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Doubt it. They're still on the list.

This is what I was feart of yesterday but at least the game's still on.

He can afford it, of course, but he will have had his own costs to pay which will be the same again plus. Possibly £500,000 to £600,000 maybe more.

I don't think the SFA fight will affect Rangers. To reduce the onerous contracts you would have to prove collusive fraud between the company's director/employee/agent and the other contracting party. To expand on Bluedell's admirable example, it would be necessary to show that wee Jeannie was giving a percentage to the director's backmpocket. Either that or the fact that wee Jeannie kent fine the particular director had no authority to procure the company's milk supplies.

I haven't a clue but in a long fraud indictment there's often a chance for the defence to raise questions of competency and relevancy and get the thing bunged out or have parts excluded. Let's just hope its just procedure and evidence they're bickering about..

I hope they're discussing future evidential procedures for the trial and not some defence submission that will lead to the whole thing being thrown out.

Carefully worded it was not. Some forensic anaysis should be applied before publication. In this sort of combat the stiletto beats the bludgeon.

Smuggs reckons he's already won it.

Mona Figments.

It's not the club's job to defend fans. That's a task for supporters' groups but there are too many of these and unity of voice is hard to get.

Hope you're fit soon, Como. There are plenty of folk wandering the streets full of drugs without the excuse of havng been in hospital. If I take a swing at you in the pub but I miss I still get done for attempted assault. The tackle looked to be reckless rather than intentional but still worth the sending off.

The complaining hibby reader will have taken the numbers of the two policemen won't he?

You have nerves of steel

fs, you are not obliged to say anything but anything you do say will be taken down in pencil, rubbed out, altered and used in evidence against you. I think that's how it goes. Best leave it to the press but if you read anything wrong you would be entitled to say that in your belief it is inaccurate without giving reasons. Your loyal readership here will know whom to trust.

"The Hibs clash caused shock among television audiences as outlawed sectarian songs such as the Billy Boys were blasted from the Govan stands in the win over their promotion rivals." Really? Names and addresses of witnesses please.

Gaun yersel, Kenny, son.

Newcastle and Sunderland take large followings to the deep south. I think Rangers could as well but it just won't happen.

BH, a year or two back you were trying to persuade us Aird was the new Alec Scott.

The top ten strike rates (minimum 100 goals) Jimmy Smith: 0.92 Jim Forrest: 0.89 Willie Reid: 0.86 R. C. Hamilton: 1.18 Jimmy Fleming: 1.22 Max Murray: 1.27 George Henderson: 1.38 Billy Simpson: 1.44 Ralph Brand: 1.53 Kris Boyd: 1.60 Bob McPhail's next, then Ally.

In his first three seasons JF got 132 goals. In his first three seasons Super got 65. Super's three best seasons' total is130. JF was the better striking centre forward but I'll happily concede that Ally did more work round the park.

Wonderful. We start comparing Super and JF and wander into the uselessness of Docherty, DJ's dissipation and the shockingly poor standards of a hotel's bar staff. Not complaining - it's what we'd do if we were blethering live. From recollection, Scotland's record under Docherty wasn't bad.

Super has the most goals but Forrest is second only to Jimmy Smith in goals per game and strike rate. Ally's twelfth in that list.

He shattered QOTS but a game or two later Livi nearly shattered him. Never turned it on after that.

Walter wanted Emile Heskey many, many years ago. Some notable names but are they still any good? Scott Parker would have been a good signing once upon a time.