Jimbo Jagsfan

Get Barry in as the new manager, Sell Barrie to RB Leipzig for £6m. Give Barry the money they got for Barrie. Barry buys some new players. What can go wrong?

I use my grandfather's pocket watch on a daily basis. Key-wound John Forrest of London. Hallmarked silver case. Probably about 1900? Modern sports-type watches with bezels ruin the cuffs of dress shirts! The Omega Seamaster I have certainly does, so only wear a wristwatch at weekends. Use a pocket watch and your shirts will stay better for longer!

Have you not heard of a 'white pudding supper' ever being called a 'coo's tool supper' in Edinburgh. This would ted to indicate that 'coo' is not deemed to be gender specific in some part of Scotland. In fact we have a stuffed animal which is played with by my granddaughter and is a Highland Coo. Its name is Calum the Coo.

Is Santa related to Satan? I think all kids under 7 should be told.

This would be a Grandfather Clause.

My wife used to work for the Office for National Statistics and conducted the 'laboutforce survey' to count the unemployment rate. This was done the same way all throughout the EU and so the figures were comparable for all EU countries for benefits/subsidies etc.. It was based on a random household selection and follow up over 5 calendar quarters to get the trends. This picked up things like people who were 'underemployed' such as working part-time and who wanted to work full time. This also counted people who were, for example, unemployed but not claiming any benefits. When you get the Unemployment Rate from the TV, it is usually stated to be something like 'The number of people unemployed and claiming benefits' which understates the actual figures.

Is it not: you-touch-a-my-karma, I kick-a-your dogma.

Change of heading required for this thread. Brexit RAPIDLY becoming a farce!

Up to over 8,900 now. I signed it. This will be easier and less costly than Indyref2.

Just as a wee by-the way: Last week, in Tesco in Bratislava (seriously) I got a bottle (70cl) of the Pope's favourite whisky (VAT 69) for E 8.34. Havn't seen that for ages, and I don't know anywhere here you could buy a bottle of whisky for that price! I know its not posh, just a wee something to have a drink before going out (I don't like to drink on an empty stomach).

Got Euros at the Post Office this afternoon for my wee trip to Slovakia on Monday. Nearly £1 =E1 his makes the beer a wee bit more expensive.

The Brexit negotiations stagger along for a year or so, until it becomes obvious that the UK will be getting close to f*** all from the EU in any deal. Indyref 2 about 18 months into negotiations. Scotland votes 'Yes' this time and, as independent before the 2 years are up, gets to stay in the EU. Wales and Norn Iron think: 'why didn't we think of that? Wales has a new referendum and votes 'in' and tries to follow us. Norn Iron cuddles up to ROI. ?

Now 'The Rangers' are officially getting promoted to the big boy's league. the can get the season tickets printed and sold to the bears before the end of the season to make sure the cash is in and there will be no 'administration event' soon!

if Green and D & P get found guilty of 'stealing' the assets from Oldco, does that mean all of that deal is struck down and the assets (Ibrox, Murray Park and the badges) are back in the mix of the Oldco liquidation? That way there is some £60 million of assets in Oldco to set against the £40 odd million owed to HMRC. Anybody know?

In Germany, trying to speak German to a German, he suggested to his mate that he thought we were Dutch (in German, of course) because of the terrible grammar and pronunciation. In USA I was asked if I was English, and when I informed her that I was Scottish, she complemented me on being able to speak such good English!

If The Rangers don't pay back the £5 mill then SD keeps the extra percentages of the shirt sales etc. Dodgy Dave is now encouraging the Bears to buy merchandise, as even although SD will get most of the profits, The Rangers will get something. Mike may not ask for his dosh back yet, just think of all the money to be made from the sale of the new season's strips, including the nice purple one!

Of course it does, all he need is 500 million Sevco fans to buy cheaply made sportswear with a 'RFC' brand name on it and the cash rolls in! But 'RFC' has to still alive for the brand name to be worth anything and attract these sales. Can he do this by keeping them on a 'drip' so they are not dead but just in a coma for years so he gets all his money back and more?

And if they don't do what the Morton fans want, will somebody come round their house and persuade them?

Newtonmore golf club is similar, but with a shortage of left-handed clubs, a lot of the members play golf cack-handed.

I thought Plastic Whistle played at Firhill for Thrills!?

Get out the Gazebo, back to Ayebrokes.

The current good chuckle, not being able to find a place for the EGM after the hotel in London 'cancelled' the booking. Seriously, what else can they screw up? If it is a London setting to hold lots of Bears maybe just 'park' the Gazebo in Hyde Park. Near Park Lane and Mayfair for the spivs to go for an expenses-paid swill in the trough afterwards. That should get Sevco a wee bit nearer admin!?

I was talking to a 'businessman' from Greenock the other day, and the subject of The Rangers and The Bus Boys came up. Apparently, the Easdale business strategy (has been in McGill's buses) goes along the lines of: 1. Buy a small interest in a good-going company 2. Once your feet are under the table drive it down through the floor 3. Offer to take out the other shareholders at a knock-down price 4. Build the business back up and get lots of dosh The Bus Boys would have paid 90p, 74p, 40-odd and 20p for what shares they currently hold (and have proxies over) Let Ashley run things, secure assets, and the supporters don't show up Run The Rangers down and this will get the share price even down further, to say 5p Hoover up shares from the, by now disaffected shareholders, which may include the Gummy Bears and the Lying King Hoover up a majority of the shares for a knock-down price In concert with Mad Mike, get The Rangers back on track Sell the control of the Club to the fans for squillions, while still keeping Mike's hands on the assets Lease Ayebrokes to the Club Job done. What do any of youse think of this?

The Wee Hurrie in Troon is good as well. Edit: Spelled Hurrie wrongly originally. Don't want to get pulled up for it!

I went to Glesca Uni in 1969 and I lived off Queen Margaret Drive, just behind the BBC in Wilton Street (if any of youse can remember that far back). Firhill was just up the road, and I started going there. Glory and gory days, including a League Cup win in 1971. Been at games when they have been either promoted or relegated in roughly equal numbers since. It's handy if the wife wants to go shopping in Glasgow, and there is a home game on that day, as I can leave her in Buchanan Street at lunchtime, and pick her up again at teatime.