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Date: 5th December 2025
Naw Doll
Donald C Stewart
A sketchy and humorous look at the outpourings of the great, the good and the not so good of Scottish fitba’ by Donald C Stewart. Readers are warned that if they take this seriously then therapy is available – just let us know where you find it so we can pass it on to others…
Ruined weekends in Govan! Imagine that if you will. Recently Rangers supporters have not had to imagine as they have found that going along to Ibrox it’s a phenomenon which has been all too familiar.
And so, when there was a 2-1 win against Livingston recently the ruined weekend, was not for the Rangers faithful, but for David Martindale, the manager at Livingston.
Who says?
David Martindale, that’s who!
To be fair, Martindale ended up with an apology for it.
It came from John Beaton who gave him a wee call midweek to say ah’m affy sorry that I didnae bother to send the ref across to the wee box to have a wee swatch at what should have been a penalty.
Livingston chairman, Calvin Ford, also confirmed that the Scottish Football Association had actually admitted they had made a mistake.
Not necessarily front-page news, to be fair. The SFA making a wee mistake.
But hold on, the SFA say they were wrang not to give a penalty AGAINST The Rangers? They have even apologised!
Reports have emerged of people digging in their gardens to see if hell has become frosty.
This may be an irregular occurrence, according to many, as getting a penalty at Ibrox at Parkhead could be as difficult as having a decent weekend out during September in the first rush of the Christmas sales…
John Beaton was unavailable for comment, mainly because we didn’t ask him to make a comment, but surely his admission might get him kicked out of the lodge. Even if he isnae a member…
It may be that he is making a post football career pitch to become the new panto villain at the King’s, or at the Glasgow Pavilion. Both venues have remained shtoom as to whether or not they will offer Mr Beaton an opportunity to perform in their 2026 panto…
As for the SFA, it’s guaranteed that future pantomime villains are likely to take up the VAR hot seat in the next few weeks as we make a run towards Christmas.
It is a difficult time for Livingston given that the result at Ibrox led to them sitting at the foot of the Scottish Premiership and increased the likelihood that they shall be either in the playoffs or in a straight relegation dogfight towards the end of the season.
What Livingston want for Christmas is not to have to contemplate yet another daft VAR decision but some kind of successful run so that Mr Martindale can then ensure that he is in employment in 2026. Maybe that’s just what Mr. Martindale asked for in in his Christmas list…
Questioned over his reaction to the admission of a mistake, Mr Martindale said that he was going to move on. Calling it a “good high-level discussion” where John phoned him personally, “I’ve not got a problem with it,” he said. “Honestly, it’s an honest mistake. That’s where we were. We move on. There’s no use me sitting here talking about it anymore because I’m not going to use any of my time and energy on a decision that ruined what should have been a half decent weekend for the club and the players.”
Should residents of the West Lothian town fancy spoiling every second weekend, Livingston have published their fixtures to allow for planning for such an event. Alternatively, there is always Christmas shopping…
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