Frank McAvennie was grossly out of line, but some criticism has crossed the line

Frank McAvennie has taken a hammering online for his comments on Celtic defender Auston Trusty, but once again the criticism has gone too far.

McAvennie made headlines during the week for questioning how much time Celtic defender Auston Trusty took off from work following the death of his father.

Trusty was given initial time off following the passing of his father and was then given additional time off to attend the celebration of his father's life.

Celtic boss Martin O'Neill, who granted the time off, hit back at McAvennie, saying: "He's 28 years of age. And he's taken it badly. Honestly. I've afforded him all the time he wants.

"At some stage, obviously, he'll be coming back. But at the end of the day, I've given that time because I know that we might be talking about different eras or whatever the case may be. That's nothing to do with it. This is a family thing. And that's not right. So, Trusty has got the time and he's got the backing of myself and he's got the backing of the club."

Before the comments from O'Neill, McAvennie issued two statements, an initial statement where he failed to apologise and a second that acknowledged that the first did not go far enough, and he add...