26th of foot

The Killie midfield trio of Power, Dicker, and Mulumbu have the game in front of them. We are not turning those three, let alone their back four.

The national union of compliant officers should vote for strike action. Claire White should break the picket line because Peter told her to do so, and then we can all legitimately refer to her as, 'the Scab'. Strength in Collectivity RSC.

The Daily Record has had a commercial arrangement with Sellik FC for several years. The tabloid prints both ra Sellik View and ra Sellik match day programme. Thus : Peter picks up the phone and tells Keef to do the necessary.

Frankie, a good succinct piece. It tells it as it is, and where we are at. I suspect PQ will be calling, asking you to aid their reconnect with the Rangers support?

A High Noon Turkey Shoot. Tension rippled through the PQ Gang Hut on Sunday morning. The Narrative must be protected, Auntie demands strict adherence, threatens transgression with strict liability. Reassurance is right next door, Mikey has our backs. Two dozen camera angles is big artillery, any forward movement by the H-u-ns and an air burst of off the ball incidents will saturate their expectations. This week we will let the hope kill them. The narrative is a mantra, 'Rangers have NOT been improved by Steven Gerrard'. The tension begins to defuse, Gang Hut members find solace in the narrative. On Sunday, the Gang Hut was populated by Big Dick, toting numerous lines of communication with Mikey. Tom English, Billy Dodds, Jim Duffy, and Neil McCann sat watching Sky Sports, whilst Rob McLean commentated from the same means. It took three minutes for the narrative to feel the pressure, Tav' scored and Rob McLean articulated the alarm. Half-time was 1-0 Rangers and thus the topic for discussion for the next twelve minutes was, Jim McIntyre being the recipient of the tin-tac by Dundee. Scott Brown was running down the Ibrox tunnel, when Big Dick brought the chat back to the game they were covering. Mikey had screamed, 'shot out'. Big Dick spent the remaining three minutes of the break demanding Defoe be cautioned for simulation. He pointed out he had struck out at the Hibs Keeper last week and here he is having a kick out at Simunovic, whilst throwing himself to the ground. Big Dick was in full venom spitting flow, reminding the listeners of serial offenders, Morelos and McGregor. We can only assume Mikey didn't spot Simunovic's elbow on Defoe, or maybe he did, but it was contrary to the narrative. The second-half progressed and the Gang Hut was galvanised by Flannagan's elbow. No equivocation, straight red; however Kevin Clancy was right not to award a penalty, because the ball was not in play. Then, the walls came tumbling down. Rob sounded as if he was being fisted by an Anatolian wrestler, as Kamara ripped the Broony, and passed to Defoe who sublimely dummied, Arfield finished with aplomb. Spluttering, gasping for air, Rob succumbed to each thrust and the inevitably of the narrative being rammed home without lubrication. Full time saw the narrative being restored, it was patch repaired, renamed SS Titanic and presented as a safe vessel for Arctic navigation. Mikey was still shouting Flannagan and elbow from the sidelines; later on Sportscene, we would be presented with ten separate angles on the incident. It was the sonorous timbre of Tom that stilled the panic. The narrative had morphed into Brendan bailed, Lenny had been tasked to win the triple treble. He read out a list of eleven Sellik players who will leave the club next week, and a further list of six players with one or two years left on their contract. Dermot Desmond was cast as Virgil Tracy, rocketing across the silver blue to rescue Sellik. Jim Duffy agreed, Sellik will spend, Rangers cannot match Dermot's reach. Soothing calm is almost restored, when Jim throws in, "ah don't think Neil will get the job, if has the job, he would know by now". The narrative is sinking and Virgil is more intent on stringing along Lady Penelope. Tom grasped the nettle, "Steven Gerrard has signed some turkeys". Neil McCann filleted Tom, he let him know he was not falling out with him; but calling professional players turkeys was disrespectful. He offered, Rangers have improved considerably under Gerrard, he asked for Billy Dodds to confirm, "Billy and I know as coaches, the enormous amount of unseen work needed to effect such change"? Billy decided to keep his EBT sheathed, Neil battered Tom around the head with his. Tom acknowledged improvement, but it has come too late. Big Dick added, "there's been improvement, but it has been hard to see"! No post match interview with Lennon, thus the only manager telephoned post match by PQ during the entire Ibrox season, is Derek McInnes after Aberdeen's 0-2 quarter-final replay victory. PQ spend more time servicing the narrative than they do servicing license fee paying Rangers supporters.

