BlackSocksRedTops

Sorry mate. I wasn't pulling you up on your post or anything like that. Was just adding a wee bit of info to the chat. Apologies if it came across differently ?

The bulk of Celtics Irish support is derived from Donegal in the north as the majority of Irish migration into Glasgow and the West of Scotland hails from that county

Campbell has decided his future lies in England apparently

I think they've secured 94 pts from a potential 96 pts over this winning period. That is remarkable in any league, never mind the EPL

Christ. Why is do so many things have to be nasty on here? "Horrible scousers"? Do we need the nasty add ons. FWIW, I like Liverpool. I like their manager and his positivity. I like their playing style. I can't see many negatives there tbh If you think this is the worst EPL since it's inception, you clearly don't watch a lot of football. Teams have never been richer and most teams can beat anyone on their day. That wasnt the case when it was just Man Utd winning (and occasionally Arsenal). There is about 11pts between 5th place and the relegation teams. That to me suggests a strong and competitive league

That was a hard watch indeed. Our final ball and decision making were poor. Nobody getting in behind their defence and there were too many hopeful crosses to no one. Anyhoo...3pts more points. Job done. Onto the next game

Number 1 priority is 3 points. Performance comes 2nd. PS. I f**king hate the Winter Break

Very scientific indeed. For me the only stat that matters is that we just have to keep winning. If we keep winning our games we win the title. That's a fact. Draws are as good as defeats in a tight league race

Too much over analysing this game me thinks. It was the first game after a winter break with a changed line up against a team that had no desire to get over the half way line. SG said it bored him and to be honest I've been bored by domestic cup games for decades. Let's face it the Scottish Cup is a distraction. We need to stay focused on the league (the thing that actually matters) and not get to bothered about secondary baubles

Not sure what Jones has to offer as he looks like just wearing a Rangers jersey is good enough for him. He simply needs to do more or he'll be on his way out

This was the HT possession stats on the BBC page

Porto missed 2 penalties

Hope that's not code for "we don't want him injured as he is lined up for a big money transfer..."

Is Barasic injured?

I also think that the biggest difference from last year is that we are a more coherent and settled team this time around. The league table and points accumulated confirm this. With reference to adding new pkayers, I genuinely hope the mhanks start dropping in their new players. Just adding new players doesn't always mean it's going to be a positive. It takes players time to settle and get used to their new team mates and that's why I'm glad we (hopefully) won't be making too many amendments this winter break

Here here. We really have had some amazing goalies over the years

Up until a few years back I worked as a freelance illustrator/graphic designer and back in the 80's I used to do portrait commissions of football greats as gifts for people. One portrait that always stands out in my memory is one I completed of Bobby Brown. I was converting a black and white image to colour and really loved capturing the iconic yellow goalie jersey. IMO it's something that should be as iconic as our red and black socks and blue jerseys. RIP Mr Brown. Jerry Dawson and Billy Ritchie are waiting with a pint

He loves tiki-taka by all accounts but I don't think Barca have the players to do that anymore

Banning credit cards to fund any online bets from April is a start. Not sure if that also means debit/bank cards. If not, that would be next.

I hear you. It seems like everyday you get a reminder of getting old. Especially with this current trend/obsession with 20/25th Anniversaries of films/albums etc. I actually met an ex-Gers player in a bar at the weekend whilst out with the good lady and he was one of my heroes as a youth. We spent some time with him and his partner/missus but Christ did it make think about how time has flown in. Going back to the family connections...I was listening to the Boro V Spurs game last week and they kept mentioning a Boro player called Tavernier. For an awful moment I thought we'd punted Tav and I missed it as I busy with work over the last few weeks and hadn't been paying attention to the news. Turns out it was his younger brother! Thank feek

Liverpool have a few banana skins on the near horizon. Man Utd (h), Wolves (a) and West ham (a). If they get through those with 6/7 points then I can't see City catching them

I also see that online betting using credit cards will be banned from April.

Didn't realise this lad is ex-Permier League striker Kevin Campbells son

Dear Charmain Bill, Do you have an official manifesto on how to be a decent Rangers fan? Patronised, Glasgow

A gooner? I see. Hopefully Arteta can change their fortunes around?