Poet of the Macabre

John Watson versus Rangers/Celtic? My parents taped the Scotsport.

It's uncomfortable in the least to hear a guy openly talk about how players have been bullied, harassed and abused. It's worse that this is supposed to be considered "banter" or a process of "toughening up". Especially when he then sounds so shocked that someone would have mental health issues or take their own life. It can't be ignored or discounted that football and this shitey faux masculine pish that goes along with it, is a huge contributor to the poor mental health of so many young men. When someone goes out of their way to explain what a joker they are or how well liked they are, it usually screams of insecurity. I'm sorry that McLaughlin was brought up in a system where being "weak" was such a crime and that bullying was considered part of the process and a positive thing. Hearing about the way he and his teammates acted made me cringe and I felt he came off terribly. Was still an entertaining listen but I've usually found myself liking the players after the episodes and that certainly wasn't the case this time around.

This is a stunning level of whataboutery. I have never in my life racially abused a player, not that it has anything to do with the criticism being levelled at Raith Rovers/Fife Free Press. Keep going with the "real names" chat though, m8. It's not creepy in the slightest.

So if Annan shock Livingston on Saturday and Berwick and Airdrie draw then Annan are through to the next round as group winners? With the great goal difference though, just the win should do it though.

If McGinn played in this tie or the next one, do the new rules allow him to play for Celtic in the CL?

It's a diddy cup for you because you're set in your ways and are too thick to understand the very simple format.

Roast pork with apple sauce and potatoes, and rather hilariously got halfway through and mistook the pile of apple sauce for a kind of mushy potato and scooped it up and ate it in a oner hahahahahaha LOL. Who plays the apple sauce in the movie version?

Bravo

What did everyone have for lunch? I considered a wee Subway but decided to just have a pasta and chicken meal from Sainsbury's.

It's so much better than the previous format I can only assume its detractors are old fashioned bores or complete morons.

Was hoping Hippo would make a comical dive and then stand up and shrug to the Main Stand and everyone could have had a chuckle as we welcome our new saviour.

Baracus, stop biting mate FFS. They're not even having to work had for it.

They've went through, which means they pass the very low bar of last season. Imagine Gerrard's more than slightly concerned about how just how far away the current squad is though.

Sorry to hear about David Hagen. That's a horrible disease. He played in the 97 Cup Final, yes?

That Motherwell programme is absolutely sexual. Their media/marketing/whatever team is superb.