LoTW has decided that's it time for this brother to sort it out. I'll start by 'sorting out' Michael Higdon who has decided that asking the MIB for a 'square go' is how to go about sorting his teams failings. He then admits that he tried to get himself booked to prove a point and that the MIB 'bottled' this decision as well.

I wonder if Mr Higdon would have thrown his rattle ,if he had one, and has ever considered engaging his brain before opening his mouth.

Next up is Celtic legend John 'Yogi' Hughes, who scored with a header at Ibrox, saying that he may quit due to the sad state of MIB's in the SPL. He fancies the bright lights of The Championship, 6th richest league in the world, and that he has outgrown the 2 stand town, which is Falkirk.

Both the above bawbags have done a great job in deflecting attention away from their teams poor form. Was the MIB on Saturday responsible for them losing the 2 games before then? Was the MIB responsible for missing a penalty in their first game, thus causing them to drop 2 points (think Mr Higdon had a lot to do with that) and does Mr Hughes think that the Chesterfields and Southends of this world won't notice that he has lead Falkirk to 3 defeats on the trot and signed Sunday League Leg-ends like Michael Higdon.

They have also stirred up a hornets nest. Commentaters have been sticking their unwelcome noses in and trying to get a story where there isn't one. The fact of the matter is the MIB's are terrible and have been for years.

But.....LoTW wonders where guys like Crocker were when Jan Vennegor didn't get a penalty last season at Aberdeen, when Scott McDonald got a decent goal chopped of in our 3-2 defeat at Inverness, when Jan Vennegor was up ended at Love Street, when two dubious penalties were awarded for ICT and Hearts last season causing us to drop 5 points, when Kirk Broadfoot stayed on the park after beasting Scott McDonald in the 3-2 victory over The Huns and ,last but not least, when Mike McCurry invented the 'Offside Own goal' at Ibrox last season.

Yes, LoTW agrees we have had the benefit this season so far. But don't all these things even themselves out, so by my reckoning we have 118 years worth of evening out to go.

LoTW wishes also to sort out the PLC board. With the 'Transfer Window' being extended, for a whole 24 hours (hurrah) I would expect the 'Shitofilter' to be doing overtime. It's not. A cut price deal the lesser spotted Riordon for him to complete a "sensational return" to relegation haunted Hibs is all that is happening.

LoTW is non-plussed at this news. Could have been great but it wasn't. Still think his leaving is not the player we need to be shifted. Bobo Balde is the problem. LoTW thinks if Bobo says "No, No, No" to anymore Championship fodder then our chances of seeing a Nike Friday or a Championship LB are as likely as the Lesser Spotted Riordon being served in any Edinburgh Nightclubs. 

Can we maybe expect Bobo to get paid off and then a short term loan deal for a LB? I will say again if we go into the CL with a right footed player at LB then it's a sacking offence for all of the coaches, scouts, tea women and Hoopy The Huddle hounds.

We also go the news today that Celtic's successful Olympian Chris Killen was hoping for and all of Timdom wasn't. Scott McDonald is out of the Glesga Derby and Jan Vennegoor is rated as 50/50. McDonald got injured bouncing for the Socceroos in one of those useless International games that bug LoTW happiness every now and then.

The injuries did lead to us producing our best performance of the season right enough but doubts remain over the ability of Georgios Samaras, no matter what the long haired lover from Athens boasts.

True, as he says, strikers require goals and he seems to be confident but whether he is good enough to be a starter ahead of Jan Vennegoor is still to be proved. I sometimes think Samaras wanders about allowing games to pass him by but he can't allow that to happen on Sunday. We may need Gallus George not Curious George.

The same article has Neil Lennon joining the mass ranks of the LoTW driven 'I want to have Shaun Maloney's Babies' fan club. He mused

"I think Shaun can play with most players because he is really intelligent. It is the typical big man/little man partnership, and Sami responded very well. Shaun has played with a lot of good players over the years, and he can play anywhere across the front line."

Added to that, Lenny's former partner in crime, Paul Lambert fanned the flames that have engulfed the talent of wee short arse since his cameo winning debut after returning from a failed spell at a mid table EPL club.

With Shaun also being seen as the saviour of George Burley's, already, ill fated reign as Scotland Coach. The pressure on the wee man is incredible and a lot of it for me comes from the boards lack of activity on the transfer front. A player that some don't see as a first choice has all of a sudden become the 'man' that will turn us from Scotland 1978 into Brazil 1982.

Anyway, there is something else happening this week, that doesn't relate or impact on The Huns. Yes, The Champions League draw this Friday, 5pm for all non-Huns, has got Nakamuras sushi juices flowing.

He quite rightly states that he doesn't want AC Milan or Benfica as we are fed up playing them. Having a look at the pots, the perfect hot and cold balls draw would be Lyon, PSV and Cluj. But...I have a feeling we are due an English team and that team will be Arsenal along with Roma and Fenerbache.

To finish with this article from The Times, which asks whether Shunsuke Nakamura is a genius or over-rated. LoTW says genius.

Forza

Update: Why has this Madlung story appeared?, Steven Fletcher? and why is our manager watching Hartlepool v WBA this evening?

Thanks to Number 7 from KDS for the photo.

