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Was this not announced a few weeks ago?

I’ve seen a fair few of these one- offs, right enough.

A price worth paying.

Jimmy Millar went back to his trade and played right half that night as if he hadn’t spent years at centre forward. What a night.

Glasgow Rangers Player by Player. This indispensable aide memoire reminds me JF scored 145 goals in 164 games 1963/1967. Four of these were in the second half of a league cup final against Morton 1963. Someone on this board once remarked that for a time in the sixties every photograph of a Rangers goal had JF in it with his arms raised meaning if he hadn’t banged it in himself, he was there to mak siccar.

By the very knowledgeable poster, Mo_txTruBlu on FF: ”Rangers opened the 1959-60 season with the Millar Brand pairing as a No.9 and No.10 for the first time. Jimmy Millar a Wing Half/Inside Forward, who had made only 9 appearances in the previous season, had been forced to play Centre Forward in place of the injured Max Murray in an end of season Friendly a few months earlier and scored all 4 second half goals in a 4-0 win. Despite Max Murray being our top goalscorer in each of the previous three seasons (99 Goals in 123 Games) this prompted Scot Symon to start the 59-60 season with Millar as his Center Forward, and Ralph Brand at Inside Left. Rangers thrashed Hibs 6-1 at Easter Rd, with Ralph Brand scoring 4 goals, and Millar netting one on his first official stint as Rangers Centre Forward. The headline on that Saturday's Evening Times front page was "A 'BRAND' NEW FITBA' SEASON". The promise of this MB partnership looked good, but they only got the first four games under their belt, before Symon opted to bring back Sammy Baird at Inside Left. Surprisingly, Brand, who had scored a very impressive 29 Goals in 35 Games over the past 12 months, would only get 11 more starts that season, whilst the more experienced Sammy Baird was preferred in 38 games, with a return of 15 goals, as Rangers marched all the way to the Semi Finals of the European Cup, and collected the Scottish Cup. Jimmy Millar ended the season as top scorer with 40 Goals in 52 Games. Other players who impressed that season, was the versatile forward Davy Wilson who scored 22 Goals/50 Games, and that wonderful Inside Right (8), Ian McMillan who weighed in with 20 goals. Alex Scott on the right wing chipped in with 19 goals. The next four seasons, 1960-64 would see the Millar Brand partnership combine to score 254 Goals between the pair.”

On the “not good enough” list.

Simms scored two for Sunderland. Stewart got the third. Simms played like Morelos. Defenders were afraid of him.

Sorry about that. I try to keep the inner pedant under strict control but it’s a wild beast and breaks out from time to time. Should be ok now for a week or two.

League over. City have won it. I know there are formalities to be gone through but Liverpool and United have dropped too many points already and we know ‘Spurs will ‘Spurs it. Anyway, West Ham away or So’ton at home? How did ‘Spurs even manage to go a goal behind? Meanwhile, in the Championship Sunderland have launched their promotion charge. Watch out, Mags. The ghosts of Roker are coming to claim you. There you are, lads. Two sensible, carefully considered predictions. Raid the wife’s housekeeping money, empty the kids’ money boxes and off to the Booky’s. At the odds you’ll get there’s no need to use your own funds.

I heard a bit of radio commentary. Chelsea had a massive number of corners all of whIch came to nothing.

Let us know how you get on. The SNP are very easy to wind up. Then they go off in a huff.

It was but perhaps neither fabulous nor a sinking.

According to bbc website DU produced a fabulous display to sink Alkmar. Final score 1-0 in case you wonder how fabulous and how sunk.

Rangers defend better when Helander plays and attack better when Hagi plays and are more likely to score when Roofe plays. No stats, just an impression. Getting Helander and Roofe onto the park is the problem. Will Hagi recover like Larsen or like Moles?

Defenders have been marking forwards since time immemorial. It’s up to the attacking midfield (inside forwards we used to call them) to make the space. One way is to beat a man and draw another, like Laudrup or, like McMillan, rifle a long pass between defenders. The forwards must anticipate what their team mate is likely to do (that’s what training’s for) and run into the space before the cover is organised. All of these skills need talent, though. If it’s not there, not much you can do but hope.

I think he meant Hannah from Malvern.

I gave you a laugh for that, compo but after short reflection I agree.

@der Berlinerdid warn us.

Never mind all that, get stuck intae they Walloons, Rangers.

That’s when it all started to go wrong.

Terrible ju-ju, buster. Rousseau sees this and you’re looking at a ban.

Devastating winger. Destructive centre forward. Rocket shot. I was glad when he left.

You mean the plucky little Belgians are going to stand fast and repel the invader? Always a first time, I suppose.

Not necessarily. Willie Henderson wasn’t renowned for aerial prowess either. Bassey had drive, determination and enthusiasm. Three words meaning much the same but they emphasise the qualities which Bassey deployed for the team. I wish we could have kept him but I’m glad we got the money. Cakeism - the politician who can implement it gets my vote.