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Apologies for no podcast this week but good news is that we'll be having our first LIVE pod on Youtube this Sunday at 9.30pm. @rfb1872, @Govan Rear Bear, @JohnMc and myself will all be featuring and, as well as discussing Saturday's game and previewing the Killie cup replay, we're hoping to also take your questions via the chat facility. This will be our first live pod so please be gentle! If it's a success, then we may make this a regular feature before and after games so please support us if you can by watching on Sunday evening.

A bit like the US masters champions they all have a green blazer.

I watch it for sado-masochistic reasons. That's no way to speak about the losing manager.

DrStu' Goes Full Tonto! Yesterday was Thursday, thus we are treated to 45 minutes of BBC Radio Scotland's Media Review. John Beattie and Anne Marie Watson are hosting, whereas Dr Eammon O'Neill and DrStu' are sitting extremely comfortably with their preferred prejudices. Anna Burnside contributes gender balance and nothing else. The idea is they discuss stories making the biggest waves in the week's media. The reality is an unmissable cabaret. DrStu' brings one of his many faces to the gig, the pompous prig. O'Neill spends most time establishing both his victimhood and journalistic credentials. Two thirds of the show was dominated by discussion on Billy Mitchell. Who is Billy Mitchell? Apparently, Billy Mitchell appeared on last week's Question Time. As they administered a right good kicking to Billy Mitchell, I realised I had saw part of the particular episode of Question Time, broadcast from Motherwell. This guy, replete in a red shirt(both DrStu' and Dr Eamonn insisted it was orange), sitting in the audience battered the SMP's Fiona Hyslop MSP. Holding a sheath of papers as a prop, he challenged the economic case for independence. Waving the papers, he claimed it was Salmond's proposition, predlcated on a barrel of oil selling for $115. He stated oil had never reached such a price and, "if you go down the Barras, you get one for a tenner". It was a decent line, well presented, and the audience mostly applauded. Fiona Hyslop MSP has been Minister for everything, I suspect she highlights the shallowness of the Scottish Government talent pool. She smiled cluelessly throughout her haranguing. At the time, I wondered why Fiona did not deal with the guy in the red shirt in her usual manner? Why didn't she just eat him? I don't think Fiona could consume Mitchell in one sitting, but a bit of effort would see him gone by putting the leftovers between a couple of slices of bread. Billy Mitchell's crime is to have appeared on Question Time on four separate occasions. DrStu' and Dr Eamonn demanded to know how he had achieved this feat? Billy Mitchell claims he was invited. The two Docs screamed, "who issued that invitation"? Beattie read out a couple of bland BBC Scotland statements. The twa' Doactors claimed bias, Question Time's production staff were in the dock, accused of undermining Scotland's legitimate search for emancipation. Empathy, as a license fee paying Rangers supporter, I agree BBC Scotland are biased. Now, as discussed, Sportscene is the only show on TV that refuses to run credits. Question Time does run credits, the Production staff includes Annie McGuire, a sometime co-host of DrStu' on 'Off the Ball', why doesn't he ask Annie? Oh, and whom do we ask? Billy Mitchell is no mystery, I found out in a few minutes of dabbling on Google that Billy is a former official UKIP candidate for Euro' elections. He polled 34 votes. If Mitchell's constant appearances on Question Time is such a threat to the two Docs' political aspirations, why not organise a similar demonstration to the threat posed by Nick Robinson. You know a couple of thousand descending upon PQ with full colour portrait banners, spur of the moment stuff. You would want to stop Billy Mitchell doubling his vote, 68 crosses in the box demands immediate action. Anyways, after thirty minutes the show moves on to discussing Jennifer Aniston's fiftieth birthday. DrStu' cannot be bothered and issues forth, "I am not a big fan of judgemental media reference folks' private lives". Read that again and look below as to what DrStu' said several minutes before about the Devil that is Billy Mitchell : 1. He lives in Livingston and plays the flute. 2. He is a member of a protestant marching band. 3. He is known for wearing England tops. 4. I mean, a Scot in an England jersey, that does not play well in a new modern Scotland. As stated in the title, DrStu' goes full Tonto. It's just as well he is not a fan of judgemental media reference folks private lives. Actually, "new, modern Scotland" is a phrase that sounds very Tony Blair. Is DrStu' morphing into a similar grasping aspirationalist? Further, both Docs were anxious to provide the listeners with an acceptable alternative to Question Time. BBC Scotland's new channel, launched next week is a new, modern, and bold channel. Again, the repetition of those words, the future is bright and it can be controlled, our way. As Rangers supporters, we agree that there is a bias, but with James Cook as Editor of the new, modern, and bold channel, I don't think we'll be marching together into the sunrise. Lastly, another rehearsed line for the Docs was, Question Time is old and it's a clapped-out format". Both spat it several times. DrStu' in your 67th year and weekly multiple appearances on the National broadcaster for quarter of a century; you are old and clapped-out, how do we get rid of you?

Who's the lad with the outstanding hair?

9-8 on pens, both sides missed 2 pens each and it was back to the first penalty takers second time round before our keeper saved and we scored ours to take the title. Well done lads, I’m sure it will get national coverage by the Scottish media!

He was wanted down south a couple of years ago by a very well thought of Academy - rejected it because he has unfinished business at Rangers and is a Rangers man.

Nathan Young-coomes looks an absolute superstar in the making. Just done a Mols turn leaving the defender who was tight on him chasing a shadow but his shot was easily saved.

Any Rangers fan who hasn't watched the after match discussion really should! excellent.

