{"id":9258,"date":"2016-06-14T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9258"},"modified":"2016-06-14T09:28:03","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T08:28:03","slug":"9258","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9258","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts On Thoughts From A Sofa"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"Reset\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-reactid=\".3.2.0.0.$730=16386554621848.0\">\n<li class=\"pageli\" style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" data-reactid=\".3.2.0.0.$730=16386554621848.0.$row-0\">\n<div id=\"pf1\" class=\"page-outer-wrapper\" data-reactid=\".3.2.0.0.$730=16386554621848.0.$row-0.0\">\n<div class=\"page-inner-wrapper\" data-reactid=\".3.2.0.0.$730=16386554621848.0.$row-0.0.0\">\n<div id=\"pg-1pf1\" class=\"pf pg-1w0 pg-1h0\">\n<div class=\"pc pg-1pc1 pg-1w0 pg-1h0\">\n<div class=\"c pg-1x0 pg-1y0 pg-1w0 pg-1h1\">\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y1 pg-1ff1 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>El Cormaco steps back from his public duties to put together an assessment of his own predictions for last season, and how it didn&#8217;t always turn out how he thought it might<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y1 pg-1ff1 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y1 pg-1ff1 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y1 pg-1ff1 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y1 pg-1ff1 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y1 pg-1ff1 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">As you know no doubt I m now a major celebrity and much sought after public\u00a0speaker following my recent TV appearance on \u201cPointless\u201d As I wile away the\u00a0time in Green Rooms while nubile woman attend to my every whim I havebeen thinking about TV shows \/ film and Scottish Football \u2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y1 pg-1ff1 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">for example, we\u00a0have:<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y1 pg-1ff1 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y6 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Would I lie to you<\/strong><span class=\"pg-1ff1\">\u00a0? \u00a0\u2013 Starring Dave King (clue, yes, he would)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y6 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y6 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y7 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Who do you think you are?<\/strong><span class=\"pg-1ff1\"> \u2013 Fans of all other clubs to *Rangers\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y7 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y8 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Home &amp; Away<\/strong><span class=\"pg-1ff1\"> \u2013 \u00a0Celtic fans week in \/ week out<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y8 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y9 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The Chase<\/strong><span class=\"pg-1ff1\"> \u2013 \u00a0 Life now as a *Rangers fan\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y9 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1ya pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>15 to 1<\/strong><span class=\"pg-1ff1\"><strong> \u2013<\/strong> ratio of league titles for Celtic \/ others over the next 16 yeaers\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1ya pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1yb pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CSI<\/strong><span class=\"pg-1ff1\"> \u2013 Special Hampden edition trying to unravel the \u201cworst thing to happen at<\/span>a football game ever\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1yc pg-1ff1 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1yd pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Dumb &amp; Dumber<\/strong><span class=\"pg-1ff1\"> \u2013 Reagan And Doncaster take your calls \u2013 nothing about<\/span>the Offshore game folks!<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1yd pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1yf pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Independence Day<\/strong><span class=\"pg-1ff1\"> \u2013 Och, youse had yer chance Scotland, give Ireland its\u00a0<\/span>chance now<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1yf pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y11 pg-1ff1 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">What have I missed? Add your thoughts in the comments section.<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y11 pg-1ff1 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y12 pg-1ff1 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Ever since my appearance on TVs pointless more and more people want to\u00a0stare at my crystal Ball(s). Luckily for you I did this some time ago in an earlier\u00a0article, making some predictions for the season still to come.<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y12 pg-1ff1 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y15 pg-1ff1 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Here is what I predicted \u00a0then, at the start of last season, and how I fared \u2013 I am pretty much the football\u00a0genius I always thought!