HELLO, hello, we are the Silly Boys, hello, hello, we're making all the noise...... And so it goes on, one of the triumphalist battle hymns of the Rangers, which, apparently, will be heard across England within five years.
Mind you, if we vote "Yes" on 18 September next year, it will not happen - which begs the question: is Charles Green taking Rangers to England a reason to vote "Yes" or "No" on the big date?
This blog has long held that were Rangers, or Celtic, or both, to force through a right to join the English league set-up on the grounds that keeping them in Scotland was restraint of trade under EU law - they would probably win their case; cue chaos in football.
I also believe not withstanding the likelihood of success, such a move would be the wrong one - better to work within the ECA (European Clubs Association) for the establishment of a European equivalent of the North American professional leagues - the MLB, MLF, NBA, NFL and NHL, which cover baseball, "true" football, basketball, American football and ice hockey - to me that's the way ahead and into really big money.
Sure, if either or both halves of the Old Firm went, Scottish football would initially take a hit financially. But, provided we went down the road of fiscal prudence and proper coaching and local player development, I believe, ten years on from the departure of the Bigot Brothers, we'd have a much-healthier game, and might well be back winning internationals. Who knows, we might even win back a few of the fans who have turned their back on our game in recent years.
Of course, the timing of Chuck's latest pronouncement is interesting - "Hold on, they're talking about the Scotland team and not us, quick, get me a controversial opinion to spout about", was apparently the order sent out from the Blue Room.
What, I wonder, will be Celtic's response, I am sure one of Mr Lawwell's minions, perhaps even the man himself, will have something to say for public consumption within the next 48 hours.
GOOD luck to Derek McInnes in his new post as Aberdeen manager - he will need it. Given the advantages which that club enjoys, being the biggest name in a town floating on a sea of oil money, the Dons ought to have been doing a lot better in recent years.
But, for some reason they have under-performed, regardless of who was the manager.
Get it right and win things there, make them forget a certain red-nosed Govanite who ruled their a couple of generations ago - and the world could be your managerial lobster.
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