Alan Brazil was on top form this morning as he taunted Ally McCoist over the shambles at Ibrox.
England’s favourite pundit didn’t have many gags to fall back on as the former Ipswich and Spurs striker went on a fishing exercise that yielded a few whoppers.
Fifteen years on from the launch of The Banter Years there is absolutely no sign of it stopping, if anything things are picking up pace with the events of the last week unlikely to be matched, or maybe not…
First up Keith Jackson took a trip down Memory Lane as he relaunched a ‘Rangers Takeover. Complete with multi-million pound investment bringing a summer spending splurge.
Older readers of the Daily Record, well they are all kind of old, will no doubt remember tales of off the radar wealth and a front loaded spending plan to launch the 2012 McCoist Revolution!
As if that wasn’t enough to cope with within the space of 24 hours we had the sacking of A Proper Football Manager followed rapidly by the introduction of the staunchest Management Team in the history of Scottish football.
All this on top of a Scottish Cup defeat from Queens Park. February 2025 could well run February 2012 closely in terms of hilarity when historians look back and compared the deaths of two football clubs.
Having spent almost 50 years of his life in England Brazil isn’t fully on top of Glasgow football matters but he knows enough to wind up McCoist and has a few strong contacts in and around London to enjoy the omnishambles at Ibrox.
Earlier this year the Breakfast Time presenter was first to predict that John Bennett would be walking away as Chairman, within a week the news was confirmed.
Even the Daily Record couldn’t resist covering the discussion on TalkSPORT this morning:
BRAZIL: I have got to say, with the greatest of respect, what the hell is happening at Ibrox?
MCCOIST: I don’t want to talk about it.
BRAZIL: You’ve got to! The goalkeeper (Allan McGregor) – what badges has he got to coach?”
MCCOIST: I don’t know, I don’t want to talk about it. I’m fully behind the boys and I hope they do well, that’s all I’m saying on it.
BRAZIL: When I saw the news on my phone I was like ‘what?’ Has it gone down a sinkhole, Ibrox, or something?
MCCOIST: I was the same, but I am more perplexed by why you extend the manager’s contract then get rid of him. You give a centre-back (Connor Goldson), who has been excellent for us, an extra couple of years and then you have got to pay him up…
BRAZIL: Someone was trying to tell me the San Francisco 49ers, who own a bit of Leeds, are going to buy a bit of Rangers. So why would you do what they have done if that is the case? You would sit tight and try and do the deal then, wouldn’t you?
MCCOIST: 100 per cent you would, unless they have told them to do it before they get in. You would hope that; get some of the dirty work done before they come in, maybe, you would hope that is the case. But in answer to your question, I don’t know. I am devastated. You lot (Celtic fans) aren’t even laughing at us anymore. My mates are Celtic boys and they are messaging me asking ‘what is going on there?’ – there is nothing worse than getting sympathy from your biggest rivals.
Ab-solu-utely. I’ll tell what what Fletch. I’ve got to say. Def-in-ately.
Don’t worry, most Celtic fans are having the time of their life laughing at the struggles of the 2012 Tribute Act, drowning in their own stupidity topped off by a toxic support brought up on a completely unfounded Superiority Complex.
Not even three trophy wins out of 42 has brought a sense of perspective to the loyal bears, if anything it has made them angrier and more demanding.
More so since December when Celtic trashed the claim of being The Most Successful Club in the World.
The Fakeover presented to the world last week by the Daily Record is a typical example of the delusions of the Ibrox support.
Rather than rattle off a dozen questions about the alleged takeover with multi-million pound investment the Gullible support started running around social media boasting about being the third richest club in Europe and using Leeds United as a feeder club! Podcasters instantly adopted American themes.
Within two days of the WORLD EXCLUSIVE the takeover was being driven by the secretive Andrew Cavenagh not the 49ers with the entire fantasy being driven from South Africa by a guy who predicted that Celtic would fall like a House of Cards after losing the 20/21 SPFL title.
There is nothing to stand the story up, ditching Phil Clement for Bazza and three of his besties isn’t the actions of a club looking its best for a takeover.
There will be more fun and games for Brazil over the coming weeks as he toys with McCoist in the build up the #title55 with a better than even money chance of a sixth Celtic treble in nine seasons to be celebrated. McCoist’s razor sharp banter should be well worth tuning in for.
It is a real pity that McCoist will be elsewhere tonight chasing silver rather than on hand at Rugby Park to provide wise counsel to Ferguson on the perils of managing at a level at which you are hopelessly out of your depth..
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