<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y15 pg-1ff1 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y17 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Champions<span class=\"pg-1ff1\">: Celtic. Surely we cant not win the league\u2026 but I felt Hearts\u00a0<\/span>were coming up with great momentum, and will run us very hard and\u00a0Aberdeen will be in and around again too. If we go on a shitty run we could\u00a0very well put ourselves under some domestic pressure for the first time in a\u00a0long time(and it may be no bad thing) With now playing Sundays we\u2019ll be\u00a0playing catch up on other teams, which can be difficult.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y17 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y1d pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Right or Wrong<span class=\"pg-1ff1\">\u00a0? \u2013 Right, including predicting a sticky patch ahead (oo-er)\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y1d pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y1e pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Relegated<span class=\"pg-1ff1\">: Kilmarnock. Shite club, shite fans, even less ambition than our<\/span>board, good bye and good riddance. I feel sorry for that guy on You tube, but\u00a0he seems to be just about the only passionate fan they have.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y1e pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y21 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Right or Wrong ?\u00a0<span class=\"pg-1ff1\"> &#8211; Wrong \u2013 but very close to being right, I didn\u2019t see the total\u00a0<\/span>arse falling out of Dundee United<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y21 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y23 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Cup<span class=\"pg-1ff1\">: Hearts. We seem to have lost the knack of winning \u201cour\u201d cup.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y23 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y24 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Right or Wrong ?<span class=\"pg-1ff1\"> \u2013 I don\u2019t recall. Did we even play in any Cup games this year ? \u00a0<\/span>I simply don\u2019t recall \/ plead the fifth\/ was temporarily insane.<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y24 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y24 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Next.<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y24 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y26 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>League Cup<span class=\"pg-1ff1\">: Celtic \u2026but yet seem to do well in this one now.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y26 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Right or Wrong<span class=\"pg-1ff1\">\u00a0? \u2013 wrong, we blew it. <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"pg-1ff1\">\u00a0<\/span><em>Manager of the Year<span class=\"pg-2ff1\">: Super Duper Markie Mark Warbmeister Warburton. The\u00a0<\/span>best thing to happen Scottish football ever<span class=\"pg-2ff3\">\u2122<\/span>. He\u2019ll also be given a special\u00a0medal in recognition of saving Scottish football and have a statue built outside\u00a0Hampden by the SFA.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Right or Wrong<span class=\"pg-2ff1\">\u00a0? \u2013 Right, natch, including how much man love the SMSM\u00a0<\/span>would find for the \u201cformer city trader\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Player of the Year: I don\u2019t know the names of many second Rangers players,\u00a0but one of them. Whoever their top scorer is, accompanied by many many\u00a0pages in the rags about why they are \u201cso\u201d good. Failing that Griffiths? He may\u00a0not be good enough in Europe but will score score score for us this year. \u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Right or Wrong\u00a0?\u00a0<span class=\"pg-2ff1\">\u2013 Right, in so many ways \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Young Player of the Year<span class=\"pg-2ff1\">: \u00a0Can James Forrest still qualify? Some other\u00a0<\/span>Sevconian, with the help of some of the nominees in the Writer of the Year\u00a0Award, hyped up to Lewis Mac Leod (?) levels of unsubstantiated\u00a0moonbeamery\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Right or Wrong<span class=\"pg-2ff1\">\u00a0?\u2013 Wrong, our very own Kieran Tierney very deservedly\u00a0<\/span>scooped this prize, though he is of course not as moonbeamed as Mc Kay at \u00a0 2nd\u00a0Rangers<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">T<em>op Scorer<span class=\"pg-2ff1\">: Griffiths\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Right or Wrong<span class=\"pg-2ff1\"> \u2013 Right. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Ref of the season<span class=\"pg-2ff1\">: Very closely fought, Willie Collum and the lads will be\u00a0<\/span>battling hard to be the most biased, blind, ridiculous and laughable, but\u00a0Steven Mc Clean will once again be the man to beat\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Right or Wrong<span class=\"pg-2ff1\">\u00a0? \u2013 eh, right, I think\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Writer of the Year<span class=\"pg-2ff1\">: another keenly fought contest, who can get their head\u00a0<\/span>furthest up the Warbmeisters back passage? Chris Jack has impressed so far,\u00a0with his cuddly buddy Matt Lindsay showing good form too, but it\u2019s a long\u00a0season and there will be many fawning pieces written between now and then,\u00a0unanimously informing us all of just how great the Warb-machine really is. Did\u00a0you know he used to work in the City, working really long hours? It\u2019s true you\u00a0know. Did you know he left it and went back to football because he loves the\u00a0game? Yep, fact. Or that he helped set up a European youth club\u00a0competition? Its all true Timmy. \u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Right or Wrong<span class=\"pg-2ff1\">\u00a0 ?