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Mick and Chick were Sick. Yesterday was a high day and a holiday for the PQ Gang Hut, Aberdeen hosting ra Sellik is cause for party hats, streamers and, balloons. It was just the regular old bags filled with hot air championing their preferred prejudices. Big Dick, Liam McLeod, Wullie Miller and, Billy Dodds all stood free whereas Pat Bonner furiously pumped air into Angeball. It was the full BBC Scotland production for a ninth v sixth game attracting an attendance at Pittodrie, ten thousand below capacity. The Dons match programme featured Wullie Miller's goals against Sellik, the Gang Hut wallow wallowed in the warm nostalgia. First against second occurred at Ibrox an hour after the nostalgia had dissipated in Aberdeen, Sportsound closed down. Cosgrove and Cowan came on air and announced Chick Young would be, "across all happenings at Ibrox". The reality was Chick watching Rangers TV in a PQ studio and as expected from a Journo in his eighth decade, he began enthusiastically and slowly but surely deflated. Cosgrove enters his eighth decade next month and as the afternoon progressed, he sounded burst. Before the puff escaped, enthusiasm greeted Kevin Nisbet's header back across McGregor and so it should, a well crafted goal for the Hibs. Chick's next intervention belies his time as a Cub Reporter at the Rangers News. Remember Chico, those tenets of accuracy and objectivity? Cosgrove interrupted Cowan, "Tam, there's been a red card at Ibrox. Over to Chick". We heard a hesitant wheeze then, "err um ah Porteous has been red carded for a challenge on Aribo". Obviously, Rangers TV was not sufficiently efficient at putting up necessary replays because Cosgrove and Cowan returned to discussing Third Lanark's last scorer. Chick rediscovered his positivity at half-time, "it's the Alamo at Ibrox but Rangers have not created a clear cut opportunity". The national broadcaster played Elgar's Nimrod for the duration of the second half. Chick made a further three interventions, his announcements on the Alamo casualty figures were not welcome. Jack Ross might be the next Sellik manager but that is at least a few months away. His immediate aspirations as a title winning boss is just another PQ burst balloon. However another Beeb bite at the cherry remained, Sportscene was to air at 19.15 hours. How would Producer, Eamonn Donohoe interpret events at Ibrox? Increasingly, Eamonn has come to realise that Michael Stewart's presence on a PQ settee is as sound as Ryan Porteous being named in a Hibs' back four whilst facing Rangers. It's the rush of blood to the head that sees Michael and Cosgrove supporting Irvine Welch's right to free speech. Calling Morelos, "a sticky bun" and stating his existence is best served by exercising a machete epitomises new, modern Scotland. Blame the H-u-ns for everything. Last night's sofa riders were James McFadden and Richard Foster and they agreed, Porteous was a deserved recipient of his marching orders. Michael had to resort to Twitter to broadcast his view, "Understandably Rangers will say it's dangerous from Porteous and they may have a point, but for me he doesn't make catch Aribo and I don't think it deserves a red card". Alfredo is both nefarious and pernicious and I suspect Michael contacted Eamonn prior to broadcast and reasoned Ryan was provoked? We saw a 10 second clip of Morelos pushing Porteous to the ground at the Broomloan corner flag a minute before Ryan got rash. Steven Thompson asked the panel, "has Morelos angered Ryan"? I loved Richard Foster's reply, "if he has it's good game smarts from Morelos". You pays your License Fee and if Chick and Mick are sick, I'll take it.

Hibs have shamed themselves here.

I’ve only seen the incident on highlights. Cast iron which is what Aribo would have needed to mend his leg if the maniac had connected.

Is there any Scottish club you don't hate, actually? (Apart from us of course.) Asking for a friend...

Couldn't agree more. Hibs are a pitiful club with fans from the gutters. Porteous is an accurate personification of that whole club, in fact.

I'm still revelling in beating them. We still get that Cup Final thrown down our throat every five minutes so anything back the way is most welcome

If you come across any of the harbour rats on your travels, you could do worse than tell them that Rangers is investigating the possibility of racism motivating the attempted assault.

Au contraire, GS, an outfit which has no shame, in my view. From what I see, and hear, the Hibs' support wanted the challenge to be a red card tackle, but did not want their player (term used loosely) to be dismissed for it. When they got the former, but not the latter, they threw their wraps out of the pram. The club, now, is acting disgracefully.

I`m likewise not fluent in Idiot, so I can`t help you here ...

I wish we won every game with a dodgy penalty and the opposition getting players sent off. I love their whining, toys out the pram routine and most of all, the pain - it's all thoroughly enjoyable.

Every man and his dog say it was a straight red ffs.

Amazing how many deluded people think if a player wins the ball in a tackle nothing else matters

Watch all the great players past or present, they always keep it simple

When Balogun keeps it simple and maintains his concentration, he's a really useful player and his pace belies his age.

Another vote for Lundstram but after watching the game back, Balogun also had a very good game. Mentions to Patterson and Borna for their assists and Roofe and Alfie for their finishes.

The overwhelming feeling is relief, and as others have said thank goodness for the international break. I think we have been lucky with our opening 8 fixtures in that we haven’t had to go to the 4/5 hardest away grounds. We could be much worse off if we’d been to Easter Road and Parkhead rather than the reverse. We have come through a spell of very poor form relatively unscathed domestically and now we have a chance to re-group and put things right for the next phase of games.

I think if someone offered us this situation (in the league) before a ball was kicked, we'd have taken it. After 8 games, 6 points ahead of a "resurgent" Celtic and 1 point off our points tally at same stage of last season. All this without a settled team due to Covid, injuries and late returns to pre-season due to internationals. We still have Helander, Jack and Kent to return, who when on form are arguably 3 of our best players.

I think he's incapable of ever admitting he might be wrong about something. He's quite childlike and unphilosophical, in that regard. Takes a man to admit he's wrong.

What else should we expect from that swivel eyed plank.

I liked the bit in that Twitter conversation where Jean told Michael his contribution to the racism debate was similar to his contribution to the Manchester United midfield.

Stewart is a racist that thinks he is too clever to be caught. Either that or he is too stupid to know he is one. Either way we shouldn't be subjected to his bile.