I suspect elfideldo will have a full list?

Any Gersnetters familiar with the patois being grunted here?

Tam Cowan was rawkin' this vibe yesterday, Well's David Turnbull lost out on the YPotY award because there are more Rangers supporters in dressing rooms, than Motherwell fans. Obviously, 'Rangers supporters in dressing rooms' is the current currency in the Gang Hut. Given the location of PQ, I suggest we begin a thread entitled, 'Tales from the Riverbank'?

That's three years before I attended a game. Shearer was fairly diminutive, five foot seven approx? Brave choice for a Keeper. Turning this around, some twenty plus years back, a reserve game at Creamery Park, Bathgate. I saw Colin Scott(Scooter) play the first half in goals, as normal. Second half, he came out as a striker.

Chris Sutton is quoted, 'I was unhappy with the Falkirk team's application, I knew they would lie down. Further, it is of no surprise that the referee who awarded Rangers a penalty, decided to take the spot kick himself'. Chris remains bitter, and disappointed.

The more informed Gersnetters(most of you) have PM'd to inform me John Rankin is currently at Clyde. I can only assume it was the hordes of Rangers supporters in the Palmerston dressing room that drove him out. Probably fed up with the amount of pysh he spouts?

Outfield players taking over in goals is a rare event these days. Numerous substitutes more often than not, negates the phenomenon. Back in the day, when there were no subs, or only one or two were allowed, it happened but was still very much an infrequent occurrence. I can remember very few incidences where non-Goalie Rangers have ended up wearing the big gloves. Any Gersnetters able to add to : Left back Davy Provan took over the jersey and gloves from an injured Norrie Martin in a Glasgow Cup final in 1967(4-3). Colin Stein taking over in a Glasgow Cup semi-final versus Queens Park at Ibrox(3-0) in 1970. Graham Roberts at Ibrox, filling in for an ordered off Chris Woods(2-2). Ian Ferguson takes over from an injured Chris Woods at Ibrox against St Mirren(0-1). McCrorie deputising for the ordered off McGregor yesterday at Ibrox versus Hibs(1-0). In my time supporting Rangers, I think I have witnessed only five. I know Roberts also filled in at ra Piggery in a 0-2 defeat, but was not present. Feel free to add?

It was a sparse gathering in the PQ Gang Hut yesterday. Of course, Big Dick trapped, Al Lamont watched Sky's live coverage on the box and commentated as live. Both John Rankin and Cammy Bell fought to add comment over the canned crowd noise. Post match was similar to last Sunday, eight minutes and end of football coverage. Big Dick was in raptures over McGregor's latest transgression, he read out a list of all Rangers' red cards this season. He ended with, "that has been coming all season, he deserves it". The next breath had him asking both Rankin and Bell to agree with his conclusion, "Rangers deserved their victory, didn't they"? A couple of sentences and Big Dick handed over to Take the Floor. Oh, and no post match interview with Paul Heckingbottom. Before the match, before Big Dick lead the Pantomime players in the latest BBC Scotland 'as live' production; there was a conversation on that evening's Manager/Player/Young Player of the Year awards. John Rankin has a huge future ahead of him at PQ. He thought a Rangers player would win one of the categories. Big Dick was intrigued and dismissed Morelos because of disciplinary reasons. Big Dick remembered rehearsals and asked, "what makes you say that John"? Rankin, obviously relieved not to be questioned on Queen of the South's fall into Championship play-off survival, or the fact that his manager, Gary Naismith had been sacked; spouted a line of pysh that had the Gang Hut cheering, "every dressing room I've ever been in, has a number of Rangers supporters". John's prophecy was correct, Ryan Kent won Young Player of the Year and it was all those Rangers supporters in dressing rooms that delivered the accolade. It wouldn't, couldn't possibly be the lad's talent? This morning's Scottish Sun provided the following information, which proves that dressing rooms full of Rangers supporters are an ill-disciplined lot. In the last forty-two seasons, the Player of the Year award has been picked up by a Sellik player on 23 occasions. Rangers players have won the award on 10 occasions, less than a quarter. The Young Player of the Year has gone to Sellik players on 12 occasions, then it's Dundee United on six, Hearts and Rangers on five respectively. Our success in YPotY is a tad over 10%. While we are on this roll with the constant stream of pysh emanating from John Rankin's mouth. I would like to add, in two seasons where Rangers managers won the Treble, Jock Wallace in '77/78 season and Alex McLeish in '02/03; the Manager of the Year awards went to Billy McNeill(Aberdeen) and Martin O'Neill(Sellik). Rangers supporters in every dressing room, what are they like?