\u2013 Right, but predicting how the Scottish Press will react to\u00a0<\/span>anything *Rangers is so predictable it\u2019s a hollow victory<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y1 pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\"><em>Funniest moments of the year: When 2nd\u00a0Rangers get the begging bowl out toget the money together to finish the season, and fans (co-investors) areconvinced once again to be parted from their money\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y1 pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y5 pg-3ff2 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\">Right or Wrong ?<span class=\"pg-3ff1\"> \u2013 Right. There was the \u201cfans\u201d from Hong Kong rumoured to\u00a0<\/span>have loaned money at steep interest rates, then the actual Rangers First lads\u00a0offering \u201cloans\u201d which were on and off again several times, until now they\u00a0have voted to become part of the \u201cclub\u201d \u2013ahem- and will happily hand over\u00a0money for \u201cinvestment\u201d \u201cgoing forward\u201d (this is management speak for \u201ccash\u00a0to pay the bills\u201d)<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y5 pg-3ff2 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y5 pg-3ff2 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y5 pg-3ff2 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3yb pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\">Finally, from a position of apathy about the future, which I\u2019ve written before is\u00a0the most dangerous place for a club to see its fans,(unless you count over the\u00a0half way line at Hampden) we are once more energised, positive, united and\u00a0focussed \u2013 the most dangerous place for us to be for fans of every other club\u00a0in Scotland.<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3yb pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y10 pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\">I genuinely cant wait for next season now.<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y10 pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y11 pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\">The pain of losing the Cup semi final was worth it (I\u2019ve just remembered what\u00a0happened!) \u2013 Ronnie fell on his sword, Desmond found his wallet, Brendan\u00a0came in and Cup Final Saturday happened. \u00a0As a (mainly neutral) observer on TV, firstly, what a game. I tried to explain to\u00a0some English friends down here why I love Scottish football. Its not technically\u00a0great, (its pretty bad) but it has such passion, such lunacy that its impossible\u00a0to take your eyes off it.<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y11 pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y18 pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\">Great to see Hibs lay their Cup hoodoo to rest in such dramatic fashion.\u00a0It was wrong for any Hibs fan to run on the pitch. But I totally understand why.<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y1a pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\">99% of people who ran on the pitch did so through sheer joy. Players should\u00a0be safe in their place of work. But to be honest, and its not politically correct to\u00a0say it, when I saw the police horses come on I thought \u201cAlright, a proper\u00a0rammy!\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y1e pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y1e pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\">It scared poor Warbiola so much he hasn\u2019t been seen since, and *Rangers\u00a0players are still too scared to come out of the dressing room at Hampden but\u00a0brave Joseph Barton has put down his \u201chow to get to join the Ra\u201d handbook\u00a0and joined the forces of darkness. Good. It will be an very interesting season ahead.<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y1e pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y1e pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\">Now come On Ye Bhoys in Green<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y1e pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y1e pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\">And Hail Hail.<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y1e pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y1e pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-3m0 pg-3x1 pg-3h2 pg-3y1e pg-3ff1 pg-3fs0 pg-3fc0 pg-3sc0 pg-3ls0 pg-3ws0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t pg-1m0 pg-1x1 pg-1h2 pg-1y27 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El Cormaco steps back from his public duties to put together an assessment of his own predictions for last season, and how it didn&#8217;t always&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/sofa-art.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s2J7If-9258","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9258"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9258"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9261,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9258\/revisions\/9261"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}