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Albian Ajeti to be banned for his Kilmarnock 'dive' - but fears the striker will get away with it.The Swiss international went down under challenge from goalkeeper Colin Doyle, winning a penalty which Odsonne Edouard converted.But the SFA judged that Ajeti had dived and issued him with a fast-track notice of complaint.The 23-year-old faces a two match ban, with manager Neil Lennon insisting that Celtic will fight the charge.And Sutton reckons that will be successful, even though he'd like to see Ajeti hammered.He said on BT Sport's Scottish Football Extra: "Do you know what? I think it was a dive."I think it was simulation."I think the SFA will panic, Celtic will put the pressure on and he will get away with it."I would ban divers, Darrell,

Ally McCoist over recent refereeing decisions.Ibrox boss Steven Gerrard called for greater consistency after Alfredo Morelos was hit with a retrospective ban for stamping on Ryan Porteous of Hibs.Since then Celtic striker Albian Ajeti has been cited for an alleged dive in the win over Kilmarnock, while Kemar Roofe could be banned for a challenge against St Johnstone.Sutton said on BT Sport's Scottish Football Extra: "With the Roofe stuff I thought there was a mistimed challenge."Look, was there any malice in it? You rob a bank for the first time but it was a poor challenge, I thought it was a red card and I think Scott Brown was a yellow card."But for Rangers to get involved once again...

Ally McCoist believes Celtic and their vexed supporters are struggling to come to terms with the harsh reality that their 10 In A Row dream is all but over. The Premiership champions' horrendous campaign continued against Livingston in midweek to make it four league games without a win and leave them 20 points behind Rangers.

Celtic side when the sides met for the first time. But former Lions boss Jim Leishman reckons no one would be surprised if his old club did it again over the next five days.

Emi Buendia has been told he should reject a move to Arsenal as he owes it to Norwich to get them promoted again.

Frank Lampard has been told that his situation at Chelsea could 'turn ugly' as form goes downhill.

Hoops legend described his late father Mike as “my hero” after telling of his tragic passing following a battle with dementia.Sutton posted a photo of himself with his dad, a footballer himself who played for Norwich and Chester in the 60s.The 47-year-old wrote on Twitter: “My dad Mike sadly passed away yesterday.“He was a great sportsman, teacher, husband, dad and grandad.

Martin O'Neill has claimed he will "never get over" the trauma of losing the title in the most dramatic circumstances possible to Rangers in 2005. The legendary boss won seven trophies and reached the UEFA Cup Final in his five year spell in charge from 2000.But the former Ireland and Aston Villa manager admits the defining final game against Motherwell has been difficult to shake, describing it as his "nemesis".Celtic played the Steelmen on the final day of the season knowing that a win would take them to the championship for the fourth time in five years.They dominated the game and lead through a Chris Sutton goal from the 29th minute but a stunning two goal salvo from Scott McDonald in the final two minutes destroyed their chances as

John Kennedy of "running for the hills" amid his old club's nightmare run of form. The former defender is assistant to under-pressure manager Neil Lennon, who has overseen a run of just two wins in 10 games.

Neil Lennon will pull off the greatest achievement of his 20-year Celtic career if he can turn the tide and salvage 10 in a Row. The former Parkhead striker admits he’s surprised his old team-mate will be in charge for Thursday’s clash with AC Milan having felt the Betfred Cup loss to Ross County may have signalled the end of his reign.

Neil Lennon to remain as the club's manager after crashing out of the Betfred Cup. But he has demanded that a section of fans show the Hoops great some respect after hundreds descended on Parkhead in the wake of the 2-0 loss to Ross County.

Celtic can’t defend and you can’t defend Neil or the players. It was diabolical. Full stop.

Celtic fans who want the Northern Irishman sacked are talking 'absolute p***.' Lennon has been urged to step aside by many fans after a slow start to the Premiership season with the Green Brigade unveiling a banner to that effect on Wednesday. Many have come to the Northern Irishman's defence, with columnist Chris Sutton chief among them.

Chris Sutton enjoyed a hilarious clash over the future of Odsonne Edouard after the Rangers legend suggested the Frenchman could already have a deal to leave Celtic lined up. The former Ibrox manager was responding to Sutton after he had suggested the biggest problem the Hoops face this year is getting their misfiring striker back into top form.McCoist then cryptically suggested the forward's poor form may be a result of a move already in the pipeline - a comment that sparked a strong reaction.Sutton took his colleague to task on BT Sport Extra, demanding to know details of such a move and accusing the 58-year-old of tracking back in his comments.

Leigh Griffiths in his battle with Chris Sutton.And the Hoops gaffer could unleash him on Motherwell at Fir Park on Sunday.Griffiths and Sutton had a spat after the disastrous 4-1 defeat to Sparta Prague in the Europa League.Former Parkhead hero Sutton accused the Scotland front-man of not being fit enough and questioned his attitude.Griffiths contacted the BT Sport pundit to have it out and Lennon says he’s got his player’s back in the dispute.He said: “Pundits are pundits and Chris is no different to anyone else.“But whether I agree with him or not is another thing and I’m pretty sure Leigh can hold his own with anybody.“Leigh has our full backing.

Celtic this season. Peter Lawwell and Dermot Desmond will be thinking, ‘How is this going to change?’.

Celtic ’s loss to Sparta Prague. The Norwegian says he was checking the score of the other Europa League Group H match between AC Milan against Lille when he was caught on TV cameras having a look after being subbed in the 4-1 loss.

Celtic squad and insists it was one of the most 'gutless' displays he's ever seen from the club.And he's accused the players of 'chucking it' during the defeat to Sparta Prague as they crashed to a 4-1 defeat at Celtic Park and reckons it could put Neil Lennon under huge pressure.The Hoops legend was fizzing with his old side as they struggled to get into the game and they're now sit bottom of the group, with just one point from their three games.Lukas Julis got a hat-trick for Sparta Prague and Celtic really struggled against their Czech opposition.It's now just one win in six games for Celtic as they struggle to hit any form in recent weeks.And Sutton didn't hold back as he said: "That was one of the most gutless displays I’ve ever seen

Leigh Griffiths and insists his poor attitude over lockdown has 'killed' Neil Lennon.The Celtic boss is under some pressure from fans after defeat to Rangers and Sutton reckons that Peter Lawwell could already be considering a change if things don't improve.The Hoops legend appeared on the Record Celtic podcast and was clearly frustrated at Griffiths only being fit enough to be on the bench against Rangers with just 14 minutes under his belt prior to the weekend.He was left out of the trip to France in pre-season after returning to Lennoxtown overweight and then picked up an injury as he worked to get himself back into condition.And Sutton didn't hold back on the Scotland international, firing: "One player who I have to say doesn’t sit

Chris Sutton and Darrell Currie has been a big part of their success as a punditry team. The columnist and the presenter struck up a winning partnership on BT Sport's Premiership coverage and have taken it over to Premier Sports for the Betfred Cup.

Rangers players for their celebrations following their 2-1 win over Galatasaray. The Ibrox side were filmed partying in the dressing room following their victory as they reached the Europa League group stage for the third year in a row.