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In near sixty years of watching Rangers, a young player - new signing gets five games. Game one - a decent prospect, needs more games at this level. Game two - great player, knows the weight of the jersey. Game three - future Rangers and Scotland Skipper. Game four - been over played, would benefit from several weeks in the reserves. Game five - never Rangers class, get him to fcuk.

Maybe the lesson of John Lundstram is that we shouldn't be so quick to write off someone before they've had a chance to settle in properly and show what they can do. The way he was simply dismissed a few weeks after joining the club was shameful. You know who you are.

"Diese Roundabout ist Wunderbar". The above is all Chris McLaughlin should have said on BBC Scotland's News bulletins on Friday. The Chief Sports Correspondent's five and a half year experience of Ibrox is adequately contained in those four words. Rangers qualify for the Europa Cup semi-finals and the Chief Sports Correspondent is nowhere to be seen and, he is not alone. On Thursday evening we had the the usual downbeat Big Dick in the PQ studio with both Richard Foster and Mark Hateley. They talked whilst watching the game on the telly. Still, PQ did not pull the plug at ten O'Clock as usual, the game went to extra time and they stuck with it. Big Dick finished with, "it's been a glory night for Rangers". The sentiment did not mature, by lunchtime Friday we were treated to another couple of Aberdonian Rangers haters, Tyrone Smith and Derek Rae. Tyrone is BBC Scotland's Senior Digital Broadcast Reporter for Sports Scotland and being based in Aberdeen, he was determined to expel the joy. He interviewed current ESPN Bundesliga Commentator, Derek Rae who began, "Rangers fans will be feeling quite confident in facing Leipzig because they defeated Dortmund but, they need to think again". You may remember Derek Rae's contribution during 2012? He took to BBC Scotland's website demanding all titles won by Rangers during the EBT years should be listed with an attached asterisk. All the usual PQ suspects regularly level accusations of failings to talk up the Scottish game. The English are delighted at West Ham's progress, there is genuine joy for Liverpool, Manchester City and, Leicester City; all achieving Euro semi-final status. It's good for the country. We know football is defined by rivalry and I know the fans of Everton, Man U and, our dearest separated brethren will be spitting venom at the very thought of their rivals good European fortune. However, when Progres Niederkorn knocked Rangers out, the stick of choice used to beat us, was the Coefficient. They lined up to say we let the country down. Talking of the country, what has the First Minister said about the football club in her constituency that has competed in nearly 70 Euro games these last four years and almost single handedly dragged the national coefficient to ninth in the Euro table? Nicola has said as much as Chris McLaughlin. The SNP has 108 MPs and MSPs and, not one supports Rangers. A true reflection of Scottish life? BBC Scotland continually echo a refrain, "we want to hear from Rangers supporters" and, Tyrone Smith based in Aberdeen could not even bring himself to contact the Granite City RSC. Derek Rae's lionising of Leipzig was not for Rangers supporters, it was a comfort blanket assuring the Rangers haters that the nightmare will soon be over. Fair's fair, Tom Anguish has a decent piece on the website but he doesn't want us dreaming too much because, "Celtic are a better side than Rangers". Tom doesn't say if Bodo Glimt are better than Dortmund, Red Star or, Bragga. This is new, modern Scotland and George Orwell's Dream Police are just getting interested. RAB Cosgrove is calling for a Posse. I am going to end this with a mention of 'A View from the Terrace'. The show is in it's third series and I enjoy it's eclectic look upon Scottish football. It covers everything from Ladies football on Orkney to the state of amateur football on Vatersay and Eriskay. A long shot of two teams in extended line walking the island pitch to clear it of sheep sh1t pre match, is evocative. I criticised the show for not mentioning Rangers triumph over Dortmund and, I think they rectified it by hosting a discussion on the next show predicated on Rangers victory being the finest result of any Scots club in a generation? Eulogising Stenhousemuir's efforts in feeding the local community during a pandemic is most worthy and the effort in telling the story should be applauded. Why did the show not extend the same effort to a fellow Scots club attempting to scale the dizzy heights of Euro football? Our views may be different but, we stand on the same terrace.

By the way Craigan absolutely shamed himself last night and Scottish football. After the first goal he went on about how we had let lead slip. After Roofe scored he went on about his deficiencies. In the dying seconds he was going on about how extra time was good for Celtc. Every time we did something good he was right their to shit on it.

Never before have I been so offended by something I one-hundred per cent agree with.

And who can forget the fans singing "Ally, Ally get to fcuk" after he missed a catalogue of sitters in a Scottish Cup defeat to Dundee at Ibrox. Good job Ally had a thick skin and hung around......

I think it's okay to criticise player performances or question signings, if done in a reasonable manner. Some of the stuff getting written/said about Lundstram a few months ago was ridiculous. I seem to recall Mark Hateley getting loads of (pretty severe) abuse during his first season and he turned out to be one of our best ever strikers. That says it all about first impressions.

Absolutely Bill, it's a lesson our support never seem to learn. And it doesn't have to be new guys either, Borna and Kamara have been subject to it after dips in form of late too.

That's it. I didn't fancy us away to Dortmund! I didn't fancy us at home to Dortmund! I didn't fancy us at home to Red Star! I didn't fancy us away to Red Star!...............................................................................................................who knows?

I worry about us against teams good at set-pieces (I think West Ham probably fall into that category). The East Germans have some cracking young players but it's a semi-final and tension is inevitable. That might favour us. I have a general dislike for Eintracht Frankfurt - they hammered us in the 60s and my only HSV game was a 1-0 defeat to them. I also encountered many of their fans on the way to our (away) match against Rapid Vienna and found them to be disagreeable, in an efficient sort of way. I'm not sure what to expect but it's just great to be where we are.

Just Lundstram walking across Ibrox singing The Blue Sea Of Ibrox https://mobile.twitter.com/i/web/status/1515027180778008576

If a commentator makes silly or prejudiced comments, they're only making themselves and perhaps their employer look daft. Scottish football has enough shameful issues of its own* without worrying about what a Northern Irish 'pundit', who can't shut his trap for two seconds, has to say. *Particularly the collective blind eye when it comes to the child sex abuse at the Piggery

Red Star said we won 7-1

I think if he spent 60 seconds in the company of Jermane DeFoe, you'd be 100% correct.

You would have to be bonkers to go fight relegation instead of winning things and playing in europe when you are that rich.

The League made the post split fixtures as difficult as possible from a European perspective for us. Even breaking their promise of no deciders ever again to do so. Indeed they put it where a decider is most likely. TBH we should forget Scottish football and throw everything at Europe for me.

David Edgar spoke to the club and apparently its just a reference to him returning to fitness soon.

There were rumours that’s he’s about to sign a new long term contract , no idea if true .We can only hope .