Thats the international football finished until March, and for that we must be thankful. It gives Stewart Regan a few days away from the front line to sit down and work out what he wants to say in his resignation speech, and who he wants to give it to.
Actually, that looks nothing like me.
Thats better.
If he’s struggling for content, here are a few words and phrases he can use to help get his point across..
Undue pressure and influence
I was advised it was the right thing to do
I listened to those who claimed they knew better
I was led to believe the game relied on the money generated from ibrox
Dirty fucking cheating hun bastards.
One or more of those fitted neatly into the narrative and he could well come out of this with his reputation intact.
After the AGM heads were down a little, but with renewed -renewed ? -media interest in the Resolution 12 issue, there is still cause for optimism among the support.
Having spoken to one of the shareholders behind it, he says he’s happy with the behind closed doors meeting next week, and if he’s happy, then I am.
I was surprised and delighted to see it emerge in the written media, and again would like to praise those who took the initial step-knowing they would be on the end of a barrage of insults-to bringing the matter into the public eye.
In one sense, its backfired as the petition now has the hoofmarks of the more lucid orcs, yeah they are the most lucid, but as soon as they realise the target is not them but the SFA, then who knows, they might actually join forces with us-they like the word forces-and do something useful for a change.
See what can happen if you remove the idiots ?
Meanwhile, Martin Williams of the Herlad group, the forst to break ranks and risk having his number removed from Level 5’s mobile phone, followed up the initial report with another that covered next weeks meeting with the board.
Having taken those first steps, and realised that the fall out isn’t so bad after all, if there’s anything else he needs to know about the issue, or if he wants to look a little deeper into the whole thing, then all he has to do is ask.
If he wants to turn those first faltering steps into a confident stride which will elevate him behind the rest of the pack in Scotland, all he has to do is ask.
After all, it is the job of a reporter to report, and he’s more than welcome to examine the evidence and draw his own conclusions.
All he has to do is ask .
Back at the ranch, and Celtic are in Kilmarnock tonight as the league campaign resumes. For those of you who need a refresher, here’s the current standings..
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 26 | 31 | ||||
| 2 | Aberdeen | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 21 | ||||
| 3 |  |
Rangers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 | |||
| 4 |  |
Hearts | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 5 | St Johnstone | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 19 | ||||
| 6 | Inverness CT | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 14 | ||||
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 14 | ||||
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 13 | ||||
| 9 | Hamilton Accies | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 12 | ||||
| 10 | Motherwell | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 12 | ||||
| 11 | Dundee | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 12 | ||||
| 12 | Ross County | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 11 | ||||
Updated 6/11/2016 at 19:43
Here’s the weekends fixtures..
Scottish Premiership Fixtures
Friday 18th November 2016
| LADBROKES SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP | |||
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| Show last 5 matches and coverage | Fixture | Kick-off | Status |
| 19:45 | PreviewKilmarnock Vs Celtic | ||
Saturday 19th November 2016
| LADBROKES SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP | |||
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| Show last 5 matches and coverage | Fixture | Kick-off | Status |
| 15:00 | |||
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| 15:00 | |||
| 15:00 | |||
Monday 21st November 2016
| LADBROKES SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP | |||
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| Show last 5 matches and coverage | Fixture | Kick-off | Status |
| 19:45 | |||
Reallisitcally, all the top five should record victories, although aberdeen have the trickiest game, up at Inverness , who tend to scupper the best made plans of mice and men when they are in the mood.
Celtic, too, should have little difficulty in seeing off Kilmarnock, though there will probab;y be a few changes to what has become Brendna’s usual starting line up.
Tom Rogic has been gallivanting around the world again, and should be rested. Perhaps Leigh Griffiths will get a shot just behind Moussa Dembele, to keep him fit for what is looking like the Frenchmans inevitable exit in January.
Ah, well, 
Christian Gamboa is likely to deputise for Mikael Lustig, Stuart Armstrong may stand in for Nir biton, though if he keeps standing in he will be taking the spot permanently, and its any two from three on the flanks, with Forrest possibly giving way to Sinclair and Roberts to give him a wee break.
