Rangers 'worldbeaters' have fans raging as Celtic punters lap up Champions League VAR misery – Hotline

There's nothing like a good performance in Europe to restore a sense of calm and wellbeing on the Hotline .

And the abysmal show Rangers put on in Belgium on Tuesday night was nothing like a good performance. So the knives are out already for Gio van Bronckhorst and his players on both sides of the great divide following the 2-0 defeat against Union Saint Gilloise which has left them with a mountain to climb and their Champions League group stage hopes hanging by a thread.

First up, Celtic fan Andy Logan from Livingston who said: “Have to chuckle the new signings Rangers have made are world beaters. Heard the same last year, two words for these delusional fans – Ramsey and Diallo. Wonder if VAR will still solve all the claims of being cheated after last night’s game? It’s in and they will still claim the world is against them.”

What’s that you say? All’s fair in love and VAR? Hotline regular John Bruce certainly thought so before Tuesday night. And the green half of Glasgow weren’t slow in reminding him after the man with the remote control intervened so dramatically to award Union with the dodgiest of penalty kicks.

Luigi from Renfrewshire said: “From reading the babblings of John Bruce and the like it appears VAR has been in Scotland for years. Vendetta against Rangers? Just something else to moan about. What next, the quality of the halftime pies cost us the game?”

Not surprisingly the Celtic fans were coming thick and fast. Next up Denny’s Patrick Cunningham who said: “The depth Rangers have fallen must be worrying to their followers. Yes we all know their run in Europe was sensational but only because of how a bang average team can actually reach a final of a major trophy. They have now sold all their