You start the day with a 51 goal partnership up front and you end it with two players who only met each other the day before doing a good impression of a partnership as fully formed as Cannon and Ball. Also, a bit part player who looked to be on the way out, suddenly becomes your 'change the game' option from the bench and the lesser spotted Riordon, usely seen wandering aimlessly around Edinburg or in deserted stadiums, getting a whiff of a last chance.

Maybe, that's a bit far fetched but you can bet your last thin dime that our successful olympian, Chris Killen, was glad that he let David Beckham replace him today's closing ceremony, as all the fireworks he needed was at CP yesterday.

With Scott McDonald being laid low with problems with his abductor muscle, rumours than it was groaning under the weight of his arse are unconfirmed, and Vennegoor tearing his tights, successful olympian Chris Killen, who came 2nd only to Usian Bolt as Olympian of the games, has got the chance to drag his carthorse pulling a train frame round CP and other unsuspecting Scottish grounds.

LoTW hopes that he is only seen when we are 3-0 up and we need to give Shaun Maloney or Samaras a rest. In saying that, Shaun made Sammy look like a player yesterday, in fact Shaun made functional and pragmatic Celtic look like a team in the second half.

Football is a simple game if you give the ball to footballers who can play football. If you give the ball to, say, Mick McManus, the chances are the will hoof the ball aimlessly up the park to no-one but..if Mick opens his eyes and see's Nakamura coming short for the ball and plays it to him then we maybe play something that resembles football.

We never got near anything that resembled football until Shaun Maloney came on. Shaun showed the kind of football intelligence that we lacked all last season. His link up play with Sammy was a delight and showed what we lack with Skippy and Vennegoor up front. He was a stick on for MOTM but how did the others fare...

Arfur Boruc, got his gloves dirty having to save a few long range efforts so he will be glad of the clean sheet bonus as he needs the money to pay the £50,000 fine that he got for having a bevvy in Rotterdam. I don't care that he likes a drink. As long as he plays the way he did then he can have cans of Special Brew in the net with him.

Andy Hinkel, had a ok game, he didn't do much but what he did do he done, eh, without much fuss. He still offered us nothing in an attacking sense. On the other flank Mark Wilson had another storming performance and he must be a stick on for the RB role when we do sign a LB or when Lee Naylor returns. Yes, LoTW feels that Lee Naylor returning is the lesser of 2 evils.

In the centre 'heid and hoof' had a new look. Loovens took the heid role and had a quiet game. Won a few headers, had a couple of nice sideward passes but did nothing to suggest that he is any better than what we have. Mick had another out of sorts game. He scored after he punched the ball into the net but his passing was woeful and he looked as mobile as a car with no wheels.

He needs to do the simple thing. Like pass the ball to Aiden or Nakamura. Nakamura once again showed why he should be the first name on the team sheet. He is always available and when he plays we play. We should be doing everything to ensure that the man fae Japan is here beyond this season as CP will be a poorer place with out him.

Aiden, had a decent 2nd period, linked well with Shaun and looked liked last seasons Aiden for at least 15 mins. In the middle, Hartley was Paul Hartley and Scott Brown threatened to become something other than an engima with a poor first touch. I don't understand his role in the team. When Marc Crosas came on for a 15min cameo, when he showed he is footballer, he dropped deeper and allowed Hartley to go further forward. This was noticeable but when Hartley and Brown are the pairing you don't know who is meant to do what.

Up front, Vennegoor spent the first 20 odd mins chasing Micks hoofs and might have been glad to get carted off as it looked like he was in for a unproductive afternoon and Sammy scored 2 goals, one was very lucky as the shot was as weak as Skol lager, missed a sitter and the jury is still out on him. Strikers are measured in goals so he is top dog at the moment for all his failings. Chris Killen, should have scored and did nothing of note apart from make LoTW wonder when Ben Hutchison would be fit. 

Shaun Maloney? I want to have his babies. The only thing that was missing was a goal.

3-0 flattered us as Falkirk had a few decent efforts but they lacked a cutting edge. Our backline was there to be tested but the lack of talent up front will hurt The Bairns. The North Stand 'instantsuccess' brigade went home happy, that we showed signs of life and they will get the chance to boo Chris Killen and pin the scapegoat card on him.

John 'Yogi' Hughes, the Celtic legend who has scored at Ibrox, took part in the new sport that is sweeping Scotland.....referee bashing. He moaned...

"I felt McManus handled it - and okay everyone makes mistakes, but you feel disappointed about it," I'm not going to say too much about the second goal, but from where I'm sitting, that one was offside."

....well, from where I was sitting it wasn't offside and a look at the stats show it wasn't offside. Yes, the first one was a handball but it took me 167 viewings to see it was a handball. The MIB, who is the worse ref in Scotland, wouldn't have had a hope in hell of seeing it.

But hey, lets not let that get in the way of a good moan. 

Our manager decided to ignore the useless MIB and bigged up our new players while ignoring the failings ..he said..

We maybe didn't play as well as we should have in the first half hour, but once we introduced Shaun, that helped as well. I was happy with Marc Crosas went he went on as well, but there wasn't really any disappointments with the team really." 

Shaun Maloney, Glenn Loovens and Marc Crosas should be beware that after their debuts the only way is down......

Highlights here.

Forza

Thanks to Number 7 on KDS for the picture.