1 week Ago By [email protected] (Fraser Wilson, Sports Hotline)
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Ianis Hagi admits his future is up in the air but Rangers fans on the Hotline say he should be tied down at Ibrox immediately.
The Romanian - a free agent at the end of the season - climbed off the bench at Pittodrie on Sunday to salvage a last gasp point for 10-man Gers and delay Celtic’s title celebrations. Hagi started the season in first team exile amid a contract impasse but has shown his class in flashes since being brought back from the B team. And Robert Livingston, Palm Beach, said: “What a really a wonderful goal Hagi scored, the club should do all they can to keep him by offering an improved contract.
He’s a top quality player treated badly by deceitful men who wanted to bilk him of a written contractual payment with Philippe Clement's help by refusing to play him. It was shameful while they paid bigger money to bad players. With new owners arriving Hagi would be an integral part of their plans for next season.
” Roy Ritchie, Troon, agreed: “Is it any wonder that Hagi would like to leave Rangers? Successive Rangers' coaches, present included, have failed to utilise his undoubted talent. It beggars' belief how Clement and now Barry Ferguson have ignored or wrongly used him in positions where he was unable to make a meaningful contribution. This says more about his coach's ability than his.
” Meanwhile Rangers celebrations at the late leveller have come in for criticism. Not least from Record Sport columnist Chris Sutton who dubbed them “pathetic”. Bill Lockerbie, Northampton, agreed saying: “Celebrating the way the Rangers people do following a draw, sums up where they are right now.
But I guess when you've won zilch in the lifetime of many of their fans, celebrating a draw must be as good as winning a treble. For the good of those starved fans, I hope they enjoy many more exciting draws!” But Irwin Houston, Giffnock, argued: “I take issue with Sutton describing Rangers management team’s celebrations as pathetic. Playing their “B” team for a large part of the game with 10 men, I think they had a right to celebrate.
Ferguson picked a team with Thursday’s Euro game in mind.” With tongue planted firmly in cheek, Glen Mitchell emailed: “Tension for Celtic as another heroic draw gives their city rivals a great chance to steal the title. Celtic have a mountain to climb, needing a single point and no more goals, but their rivals only need five wins out of five and 43 goals to come out on top.
Back in the real world, Hibs have a real chance of being second, who would have thought that?” Sam Morton, Edinburgh, said: “If Rangers went on a run of four wins from nine games under Clement while gifting their opponents a two goal lead in six of those games I’m sure the same people backing Ferguson would be lining up to criticise the Belgian.” Meanwhile, Hearts’ failure to make the top six has cemented where capital bragging rights lie this year. Neil Renton, Leith, said: “Hibs are proving which side is the biggest in Edinburgh.
The Easter Road club have a chance to make the group stages of Europe while Hearts have got the group stages of the League Cup to look forward to. And if they don’t watch out they’ll do it from the Championship.” Jambo Neil Hunter, Penicuik, admitted: “I thought the days of St Mirren owning us were in the past.
But, here we are 39 years later, it doesn’t get any easier. They actually scored the winner in 86 minutes. How relevant.
” Away from football and Rory McIlroy completed a sensational career grand slam with a nerve-shredding victory at the Masters. And James Logan, Glasgow, said: “Many congratulations to Rory McIlroy on finally winning the Masters after so many near misses. What drama, almost unbearable at times, this great event provided as he lost a five-shot lead over the closing holes only to prevail with a great birdie in the playoff.
Justin Rose was sensational too. It was also great to see such wonderful sportsmanship on show.”.