Speaking to a mate yesterday, he reads Gersnet. He pointed out that last Sunday, BBC Radio Scotland's coverage of events at Ibrox from the PQ Gang Hut, ended eight minutes after the referee's final whistle. They went to the Five O'Clock news and did not return. Further, there was no post match interview with Dandy Dons Boss, Derek McInnes. After the Scottish Cup replay in March, Derek was interviewed by the Beeb bat phone, and coverage was extended to more than an hour after the finish of the game. Can it be true, the only opposition manager interviewed at Ibrox post match this whole season, is Derek McInnes? License fee paying Scottish football supporters should be demanding more. Beeb Scotland are promising more live coverage from the Gang Hut, of today's match against Hibs. I suspect their mood at the end of the game dictates the extent of post match coverage and whether the opposition gaffer receives a call?

The View from the Terrace is on BBC Scotland's new second channel, 23.00hrs on Friday nights. It is recorded on Wednesday evenings, they need a couple of days to edit the hours of film. The presentation of the show is four to five guys sitting on opposing settees talking all aspects of Scottish football. It is divided into a dozen short segments, each a different discussion topic eg 'secret sauce' ie the player in your team that his a hidden gem. The four guys are Craig Telfer(Stenhousemuir), Craig Fowler(Hearts), Joel Sked(Hearts), and Shaughan McGuigan(Raith Rovers). The fifth presenter handling social media highlights is Robert Borthwick(Hearts I think). The over arching chap that commissioned the show is also a Jambo. The content of the show is mainly very good and informative. There is a good emphasis on lower leagues, a bit geeky but they know their stuff. They've had a few digs at Rangers and Rangers supporters, but hey it's BBC Scotland, it's a rites of passage thing. James Cook is the precedent. Further, they stick it on ra Sellik too, but not Sellik supporters so far, but hey it's BBC Scotland. Genuine criticism is that it comes across as a bit too middle class, five thirty-something graduates with a sense of entitlement. Reference Craig Fowler, he has made a cnut of himself twice so far. A couple of weeks past, he did a piece on Greg Stewart being a wonderful player on the show(remember recorded on Wednesday), the next day it's announced he is signing for us, by Friday he utilises the Scotsman on line to stick it on Greg Stewart ie good at Killie, bad at Aberdeen and Birmingham. He also was adamant that Gerrard had only improved Rangers by the merest margin. The latest Hastie thing indicates Fowler is clearly rawkin' the James Cook vibe, grasping aspirations trumps all. If the show gets a second season next term, I suspect it will take over from Cosgrove and Cowan.

I think our last Manager of the Month award was Mark Warburton for January'16? Could be wrong?

On Saturday, the Cosgrove and Cowan show was interesting. They had Archie MacPherson on to essentially speak about Billy McNeill and Hibs Chief Executive, Leeann Dempster as guests. I was impressed with Ms Dempster, she was clear and concise in her appraisal of the Scottish game. She handled everything well, attendances, ticketing, Edinburgh derbies, attracting children to games, policing, stewarding, ..................................... etc. There was an honesty in her replies, even admitting the thrower of the Buckie bottle at Celtic's Scott Sinclair will in all probability, not be identified and brought to justice. It was obvious that Tam Cowan knew her well from her time in the CE role at Motherwell. He was anxious to draw the teeth on accusations that she was once a season ticket holder at Ibrox. Again, no hesitation in replying, "not for a few years, more like twenty years". She explained she was using her brother's season ticket at first, then got her own for two decades, before other other opportunities in life took greater priority. Leeann Dempster came across as a football person. Thus, BBC Radio Scotland are to be thanked for extending an invitation to such a guest and any question can be posed on behalf of the listeners. Step forward DrStu', his first question is, "given your time attending Ibrox, did you indulge in any dodgy songs"? Dempster did not answer directly, she used the opportunity to explain both her's and her club's opposition to strict liability. It's been mentioned several times on this thread, DrStu' is up to his knees, wading through the depths of sectarianism. He labels Rangers supporters as, "h-u-ns and typical orange wa-nkers", he is accosted by the British Transport Police at Queen Street station for bellowing, "can you spot a handsome h-u-n", and tells deliberate lies about Rangers supporters supposedly ransacking Barcelona cathedral in 1972, in his Daily Record column. DrStu' in his sixty-seventh year is LAZY. He needs the exposure the show provides, it allows him to keep his finger in any number of income streams. It's just he cannot be bothered representing all the license fee paying listeners, even when there's a very occasional interesting guest in front of him.

