JABBA THE AGNIVORE

L-O-R-D-N-I-M-O-U-S-E

A few months ago Charles Green said that the investigation into Rangers' use of side letters was a 'Mickey Mouse event' and that he wanted nothing to do with it whatsoever and had no intention of respecting any of its decisions. Sooperally agreed:

'I stand by what the club have said, 100 per cent,' he said. 'You know it's not a decision that has been taken lightly.'

They both ranted and raved constantly about how nothing Nimmo Smith had to say would make any difference. They both also indulged in pathetic 'whatabootery;' Green claiming, with no evidence whatsoever, that other clubs in the SPL had used EBTs,  while Sooperally desperately pointed to Juninho's EBT. 'It's no' fair' they railed. 'It's a witch hunt!' Ally cried, going on and on and on about the Juninho business. He was certainly happy to drag Celtic into their sorry saga and hinted that Celtic were behind the 'witch hunt.'

It's amazing how much difference a few months make! Nimmo Smith is now one of the greatest men of this, or any other, century. Green claims that he has exonerated Rangers and seems to be now all for respecting the 'Mickey Mouse event.'

Sooper, meanwhile, has come straight out with his respect and admiration for the judge:

“It’s what Nimmo Smith does for a living. He makes decisions – and I’d have to say he’s very good at it. And I would rather take his decision as opposed to anyone else’s. We’re delighted with it.”

He also, hypocritically, decides to have a go at Celtic for voicing an opinion about the verdict. Did he expect them to be delighted with it when his only defence for Rangers misdemeanours was to point the finger Parkhead way? 

Now the Daily Record has decided to step up its campaigning on Rangers' behalf. No matter what Loony Leggat has to say on the matter, the Daily Record has constantly been behind Rangers all the way. Practically as soon as the verdict was announced Keith Jackson was calling for resignations in the SFA. (Strangely, nobody at the Daily Record has ever questioned the integrity of Ogilvie, the recipient of an EBT!) Now we've got Craig Burley suggesting, nay, demanding, that Rangers get put back in the SPL as soon as possible! Have these folk got no shame at all? 

To be honest, the best thing for all of Scottish football would be for Green to get his wish and enter the English Conference League. He and his supporters would be in for a massive shock. No longer would they be the Establishment club, no longer would the authorities bend over backwards to accommodate them, no longer would the media be on their side no matter what and no longer would they benefit from 'honest mistakes.' They would just be another football club among many and I doubt if they would progress very far without the 'special understanding' they seem to have in Scotland. And nobody in England is going to be impressed or overawed by the waving of Union Flags!

So let's all write to FIFA and UEFA and petition the Government: let Green take his team to Engurland!