Todd Cantwell angers Rangers fans by deleting a post ahead of Celtic’s Scottish Cup final.

Todd Cantwell angers Rangers fans by deleting a post ahead of Celtic’s Scottish Cup final.

Todd Cantwell has spent the previous 18 months living in Glasgow’s goldfish bowl. However, the Rangers star has yet to realize the significance of posting on social media ahead of an Old Firm encounter. Especially one on the scale of a Scottish Cup Final. The midfielder has not started the past two meetings with Celtic, and he was an unused substitute when the Gers’ title dreams were destroyed at Parkhead earlier this month. However, the ex-Norwich City playmaker burst back into the Light Blues team by scoring in consecutive games against Dundee and Hearts.

That’s put the 26-year-old firmly in contention for a rare start against the Hoops at Hampden this Saturday as Philippe Clement’s side aim to get over the disappointment of watching their rivals celebrate yet another championship by at least signing off the season with a domestic Double – having already lifted the League Cup in December.

However, Cantwell’s social media activity on Monday night appears to have rubbed Rangers fans up the wrong way at a time when tensions are already simmering among the fed-up Ibrox fanbase who are irate at the way their league campaign unfolded.

Cantwell, no stranger to cryptic social media posts, shared a photo of his goal celebration from Saturday’s 3-3 draw at Tynecastle, raising his finger in front of his lips, with the message “Shushburger please” and a smiling emoji. It could be an internal joke among his friends, as he surreptitiously tagged two other accounts in his Instagram stories. However, the message swiftly drew the ire of Rangers fans online, with many encouraging the player to keep a low profile and do his talking on the field ahead of a crucial encounter this weekend. Others questioned why he uploaded a photo from a dead rubber match Celtic lost on the same day they won the Premiership.

A supporter was furious: “Some players just don’t get it, Todd Cantwell is one of them.” Another wrote: “When a saw Todd Cantwell celebration on Saturday a thought myself wis tad embarrassing.” Another said, “I wish Todd Cantwell would just ssshhhhhhhut up on social media, the boy really canny help himself.” This punter begged, “Please take Todd Cantwell’s phone off him.”
A fifth fan commented: “Todd Cantwell putting ‘shushburger’ posts on his Instagram after a 3-3 draw when you have a Cup Final coming up is bizarre, better make a statement in the game.” A sixth person moaned, “I just don’t think he gets what football means to people in this country.” Cantwell quickly erased the photo from his Instagram stories before reposting it sans the caption. He also uploaded a photo of himself in action against the Jambos with the phrase “Ready up”. But it’s fair to say Rangers fans aren’t happy with the Englishman’s activities leading up to Saturday’s must-win game against their biggest rivals.

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