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Situation no change. During my professional life the appearance of an Intelligence Officer at an O Group standing front and centre and proclaiming, "situation no change" always provoked a mixed reaction. Over a period of 24 hours everything changes, the moon state, first and last light, ............. indirect fire is heavier, ..... etc. I suspect we all have the capacity to get used to anything? As Rangers supporters we are numb and thus immune to the service provided by Pacific Quay. Alasdair Lamont was sent off to Braga to tell of volcanic craters, the sequel to Belgrade's tunnel of hate. Big Dick hosted, Liam McLeod commentated and, Mark Hateley provided colour; all from a BBC Scotland studio. It was the same last Sunday, Big Dick et al including the Blarney Bhoys squeezed into another-the same PQ studio amid the party streamers and balloons. They can hear the Champions League music, the soothing imagery of Zadok the Priest placing comforting hands on all and, realising they would all get to travel, following their beloved Sellik carrying the Scottish standard next season. Tom Anguish eulogised Tom Rogic, "he took that goal so well, it was a half volley, executed beautifully then stayed in the moment with an understated celebration, a determined man in the moment". Bodo Glimt is a distant, uncomfortable memory. More no change emanated from Chris McLaughlin. He took to the grassy knoll to inform us, "Sunday was a bad day for Rangers". We were reminded of the array of quarter and half bottles lined up on the Broomloan wall and, Chris nodded the large cranium like a Thunderbird puppet. Just a wee inquiry, anyone ever seen Chris McLaughlin and EIS Chairman, Larry Flanagan in the same room at the same time? The Andersons did a ton of those TV puppet shows over the decades, Supercar, Stingray, Thunderbirds, ....... etc; both Chris and Larry share the same Father, Geppetto. Chris saw the opportunity and duly exploited the bad day further. His piece on BBC Scotland's website was a plea to view Borussia Dortmund's anti-semitism work. He tied this into Scottish Government Minister, Maree Todd who parroted First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon's statement of disgust with, "thuggish Rangers fans". Chris labelled Sunday, "a day of Rangers hate" Tom Anguish preferred, "an ugly day" and, Big Dick opined, "a day Rangers would prefer to forget". It's amazing the things that can be clearly seen from within a PQ studio and the grassy knoll. I hereby demand the grassy knoll is to be known from now on as, 'Tracey Island' - in homage to Geppetto's creation continuing presence. A State of Emergency! RAB Cosgrove has not made any comment on our last two games because he left with family on Old Firm weekend, to visit his in-Laws in Sri Lanka. We know due to Edi Stark's interview that RAB has a villa with infinity swimming pool on the island. It is good to hear a declared Bankrupt can recover? Anyways, the day RAB arrived Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency. Army on the streets monitoring demonstrators protesting standards of life and ever decreasing conditions of employment. RAB relaxing on his inflatable on the infinity will sling them a rubber ear. It's only two months past RAB utilised his National column to condemn Glasgow's bin workers(Cleansing Workforce) for deliberately making Scotland look bad during COP 26. He revealed that the Glasgow Bin workers Union -the GMB leading the Strike to improve workers conditions in the First Minister's constituency were funded by the same monies that financed Better Together. Imagine, a Trade Union adhering to Robert Tressel's Oblong of Socialism - 'the plight of bricklayer is the same in Dundee as it is in Derby, Denby and, Derry'? Back to that inflatable in the infinity pool, RAB can relax knowing the fee from the National will cover the price of a new pool filter. A man in his 70th year allowing his Nationalism to trump his so-called Socialism, trashing the funding of Cleansing workers because he could not handle their papier mache big rat was named, 'Nicola'. Govanhill has a very real problem with rats, should Nicola declare a state of emergency? No, this is new, modern Scotland and in land where Ferries have painted on windows and cardboard funnels, the FM will propose a Rat Quango. RAB is perfect to serve, he has a considerable history of coining it in for serving on Quangos. Some would say he has made a career out of it. Unity is strength or as RAB prefers, keep trashing the Workers to fund your standard of living.

Looking at some of the heads, it looks like someone was meddling with early 20th Century Photoshop...

Perhaps the best way to look at is that Braga may well have blown their best chance to go through.

Don’t see this elsewhere. 32 year old arrested for throwing bottle at last weeks game. 32 ffs! https://news.stv.tv/west-central/man-charged-after-glass-bottle-thrown-onto-ibrox-pitch-during-old-firm-game

Aston Villa 0 Spurs 4 wheels fairly starting to come off the Gerrard bandwagon now eh?

I'll take their manager...

Is Billy Gilmour to be the new Alan Smith or the new Robbie Fowler

Good. hope they throw the book at him. A very dangerous and embarrassing act.

the quality of this result will be judged by what happens on Thursday ultimately.

When Morelos was suspended in the past, or away on International duty, we coped. There was even a time when Gerrard dropped him (after he came back late, I think) We may be weaker without him, but we have no option but to adjust. Playing another in the same role as Morelos does not seem to work, so hopefully a tactical switch will use the players we have more productively. I'm hopeful (or maybe deluded!) Half glass full loyal.

The one that hit the coach.

Davis is not the answer

Who knows how Saints will try to play on Sunday, it could be press and physical stuff, it could be damage limitation. Thing is, it should be about who we play. Press them high and from the word go, keep them in their own half. So why not Kent/Wright on the left, Sakala AND Roofe through the middle, and Diallo on the right? Ramsey behind them as creative player, Lundstram in DM, Bassey and Tav (he won`t be replaced unless injured, no illusions there) either side of Balogun and Helander. McLaughlin in goal.

Oh, I also thought Barisic did OK when he came on.

That's a team you play when the league is officially over.