Rotten Rangers? Diehards accept staggering decline but demand Celtic be honest about £70m crew – Hotline

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder but there’s not much love for this current Rangers side from Light Blues punters on the Hotline. A 2-0 win over St Johnstone at Ibrox on Sunday at least made it four domestic wins on the spin and without conceding a goal.

But the lack of genuine quality has supporters worried - not to mention the five point gap separating them from leaders Celtic and Aberdeen. Gary Clark, Hamilton, said: “The decline in the calibre of player at Rangers compared to the Walter Smith, Dick Advocaat and Alex McLeish era is truly remarkable. We haven’t had a striker of note since Alfredo Morelos and he checked out for the last couple of years at Ibrox. The current squad lacks any real quality.”

Jamie Thompson, Yoker, said: “This Rangers team lack serious quality. The defence is woeful and the second half against St Johnstone was really poor. Some of these Rangers players need to learn how to pass and control the ball. They will win nothing this season and if that’s the case Philippe Clement needs to go.”

But Alan Flett emailed: “There's a reason why Rangers are hopeless. We nearly went out of business 12 years ago and we've never fully recovered. What's Celtic's excuse? Over £70m in the bank but a bang average team, a manager who is only there because he couldn't cut it in England and, a captain who isn't fit to wear the shirt.”

Speaking of Celtic and Nicolas Kuhn was a lucky boy to avoid a second yellow card for his celebrations after hitting the winner at Ross County earlier on Sunday. And Scott Gowers, Edinburgh, said: “Any player in the SPFL who got booked for running to the crowd after scoring this season should have their yellow cards rescinded. Kuhn scores a late winner and really