On Moussa Dembele, the vultures are gathering, and Brendan has fired off a couple of warning shots to make it clear he’s the one who decides what is going to happen.
“If he leaves here at whatever point that will be it will be for a record transfer fee there is no question about that.
“I have worked with players who have gone for a lot of money. Raheem Sterling went for £49 million and he was a winger. Luis Suarez went for the money that he went for.
“He was an international player and after two years he left a world-class player. So this kiddie has the potential in value.
“Celtic won’t have to worry about players going for £10m any more.
“The kid still needs time. I think everyone wants to get him in and then sell him off.”
If he does go, then the man to replace him could be the player who has been compared favourably to him.
Supporters of new Glasgow rivals “rangers ” maintain that this lad is even better than Dembele, and if thats what they say, then i’m prepared to believe them.
We could get him for pennies-his club need the money-and give him the experience and development he won’t get at Ibrox and take him from being a bright prospect at a wee team into an accomplished act with top level experience.
His clubs fans know a player when they see one, such as Barton, Kranjcar and that goalie who di Canio substituted after about ten minutes, so we should act now and then we get a top striker and they get much needed cash to keep the lights on.
Speaking of Joey Barton, he’s got himself a one game ban for his betting misdemeanor. More good news for him in the week his contract at “rangers ” was terminated.
It was, wasn’t it ?
Well, why the club tie then ?
Thats if that photo was taken yesterday, because oddly enough, all the other outlets used old pictures of him and not from the hearing itself.
Maybe he hasn’t had his contract terminated, and he’s waiting for the first payment to clear before he agrees , er, to have his contract terminated.
Level 5.
Incredibly, people still sort of believe what they put out.
Here’s someone you don’t see every day.
Its Dodgy David Murray, he’s the one at the back, the one up front is a golf bag, the man who sold “rangers ” to the bad guys, and is now being gently re-introduced into society now that his five year ban on being a director is nearly spent…
The dream team are all there, Walter Smith, Ally McCoist and Murdo Mcleod , the man from level 5 charged with cleaning up the image of Dodgy Dave.
Photo shop Ibrox into the background and they won’t even need to bother with another photocall when this happens about six weeks after christmas.
Expect an interview where Dave tells us again how everyone duped him, and whilst holding an onion tells the gullibillies not to worry, its his turn to bend them over this time.
Though he may alter the narrative a wee bit.
Over on twitter, there was an exchange of views between a more rabid Ibrox fan than most, and the delightfully name jugsycfc;
See anyone you know from that description of us ?
Whereupon the reply appeared…
Which I thought kind of got the point across.
The supermoon brought all the howlers out, and twitter seemed to be the place they hang out, rather than cold and desolate moorlands.. antoher example of this pampered twenty first century generation.
The example is a poor one. Jesus did not re emerge and claim to have bought the history of another Jesus, and there is no record of the twelve disciples voting over whether or not to allow him at the top table again.
Still, at least it shows they are thinking, which quashes a few notions I had.
It’s Friday again, already, and that means its time for
Knob of the Week
Its a lot easier to win the title if you wait until Thursday to commit your act of Knobbery, as there’s little time for anyone to knock you off your perch.
Thats why this weeks winner is a cut above the rest, as his entry was made last Friday night, and bearing in mind we’ve had a whole week for him to be toppled, you have to admire what could well be the winner when we do Knob of the Year in January.
This does take some beating, bearing in mind the knobs that are out there, this guy is truly special…
I don’t know who he is, but I can guess what team he supports.
Congratulations to the anonymous fuckwit at Wembley last week.
You deserve the title..
Knob Of The Week.
Captions now, and yesterday we put up this
Waghorn…” can’t argue with any of that son “!
See what he’s capable of when his replies are more than just four letters and a smiley ?
Today, we have this…which certainly needs an explanation
