Worried Celtic fanatics unload on board amid transfer bidding frenzy – Hotline

Celtic's bank balance is ticking along nicely – but the Hoops faithful are growing worried their piles of cash still haven’t been spent as the clock ticks down to deadline day.

The Hoops have raked in another £26million following the sale of Matt O’Riley and are set to coin in a further £60million worth of Champions League readies too. But John Rush said: “It is galling to see Celtic banking millions but giving us more stories than the council library about big signings. We are now talking about so many loans that someone needs to inform the board we are not a bank. Fans are fed up with the fairytales of building for Europe, when in fact every year the building is condemned by October. This year again Celtic have been an absolute disgrace taking to the last minute to get players in, it should have been done months ago. Hang your heads in shame if it goes wrong on Sunday.”

Stephen Johnstone, Ardentinny, said: "Celtic have cashed in on Matt O’Riley and poured more money into the biscuit tin. Meanwhile, Brendan Rodgers is left to pick up the crumbs, with the only winners the Seagulls in Brighton.”

Charles Maxwell added: “I can't believe Celtic took so long and paid so much for Adam Idah. I'm not having all this big-game player talk. Tony Watt scored in one of the biggest goals of all and with the greatest respect, he's no £10million man. I hope I'm wrong about Idah but I fear by the end of the season we will be saying, ‘All that for that?’”

Stephen Mulhern, Dumbarton, said: "I’m hoping reports Celtic are seemingly interested in bringing back Odsonne Edouard are premature. I also remember Celtic fans getting excited when Charlie Nicholas returned but that never worked and there’s similarities here. Celtic’s pressing game