Rangers must send for Graeme Souness type greats to replace Gio van Bronckhorst and chop Ibrox deadwood – Hotline

After a garbage week in continental competition, Scottish teams have been taken out with the Euro trash. Celtic, Rangers and Hearts all suffered sore ones in the Champions League and Europa Conference and the punters are not happy.

Ibrox fans reckon boss Gio van Bronckhorst is under pressure and it’s time for a SOS – send out Souness. Robert Livingstone, Palm Beach, said: “Van Bronckhorst was a good player but as manager he makes too many wrong selections. Rangers need a tough, gruff, no-nonsense man like Graeme Souness to chop out the dead wood.”

Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou didn’t escape either and Alan Flett emailed: "What now for the Old Firm after more Champions League embarrassment? At least Rangers have proved themselves in the Europa League, they can tool up and go again. But Celtic will have to spend serious money on top players if they are to have a chance of competing in any of the European competitions. Either that, or they replace the naive Postecoglou with a manager of substance.”

It’s Gers fans who are in the doldrums though after the seven goal hammering by Liverpool. Rab Hamilton, Govan, said: “Tavernier was not interested, Barisic is like a rabbit caught in the headlights. Ryan Kent has chucked it just like so many other players who are coming out of contract.

“ Rangers summer signings have been a disaster. We should rebuild now using some of our younger players who have an appetite for the game.

Craig Gordon, Ayr, said: “After all the good work done by Celtic in Battle of Britain matches against Liverpool, Man Utd and Man City and even Aberdeen taking a Premier League team to extra time over two legs, what a setback and humiliation Rangers have handed our league with that performance. They