While the DR and the Union of Bams are celebrating, McMurdo and the members of his brand-spanking-new Bazooka Joe Club are feeling distinctly down in the dumps. This was not what they wanted at all and it's as if Ashley has completely let them down. As if to rub their faces in it, the Record at the weekend barely mentioned the minute's silence for the 66 killed in the Ibrox Disaster. Instead, it chose to concentrate on Halloween Houston and his merry band holding a remembrance ceremony outside Ibrox. There's nothing like nailing your colours to the mast - and the DR's colours are red and black nowadays, rather than red, white and blue!
And, just like buses, you wait ages for a millionaire and then five turn up at once. A warm welcome to Mr Robert Sarver, the new name to enter this debacle. Apparently he's keen on Rangers (sic) and wants to buy the whole lot. We seem to have heard this song before and nothing whatsoever came of it. I don't expect anything to come of it now, either. We'll hear all manner of shite about this guy over the next few weeks and then he'll disappear as suddenly as he appeared and we'll never hear of him again.
Meanwhile, it was touch-and-go if there was going to be a club there for Sarver to buy. Sandy Claus has handed over a half-million loan to help out, secured on the money that'll be coming in from Brentford for Eusebio II. Somehow I don't think that's going to quite cover everything and Ashley will have to come to the rescue again with another million to keep the wolves away from the Blue Room. I note with interest that neither Honest Dave nor the Three Bears have offered to put their hands in their pockets to help out. I wonder why that is.
And while The Peeppul are still reeling from the car-boot sale of the most promising young footballer this side of the universe, it looks like Lee Wallace is on his way too. The BBC is currently setting up a special edition of Bargain Hunt, where the Bisto FC players will be put up at auction to see how much they can get for them. Don't expect any Golden Gavels to be handed out!
Extra evidence emerged today, if any were needed, that The Peeppul are lying or deluded about the football authorities having it in for their new club; in fact, the opposite is true. It turned out that a NI bill hadn't been paid on time (now there's a surprise) and if the cash wasn't forthcoming by midday today then HMRC would be going to court to get Bisto FC wound up. Sandy's loan, of course, saved the day. Neil Doncaster was quick to pronounce that no rules had been broken by Rangers (sic). Now there's another surprise!
It was only a matter of weeks ago that Livingston was fined and deducted points, not just for defaulting on tax payments but for failing to disclose the situation to the SPFL. Doncaster said at the time, "The tax default and reporting rules are an integral part of maintaining a fair league competition," It was a different story today, though! Apparently, the SPFL only discovered the situation at Ibrox in the papers this morning. This means, of course, that the folk in the Blue Room failed to notify the SPFL. Doncaster, however, had this to say, "On the basis of the information we have received we are satisfied there has been no breach of rule E20." I think somebody at Livingston should be demanding an explanation!
I promised myself I wouldn't but curiosity got the better of me. I finally watched 'Only An Excuse' on BBC iPlayer. I didn't think it was possible but the pile of shite is actually getting worse year on year. I was never much of a fan of Rikki Fulton but I'd welcome a repeat of 'Scotch and Wry' next Hogmanay rather than this unfunny crap. Is anybody else sick to death of those pathetic Frank McAvennie jokes? And that sketch about Pat Bonner was borderline racist. It's about time this pathetic, so-called comedy was put out to pasture.
Finally, I read on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain's blog that Channel 4 is planning a comedy set, believe it or not, in Ireland during the Great Famine. The knee-jerk reaction is to condemn it out of hand but quite a few folk have pointed to comedies like 'Blackadder Goes Forth' and 'The Cheviot, The Stag and The Black, Black Oil' as examples of how humour can work in highlighting tragic and emotive subjects. Reading further, however, it seems that what is planned is a version of 'Shameless'. I refuse to watch 'Shameless' on principle; it's a disgusting vehicle for blaming the unemployed for their own situation. I imagine that this new comedy, 'Hunger' is going to be the usual shite about lazy, feckless Irishmen cunningly getting the better of bumbling authority figures. If it is going to be as I suspect, then it deserves to be condemned fully.
"Where's ra burdz?"
Who gives a fuck!
I have watched that "comedy show"since it's inception and though it was funny last century, admittedly when I was no doubt blootered pre bells, it is absolutely shite and should be pulled immediately. Putting aside his undoubted allegiance to Sevco, Jonathan Watson is not even an average mimic nor is he funny, so we must assume the funny handshake brigade at BBC Scotland is still alive and kicking.
ReplyDeleteThey're terrified to do anything even remotely edgy. No doubt they're scared of death threats from Sevcoites and then go easy on Celtic to 'balance things up'. The end result is a load of anodyne pish!
DeleteTotally agree with both of you. SeanlaTim
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