26th of foot

Can I just say something here?(Sounes Souness). Currently, I am en France Sud, and le Petite Merde is not ici. Non M'Lud, le Petite Merde is en Monaco and as Elmer Fudd found out reference a fee for John Collins ................................ Malheureusesment, le petite merde est un vagabond qui ne peut pas etre tue par un fusil.

I would like to echo Frankie's words about 'one of the most difficult jobs in football'; actually, I would suspect it is one of THE most difficult jobs. Under SDM's tenure, he allowed Rangers and Rangers supporters to be unfairly criticised, often it was the path of least resistance to the many usual suspects to fire out another hate-filled piece knowing there would be no consequence as long as you ensured no personal criticism of Murray. Rangers and Rangers supporters slowly but surely became toxic, the ridicule ensued. SDM recognised the constant toxic flow and he attempted twice to do something, too little too late. He appointed the Daily Record's political editor, Paul Sinclair back in the early 90s, he lasted less than a year. Iain King was up next in the mid-90s, same result. Holding back that river is more than the capabilities of one man or one grouping. I cannot see Traynor lasting. I am quietly confident the work of the Rangers Standard will achieve a platform for the ensuing occupants to move forward. A book informing the wider Rangers support is so important, it provides a crib sheet for other sympathetic individuals and groupings to chorus from. We are in a place where regularly on BBC Scotland, Cosgrove tells us what we are thinking, unchallenged! Think about that?

I believe Henry Morton Stanley last located Livingston on the shores of Lake Tanganyika.

Aberdeen, they play at Pitodrie(the hill of dung). Another Aberdeen supporting BBC Scotland journo ignores his club's decision to close a stand next season because their average crowd has fell to 8,000ish. Here's the rub, they close the only standDick Donald) that would receive a license elsewhere in the country. The other stands should be condemned, a travelling Rangers support of 6,000 are provided with a Portacabin of 6 urinals and 4 cubicles, and they sing of Glasgow slums. Hill of dung indeed! Anyways, big Rheinhart Gordon, Wullie Miller, Jonathon Sutherland, Liam McLeod, Michael Grant, and Charlie Mann can all chorus 'we don't miss Rangers', whilst hoping they get us in one of the cups at Ibrox. They will be hoping to celebrate an Aberdeen goal like no other because they have failed to win at the stadium since 1991. Further, I suspect both Cosgrove and Spence will be having a wank to Southwick's diseased ramblings.

Ah, the goose fat connection, I think I see where you are going with this. I prefer Dennis Potter's, 'Pennies from Heaven' and loved his attack on Rupert Murdoch. Dear Damian should never be mentioned along with the creative Potter, McBride has served a life of destruction.

John Reid.

I support D'Art's decision to cease posting on FF. Each to their own and we all arrive at conclusions from different ways and means. After several years of constant posting on FF, I decided to refrain five years past. The majority of that decision resided in my resignation from the RST Board. However, I advocated persistently that open debate always made us(the Rangers support) stronger. The guillotine is utilised too soon and too often on FF. Arms from the armoury, eggs from the eggery, and bootnecks arrive at the solution five years after the Paras.

Misinformation and disinformation. You have got to admire handing 'the research' to former Rangers News journo, Stephen Halliday. It will lend it more cache!

It's close season and for Hootsmon Tom et al, it's the trials of Sisyphus. It was defiance, now we are being duped, and next year it will be robotic responses devoid of the realities of Stockbridge. Tom cannot explain what he does not understand. His close season utterances appear defiant, maybe an attempt to dupe, and heading towards robotic in tone. Let's hope one of these close seasons, that boulder tumbles back down the hill and rolls over poor Tom. It's all too much of a burden.

The real truth of such an a satirical piece is that bits of it will be lifted and included in both print and broadcast media. Those that hate the club and the support want it to be true, need it to be true to justify and perpetuate the hate. Three decades past, I listened to a late night radio interview with Lionel Blue(prominent Rabbi) ; he was asked how 6 million Jews met their demise in gas chambers? His reply was unexpected to the interviewer, "if you have a catechism for a millennium that begins who killed Christ, the Jews killed Christ ........". Posterity will not be kind to the usual suspects.

TomBhoy is just another upper middle class prig in the offices of the Hootsmon. It's crowded, Aidan Smith remains Lord Snooty. They do all their cerebral jogging on the cobbles of Stockbridge, attempting to acquire working class credibility to lend weight to their musings. A Hootsmon Saturday is picking up le Jambonneau avec moutard a le marche de Sockbridge , Nip over to le chateau de Tyne and morph into le jammie jambo, Hearty Harry. A tout de suite spin to the Grange, jam in the last hour's play. Aidan and Tom are today's Mr Ben.

I am abroad at the moment and habitually I listen to the BBC World Service. Often, there are compilations of broadcasts or summaries from journos on various current affairs, politics, sports, ...... etc. Anyways, last weekend I heard Tom English spend several minutes pleading Hearts as a special case. He was urging the SPL to find a way to accommodate Hearts. He acknowledged what he was pleading would not play well with Rangers supporters, and exacerbated his plea by utilising the Rangers scenario as the way NOT to go, "we can see what a disaster for the game that's been". I suspect the Hootsman might be about to lead the charge to save Hertz?

