Socrates MacSporran - Scottish Football Philosopher

AQUESTION for any logophiles among the erudite following of theseravings – are we sure Schadenfreude is a German word? Because,given the reaction to the Breengers' unexpected loss in Dingwall onSunday, there were a lot of very-happy Scots to be seen...

IHAVE come to the conclusion, the cacophony of sound and fury around21st century Old Firm matches is in inverse proportion tothe quality of the football on-display. Take Sunday's Ibrox offeringfor instance.
Noargument, it oozed excitement, from that opening goal, 21 seconds in,to that stunning equaliser some two hours later, but, the quality ofthe football left a lot to be desired. Of course, mindful of thatgross under-statement of the then High Heid Yin...

 SCOTTISHFITBA has come a long way in 150 years. We may hold up the 1960s and1970s, perhaps even include the 1980s, as our Golden Era, whenqualification for five successive World Cups was a given and we hadthe Fab Four of Baxter, Dalglish, Johnstone...

WHATIS IT with us Scots? Not a lot of Kilmarnock fans were ecstatic whenStevie Clarke was named as Manager, but, he won them over with theirbest league finish since the glory days of Willie Waddell, more thanhalf a century before.
Severaldivisions of the Tartan Army had their doubts about himgetting the Scotland job, but, you've got to admit, it's been aglorious ride, as ever with Scotland, at times a roller coaster one.Now however, in the wake of losing to a limited but well...