buster.

The headline is a non-story designed to stoke anger and make people react accordingly, eg. yourself, in the post I quote. It's little wonder Bill didn't provide a link, the story behind the line was embarrassingly flimsy.

Link please

Don't take it to heart....... Whether it be in a flowery or gruff accent, the most important thing is what is said and you bring balance to the pod in more ways than one.....IMO the pod needs the often realistic and not so jolly take on X or Y, that you tend to offer.

Tonight we have Argentina with a last chance of securing qualification into the next round. Very difficult ask unless they can sort out their own internal issues. The bookies have them as favourites to qualify along with Croatia but I don't see it that way. I may have a flutter but it'll be in-play once I've seen how things are going.

Most accents will sound "flowery" when put beside the more agricultural and gruff Rev. I.M.Jolly.........

Fair comment although I think if Sadiq joins then given similarities, he takes the Lafferty type role.

A rested, fit, interested and improving Alfredo Morelos would be a very decent first choice centre-forward. As Frankie touched on in the podcast,....unless on loan, I don't think we have the money to go out and buy a ready made, goalscoring centre-forward from a decent level. Even the decent bosmans will be hoovered up by the clubs with more cash. Solanke on loan has been mentioned but I have my doubts he'd come to Scotland to a club who may well already be out of Europe. If he's going to stay, I reckon it'd be much better to go with Morelos and further develop his obvious potential for our advantage, rather than a loan striker for his parent club. We'd still need others but it's down to the scouting dept./DoF to find the preverbial value for money rough edged diamonds. I

She needs a joker to make her smile

Thank's lads,.......a good listen and a balanced discussion.

Precedent makes me think it will be bigger than is being made out.

At least with us on here, it's only a fun prediction league. Spare a thought for the punters who would have provided the bookies with a very lucrative day. There was no value in yesterdays odds but there is today.

If the 'new' niggle or whatever is in the same place as the recent injury which he came back from ahead of schedule then the obvious question for the medical staff is....did you give the go-ahead too early ? Not the first time I've questioned what comes from that area of the club and it was interesting to hear we now do our medicals for incoming players in Manchester. On the face of it, seems a strange way of doing things wrt logistics although there must be a solid reason.

Over the years he has had sources that have given him info, eg. he was used as part of a spin offensive for spiv interests back in the day and hence got some relevant 'toxic Jk' info. But he now seems to have a machine in which he inserts the exact same 600 words that then automatically churns out a different daily blog. It's cutting edge bullshit.

As it stands, Morelos has a pretty decent chance of getting a start. 6th July is transfer deadline day for the first European tie although I think you can still register 1 player by 'end of play', the day before the first game.

IF there is a hidden agreement you can understand the logic but as it stands, we can't see it.

Trust the Russkies to go on the vodka the day I tip them for a win

The only way that it makes sense is that he's been laid down the challenge to get a first team place and score top tier goals at Livingston and if he can then an X year contract would be offered. But lets say he's successful in the first six months, then we may not be the only club wanting to offer a contract. I think you had to give him a 2 year extension if you rate him and cut him loose, if not. There may be a want to secure a return but as it stands we're probably going to be subsidizing a Livingston players wages who may make the first team or not (but won't be able to play against us). Is there a development fee payable if he were to go on a Bosman ? Another outside angle is that Kenny Miller is said to be about to take over as player/manager. Does he play himself and Hardie ? Will he take into consideration the Hardie loan wrt other matters ?

No big deal, it's most probably down to 'the source' who has provided imperfect info. The positive is the scan seems to have gone ok but after observing optimistic public pronoucements on our players injuries over the years, I'll wait to see what happens rather than take it as read.

Not really getting the logic behind his one year extension and one season loan.

It wasn't a scheduled scan. ------------------------------------------------ STEVEN GERRARD is confident Graham Dorrans won’t face another lengthy spell on the sidelines following a scan on a knee knock.............Dorrans returned home on Thursday to undergo tests after feeling discomfort whilst being put through in paes on the continent. Full article and info http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/rangers/16310619.Rangers_boss_Steven_Gerrard_confirms_Graham_Dorrans__39__knee_injury_is_not_serious_after_scan/?ref=twtrec

IIRC it was reported when the charges were made public that tomorrow would be a 'Principal Hearing'.

I'm going to make myself available as experienced back-up at competitive rates

IIRC the protocol allows for a change in the set-up, to have one dominant senior legal figure to take charge of pocedings. I'd have thought that this would be the route they'd take for what isn't a normal sitting.

Has anyone told SG that to panic most Scottish players on the ball into an error, you only have to let them have it.

I'm on them aswell but don't yet fully trust them. Low doesn't know his best line-up and more importantly hasn't got a reliable source of goals. I'd give the lad Brandt a start.