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Michael masticates upon a Thesaurus. Saturday afternoon's at PQ is showtime for Michael the Lion Tamer. Biting down on his lower lip, salivating in anticipation, and gastric juices flowing; a Thesaurus is quickly swallowed. A wooden chair is thrust, on the end of an extended arm. The other hand encased in kid leather, creaks to the crack of the whip. A sh1t-eating grin masks the blue sky thinker, he's a jargon jabber, and pseud stabber. A purveyor of loquacious segacity, a peddler of logical and lexical semantics, all done on a unicycle whilst balanced on the head of a pin. Introducing Michael Duns Scotus. Just after One O'Clock, Big Dick announces a live interview with Neil Doncaster, to begin 10-15 minutes into Sportsound starting at 14.00hrs. DrStu' is excited again, compares Gregory Campbell to Robert Mugabe again, then inquires, "for the benefit of those clubs that mouth off", "do you know the distinction between loans and fee payments"? This is uncanny insight and penetrative thought. A half hour before Doncaster speaks, DrStu' has predicted exactly, the main thrust of the Chief Executive of the SPFL's thirty minute contribution. I suspect DrStu' and Michael were the beneficiaries of an advanced briefing? Of course, with the good Dr and Masticating Michael, it is very political. DrStu' recommends we read Bella Caledonia for the future of Scottish football and Mikey tells us, "the time has past for Rangers evidence". DrStu' anxiously cautions Professor Jason Leitch on saying anything about the First Minister, "because it will be the Herald's front page". I thought the Herald also published the National? The garrulous excitement generates paranoia. DrStu' is the Man in the Know, he explains he had lunch with Neil Doncaster in Gamba(seafood restaurant) and wonders if Neil will admit what DrStu' had said, because it has came to pass. DrStu' has been correct all the time(all very Adolf). Big Dick proves the perfect Dolly, tosses up one slow ball after another for Doncaster to boundary. It was explained Neil would only accept interview from one questioner and that underhand questions would be deemed unhelpful. The bullet points as follows : Ann Budge was wrong, no loans, there is a distinction between loans and advanced fee payments. To pay out advanced fees requires a line to be drawn under the season. It would be hugely problematic administratively to pay advanced fees without drawn line. SPFL QC advised no Rangers resolution ie it was an attempt to force the Board to do something against their will. No bullying, no coercion, it was all for the good of the game. Independent inquiry, it's been completed by Deloitte. Nothing controversial in Dundee's vote. No other viable option exists. There is £7 million awaiting in the bank for the 12 SPFL Premiership clubs. Neil finished by saying, "my conscience is clear". As Michael had been briefed already. He grasped the nettle, brave lion tamer that he is and steered the narrative. He awarded Doncaster every credit, screamed, "loans are red herrings", and claimed he had been correct all the time(all very Adolf). A fearless Michael went on a rant, used the word, 'existential' three times, utilised the phrase, 'need to take a haircut' twice, and threw in, 'sunset clause' twice. His main points were : "Rangers have acted in bad faith" "Rangers behaviour has has been absolutely disgraceful" "Neil and Rod are victims" "only those that understand semantics actually understand" Of course, that will be Mikey and DrStu'(all very Adolf). "Neil Doncaster is a thoroughly decent guy". There was almost another hour of discussion, but Michael and DrStu' had pushed the narrative, it's easy when you are pre-briefed. Tom English brought up Doncaster's claim of no bullying, "I've received a text telling me that two clubs reported bullying on the day of the vote, one of those clubs later changed their vote to yes". This was unhelpful to the narrative and was immediately ignored. The next day, success was reinforced. Another Peter placeman, Mike Mulraney appeared on BBC Radio Scotland and compared Rangers objections to the vote, "as four bald men fighting over a comb" (all very Mikey). Suffice to say, as a BBC paying license fee Rangers supporter. The very least PQ can do is to provide a translation of Michael Stewart's contributions into English.

We can afford another four Ryan Kents now.

There's a risk for any kit manufacturer getting involved with us, given the recent litigious history with SDI. Presumably the deal has been done very recently and therefore it will not have the same planning that usual deals have, Given the above 2 points, that's presumably why the likes of Adidas and Nike weren't involved in the bidding. Everything has also to be viewed in a post-covid-19 world. Adidas have had to get €3 billion of support, Puma have major financial issues and have to relocate their manufacturing base, putting up costs. It is expected that the US-China trade war may have an impact as well. I can't say for sure whether it's a good deal or not, but given where we are right now, and the state of the world, it doesn't look to be a bad deal.

My understanding is all litigation is finished I am as guarded as anyone but that is the message

Have Tom and Michael been for re-education in the past couple of weeks? They seem to have gone from being outspoken opponents of the SPFL skullduggery to compliant yes men within a matter of days.

Anyone expecting the two sides of the sectarianism debate to be treated equally whilst the SNP have a majority at Holyrood is completely out of touch with reality.

Plus getting a wee mention helped lol , thanks Stevie .

Really enjoyed that , what a difference when you have rational people discussing these issues , with no agendas .

It actually worked out at over £6m per season with us both going tits up.

The SNP have stolen the yahoo vote from SLAB. The yahoos alongside the SNP are much more dangerous than SLAB

For God sake, I see trouble ahead.

Why don’t we just wait a little while before ripping this to shreds , and just as an aside , at the height of our retail our best ever deal vis JJB was worth £4.8 million a year , £18 million upfront and £3 per year , when Murray sold our entire retail operation .

Nor do you know if it's actually £20m or some other figure altogether - or whether it has performance targets that allow us to earn beyond a basic value.

I've been told by a very reliable source that the court cases with SD are done and dusted completely. I have no reason to doubt the information so let's hope this is true. There is one possible course of legal action still likely and that's for the money owed to us. I expect the club will make a clearer statement in August about it when the current deals conclude. I think after all of the false dawns we really need a clear statement from the club confirming all of this. We just won't (and can't) get it for another 3 months unfortunately.

Just because we're able to go ahead with the new deals doesn't mean that the court cases have been settled.

Don't Rain on My Parade please.

The spectre of Gregory Campbell MP continues to haunt PQ. The DUP MP, Gregory Campbell's several minute contribution from last week has been wiped. We cannot hear the motivation of his Early Day Motion. "That man" and his views have been disappeared, book burning is a rare heat will be a topic on next week's 'Off the Ball'. DrStu' cannot help himself, he is promising Sportsound will have Robert Mugabe on later this afternoon. The Jesuit/ Edinburgh University educated Marxist is dead, but DrStu' sounded confident, probably formed a bond on the Northern Soul dance floor? Talking of matters Robert Mugabe, Sportsound is promising a live interview with SPFL Chief Executive, Neil Doncaster. Cannae ewait.

I think we have a situation here where the SPFL trio simply cannot afford to allow an independent investigation because they know they're stuffed if they do. So they will do anything and everything to avoid it. Death or glory