Manchester United's handling of Michael Carrick's exit has been branded "abysmal behaviour by an equally abysmal management" by a Hotline caller, who argues the turmoil at Old Trafford dwarfs the recent chaos at Celtic and Rangers.
Celtic and Rangers have both endured periods of upheaval in the past 12 months following the tenures of Wilfried Nancy and Russell Martin in Glasgow. But caller John Spence said their troubles were minor compared with United's continued struggles, with Carrick the latest coaching casualty.
Caller Condemns United's Treatment of Carrick
Spence said: "Over the decades Rangers and Celtic have treated employees badly, sacking managers with abandon whilst treating their fanbase with varying degrees of contempt in the process.
"But, as they say, there's always someone worse off than yourself. The total basket case of a football club that is Manchester United's treatment of Michael Carrick, a proud man revered by the fans, leaving him hanging about most of the week to be sacked, is beyond belief. Abysmal behaviour by an equally abysmal management."
Old Firm Rivals Resume Bickering
Club football is on hold for the international break, but that has not stopped regular callers Gordon Ashley, from Ayr, and Martin Roberts, from Clydebank, resuming their usual bickering.
Gordon emailed in to say: "There were too many fantasists on yesterdays Hotline to reply to so, I will state a few facts that cover all bases.
"We (Celtic) are Scotland's biggest, most successful club who dominate Rangers in every criteria available, we have an unliquidated history since 1888 and have the worlds biggest club trophy at Scotland's biggest club stadium. There is no contest, we are simply the best."
Martin retorted: "Well the Ayr town clown Ashley is still alive, I haven't heard a peep from him since Gers pumped them twice.
"They got pumped in the diddy cup and Falkirk done them but he now say Gers are getting all the decisions? Hearts got done out of winning the league with decisions Celtic got last year."
Scotland Interest in Gray and Hackney
Scotland boss Sebastien Pocognoli has revealed he has sounded out English Premier League duo Archie Gray and Hayden Hackney about committing their allegiances to the Dark Blues.
Stephen Mulhern, from Dumbarton, said: "I see Sebastian Pocognoli has shown an interest in bringing in Archie Gray into the Scottish squad when seemingly Steve Clarke failed previously in the past. So it seems now Andy Robertson is using his influence off the park by persuading his teammate to change his mind. I’m old enough to witness his great uncle Eddie Gray in his prime and if he’s a shadow of that player getting him on board instead of England would be the biggest steal since the great train robbery."
However, Charles Maxwell has not taken kindly to Pocognoli's desire to see more players from the Scottish Premiership get capped. He responded: "So Seb Pocognoli thinks we need more Scots in our league? That's rich coming from a foreigner.
"He clearly hasn't a clue about just how poor the SPFL is compared to the rest of Europe. Scotland's second best team couldn't even qualify for Europe and after seeing Scotland's coefficient take another dip, things look set to get worse. No wonder Celtic are struggling in Europe, when that's all there is to beat at home.
"Seb's advice to our young talent should have been to get out of this backwater as soon as possible. Don't worry Seb, we won't be offended. We know we're s****."
