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Ryan Stevenson<\/p>\nThe Record Sport duo have become embroiled in a tit for tat exchange in the wake of the former Hearts man’s explosive column on the new Hoops boss<\/p>\n
11:26, 10 Dec 2025Updated 14:17, 10 Dec 2025<\/p>\n
Ryan Stevenson<\/p>\n
Ryan Stevenson has hit back at Chris Sutton<\/a> after the the Celtic hero branded his criticism of Wilfried Nancy’s footwear as the “dumbest and more backward takes I’ve heard…”<\/p>\n And the former Hearts man’s swipe back at his fellow Record Sport columnist was to remind Sutton of his own cheeky take on Rangers boss Danny Rohl’s choice of footwear!<\/p>\n The gloves – sorry, shoes – are firmly off between the Record Sport columnists after Stevenson had a go at new Celtic boss Nancy for wearing green trainers and using a tactics board<\/a> during the 2-1 defeat to Hearts on Sunday.<\/p>\n Stevenson was at Celtic Park<\/a> to see Derek McInnes’ men go three points clear at the top of the Premiership<\/a> and wasn’t impressed with what he saw from Nancy during his first game in charge.<\/p>\n But Sutton was quick to defend the Frenchman on social media, hitting out at Stevenson. He posted: “Having a go at Wilfried Nancy for wearing green trainers and bringing out a tactics board (to try to get a message across to his players who he has barely coached ) is one of the dumbest and most backward takes I\u2019ve ever heard\u2026”<\/p>\n However, Stevenson has turned the tables on Sutton by highlighting a tweet from the former Hoops hero poking fun at Rangers boss Rohl’s footwear during the German’s first game charge.<\/p>\n Rohl had been in the Ibrox hotseat for three days before taking charge of his first game away to Brann in the Europa League.<\/p>\n The new boss’ attire was a hot topic after his appointment, given predecessor Russell Martin<\/a> swerved the traditional club suit and brown brogues look, with fans keen for Rohl to uphold something of an Ibrox tradition.<\/p>\n He confirmed that the usual dress code would be returning, although Sutton couldn’t resist a cheeky dig following the 3-0 defeat in Norway.<\/p>\n Sharing a post from former Daily Record columnist Tam Cowan<\/a> on Instagram, Stevenson shared an image of Sutton tweeting: “The Brown Brogues not bringing Danny Rohl much luck tonight…” and added his own caption of “There’s always a tweet!” Along with several laughing emojis.<\/p>\n Follow Record Sport on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> for all of the up-to-the minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond.<\/p>\n You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers<\/a> and Celtic<\/a> pages, and sign up to our newsletters<\/a> to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We’re also WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here<\/a> and our Celtic community here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tune in to Hotline Live<\/a> every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport’s newest podcast, Game On<\/a>, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.<\/p>\n![\"Ryan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_Screenshot-2025-12-10-at-110257.png\")
Ryan Stevenson posts to his Instagram story<\/p>\n