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Sorry all. Lesson learned: P&B is NOT the place to discuss the bizarre derivation of a brand name from 150 years ago. Oh well, back to the YouTube comment section I go... PS the most tin pot thing in Scottish Football will always be the supremely naff Scotsport theme tune. It's the musical equivalent of someone shrugging and saying: "This'll do I suppose." And there was a period in the early 2000s where it sounded as if the drums were possibly being played on an actual tin pot.

Pie And Bovril as a meal/blog name is surely about as Tin Pot as it gets? But here's the weird thing... ...The word 'vril' comes from a 19th century book entitled: The Coming Race. It deals with a lot of at-the-time fashionably esoteric mumbo jumbo where vril is considered an inner energy source - similar to chi in Eastern philosophy. Hence the drink being called: Bo[bovine]vril[energy]. Funny thing too is that many prominent Nazis were into this idea and proper conspiracy nutters think that they developed flying saucers that went to Mars using vril energy. I'll leave you all to do your own research into this and whilst some of the more outlandish claims for vril are a wee bit out there it doesn't change the fact that every time I pop onto this blog I think about Nazi wonder weapons.

Hilarious thread. Lot of Davie Bowman hate - worked with him a few months back and he was an absolute gent - but even in a friendly game of 5s he's a ball grabbing, foot scraping dirty bassa. I know it's too late but here you go anyway: 1. Gazza. I know he's had his troubles since football ended but he did knock that crap out his missus. Extremely talented and graced the game up here to a degree but flopped in Europe. Felt sorry for the death threats he got after his thoughtless playing of the Sash - but it's that unthinking idiocy that was his hallmark. If you're signing for Rangers for a record fee you'd do the bare minimum of research of what not to do, right? Apparently not. 2. Chic Charnley. Worst tackler in the history of the game, even more baffling given his hard man credentials. Supremely talented on the ball, should have been a star and it always did my nut that he did did so little with all that ability, one good Hibs season aside. Apparently he's sound away from the game. 3. Joey Barton. Mouthed off, completely dismissing the standard up here, giving it the big one. Barely lasted a handful of games. Much as a few of the honourable mentions by other posters are a great shouts as fake hard men, I don't think anyone has ever promised more then subsequently delivered less: the dictionary definition of all fart and no shite. Huge props for costing Rangers hundreds of thousands for literally nadda but it was not part of his master plan. At all. 4. Derek Riordan. Poster child for a talented youngster signing for the Old Firm then sitting on the bench and going to seed a decade before their time. Given his undoubted ability his lack of ambition is utterly criminal. 5. Scott Allan. See above. 6. Craig Bellamy. Arrogant to the point of complete fuddery. You're from Wales mate. Have you been there recently? It's as depressing as Scotland but without the occasional decent movie (Twin Town aside obviously). 7. Kevin Muscat. Absolute thug. Not very good either... which is almost as bad. 8. David Goodwillie. Convicted rapist. Also flattered to deceive... which is almost as bad. 9. Craig Burley. Actually really quite liked him as a player for Scotland but constantly does the game down up here... WHILST COMMENTATING ON IT! F@#k off fannybaws. 10. Mark Kerr. Never... NEVER has someone been so good on Champ Man but then become such a journey man. And not a journeyman at decent teams either. I've been angry at him since 2002/3.

Someone mentioned Chick Young earlier and it reminded me... Did anyone ever read his short lived blogs on the BBC Football website? They were hilarious - unfocused, lacking is any substance whatsoever and written in his light hearted signature 'bantery' style which sounds even more dated transcribed than heard live on air. Of course they were always accompanied by 100 or so comments, most of which got deleted for profanity, all highly critical of his fly weight level of journalism to which Chick never responded once. Chick, if you're reading this, and let's face it - you almost certainly are - please come back. It was glorious.

I think we can all agree that people from the Kingdom are genuinely incredible people: handsome, kind, intellectual, generous lovers, handy in a scrap, loyal, witty, artistic, wise beyond their years, cultured, modest etc etc.

