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Bigi. Miles ahead of anyone else.

Fine day out spoiled by a horrible first half. For all the positive prematch chat we were keen to embrace, this was no better than a McCall/Butcher effort. I’m not one to normally slate McHugh but he was horrendous today. While I appreciate hoofball has got us to two finals, the Bigi cameo was far more pleasing on the eye. Credit to Celtic, they make scoring exquisite goals look incredibly easy and have cruised to a double treble.

I asked while in the shop today. Shirts seemingly in stock but all hinges on sponsorship deal being signed and sealed.

Hammell podcast was a wonderful listen.

Tait unwell. Grimshaw injured. Good luck to Davie Turnbull tonight.

Ah but there’s serious investment imminent... The one downside to the Stevie Gerrard appointment is that Gary Mac will get his name tarnished when it inevitably blows up.

One of the upsides of finishing bottom 6 was that we’d avoid any 2011 style hammerings in the run-up to the final. Och well, not overly fussed.

I’d expect us to play a strong team both Saturday’s to maintain a rhythm and go with a 2nd string at Firhill. Shame to hear Scott is injured but I wonder if Alfie could make the bench.

First day of general sale and there was no lunchtime queue. I think the initial 12,700 may prove sufficient.

Has the top tier of the South been on sale? That’s where I’m hoping to end up.

Given the season Millwall have had exceeding all expectations, that’s a helluva award. One of my all time favourites is Hutchy.

After seemingly thrown it away last week, Craig Moore’s 27th of the season sets Ayr on their way to promotion. Delighted for Moore.

Cedric getting his eye in for the final.

Strongly fancied Hibs today. Perfect example of how you can beat Celtic via a style of play we are very familiar with. If we can avoid injuries between now and 19 May and Celtic are slightly off it, we are in with a right good chance here.

I’d be very surprised to see Kipre here by the end of August. Given the market in England and the sought after attributes Kipre offers, if he were to hit the ground running at a Championship club, he’d become a £7/8mil player overnight. For that reason, we should be looking for a fee in the same ballpark as the O'Donnell record.

If we are to surpass the achievement of 91, then it’s by beating the champions. Attacking options are a worry though. For those of you that watch the u20s, is Alfie ready to step up? If not, we might need to explore the possibility of MacLean playing as a 2nd striker should something happen to Main or Bowman. As good as Celtic tend to be on the big occasion, there defence remains a weakness and they don’t like getting pressed. Hopefully we maintain a clean bill of health.

So £30-40 a head after expenses? At £27 a ticket, we must be doing very well with hospitality.

Well that is welcome news.

Seemingly all Scottish entrants, including cup winners, go into the 1st qualifying round of the Europa league. We might need to pull Campbell and Cadden out the trip to Peru and Mexico.

I recall Robinson saying him and McIntyre were on holiday together targeting some of the same players. The club are doing a good job at nailing down the players we want, even if it’s at a 2nd or 3rd attempt. i suspect the mystery striker we missed out on at the 11th hour in January will arrive this summer.

I love Charles Dunne but how closely are you watching him? He is a clear your lines style defender, not a wingback.

I’m all for taking a close interest in club finances but seriously as a football fan, days like yesterday don’t come around often. Enjoy the moment! On your point, you’ve significantly overestimated the income from 5,000 Rangers/Celtic fans minus policing and possibly underestimated the Marvin transfer. Also, Robinson has mentioned a hundred time that Trevor Carson cost £10k. As for cup revenues (publicly available), worth bearing in mind a fair whack will rightly go on player/staff bonuses.

Fair chance Rangers will be 4th.

What a wonderful day. Full credit to everyone involved on and off the park who have transformed Motherwell into a club that fears nobody and relishes the big occasion. The spine of our team in Carson, Aldred, Campbell and Main epitomises everything that is good at Motherwell. Main will rightly make the headlines but special mention to Grimshaw and Rose who despite their injury layoffs, put in a helluva shift alongside the ever-impressive Allan Campbell. If we can steer clear of injury, I’m confident we will win the cup. I’ve never said that since I was a naive 7 year old in 91.

40/1 on paddy power. Cedric 30/1. I’ll now spend my lunchtime doubling them up with Grand National horses for a proper return.