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Not I, YB.

That’s a brave statement from Gordon Woods.

Earlier in the season, can’t remember which match, he was dross in the first and superb in the second. I thought he’d be better than he’s been overall.

Expulsion would be appropriate. To their shame Rangers wouldn’t allow it. Long ago Hibs had celtic just about down. Just needed a wee push from Rangers and they’d have been gone. Didn’t happen then and sadly it won’t happen now.

They’ll do nothing. I’m not in favour of honours stripping. They need some perpetual humiliation. A black cross on the front of their shirts forever or yellow if the shirts are a dark colour.

The claimants deserve their money but let’s hope they hold out for admission of liability and a grovelling apology. No that-was-then-this-is-now-look-at-us-the-good-guys whitewash.

Th comparison might be a bit different. Leicester come from nowhere. Brighton have been building steadily. Got it.

Is Bloom any relation of the great Washing Machine tycoon, also John Bloom? His business took off like a rocket and ended similarly. I heard the Brighton Bloom on radio years ago talking about his plans and methodology for the club. I thought they were very good but Brighton was the wrong vehicle. Everton or Villa would have been better. Wrong.

Betis (home) defeat Prague (away) defeat Aris (home) win Aris (away) draw Prague (home) draw Betis (away) defeat Total: 5 points.

It’s sort of equivalent to East Fife being promoted to the Premiership and schooling celtic at parkhead. Many similarities between Methil and Brighton.

Clark was an excellent player. The fact that he was hardly noticed shows how good he was at his specialist trade.

Excellent contribution on the McKinnon/McNeil debate from FollowFollow by the very knowledgeable MO_TxTruBlu. (How much of a transfer fee could Frankie pay to get this chap on here?) “Even today it is often discussed, sometimes hotly disputed, as to who was the better centre half during that period.Here is my take on it. Billy McNeill was a very good Centre Half, commanding in the air, an inspired Captain, a good leader, and he chipped in with a few important goals over the years. As a defender, he had his weaknesses though, he was often destroyed by the sheer power, strength and guile of Jimmy Millar and he was taken to the cleaners a few times, by a speedy two footed teenager called Jim Forrest. As much as Stein saw the leadership qualities in McNeill, he was smart enough to see his weaknesses as well, and set about playing the unheralded, but vitally important, John Clark behind him, as a sweeper. Even with all his experience and aerial command, McNeill (along with Jim Craig), could not prevent a 16 year old from out-jumping them both, to head the winner in the 1970 League Cup Final Ronnie McKinnon was an excellent Centre Half, a cool, composed, determined, intelligent player. He tackled fairly and often, he had great pace, and also knew when to kick the ball clean out of touch, to yon folk up there in the seats.McKinnon was very good in the air. He read the game very well, and did his job with precision, rarely exposed, he would collect that ball, feed it to Greig, Baxter, Dave Smith, and let them do the rest. It was Jock Stein (Whilst manager of both Celtic and Scotland) who gave Ronnie McKinnon his International debut, at the expense of McNeill.....and this was no meaningless Friendly, to bring in the untried, this was a must win World Cup Qualifier at home to Italy. The previous match had seen Stein go with McNeill in the World Cup Qualifier v Poland at Hampden. McNeill with 19 Caps had now fashioned Scotland's Centre Half berth as his own, having been selected in all of the last six internationals. Indeed it was McNeill who opened the scoring, after only 5 mins to give Scotland the lead and well on our way to England 66'. Unfortunately, two errors in the last 5 mins, gave Poland a surprising, and devastating 2-1 win. Scotland's next match was a must win, and Stein opted to drop his Captain, and introduce Ronnie McKinnon of Rangers, to International football. McKinnon did not disappoint, as he and his fellow team mates Greig, and Provan restricted the Italians to zero. It was John Greig who scored that famous winner in the 88th minute. Despite the competition around at the time, Billy McNeill, Jackie McGrory, Ron Yeats, Ian Ure, Frank McLintock etc.Ronnie McKinnon was above all of them, and would get the nod in 17 of the next 19 Internationals that Scotland played between that World Cup qualifier v Italy in Nov 65' until the WCQ v West Germany in April 69'. And lest we forget, He was very much a part of that fantastic Half Back Line of Greig, McKinnon, Baxter, that annihilated the World Champions 3-2 in their own backyard at Wembley 67'. Despite McNeill picking up all the trophies, and accolades during that period, there was simply no contest, as to who was the better Centre Half. After missing out on the Home Internationals in May 69', McKinnon returned to national service in Sept , and would start in all the next 9 Games for Scotland, between Sept 69' and April 71'. Once again he would miss out on the Home Internationals in May 71', as Frank McLintock, who had led Arsenal to a historic Double, for only the second time it had been achieved so far, that Century, was brought in. Scotland failed miserably, drawing 0-0 with Wales, losing 0-1 to Northern Ireland at Hampden, and losing 1-3 to the English at Wembley. McKinnon was back in the Scotland team for the European Qualifier v Denmark in June 71', and for the friendly v Russia. On November 3rd 1971, Ronnie McKinnon suffered a double fracture of the right leg, in a European Cup Winners Cup tie. His career was abruptly ended! During the time that both Billy McNeill, and Ronnie McKinnon were vying for that Centre Half spot for Scotland, the much less decorated McKinnon, won four times as many Caps for Scotland. Ronnie McKinnon collected 28 Caps, between 1965 and 1971 whilst McNeill won 7 Caps during that well decorated span of his career. Of McNeill's other 22 Caps, 19 came before McKinnon had played for Scotland, and 3 more came in the 72' Home Internationals after McKinnon was finished. Billy McNeill got 29 Scotland Caps, in an 11 year International career, from the time he made his debut in that 3-9 Loss to England in 61', until a much more respectful 0-1 loss to England in 72' Ronnie McKinnon got 28 Scotland Caps, in half that time, between Nov 65' and June 71'. They were both good, but McKinnon was better, far better!”

Liverpool’s victories at Newcastle and Wolves are the stuff of champions. But City have even more.

Anyone better apart from Woodburn and Young?

I think you could be right. Just a feeling. Nothing scientific.

Too young to have assessed Willie Woodburn properly and Geordie Young was a colossus and the epitome of a Ranger but the man I pick for centre half is Ronnie McKinnon. Fast, knew what to do with the ball and though not a giant, nobody pushed him around. He was good. So was McNeil but not in McKinnon’s class.

Well played, Danilo. That was a Jimmy Millar header.

That is nonsense. The celtic player is guilty of obstruction.

With regard to VAR, as @Rousseau pointed out some time ago the system is fine but interpretation is gong to be just as dubious as the on field refs’.

ten Hag could be available soon.

I wish they had to pay for a ticket for that god-awful drum. Moderately priced at £200.00 a match - per half.

“Today’s #RangersFC team to face St Johnstone.” Time and money wasted in the summer.

I don’t mind a bit of arrogance. Not in other folk, though.

“Damn few an’ they’re a’ deid” is the traditional response. I’d prefer “Damn few an’ nae deid yet”. Bit more optimistic.

If Williamson were referring to Bannockburn he should have remembered that the losers, although indeed an army of Edward, the Edward in question wasn’t all that proud. The proud one had died seven years before on his way to hammer us again. If he’s referring to Stirling Bridge the vanquished army was one of proud Edward’s right enough but it might have been the second eleven because the big team were in Europe that day. And we lost the replay at Falkirk. Puir auld Scotland, eh?