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Vaughan got the assist at Stanton’s goal too. Then you see him running to get the ball out the net while everyone else celebrates.

I just watched the highlights. Some great goals but some ropey defending and goalkeeping. First two goals from Rovers are lovely. Stanton’s control and finish for the first, then Millen’s great pass and Vaughan’s lovely header. If Stanton is injured that’s a shame cause he is having a stormer of a season.

Last minute draw-er this time .

BBC picked a quality game. 0-0. That is the bonus ball for this evening. No harm done with this result! Sorry, just in and catching up. Sadly, I have to do some family stuff occasionally and it impinges on my Rovers watching.

4 fucking 4! WTF it was 2-1 Rovers at HT and they were down to 10 men. Ah well, another game without a loss and another goalfest. Onto the Arbroath game. Positives: I didn’t have to watch that, as it would be heart attack city. Another late goal, so we go to the end. United dropped points too and they didn’t score any goals. Negatives: Two points dropped. Couldn’t beat 10 men from a winning position.

He was steady but no more than that. He saw a fair amount of the ball in the first half. He was playing full back, and defensively he was perfectly adequate but not a stand out. The winger/right forward (No.11) he was up against was a big aggressive lad who was constantly fouling him and eventually the No.11 got a yellow card. It was a game with a team going for Europe against a team fighting relegation (Cadiz), but it was a pretty even affair. Some of the ‘tackling’ was ridiculous. At one point the Cadiz central defender (No.4) grabbed a Sociedad player and swung him round and round by the shirt. Mental. Anyway, I lost interest a bit in the second half, as it wasn’t a great game.

He’s up against a winger who has already fouled him twice and by the looks of it is a bam. Referee has done nothing.

He’s starting tonight against Cadiz.

I think that’s overall - ‘So far there have been 2.3 million ticket requests for the July 14 final in Berlin, and 1.4 million for the June 14 tournament opener between Germany and Scotland, Neuendorf told journalists.’

Only 1.4 million applicants for the Scotland v Germany game. I feel lucky!

Our last Boxing Day home fixture was in 1994 when we beat Airdrie 3-2. The last Boxing Day fixture I attended was a 2-0 defeat at Cappielow in 2005. I think the last Boxing Day fixture involving Rovers was a 1-1 draw away at Somerset Park in 2011.

I wouldn’t bother. Renowned football scientist, Derek Adams says it’s shite. He’s probably right.

I mean neutrals in Scotland, or rather supporters of other teams in lower leagues. I used to watch Scottish top flight games (even when Rovers were in the lower leagues) but I wouldn’t think of doing that now. I suppose that could just be because I got old and stopped giving as much of a shit about football. I did follow the goings on in the top flight when I was younger.

The problem with the Scottish Premiership is that it’s boring. Need to fix that before any neutrals bother with it again. The only way that’s likely to happen is if Celtic and Rangers move to the English leagues.

Derek Adams was usually good for a story when he was managing Ross County in the (now) Scottish Championship 10 years ago. He once said that the South Stand behind the goal at Starks Park helped to suck the ball into the net. He’s good for a soundbite, but he’s clearly prone to exaggeration. All that remains to be decided is how many times worse than English League Two, the Scottish Premiership is. I suggest an exhibition match between Morecambe and Ross County to let people decide.

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If we’re just chatting infrastructure, I was up at Ninewells recently. Fabulous hospital in case you fall over and hurt yourself. Also the Silvery Tay chippie is pretty decent for a sausage or fish supper.

It’s one for the romantics. I’ve been to Tannadice twice with Rovers and both games finished 2-2. Depends how burst I get today whether I make it there tomorrow. My romantic heart thinks back to the previous games and says “yes, please. Let’s go!”. My realist of a brain says, “you’ll be hungover, behave, you’re going nowhere.”

Fairly sure, there’s a thread called car parking charges, or possibly it was anally retentive, boring lawyer c***s, for this sort of chat.

Can’t have that happening. Do the football associations still do Sine Die bans?

This is Yogi’s time.

The curse of the jakey vodka award. It’ll be all downhill from here.

The pitch is looking a bit shiny on the telly now, but it’s a decent surface to play on. Definitely better than the state of our previous grass pitch during the winter months.

Wooooft!!! We are so good.