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Rob Burrow has died. He has been such a very brave and inspirational and totally unselfish person as well as being a great player. The sporting world is a sadder place without him.

‘Twas a sad day when he left Goodison

I think I read its 40 years since they lost a European Final

I travel up to Govan once or twice a month from Birmingham to see the team and enjoy it every time, even if the games a disappointment. I've been doing it since '18 and even in that time you can see how much investment has gone into refurbing the stadium and it's footprint. Not to mention Edmiston House and the work at Auchenhowie. Maybe it's just a sign of getting older but I find myself delving deeper into football finance and capital projects, especially Rangers - which I think we all share a close interest in given what's gone before. Maybe a 60k+ Ibrox is wishful thinking in the short term but the continual TLC of our infrastructure is needed and wanted - I'd say it's a priority but there's fans who just want to pump every dime we have into the first team. This is a thought piece and musing more than anything, I love Ibrox and want it to be the best it can be - a good home is generally a sign of stability in sport and in life, you just have to look at the state of Old Trafford and UTD's current woes to see how it can reflect the struggles of a club. What do you make of the new licks of paint (😉) at Ibrox? For me it can only be a positive sign and an indicator that the club have short, medium and long terms plans that are being delivered (off the park). I'll add that I'm looking forward to seeing the Walter Statue. The craftsmanship looks incredible and will be a point of conversation for generations young and old when they go to the game. Cheers lads.

He's just a little feller. Got them scrappin eyes though. Long road. Hopefully.

Madrid don’t lose many finals

Celtic have almost all of the media in their back pocket. More worryingly they now seem to have referees also under their control too with Collum’s recent appointment

It does seem that way but the media are under the control of the spalpeens. Complaints by Rangers are ridiculed. Complaints by celtic are elevated to matters of national importance and something must be done. On reflection, I might have got that wrong. The media aren’t controlled by the spalpeens. The media are spalpeens almost to a man or woman.

That maybe true but in my view too often Rangers are seen as an easy target by the usual suspects who seek to damage the club & its reputation. Too often there seems to be little or no response from within the club & it must never be left to the manager or players to fill that role. Charles Green’s tenure now lies in the gutter but I’d argue he was the type of figure we need prepared to go after our enemies. In the 5 OF games this season we’ve witnessed horrendous refereeing which cost us and there was little or no response from the club.

I don't know, Uilleam, I think the names of Waddell, Holmes and Murray are hard to forget and are closely associated with the managers they appointed, or removed. However, I'll concede it seems unlikely we'll be speaking about Bisgrove's time at Rangers 30 years from now. I agree that for most of us who is in the boardroom or executive level is of far less interest than who is starting at left back or picking the team. However, particularly with our recent history, debating and keeping a watchful eye on who is making decisions in Edmiston Drive is beholden on all of us. I would agree entirely that having success in one field is no guarantee that success will inevitably follow in a different one. Football in particular is strewn with the carcasses of men (almost always men) who were successful in business and then failed spectacularly in the business of football. I read yesterday's press release from Everton about the probable collapse of the sale of the club, I'm reminded that Moshri had a stellar senior management record and Bill Kenwright was an impresario of rare success. Yet both presided over a long period of decline despite a huge latent support and access to Sky's millions for decades.