I am a product of my conditioning, fight the battles you can win. Rangers are NOT fit enough to fight most battles with any chance of winning. Mather appears to have carried out an objective appreciation of the current situation. However, I would like to see the club single out an opportunity, one of the usual suspects imbued with Hubris. Draw him out and publically cut his legs off. Maybe even bayonet the cnut, pull the pin on a white phosphorous grenade and sit it on his chest, pump a whole magazine of 7.62mm into the burning, bleeding torso, ..................................... etc In Antibes, it is 25 degrees, I am contemplating grilled sardines and a bottle of petit gris. I am chilled.

Be fair, the last time I was in the principality, Gio made it a night to remember. Arrived in Nice, will head towards Monaco on Tuesday. I need to purchase a spear gun as old goggle-eyes is a bit of a slippery fish. I suspect this might be a Clouseau/Cousteau affair? Cue groaning saxophone of the Pink Panther ....................................

Currently, I am in Carcassonne. It's been raining for two days and the wind howls. The l'Aude is in spate and the Canal de Midi is bursting it's banks. I have decided to decamp to the only part of France with expected weather for this time of year, Cote d'Azur. A week in Antibes is the very thing. As Monaco is five minutes up the coast, I thought I would look up wee Craigy. We have a lot in common, both Lanarkshire lads, both former share holders in Rangers, and ............ err, that's it. However, fellow Gersnetters, I am prepared to treat Craig to a salade Nicoise and a glass or two of Provence rose before I offer him a few firm held opinions. If any of the contributors would like me to offer their firmly held opinions to Craig, please chime in. I know, I know, I am frustrated by the poor weather and am attempting to cheer myself up by (brow)beating wee Craigy. I admit it but it would be poor form NOT to take advantage of proximity. Thus, anyone know where Craig's gaffe is in Monaco?

Currently in France and drinking Pelforth. Been in California on several occasions and agree Anchor Steam(Wholefoods in Giffnock stock it) is a tasty beer but I prefer Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Alaska beer brewed in Juno, seriously refreshing. Attended NARSA in San Francisco 6-7 years past and participated in the march over the Golden Gates bridge, a magnificent sight of celebrating Bears. A couple of guys from the local RSC told me they celebrated Helicopter Sunday by the whole club unloading from the bar on to a cable car, just to do the bouncy on the journey over the hill.

Currently in France and drinking Pelforth. Been in California on several occasions and agree Anchor Steam(Wholefoods in Giffnock stock it) is a tasty beer but I prefer Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Alaska beer brewed in Juno, seriously refreshing. Attended NARSA in San Francisco 6-7 years past and participated in the march over the Golden Gates bridge, a magnificent sight of celebrating Bears. A couple of guys from the local RSC told me they celebrated Helicopter Sunday by the whole club unloading from the bar on to a cable car, just to do the bouncy on the journey over the hill.

As stated, at the culmination of nine-in-a-row(97), Rangers were £18million in the black. During his tenure at ra Stydome, Big Pierre Van Pink Ribbon was too busy servicing his bhoyfriend, the chef at the Point Hotel, East Kilbride.

Clowns to the left of us, jokers to the right, here we(the support) are, stuck in the middle. I am off to France for a month tomorrow, both the wine and the pastis will be consumed until I achieve a feeling of immense well being.

Like the Rangers Tax Case Blog before, the purpose of Charlotte Fakes is to provide a daily crib sheet for our objective broadcast and print media to chorus from, it has set an agenda and intends to maintain a grip on the ongoing situation. As for identity, I suspect it will be BBC Scotland's Chris McLaughlin as link to Craig Whyte. McLaughlin picks the cherries for broadcast and distributes the rest to fellow Rangers hating cohorts.

Reference the back four, everyone to the right of Lee Wallace must be replaced. Attributes required are commanding and competence.

I'll tell you where the club goes from here, in the immediate short term anyways. Get the fcuking season ticket renewal letters out, like yesterday. At least remove one piece of unnecessary uncertainty.

I am a liberal apolitical type of Bear. Reference Whyte, let's just assemble a firing squad. I will help provide the necessary two minutes training; chamber a round, present the weapon, and squeeze the trigger. Oh, and am prepared to initiate the correspondence to recover the cost of empty cases from his family. If said family cannot meet the cost, I'm all for bayoneting the cnut. Next?

The internecine strife that has plagued our club these last few years, has seen all the main players adopt a pet journo(s) in both broadcast and print media. Getting your side of the story out there fastest and most often is an absolute requirement. Simply, they are all at it. BBC Scotland has proved most adept at continually destabilising our club by constant ridicule of whoevers' hand is on the tiller. After resignation, they go back and put the comforting arm around whatever character and utilise as a source of further mischief. Green is feeling the comfort of Chris McLaughlin at this moment, in a few months time, it will be Malcolm Murray. It is perpetual, the story that keeps on giving.

You missed the game? Poor excuse, unforgiveable.