Comparisons? Remember the day Steven Gerrard was revealed as the next Rangers Manager? BBC Scotland's Chief Sports Correspondent, Chris McLaughlin remembers it well, he stood on the grassy knoll at the edge of the Hinshelwood waste ground, as the national media passed him by. The club had withdrawn his press privileges three years previously, after he broadcast a match report of a 2-6 Rangers victory at Easter Road in the Petrofac Cup, leading with, "Police have arrested four supporters from the away section and charged them with alleged sectarian chanting". Chris did social media then, and he justified his leading and including this fact in a match report, by stating he always spoke to the Match Commander before broadcasting. There is a direct comparison because a few weeks later, Christopher's favourite football team was playing at Pittodrie. Those watching endured the usual IRA karaoke, and waited on Chris to provide his match report on national radio. It contained no mention of sectarian chanting and no arrests. Bears engaged with Chris on social media, reminding him of his claim he always spoke to the Match Commander. Chris assured all he had spoken to the appropriate police officer, and their were no arrests for sectarian chanting. Imagine our surprise when the Aberdeen Press and Journal revealed the next morning, that six supporters from the away section had been arrested for alleged sectarian chanting? Back to the grassy knoll, Chris determined to get an angle on Gerrard's signing that other media sources had not pursued. He found someone who played at Rangers and shared the pitch with Gerrard as a teammate. He passed the interview on to Phil Goodlad and the Shetlander addressed Charlie Adam. It was pre-recorded and hail-hailed by the usual PQ Gang Hut suspects as a must listen. Charlie concluded Gerrard had made decent signings and had enough man management skills to secure second, comfortably. The occupants of the Gang Hut did NOT agree with that particular conclusion. Big Dick, Wullie Miller, Tom English, and Allan Preston were having none of it. A comfortable cooing ensued as Tom English pronounced, "the Scottish game has changed since Charlie left, he is out of touch, his conclusion is arrogant". Wullie Miller delivered the coup de gras, "Rangers have always been arrogant". The season progressed and the first half was a blur of games. Our league and league cup fixtures were regularly interspersed with a 14 game Europa Cup run. PQ's focus was our defeat to Aberdeen in the semi-final of the league cup, Umar Sadiq produced much hilarity and we were reminded he was a Gerrard signing. The league cup final had Liam McLeod purring that normal service had been resumed as Scotland's best two teams in the last several seasons, were once again contesting the trophy. The end of March saw the last rites being administered to Strict Liability, as Dolly sectarianly abused Gerrard at Ibrox. Songs about the Ibrox Disaster and the engraving in two foot high letters, 'HaHa 66' on the Rangers team coach in an Aberdeen Hotel car park; ran contrary to Wullie Miller's Sunday newspaper empathetic claim, like Steve Clarke he was happy to leave Glasgow as a teenager, "there is no bile in Aberdeen". Now, the Gang Hut will NOT discuss bilious Aberdeen, but they realised an interference must be run on strong claims for strict liability. The beginning of April saw a return to that question, 'has Gerrard improved Rangers'? The spectrum of answers from the Gang Hut was narrow, some reckoned on a marginal improvement, others offered Gerrard's Rangers were not challenging for the title and would be fortunate to finish ahead of both the Dons and Killie. Fairs fair, and I must mention Billy Dodds EBT and Stephen Thompson EBT. Both mentioned our 14 game Europa Cup run compared to last season's two game calamity against Progres. Obviously, it was a three line whip across PQ, because even the very new, 'View from the Terrace' on BBC Scotland's second channel discussed it and Craig Fowler supported the preferred conclusion. Last Sunday, Big Dick, Liam McLeod, Wullie Miller, and Neil McCann gather inside the Gang Hut to watch Sky's coverage of the Rangers v Aberdeen league fixture. There has been six sports desks leading up to the game. They are unremitting in their presentation on every hour, "Celtic can secure their eighth consecutive league title today if Rangers sill any points in today's match. Aberdeen have already defeated Rangers on each of their three visits to Glasgow". I presume the PQ take is that Rangers supporters do not have aspirations? All season, it is never what we could win, always what we can lose. Reporting on the game was more of the same, Both penalties were dubious, Tav's offside/on side not discussed, and Big Dick wanted Defoe cited. Sportscene's Michael Stewart found the penalties laughable and Katic should be embarrassed. They showed Tav' on side but did not discuss it. You won't be surprised to hear, the Sportsound question had changed, 'has Neil improved Celtic'? Big Dick read out the comparing stats, and the panel concluded Neil had bettered Brendan. Just for the record, it appears Charlie Adam's view was legitimate; but Big Dick did not consult the league tables to provide the necessary comparison. This Saturday, the cloth eared Chris McLaughlin will be at Pittodrie and will reveal in a bilious manner, what kit Derek prefers when playing away! Charlie Adam can get tae fcuk.

