Pacific Quay Musings?

[onevision 1,595]

The ball was played by a defender and played backward. 🤪

[compo 7,217]

Stewart’s a twat 

[the gunslinger 3,366]

9 hours ago, onevision said:

The ball was played by a defender and played backward. 🤪

Being played backwards doesn't matter. 

 

Not sure if it coming off Matondo does. 

[the gunslinger 3,366]

10 hours ago, ian1964 said:

🤣🤣

Stewart was ok about it. Basically said it probably was offside but that it didn't matter 

[26th of foot 6,119]

In the Age of Ange'.

 

'We Never Stop' is the new mantra at ra Stade de Gadd and it has come as no surprise that many of PQ's usual suspects have adopted the nuance in their approach to Rangers and Rangers supporters. In the fifteen months since our Club secured title 55 and as a result, stopped ten in a row; I have come to realise how much this has hurt the Gang Hut members. The winning margin of 25 points received scant mention until Ange' regained the Premiership for the Happy Hoopsters and, suddenly we were told continually of the 29 point turnaround. Ange' has restored dominance.

 

Of course, not everything Ange' touches turns to gold. PQ never mentions Ange' was stopped, specifically in three separate European competitions in the one season, last season. There is another unwanted narrative running alongside Ange's unique failure, Rangers have improved their European fortunes in four successive seasons, if we defeat PSV next week and, qualify for the Champions League, it will be five. Think about it, Rangers have had to play nearly two dozen qualification games to reach the Europa Cup group stages. Throw in the games played in the groups, the knock-out rounds and, the Europa Cup final and, the arithmetic surpasses seventy. It would appear in Europe, Rangers never stop.

 

The most heard Rangers related phrase across BBC Scotland these last several weeks is, "over the last couple of seasons". They seek to minimise the multi season European achievement. The pertaining narrative is to reduce Rangers success to a couple of years and ignore ra Sellik and Ange's participation completely. It is what is known as, 'A Celtic State of Mind'. This brings us to last Sunday at Balmoral Park, Cove, Aberdeen. The SWPL Champions, Rangers ladies are playing their second game of the season away to Aberdeen and BBC Scotland decide to once again cover the match live on their i-Player. This week after a five minute black out, BBC Scotland's i-Player worked throughout.

 

Commentating was Amy Canavan and co-commentary was proved by Pauline MacDonald. The first 30 minutes was all Rangers possession but the Dons Keeper had not been worked. The next ten saw Rangers notch a quick double and Amy was NOT happy. She was opining the injustice the Dandies must be feeling on the cusp of half time when Rangers knocked in a third, Pauline agreed Aberdeen do not deserve to be 0-2 down when Amy squealed, "the Referee has awarded Rangers a penalty" It was a disbelieving squeal? I do not know if Amy was upset at Pauline not keeping up or, Rangers had the opportunity to go in at the break four ahead?

 

I should point out Amy Canavan has been a Presenter and regular contributor these last several years to a Podcast - A Celtic State of Mind.

 

After a few years of being in funding conflict with UEFA, the organisation known as FARE(Football Against Racism in Europe) has been returned to Ibrox. Representatives were seated in the Broomloan Front for Tuesday evening's CL qualification against PSV Eindhoven. FARE last visited the Stadium in 2011. Correctly, once again the Club warned elements of our support reference the songs being sung. Any report of sectarianism( defined by FARE as ant-Irish racism) will lead to either partial or full ground closure. 

 

These last five years(or a couple of seasons in BBC Scotland-speak), we have become used to Euro wide reports of the fantastic atmosphere generated at Ibrox on Euro evenings. BBC Scotland deliberately boycotted the Stadium for seven years, they preferred to sit in a PQ studio watching a satellite company's live coverage and, make mundane comment. They chose to divorce themselves from the atmosphere generated. I should point out that FARE's first representative was BBC Scotland's own, Alex O'Henley. The Gaelic commentator from South Uist participated in Spanish practises in Villarreal. FARE's Executive Director is Piara Powar and he is married to Glasgow born and bred Aashma Mir. The Sellik minded Ms Mir has worked at Aunti Beeb for thirty years in numerous senior positions.

 

BBC Scotland's Chief Sports Writer, Tom English returned to Ibrox on Tuesday evening for the PSV clash. Tom did not mention the atmosphere but he did post match conclude Rangers got what they deserved. I do not think we can disagree, we failed to defend two corners because of our new adoptation of zonal marking. Tom expanded, Rangers were sloppy, Rangers were fortunate with their second goal and, Rangers were hanging on in the last several minutes. Again, hard to disagree. However, in the Age of Ange' Tom's Sellik state of mind came to the fore reference Ryan Kent. Tom decided the Rangers winger was not all that.

 

It was the manner he chose to discredit Kent that gave the game away. He thought Kent was decent first half but disappeared in the second period and concluded, "he is not good enough, he should be dropped". Further, he compared Ryan with Sellik's explosive game winners, "if this was Jota or Abada, they'd be ripping it up". Realising his state of mind had spoken he added quickly, "Rangers supporters won't thank me for saying that". Why did Tom say it? 

 

Think about it, a player that has participated in over 50 of those Euro games these last four seasons. We have watched him take it to numerous well known respected Euro sides. Only three months past, he played well in the Europa Cup final, nearly winning it for Rangers in the last moments. I suspect the vast majority of Rangers supporters are more than happy with Kent's Euro contribution? It was Tom's choice to compare Ryan with Jota and Abada, how did they perform in Sellik's last Euro outing, were they both ripping it up? I can tell you the Norwegian minnows from the Arctic circle, Bodo Glimt defeated Tom's beloveds 1-3 on their own midden and a week later won 2-zip at home for a 5-1 aggregate victory in the Europa Conference Cup.

 

Should FARE launch an investigation into BBC Scotland's Celtic State of Mind?

 

 

 

 

[Gonzo79 15,299]

Michael Stewart's punditry during last night's Hearts match in Zurich was, again, very poor.  

 

He just waffles a load of shite. 

[Uilleam 5,963]

That Michael Stewart is, as my late mother would say, a dirty looking ticket. 

[JohnMc 2,801]

Haven't Mr Powar and Ms Mir gone their separate ways? I'm sure I read an article about 'single parenting' she wrote. If i'd sent my weans to Bearsden Academy and they'd left being a Celtic fan I'd want my money back. 

 

[Scott7 6,170]

11 minutes ago, JohnMc said:

Haven't Mr Powar and Ms Mir gone their separate ways? I'm sure I read an article about 'single parenting' she wrote. If i'd sent my weans to Bearsden Academy and they'd left being a Celtic fan I'd want my money back. 

 

I think it was Ms Mir’s career choice.

[26th of foot 6,119]

25 minutes ago, JohnMc said:

Haven't Mr Powar and Ms Mir gone their separate ways? I'm sure I read an article about 'single parenting' she wrote. If i'd sent my weans to Bearsden Academy and they'd left being a Celtic fan I'd want my money back. 

 

JohnMc,

 

You are correct.

 

Ms Mir aged 44 years had a daughter, five years later Piara Powar asked her for a trial separation. A year later, ie 2020 she filed for divorce. Her Wiki continues to describe her as, "an avid Sellik fan"; perhaps, she is trading Dad's access to his daughter for FARE participation at Ibrox?