I think we can all agree that people from the Kingdom are genuinely incredible people: handsome, kind, intellectual, generous lovers, handy in a scrap, loyal, witty, artistic, wise beyond their years, cultured, modest etc etc.

pozbaird that first Beady Eye album, 'Different Gear, Still Speeding' was really rather decent. Yes, Noel's solo work is possibly superior (on a technical level it certainly is though taste is a different gauge altogether) but I would suggest that what was lacking from Noel's work was Liam's snarling vocals. It's very easy for people to slag off Liam because he constantly puts himself in the firing line but it's an obvious cheap shot. There would have been no Oasis without Liam. And I think we all need to take a moment and remember this.

Also I'm studying film making in London and if I can find a producer down here crazy enough I'm making BRALT:The Movie. I don't have any huge preferences as to who plays who but Ted Danson has to be in there somewhere to appease the American market. That's a deal breaker. I also have it on good authority that Vernon Wells will reprise his legendary role in Commando to play Bennet (art imitating life imitating art - it's gonna be a high brow think piece) whilst the 'big hoose' guy will of course be played by Eddie Murphy in a fat suit.

2 things. 1: When Bendarroch came back with 'applepine' it was the funniest thing he's ever posted on here. Credit where credit's due: I laughed aloud. 2. That said, his faux outrage about that John Grieg statue walking away is wearing a bit thin. It is utterly nothing to do with the Ibrox disaster and you damn well know it - take it on the chin as a work of comic genius. As a visual gag, it is peerless on this thread. It's mastery is only matched by that rising gif of the 'big hoose' guy which is, by all measurable data, arguably the funniest thing of all time. Oh and another thing, the image of Grieg's statue as Christ the redeemer or whatever is outstanding. I read Tedi say on another thread that he was proud he'd turned this thread into an abortion. I'd disagree strongly. Even today, after trawling through all that crap about child abuse (thanks guys) those Grieg images and that Rangers Grand Theft Auto poster made me happy as a clam. Kudos.

^^^^^Ken Fitlike's analogy of Rangers as a crashed Oldsmoblie is one of the funniest things I've ever read on here. And in the main I find this thread utterly hysterical.

Looking forward to genuine thoughts from Rangers fans on here today. It is impossible to put a positive spin on anything going on at Ibrox (except for your astonishing result against Newcastle-kudos btw) and you would all do yourselves massive credit if you manned up and started discussing potential solutions. The time for point scoring on the BRALT is over. You are all articulate fellows. If you genuinely loved your club you would be on Rangers forums trying to get to the bottom of the latest crisis and take action, not here trying to slag off people's spelling or tediously attempting to win semantic arguments about club and company etc etc ad naseum. Tactics like that are now shown up to be the waste of time they are-despite your stout defence of your club it has continually hung you out to dry and treated all its fans with utter contempt. Your resolute defence and any minor victory on here is now shown up as completely pyrrhic and continuation in this tact will only increase your arrogance before the next inevitable fall. I severely doubt you will listen to me and I only suggest adopting a little humility because you ken as well as I do things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. Ps Props to No 8 for giving occasionally heartfelt and genuinely emotional posts. And The Kincardine too, he seems sound.

If Green and Co are to be ousted in the near future it makes even less sense for Walter to resign now. The timing of this new mess could not be worse - start of a new season, an awful result behind them... You have to start wondering how many years it may be before some semblance of normality will be resumed.

This thread is amazing. It stands as a testament to an incredible period in all our lives (good or bad) and I salute all who have contributed - on either side of the conflict. I appreciate the fact that Bluenoses post here, giving an insight and perspective that other forums lack. I am but a humble observer but I wish to convey my sincere appreciation for such a fascinating, in-depth evaluation and continuing source of information. On occasion it has been elevated to poetic heights. Kudos one and all. BUT! And it's a big butt... What's happened to the gif of the rising 'Big Hoose' guy. I don't see it very often these days and it gets me down a bit. I swear to God, I used to laugh every single time I saw it - even when it was only used in someone's quote section or as an avatar or something. Sort it out please. Also, and this is related I guess - what happened to Broccoli Dog? That guy was hilarious.