The Oaty Stoat

The gift that keeps on giving.... Working night-shift tonight, so decided to nip over to the local ASDA to grab some lunch. On the way back, I stuck the car radio on and 5 Live began reporting some breaking news regarding the adverse weather conditions. A train, that had left London Euston at 11:30 this morning, had been reported as having broken down just outside Lockerbie, after having to be diverted via practically all stations in the Lake District, followed by a 4 hour delay due to a landslide outside of Carlisle. To compound the passengers' misery, after having finally made it over the border, the train has since come to an abrupt halt just north of Lockerbie after the front carriage caught fire. Happily, all passengers were escorted off the train to safety and are now facing a long night stuck on the tracks in the unaffected carriages, while they wait for the track to be cleared. The reason 5 Live were able to deliver this detailed breakdown of events? They spoke to a passenger on the train live - none other than BBC Sport Scotland's very own Mr Charles Young. I have to pull over from laughing too much. Pretty sure I got a few odd looks from drivers going the other way. Poor old Chico. Should be up on iPlayer later. Chico's tale of woe was on at around 11:40.

See ya Rangers, see ya pals.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT-ZqeQ4FHg

Two stick-ons :

Just heard some breaking news from a trusted source - it seems Souness is going to be cleared of having any involvement in the EBT case. All accusations against him regarding the alleged £30k payment have been dropped as it has transpired that the money was paid directly into the account of another individual altogether. Apparently, this aspect of the investigation has been passed to Merseyside Police who have brought in a Mr Y. Hughes, 67, for questioning. Interesting.

If he is, the only white jacket he should be wearing is one of those fetching long-arms-round-the-back numbers. They're all wearing them this season*, dontcha know. (* - apart from the Berrz, of course, The Loony Attire Co are rumoured to be on the list of creditors...)

"And we go live now to SFA headquarters at Hampden Park, where the latest meeting regarding Rangers' future in the Scottish game has just got underway...."

Absolutely, a thousand times this, especially the summer football idea. February to October season, apart from in tournament years, where we get June off to put our feet up and watch other nations play on the telly.

Spot on.