Scott7

Grudging praise, as usual Tsb.

Perhaps the measure should be what players were either respected, even grudgingly, or absolutely dreaded by the followers of other clubs. On reflection, the respect standard wouldn’t work in Scotland any more. There could be a HoF with two levels, all round excellence being the upper level and fans’ favourites the lower. In my time for the upper level Young, Waddell, Caldow, Baxter, Greig, Henderson, Gough, Cooper, Laudrup, Gascoigne, Goram, McCoist. For the lower level Shearer, John Brown and any amount of others - where do you stop?

True. Wardhaugh wide on the right, Steel wingback, Johnstone and Conn defensive mids.

A Scottish international inside forward in the days when that meant something so maybe not so far off a legend himself. The competition for an international place included Billy Steel, Jimmy Wardhaugh, Alfie Conn, Bobby Johnstone. Who do you leave out?

If I had an uncle on the same board as Matthews and Mortensen you’d hear about it all day every day. Stan Mortensen scores three in a cup final and it’s known as “Matthews’ Final”. Gordon Durie, you are not alone

Oh yes you,can. If you’re referring to Arsenal’s third the fourth has jam on it. Martinez has a nightmare five minutes.

Depends a bit on who’s getting the money. Arsenal, United - fine. City, Newcastle- tut, tut,

Have we got any tough guys, dB?

If a team puts the ball out of play, for whatever reason, that team loses possession and the other team can do what it likes with the ball. Resume play on that basis. You certainly can’t expect to get it back because your own chap was injured. If you put it out because the other fellow was hurt, return of the ball is within the gift of his teammates so don’t expect anything. If the opposing team decides to give the ball back, do it by means of a foul throw. Anything else leaves room for doubt. Was Beale right or wrong? In the Corinthian league he was right. In this league he was wrong. Any media hysteria would have died down in a fortnight. I get the impression that the media line is Tillmann is the villain with some grudged acknowledgement of Beale’s remedial measures. I don’t study media reports so it could be a wrong impression.

There were a few seasons when a cup-tie at Ibrox was a rarity. We are having some luck at a time when we most need it.

Harold Davis even less so but his mere presence would have been enough to deter the Jags from over-reacting to the goal.

No tie is easy for this Rangers side but on paper, I can’t recall an easier path towards the final. If Hearts can manage to torpedo celtic, I’d be minded to award them the trophy on the spot.

They are utter dross, aren’t they?

Did you not really mean method of delivery rather than results? In which case, I agree.

How would you improve the results? Convert the celtic draw to a win?

I wonder why two, maybe three Jags weren’t red carded for the assault on Tillman. Maybe in the interests of sportsmanship etc. McCall should have subbed one of them without actually putting the sub on.

People told me Cantwell and Raskin would sort out this sort of nonsense. Best wait the final whistle before judgement in case both get hat-tricks.

I’m sure Southampton have a feeder club somewhere. Usually they take players but I suppose a manager is a possibility. Leeds or So’ton? Where does the ambitious manager go? There’s a safety option there but while Southampton never will, Leeds might - one day. Win something, I mean.

Shouted RED CARD to a ref. Speaks out against deviancy.

You’re in trouble big time if the Mods see that. Or perhaps not.

Took the breath away, didn’t it? Talking of which, Kai 1966.

None.

The good: 3-1 v Dundee 1964 The bad: 2-3 v Hibs 2016 The ugly: 0-4 v celtic 1969 These are all finals. Meanwhile, in other rounds: The unbelievable: 0-1 v Hamilton 1987 The impossible: 0-1 v Berwick 1967 The aw naw: 0-6 v Aberdeen (I wasn’t there but the radio commentary is seared into the memory banks)

Is he not AC?

I laughed but on reflection, they probably will. There must be a special relationship with Catalonia, surely, similar to the one with Royal Madrid.