I think we have already established that when it comes to club football the population of the country is simply not relevant. Particularly when we are talking about Celtic and Rangers. But you carry on with your inane ramblings.

Helluva game going on at Old Trafford. Yorkies set Lancs a record 380 from our 50 overs. We have made a decent start as well, 131 for 1 off 17.

Dry your eyes little boy. No stranger than a jock coming onto a Blackburn Rovers message board simply because Kenny Dalglish once knew his uncle at school, then proceeding to get all uppity every time anyone is mildly critical of Scottish football. I take it you are a teenager, because you argue like one.

So King Kenny played in the same school team as your Uncle Charlie and visited your granny in the Milton eh? I'm surprised that in your championing of Scottish football you haven't mentioned that other Milton superstar footballer who had an amazing time in the top flight in England - still to be found in Milton occasionally visiting his sisters on the estate. Maybe he also played for the wrong team? ?? Celtic and Rangers are two of the biggest clubs in the world, in terms of support. They would hold their own in any league in the world, once they had established themselves in it, including the English Premier League. However, I would temper that a little when it comes to bragging about them belonging to 'Scottish football' by making the point that a very significant proportion of both clubs' fan base travel from outside Scotland to support them. I guess this makes them slightly different from the big fish in other small ponds around Europe? Therefore, it is hardly surprising that they have done pretty well in Europe in the past. That said, for various reasons I would agree that the 2003 and 2008 UEFA Cup Final appearances were remarkable. However, the state of Scottish football is more accurately reflected in the national team, which has been a joke for pretty much two decades now and shows little sign of getting any better. I have lived in Scotland for circa 25 years, mainly in and around Glasgow, and from listening to guys in the local hostelries, as well as utilising the evidence of my own eyes, this seems to be the consensus. Of course you will always get the odd decent Scottish player - we have had a few of them at Ewood in fact, but by and large the standard isn't very good. Trouble is, stating that with an English accent is like a red rag to a bull for the natives - exhibit A being you, Dryhorse, who can't see the wood for the trees when it comes to criticism of anything Scottish and assume it is the 'arrogant English' syndrome when the facts actually support the argument that Scottish footie isn't too clever just now. Who cares that Jock McTavish was part of a team that won the League Cup in 2010 or whatever, your national team hasn't qualified for a major tournament since 1998 for goodness' sake! Yet the whole nation celebrates when England are eliminated at THE FINALS. A strange mentality.

The Clash - White Riot Used to get everyone jumping around at the KGH 'disco' back in the late 70s

Broad with 3 and Anderson and Woakes with a pair each so far Jim

The Jam - To Be Someone

The Carpenters - Top of the World

Small Faces - Rollin’ Over

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

The Beatles - Doctor Robert

Went to see The Rutles in Glasgow on Saturday night. I’m sure they aren’t everyone’s cup of tea but I thought they put on a brilliant show. Neil Innes is a very clever and funny man.

Yes I was going to make exactly the same point about Downing. Charlie’s set pieces and a 6’5” brute could be a lethal combination.

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Lost Weekend

The Beatles - I'm So Tired

The Vapors - Waiting For the Weekend

Elbow - The Bones of You

I'm speechless. When did you actually last see him play? He genuinely looked like a pub league player.

To play in that super-fast Scottish league you were bigging up the other day? You have got to be kidding, Caddis is a cart horse!

Prefab Sprout - Goodbye Lucille No 1 (Johnny Johnny) Taken from the album Steve McQueen. A masterpiece!

Max Bygraves - Careless Hands. A song the Kop spontaneously began singing when the Leeds goalkeeper Gary Sprake threw one into his own net at Anfield many years ago!

Ocean Colour Scene - Up on the Down Side

The Questions - The House that Jack Built

I could have posted any of the first 4 singles by The Jam at this point, but I think I’ve already done them all so: Blur - New World Towers

Big Sound Authority - My Hell Shaped Room