As a wise man once said, football is a funny old game. How true. There are certain scenarios within the realms of the beautiful game that are indeed funny, or at least they are when funny means incomprehensible, as opposed to comical.
Lionel Messi, the man knows no limits. He currently sits on 55 goals for the season in all competitions, including 12 Champions League goals in just 7 appearances. And the little Argentinian is now Barcelona’s all time record goal scorer at the grand old age of 24. And all this from someone who isn’t even an out and out striker, just an attacking midfielder. So, is Messi the greatest of all time? And if not, who is?
At first glance, last Sunday’s Old Firm clash was business as usual. Ibrox was packed to the gunnels, and a thunderous atmosphere pervaded the ninety minutes of unrelenting tribalism, mayhem and – naturally enough – enough controversy to provide the required antidote to the banality served up elsewhere in the SPL.
However, this particular match was anything but routine. In fact, it was an odd occasion, for a variety of reasons.
This week the world of football, for once, was left United. Reeling, but United. Unfortunately though it took the worst of situations to bring us all together.
Very few of you would have failed to have heard about Fabrice Muamba.
The Rangers administration saga has continued to dominate the back (and often front) pages in Scotland in recent weeks, although more than a few column inches have been devoted to the prospect of bitter rivals Celtic rubbing salt in the wounds of the Ibrox club, by claiming a clean sweep of this season’s domestic honours.