sign players. It is risky financially and also unsettling for