SPORT OPINION Hotliners brand Rangers a ‘cheating partner’ as Nice win only good for raising Derek McInnes compo.

Fraser Wilson manned the phone and discovered not everyone was basking in the glory of Gers’ Euro win.

They say it’s nice to be nice. But when it comes to Rangers beating Nice there were few pleasantries coming from rival fans on the Hotline.

A 4-1 win away to a side sitting fifth in Ligue 1 would normally be cause for a national celebration. But Gers’ Europa League thrashing of Franck Haise’s side brought little in the way of compliments outside of the Light Blue legions.

Jim McClean of Rothesay said: “A tremendous triumph for Rangers, or so they say. Did they understand they were playing against 18-year-old Nice reserves? Big Phil’s position is still on shaky ground; I just hope he stays so they don’t take Derek McInnes from Kilmarnock. Oh, I forgot they don’t have the money to pay Killie’s compensation.”

Edward Fraser emailed: “Here we are again, ‘the Rangers are on their way back and will easily win both the Europa League and the Premiership’. It will take more than one good game in Europe to catch Celtic in domestic football. But I’m sure that won’t stop Rangers fans from gloating about their victory when we merely drew with Club Brugge.” Bathgate’s Jack Armstrong added, “You really have to chuckle at the rubbish some of these people come up with regarding the type of opponents Celtic have been drawn against in the Champions League. Yes, the Championship League. Then you look at the rubbish they’ve been producing in the minor leagues. “Nice were so bad it was funny.”

And Gordon Ashley of Ayr said, “Does Chris Lowe love being laughed at on the Hotline? His team recently played against one of many teams in his division that will field largely B-team players since they see it as a Mickey Mouse competition. And he criticises Celtic for earning a point against a Champions League-caliber team. Come back when your squad can score a point on the big boys’ playground.

Right on cue, George Wilson of West Sussex replaced: “Poor old Rangers-obsessed Gordon Ashley keeps telling us the Ibrox side are no longer a threat to his club, but he’s on here day after day talking about his pet subject, which is obviously Rangers.”

“One Glasgow club blew it in an apparently certain home win in Europe this week whilst the other romped it in a what was forecast a certain away defeat.”

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