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I am loathe to say that this fixture represents an opportunity with nothing to lose, as this has been the situation for a number of years and we rarely, if ever, strike a blow against the Old Firm. Having said that, a professional attitude and performance and there is no reason we cannot achieve a result. What I really cannot stomach is the thought of another “beaten before a ball is kicked” performance where we just accept a hammering on their terms. I am not suggesting a gung-ho cavalry charge approach, though goodness knows, it would at least have offered some entertainment in previous fixtures of this type, but a visible plan to take them on and get something from the game would be nice.

Think we will win this now. All this chat about a wounded animal etc is understandable but I honestly reckon we’ll nick this now.

I know. Considered it and then just watch the game later if we win but can’t help myself. I’ll be up.

The decisions now are a disaster in game after game, look at the blatent pen not given which would have gone to Var. I don’t like the way it breaks up the flow of a game but it’s been shown without doubt to get the vast majority of decisions correct. There will always be cases of the wrong call still being made but my god it’s got to be better than the shambles in Scottish football that we have now. I personally don’t care about the debate on the old firm and their influence, what’s important is improving the level of overall refereeing decisions.

In the premiership games that don't involve the uglies VAR will operate and there will be the usual early dodgy calls, but in general nobody will notice or care if Motherwell or any other team were denied a goal or gave away a penalty etc. But be prepared for the media and social media shit storm that every foul, corner kick, potential penalty or goal given/ disallowed will generate for every game the uglies play. They will want every tackle examined and will be on screaming about how VAR is not fit for purpose every time a call goes against them. I think it will eventually improve the refereeing in Scotland and the game in General but the 1st few months will be interesting viewing.

Yep. Kick them when they’re down !