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Gabriel McKay

Shock jock issues brutal Celtic squad takedown as Shane Duffy branded 'live comedy show' on Neil Lennon banter bus

TalkSPORT shock jock Adrian Durham insists NO Celtic player would get near the a Premiership best XI, as he branded Shane Duffy a "live comedy show".

It's been a disastrous season for the Parkhead club as Rangers wrapped up the league with six games to spare, while Neil Lennon's side also flopped in Europe.

The manager resigned from his post after a defeat to Ross County but the controversial talkSPORT host doesn't think much of the squad he left behind.

Durham went through the squad one-by-one, issuing a series of brutal verdicts on the Celtic squad.

He said: "Celtic's players, do any of them get in to the best Scottish Premiership XI of the season so far?

"Bain and Barkas have shared the keeping duties at Celtic so clearly neither of them are good enough to lace McGregor's gloves, 16 clean sheets in 23 so it's got to be McGregor.

"Jonjoe Kenny has only just arrived at Celtic he can't be considered, Diego Laxalt was the big signing from Milan his debut was an Old Firm home defeat, he was booked three times in his first five games - not exactly Nesta.

"Shane Duffy... now, in the absence of live comedy shows Shane Duffy draining a huge wage from Celtic and being absolutely terrible has been hilarious.

"They thought he'd be the long-awaited replacement for Virgil van Dijk, he's played more like Dick van Dyke. Absolutely useless.

"Kristoffer Ajer used to be good, he's been Lennon-ed this year. He got complacent, he lost the plot, should be at a much better and bigger club like Rangers. But does get in a team of the year ahead of Helander? Not a chance. Does he get in ahead of Connor Goldson? Do me a favour. No chance.

Celtic's Shane Duffy is left dejected (SNS Group)

"Turnbull might have had a chance but Lennon seemed to forget he'd signed him, didn't get regular starts until December.

"Scott Brown? Oh, please. You know that phrase 'captain, leader, legend'? None of that applies to Scott Brown. Another one treated like a legend whose Celtic career will be remembered for beers by the pool in Dubai while Rangers ran away with it.

"He was only good when Rangers weren't around.

"Ryan Christie? Decent but at Rangers he'd be a ballboy. Callum McGregor, now he might be in the Rangers matchday squad. He is decent, might make the bench.

"Elyounoussi, one goal in 14 since Boxing Day. Pathetic. He's on the Lennon banter bus with Scott Brown and Shane Duffy.

"Odsonne Edouard dreams of being Alfredo Morelos."

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