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.
After years of toiling in the lower leagues and once nearly going out of business, Swansea City now find themselves in the promised land of English football, the Premier League. The Swans are now gaining national recognition for their brand of attractive yet effective football. But it all could have been so different for the club from South Wales.
Fernando Torres..........
After reading his name and then registering a pause, you may well have considered the malaise that the once revered striker finds himself in now.