We had the opportunity to win it at the end of the first minute of stoppage time. Middleton hits the free kick, Keeper saves and is on the ground, and our center-half screws the ball wide in front of a gaping goal. Four minutes later, the Ref' awards the Yahoos a non free kick and they score from a flighted strike on the turn. C'est la vie!

It's youth football, consistency is hard to achieve. If it's a toss up between the Youth Cup and the Glasgow Cup, then I want both. We began well, but do not seem to have the physicality in the middle of the pitch to match the Yahoos. We have had two decent opportunities, Barjonas rasped the underside of the bar, and Middleton's long range effort had their Keeper at full stretch for the finger tip save around the post. Realistically, we need the next goal.

We must score first.

Communication. Mean what you say, say what you mean. I am watching BBC Scotland's production of Ross County against Queen of the South. Dandy Don Liam McLeod commentates, whilst Billy Dodds and his EBT goes ten rounds with the English language. After twenty minutes, Liam draws the correlation between Billy's presence and dull games, "really, you are a Judas". Billy takes offence, "what are you saying, I am not a Judas, maybe a Jinx"? Thirty seconds later, Liam returns and says, "the term I was searching for is Johnah". As discussed previously, Billy felt the economic wind on his face several years past and utilised his Scotland on Sunday column to announce, "I no longer consider myself to be a Rangers supporter". This was after the club and support had given him every assistance after the Daily Record had published a full colour picture of him on the front page, the story on pages 2,3, and 4 was about his former father-in-law being convicted as a paedophile. Thus, if we are going to decide on an appropriate term for Billy beginning with'J'; may I suggest, 'Jobby'? It suits an effluent floater like Billy.

Could I ask one of the Admin team to post this clip on the 'Pacific Quay Musings' thread? I saw the clip early this afternoon and was surprised at the way the Gang Hut had phrased the narrative. Watching the game live last evening, Kai Kennedy had broken down the touch line and had been taken out by a slide tackle from behind. It was a clear foul, not awarded. PQ think it's a caper/antic for Kennedy to move back on to the playing area, after Liam Morrison had dragged him off it. A role reversal would have seen PQ present a different narrative involving young Rangers players exhibiting a sense of entitlement. As stated before, the PQ Musings thread is an attempt to catalogue how they treat Rangers and Rangers supporters on a daily/weekly basis. In future, the proof is sitting there. Thanks in advance.

Quite right, finger on the pulse. I believe we are in the position to achieve a clean sweep of youth/reserve trophies? It would be of great interest to hear elfideldo's take on our chances of picking up the remaining youth and reserve league titles. Gersnet - quietly ahead of the game.

Looks like someone has stolen Tom Boyd's scone?