Hilly86

Cometh the hour, cometh the no-nonsense, iron-willed hero...

When is it? Better not fuck up the pitch before the Champions League qualifiers...

Barely anyone left pointing it out, let alone debating it. When even your own can't be arsed to see it for what it is, we deserve what we get.

"We have to accept the referee's decisions" GvB, minutes after the game. Did the players all dutifully shake Clancy's hand after the game too? We'd probably have won that three weeks ago, playing in front of 500 sheep, a complete set of midfield options available, team on a roll. We should call out last night's nonsense in the same way we did that bs... Oh.

Of course. Otherwise what was the point of moving a winter shutdown to the warmest December on record, making Rangers play in front of 500 fans, ensuring we lose important players for as many games as possible, all while the favoured club get new and injured players back and don't lose a single penny in game day income? We had better fucking win after letting this farce pass with complete silence.

They don't give a single fuck about any other fans in anyone else's ground. SuperCovid-22 could be lethal in February, they'd find a way to make sure their midden is full, particularly against us. Is anyone really doubting that we'll play that game in a full stadium, February or whenever?

Is it right that they are planning for the Boxing Day games to be the only ones without fans, before a return to full crowds in three weeks? Unlikely I know, but what are the odds they're one of the "lucky" clubs not to play a single home game without a limited number of fans this season, with the game day income to show for it?

Dreadful.

When do we kick off?

Dortmund get more attention than their quality deserves, but we're underdogs against anyone in that draw. The big crowd (in theory) might make it more of an occasion that the players lift themselves for. Atalanta were the only team giving me the fear, gratefully avoided.

"Right Lhads, there's a chance"

Totally...he's a decent way along some kind of scale.

Got the fear. Against fucking Hibs. Blaming the players for collapsing without a fight in the semi, begging them not to turn this into a thing against them.

Those away games, the defending - I'd settle for a four point gap on 3rd January.

Failure to control the crowd, 3-0 to us.

Every five minutes might work.

They look like they're enjoying it too...love to see it.

That is magnificent...what a run.

Who's playing centre back if Goldson or Bassey gets injured? (Please nobody get injured.)

Defoe with the crucial fourth and fifth goals, six and three yards out.

How many employees would have to be injured before you picked Goldson?

This as a priority. I really hope the lethargy in everything we do right now is just a symptom of being bored with a manager who was bored with the job. Getting back that constant, coordinated pressing all over the park will fix quite a few other failings.

"Right, we need a story about Gerrard...something about transfers, someone readers in England might have heard of, make sure there's a mention of Liverpool"

I can't remember which game it was, but a mini-rant he gave during a press conference made me think the same at the time. An answer to a question that wasn't asked, stressing that the players brought in were a consequence of the very limited budget.