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Rangers fans are raging while Celtic supporters are celebrating. The contrast is stark but that’s what an emphatic derby day win for the Hoops gives you. Light Blues punters were not happy with referee Nick Walsh’s performance at Hampden after Martin O’Neill ’s side marched into the Premier Sports Cup Final following a 3-1 win over their Glasgow rivals. So let’s not hang about and get right down to business... J Thompson, Glasgow, wailed: "This team is out of their depth – no organisation and running around like headless chickens. Players bought and on loan should be dumped ASAP. " James Tavernier and John Souttar need kicked up the backside and Butland dropped. The Rangers board have made so many mistakes – hire of Russell Martin, refusal to appoint Derek McInnes on two separate occasions and now the new manager is another mistake." Philip Borland raged: "Nick Walsh cheated Rangers. Auston Trusty should have been sent off for kicking Jack Butland in the face. Anthony Ralston should have been sent off for giving the penalty away as he was already booked. Celtic should have been down to nine men and Rangers would have probably won the game. Nick Walsh shouldn't be allowed to ref another Old Firm game ever again." Kenny Wilson, Moffat, emailed "It was certainly a cracking semi final but I thought Celtic were by far the better team and thoroughly deserved their victory. However, they made hard work of it with a poor second half. Trusty might have been lucky to stay on but him and Scales were brilliant. And I thought Osmand was tremendous when he came on and deserved his goal. But if that’s a penalty against Anthony Ralston football is in a bad way." Steve McSherry, Uddingston, said: "Why do Celtic make games so difficult? We should have wrapped up the game long before the shocking penalty decision. If they had been a boxing match it would have been stopped in the first half. It really was men against boys. I’m sure we will now kick on and secure 56." Stephen Mulhern, Dumbarton, quipped: "Neil Lennon on his return to Celtic said he’d bring the thunder back but after witnessing the match today Martin O’Neill has brought the hunger back. Celtic should close the book on a new manager as O’Neill has surely sent out a message that he’s the leading candidate. Kenny looks the real deal and could save Celtic in the transfer market in January." Sean Mooney, Busby, chimed in: "Makes you wonder about Brendan Rodgers. Callum Osmand is signed under his watched yet you never saw him. Martin O’Neill comes in and suddenly we get to see he has something – and then some." Paul Price, Glasgow, said: "Talk of Rangers, 'Rhols Royce' reinvigorating the team ahead of the cup semi final, appeared to be premature...they just didn't have enough juice in the tank! Put simply they were no match for Celtics, 'Aston Martin' who are still moving up through the gears! Congrats to both teams for an entertaining game." Stephen Johnstone, Ardentinny, said: "Stephen Robinson is my choice to be considered as the next new manager of Celtic – not a tractor boy from Ipswich in Kieran Mckenna."
