This is funny. Thanks Mike.

One thing I am 100% behind them on is condemnation of the stance that the SFA have done nothing to further the cause of the Scottish game.

Exactly.

SFA.

Is Walter Smith the greatest football manager Scottish football has ever enjoyed?

I think so.

I was in Glasgow tonight to witness, in a pub, the effect this remarkable man has had on a patently average football team. Not only has he achieved greatness for Rangers Football Club but he has done so with six Scottish players on the pitch. Sadly, two of them Hibbies.

Clearly Rangers were not actually better than Fiorentina (or Werder Bemen, or Sporting Lisbon) but they beat them all- this is not typically Scottish behaviour.

But a Scottish team, is in a European Final.

This is genuinely something to celebrate.

C'mon the huns!

It's real safety officer stuff but it grinds out results.

So, to Rangers.

Their European campaign, although succesful is like playing golf with a 7 iron. Nothing ventured, nothing ventured.

It makes you weep how dull and unimaginative it is. It's horrific. But hey, the ends might just justify the means.

Whatever.

The Cabbage could get into Europe.

Hearts could win the Diddy League. (Although, if memory serves me correctly Mr Romanov predicted that they should be, about now, in the Semi Finals of the Champion's League defending last year's title)

Carlisle United look like getting promoted two years' running.

Queen of the South, yes, Queen of the South are in tomorrow's Scottish Cup Final.  If they win they'll be dancing in the streets of Queen of the South (in fact by all accounts they already are.

Cardiff City are in the English FA Cup Final and they're not even English.

Rangers are in the EUFA Cup Semi Final.

I blame it on global warming.

Unquestionably Walter Smith has fashioned a team more boring than a Dremel. But it works and hey, it's good for Scotland's Euro co-efficient. They played well in Portugal but something says it could be a touch more inspiring.

Barry Ferguson's booking for kicking the ball away was, well, daft.

But, of course, the major contribution was from a Hibby, Steven Whittaker's goal was nearly as good as Theo Walcott's set up on Tuesday night.

Nevertheless, I cheered them on with gusto and I hope they can outdo Celtic's Sevillian failure.

Al zeg ik "mijn AC Milan" met iets minder trots dan pakweg een jaar geleden... toen wonnen we nog de Champions League... Nu? Nu zijn we uit de Champions League, staan we 6de in de competitie (op een gedeelde plaats)... 6de in de competitie is maar net EUFAcup.

Hoe we aan die 6de plaats komen? Onder andere dankzij gisteren: 2-1 verloren tegen Atalanta. Geen van onze spitsen scoorde. Nope, het was Levende Legende Paolo Maldini die ons toch een goaltje gaf. Oh ja, en we misten ook nog een penalty. Ik hoop dat Ancelotti door heeft dat er iets moet veranderen!

Ik heb de match zelf ook niet gezien hoor. Ik weet het ook maar van horen zeggen/lezen. En van deze highlights:

Aberdeen qualify on away goals for group stages (surely not; we always go OUT on away goals.)

This video is the best I could dredge up. not good...

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Celtic 2 - 1 AC Milan

Magnificent performance to beat the Champions of Europe. The match was only marred by the idiot who came on at the end to celebrate, but what about the goalie's reaction?

Two words...Cheating scumbag.

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Lyon 0 - 3 Rangers

I think it is particularly enjoyable to watch Lyon's humiliation in French. Sacre Bleu, Quel Horror, Horrible, Merde. So here you are.

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Saving the best for last; sure, Rangers rode their luck, but to beat one of Europe's leading teams 3 - 0 away from home is quite extraordinary and from front to back the Rangers team can hold their heads high.

Masterful.

On the back of the Scotland victory v France we are a nation again.

Wait until the Cabbage play in the Champions League next year. The Champions of Europe may reside in Scotland.