The clock is ticking down towards the first Old Firm of the season.
Which means one thing – the Hotline is going bananas with pre-match point scoring, squabbles over European bragging rights and, of course, referee conspiracies with Nick Walsh set to take charge in the Parkhead powderkeg. And first up is Rangers fan John Bruce who emailed: “We're hearing that Celtic fans have started a petition against Nick Walsh being appointed as the referee for Saturday's Old Firm game, due to a 'conflict of interest'.
"The same fans who have seen their team go three games without a single booking. As a comparison, in the last three games Celtic have committed 26 fouls without a player being booked. Rangers have committed 26 fouls and received 5 yellow cards and two red cards, with one of those rescinded. To which team does the 'conflict of interest' apply to?”
