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A lot of old Africa hands who caught malaria thought they were over it and then they would collapse often more than once. Medicine has come on a long way since those days so I suspect the risk is minimal if it exists at all.

Klopp going at the end of the season. Don’t tell Philippe.

Ian McColl and Sammy Cox. Can’t think of a better club pair. Cumming and McKay the runners-up.

One game at a time for the players, maybe but the manager will have a plan from now to the end of the season. A good manager will be able to adjust and amend the plan as required by circumstances. As fans, the team’s improvement should mean we need not be too afraid to start chicken counting. Rangers should win all the matches up to the celtic game. But “should” never turns out to be “will”.

Amo attended some Charity function in Elgin. I wasn’t at it but those who went reported that he was exceptional in the time he gave speaking to everyone who wanted to talk to him not just the big hitters and especially courteous with the ladies. Can’t be easy when they’re all swooning and vapouring. Not that I would ever know.

I thought she was a French writer of pornographic literature.

Or maybe the three. Actually, I was wrong to mention Baxter. He is unique. In old lineups there were two halfbacks, right and left regarded as part of the defence but playing in front of the back line. The ideal half back’s role was to break up opposing attacks, procure the ball and supply it to the forwards. Equally they were expected to defend inside their penalty box. The ability to drive forward into the opposition penalty box was a bonus. The perfect exponents were John Greig and Dave McKay. Stuart McCall did pretty much the same. More often, one half back was more defensive minded (Harry Davis, John Cumming) the other more forward going (Danny Blanchflower, Frank Beattie) Left or right didn’t matter. You would think that Tav would be an ideal attacking half back on the right. I just wonder if he needs his area of the field to be the modern right back position where he can see the trend of play and start his runs early. Standing further forward might impede those abilities. He would have to play four consecutive games at right half before we would know if it suits him.

1955.

Not Tav, then, nor Jim Baxter.

Never seen three better goals in one match. Cantwell, crash bang WALLOP. Yilmaz, crash, bang and a bit of skill for control. Dessers, if Sherlock Holmes played football he would have scored goals like that. Best of the three.

But for JB could have been 3-5.

Did any of other pedestrians put a crunching tackle onto the space Willie had just vacated?

We’ve got one of those as leader of Scottish Labour. I always thought his name should be spelled like the footballer’s.

Always been my opinion, compo. But he’s never 80, is he? The wee bauchle who could weave at speed past three/four defenders with the ball tied to his bootlace? Alex Scott was always the man I wanted to see but Henderson was the better and better than all the rest too.

Which proves stattos don’t actually go to watch the games.

Nope. Veronica Lake.

Why does he bother at his age?

To the Scottish football fan, all players are big John or wee Jimmy. I’ve often wondered about the median. It seems from the above I’m ok to change my username to Big 7.

He’s gone on loan to Airdrie.

In a nutshell. Sometimes it’s better not to win the header so long as the other guy doesn’t get an easy go at it.

Stuart McCall must have headered the ball bit I can’t remember it.

Shankland to appear against his starter club?

Would Cifu going be a surprise?

That’s a great username. A Simpson for the rest of the season would be good. No frills, just work and goals head and foot and no peace for the centre half.

Rangers’ only player of value didn’t play yesterday. Saving for Easter Road, I hope. @Bill did hint at a surprise departure this week.