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Cheer up mate.

There are eighteen days to go, Rangers face six games, three League, two Europa Cup and, the final itself. A most hectic and intense period. It struck me in the immediate wake of events at Pittodrie on Sunday last, the build up had already begun. Of course, the Dandies are frustrated, twice in the last several months they have snatched a draw and a defeat from the jaws of time added on victories. Other clubs are fortunate in that they are lionised in such circumstance due to a never stop attitude but, Rangers are accused of being the beneficiaries of vague nefarious influence. Our accusers had to be patient such were the numbers involved. Applying the levers to Pandora's Box were Barry Robson, Wullie Miller, Richard Gordon, Liam McLeod, Jonathon Sutherland, Michael Stewart, Chris Sutton, Peter Martin, Neil Lennon, Mark Wilson and, former Referees, Steve Conroy and Des Roache. All of the world's ills can be comfortably laid at the door of Rangers; particularly if you construe a shirt pull inside the box as being worthy of an equity card and, your mindset is Rangers deserved nothing. According to Michael Stewart time added on events should not apply to Rangers because, "just like the Hearts game, Rangers were never going to score until the Referee's decision". Or, if Rangers do not stop we will apply sufficient pressure to ensure Rangers are stopped. Rangers can help themselves. Firstly have a serious word with Todd Cantwell, he is a creative player with a penchant for finding space to throw himself to the ground unchallenged. The former Norwich player has a grievance, his yellow card rate is three times higher in Scotland. However, he has established a reputation for fresh air surfing and he must be told to refrain. Secondly, the club's historic adherence to dignified silence must be up for serious consideration. I understand not wanting to confront every crackpot with an agenda; however, achievement on the pitch should not be surrendered meekly in serial continuing aftermath. Barry Robson's post match line, "another stoppage time penalty to Rangers is not a good look for Scottish football" was a feed from Alan Burrows. The current Aberdeen Chief Executive has a ton of previous with Rangers. His behaviour at Motherwell made him most attractive to the Dandies. His first publicised decision was to reduce Rangers supporters ticket allocation whilst NOT doing similarly to Sellik supporters. He knows the value of gratuitous kicks at Rangers whereas similar behaviour towards the establishment club carries sanctions. What did Burrows say after his club's six goal thrashing at ra Stade de Gadd? He has plenty to say about our club and there is a whole list of the usual suspects waiting impatiently to deliver the lines. Whataboutery is not a good look but events do not occur in a vacuum, Sellik were awarded two penalties, allowed ten minutes time added on and, survived their left back stamping his studs down on to a 'Well player's shin. Did the levers find purchase? They were not even picked up, let alone shouldered. Compare and contrast with a Rangers player having his jersey pulled in the opposition box during injury time? A true benefit of being the establishment club is the deflection you can effect on another club that ironically, you claim is the establishment club. Phillipe Clement has his hands full, getting a tune out of an assembled grouping not of his choosing and concurrently dealing with fixture congestion whilst under constant off field heavy artillery. The five games between now and the cup final will come under forensic investigation, the levers are waiting and most willing. To see it any other way suggests you have already seen Michael Matheson's season ticket for Firhill?

We don't need McCausland or Lowry to be the next Barry Ferguson btw, which I think is what people demand. If they can become an important squad member and put down 2000 minutes a season (22 90's) then that's brilliant for me. Its what we should aspire to do. It's not shit or bust with these lads, it's almost like we throw them a game against Stenhousemuir at Ibrox in the Cup in a changed XI and if they don't score a hattrick and run the game they're bombed out. Scott McTominay and Curtis Jones are prime examples of what we should aim for, lads who can drop in in any given match be it Domestic, European or International and hold their own. Good rotation options and by god we need those with 60 game seasons on the horizon. Neither are key players but are key components of a good dressing room imo. Unless they do want to be the next Barry, I'd love that haha. I had to say this, let's not get a young player becoming a first team player confused with them having to be the best Scottish player of their generation. Cheers.

I think we can all understand that finances are tight but scepticism is understandable, especially given we have been told for 2 x AGM's in a row that this is being worked on and is a priority.

One. Game. At. A. Time.

I wasn't able to watch the defeat last night, as Michael wouldn't give me access to his iPad hot spot.

We can’t gloat at the horrible mob our own record set in our last champions league campaign was abysmal maybe we should be looking at ways to improve Scottish football all across the card because I think it’s getting worse by the season .

But can also mean the difference between getting a 'development fee' off Chelsea or £12m off Everton.

No doubt about that but Clement is dealing with a rubbish deck and we should really have won that game (if Balogun and Lammers weren't 50p heids).

Don't pull shirts in the box and you won't give the referee the choice to make. Even simpletons should be able to grasp that (but they evidently cannot).

I'm confident both the Copland and Broomloan will be done and that will lead to an overall capacity increase. The sceptic in me struggles to see them subsequently reducing capacity again to complete the Govan as a solo project. I don’t think (but I'm open to correction) that the amendments to the original proposals can be replicated in the Govan due to the overhang from Bar 72 being at a greater angle than the proposed cantilevers behind the goals. My fear is the Govan platform will become tied to some other capacity extention proposal which may or may not materialise. FWIW I was always aware that the initial renderings would not be what we ended up with and there would be slippage in regards to timescales as that's what happens in practically every project. It may well be the case that my scepticism is misplaced and everything will proceed in a timely manner. Two of the planned accessible toilets have already been installed in the Copland and all things considered are pretty decent, also the refurbished 'normal' toilets are quite smart and don’t reek of stale strang (yet anyway!)

Call me a cynic, if you must, but I should be surprised if any of them could find Firhill on a map of Glasgow.

He’s signed a deal I wish him all the very best if I were his manager I would play him from the start in say the next dozen games he’ll gain experience and confidence by starting not being thrown on when it’s going tits up .

That's a good point and what's not so funny is they now have the league to concentrate on without any distractions. If they win it then they get more money to squander in Europe.

We didn't though so a bit of good news is welcome. BTW I think we will do them in final.

Liam Scales is fucking brutal btw, lower league defender playing in Europe. Makes me wonder why we've just outcast young Leon King after his spell in the team. Negligence really.

Let it stew a bit, I still think there's potential for that point on Sunday to be useful at the end up. Watched it back and we were by far the better side - this isn't Beale Ball where it's a geniune smash and grab...Aberdeen did fuck all for the last hour really. Probably uber positive for some of course. If we're still at this point gap come the game at parkhead then I'll take it - problem is the players and their propensity to shite themselves at the shit pit.

Well deserved honour as I seem to remember he was also a commander on the pitch as well .