What a place to play a tournament - Doha is beautiful at this time of year. Hopefully the boys are enjoying the experience and bring home another trophy.

The CO is a role that should belong to the clubs, not the SPFL or SFA. Appointments should be by public recommendation by the clubs and decided by the public vote of those club. Nominations should include a public statement by both the nominating club and the candidate, expressing what they bring to the role and why they are suitable. Reasonable objections should also be available for public scrutiny. The current system of clandestine appointments is almost bound to result in exploitation and mistrust. That the SFA couldn't see this coming and avoid it reveals how inept and corrupt that organisation is.

The whole CO function is Celtic's baby from start to now. Maybe not a legal conflict of interest but we all know she was hand picked. Funny how every CO has been connected with Celtic.

One thing that has shocked me in the last few years is that our emergency workers are often threatened and attacked by groups of youths when doing their jobs. I wondered if this was a Dutch phenomenon so I asked one of my mates in Glasgow( yes I do have some) who is an ambulance para-medic and he says that it happens to him all the time as well. He was actually off a time sick because of the pressure of his work and is thinking of just going back to being an electrician which was his original trade.

ALFREDO MORELOS is FREE to face Kilmarnock in next week's Scottish Cup replay at Ibrox. The Colombian striker was sent off in last week's 4-2 win over Aberdeen after kicking out at Scott McKenna. Rangers appealed against the decision but the striker was handed a three-game ban after his dismissal wasn't overturned by the SFA. Morelos was issued with a two-match suspension for the flashpoint, while a further ban was imposed because it was his second league red card of the campaign. The 22-year-old sat out the 0-0 Scottish Cup draw with Kilmarnock at Rugby Park but WILL be able to play in next week's replay. This is because the extra match ban only applies to Premiership games meaning will miss the clashes with St Johnstone and Hamilton. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/3872856/alfredo-morelos-rangers-kilmarnock-replay-available-ban-scottish-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1550052638

Dingwall is a Highland town. There’s a gaelic choir there. Nonetheless only a miniscule percentage of the population will be able to understand the Alba output. What’s the point?

Look forward to it!

Fabulous. Most encouraging thing I've heard for a long time. Would love us to produce something like the MU Class of '92.

Don't know when they arrive back but it would be great if they could parade the trophy at half time at Ibrox

Hope we secure his signature (he will be 16 in June). The way he took his penalty suggested the Scottish Rui Costa

Compliance officer to investigate Rangers players celebrating with Rangers fans!!!!, Morelos to get 10 match ban for it

Isn't success a beautiful thing! Well done young men.

Morelos has been cited to the Compliance Officer for not sitting in an upright position as he watched the match. Great result. NYC looks a player.

The young boy Lowrie is brilliant too, very creative player but has only been getting 10-15 minuts because he's two years younger than the oldest players

Sellik were carrying the standard for Scotland in Europe. The usual two Irishmen(Pat Bonner and Tom English), plus Peter Houston and Liam McLeod confirmed it during commentary. It is a well rehearsed line, usually Australian, Scott McDonald strangles the line. It's the confusion, words like, Champions, Standard, and Scotland, all in the one sentence, ah mean? Another line synonymous with this season's PQ coverage is, 'in reality this not a Europa Cup match, Sellik face a champions league fixture tonight'. Liam McLeod was most anxious to parrot the line reference Sellik's Europa Cup group. Directly, he compared it with Rangers grouping, we were not facing the same caliber of opposition. Last night, Pat Bonner opened with line, Valencia are champions league. Liam dutifully reinforced the line before commentary. I get it, the separate entity are champions league in their approach and application. The notional Sellik got fcuked 0-2. Surely, the Compliance Officer can help, she was sitting in the comfy, green heated seats in the north stand?

I read that there is some editorial attempt at providing balance in the Question Time audience, so someone from Scotland who openly supports UKIP is more likely to get a ticket as there are fewer applicants from that political persuasion applying up here. Hence the same person appearing more than once. I suspect Stuart Cosgrove already knew that, and if he didn't it wouldn't be hard to find out, he's fairly well connected in media and Question Time is produced in Glasgow. I can't watch Question Time, it makes me want to emigrate. I forgot to turn on the tranny last night, how was last night's gutsy, plucky performance from wee Celtic heralded by the great and the good?

Everything I hear and see from Mulholland makes me think he’s a huge asset for the club. Moving the academy in a modern direction and earning us respect across the world.

The whole interview was an advert for the club, you could certainly tell he wasn’t being interviewed by the Scottish press!!

It really sums up our luck that when Morelos is suspended the 5 strikers who are behind him in the pecking order are unable to step up and take advantage; Defoe, Lafferty, Hardie, Rudden, Dallas.

It wouldn't surprise me if, having orchestrated suspensions, etc, the SFA doesn't now reintroduce Willie Collum just to make sure we're fucked.

I saw Banks make a save from Denis Law at Wembley when we "absolutely" trounced them 3-2 in 1967. It was brilliant. I thought it was a certain goal but Banks dived backwards and pushed it round the post.

Tonight, Big Dick announced that Jum Spence had been elected Chancellor of Dundee University. Actually, Jum was unopposed. Surely, another Dundonian such as Plug from the Bash Street Kids, Soapy Soutar, or the Bairn from the Broons could have stood?

Interesting listening to Craig Mulholland after the match in that youtube video I posted, he is buzzing!

Didn't you and I just read a statement from them a few posts above?

I think they stopped using the three referees when Steve Conroy complained that they were rangers supporters.