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The only thing worse than having to tolerate the OF in our league would be having the OF in our league and not benefitting financially. So let Celtic generate as much revenue for us as possible please, or kick the pair of them out to join another league.

Wouldn't be as much fun if we didn't have pantomime villains. It's just some entertainment, though. To distract us from the real villains leading us up shit creek.

The media requires no manipulation. The majority of the media depends on fans of the OF for their readership and financial wellbeing. They need to manufacture controversy and clicks to keep them coming back. Even more so in this age of manufactured outrage on social media. Rodgers is also in CYA mode after some embarrassing results in the Champions League. "Oh look over there" is his basic strategy to deflect his own fans from turning on him for a few feeble efforts. That whole environment is toxic. I remember Davie Hay when he was managing us as being open, friendly and very entertaining in his interviews. After a couple of months in the Celtic hotseat he turned into a miserable bugger, sniping away at everyone. When he moved on, he was all sweetness and light again.

Who cares? Managers roll out the same old spiel very week to pander to their own fans (and employer). I fast forward through post-match interviews so often, I've almost lost track of who even manages some teams, never mind what they are saying.

3 games against this mob in 6 days takes it's toll. We have a deeper squad than last season, but nothing like as deep as Celtic. We took 4pts from 9 against the top 2 teams which isn't terrible. I think today he wanted to try and give a 3rd different look, but we just don't have that many options. A win next week will get us back on track.

Aye, much better defence after he came on.

I'd be delighted with any points from this game, but don't mind if we lose this and win at Tynecastle next week.

He was also right about far too much focus on refs detracting from a couple of good performances from the team. Time to start looking forward to this one and see if we can get more points. 4 from Aberdeen away and Celtic at home is better than I had hope for.

Why would anybody other than their own fans believe them or, quite frankly, give a shit what the club says? The only reason you think they correct lies is because you already believe there were lies to correct. So nothing gained there. The people who think we are greetin' will still think we are greetin'. So nothing gained there. The SFA and SPFL aren't going to suddenly have their Damascene moment and start treating us as well as the OF. So nothing gained there. All the while losing the high ground inch by inch.

Personally, I prefer the approach Robinson took in his post-match, and would have left it at that.

When I was playing as a wean back in the old days (when all footballs were Size 5, Plastic Orange Mitres and all boots were black), we'd get sent off for swearing at a team mate, not just at the ref.

I'd be pleasantly surprised if that was the case. I suspect that in the majority of cases, the decisions would still go against us in much the same way as sections of the media supported Sunday's call even after reviewing the video. I agree it's not corruption - just a willingness to always give the benefit of any doubt to certain teams.

If it's the same pool of people who are reviewing video evidence that are making the decisions on the pitch, it won't make any difference.

They are just as bad in the other leagues I follow. While I am in no way defending them, it's the cheating players that are more to blame. The punishments for conning the ref are far less severe than the benefit they get if they succeed. So there's not much to lose for them.

Score 3. Then a soft pen makes no difference.

It's possible to think we were cheated out of a win and to think paedo chants are out of order.

I think he's pushing a Morrison's trolley and shaking his fist at aeroplanes as they pass over.

Lose the first one. Draw the second win. That means we win the 3rd one, as far as I can tell.

How did we eventually line up? Stuck on work calls so can't watch any streams.

There seems to be negotiations ongoing to keep Hartley - he certainly appears to be enjoying is first team football. If he did move on, he's running the risk of ending up on the bench again. I know it's not quite the same situation, but Liam Grimshaw is a good example of how things can go wrong that way.

Or maybe, instead of focusing on some kind of Hollywood revenge fantasy, we can put our energy into beating them by keeping 11 men on the park. Plus, it will be Leigh Griffiths we need to worry about tonight, I'm guessing.

It looks much worse when you see the footage - especially in slow motion.

It's not 100% guaranteed to be on there, but it often is.

Not if you fire up cricfree.sc again.