If Willo Flood had still been at Dundee Utd - as opposed to taking Riordan's old place on the Celtic bench - would they have made a better fist of it against R*ngers today?
Saying that, Celtic could have played an extra hour of injury time and they still wouldn't have scored against Hearts today. They were bastard woeful.
Lafferty hears that Drogba might be leaving Chelski, and decides to submit an audition tape.
Yes, and R*ngers are now odds on to win the title.
I've no need to hastily construct a Temporary Autonomous Hibernian fan zone; I'll always have the highest regard for Derek Riordan. Even if it is the case that I can never pronounce his name properly.
'Tonight, Matthew, I will be diving that way'.
Is it too much to hope that Riordan does the business tonight?
It's all well and good(ish) winning dodgy penalties against the jam tarts, and then winding up the home support after cooly slotting home said pen but think of the pleasure of sticking it to both R*ngers and Gordon Strachan in the space of one match?
As Hibs are 0/3 against R*ngers this season, this is written more in hope than judgement but if Hibs don't get a result tonight - and by result, I mean three points - I can't see Celtic winning a fourth consecutive title.
Actually, what am I thinking? Riordan will probably get the winner against R*ngers tonight and then score two against Celtic on Sunday. It's probably what Celtic deserve this year.
This stream of rambling consciousness has been brought to you via 10 chewed down fingernails and a seen better days Brooklyn sofa.
I know it's through a glass darkly but don't you think that Billy Mehmet looks a wee bit like Henrik Larsson in the pic?
I think what makes me think that way is the combination of the bald head and the joyous expression on his face after his team have gubbed R*ngers.
Brings back happy memories.
R*ngers supporters in humour bypass shocker.
This time next week: *Pope admits to wearing pointy hat*.
*Cough* Do I even need to write this post?
Within a minute of coming on as a substitute Derek Riordan - wearing 01 as a shirt number - scores the only goal of the game for an away win for Hibs against the Hamilton Accies.
His first goal on returning to Hibs . . . his first of many.
Hibs versus R*ngers next Sunday. Wonder if there's a Hibs pub in NYC?
Yeah, I know he won three titles in a row and I'm not going to get on his case for Sunday's bad result, but it's a crying bastard shame that Strachan could not have made more use of Derek Riordan's obvious talents in the two bit years the bloke was at the club. Riordan is a class act on the pitch and he could have been a great in the hoops.
I'd have been happier if Riordan had gone to somewhere like West Brom (if only because it's easier to download Match of the Day off the internet), but I hope, in returning to Hibs, it's more a Mark Hughes than an Ian Rush return to former pastures. (Can't be arsed to spell that analogy out. You either get it or you don't.)
According to the BBC Sports website, Hibs will next be playing Celtic (at Parkhead) on Saturday, October 25th. I have to be honest that I'd raise a smile if Riordan had the opportunity to turn it on against Celtic, scoring a goal and maybe having a Proustian moment by running over the Celtic bench and momentarily touching one of the plastic seats that he parked his arse on for those lost Parkhead years.
And it would be a 'raise a smile' moment rather than a raise my voice moment. The latter would probably guarantee a Manhattan transfer down the wooden stairs of the Jack Demsey pub.
Thanks for the memories, Derek. Now, please just sod off and get a decent haircut before I tear up.
What with my ongoing bloggers block indifference, I haven't really been mentioning the SPL much since it started up again a few weeks back but August 31st means this place and, who knows, maybe come 1pm my time I'll actually be back in the flow of blogging again.
Aye, and I also predict that Derek Riordan will bag a hat trick today.
I'm not going to venture a prediction on the score today, but I do hope Celtic, as the home team, can at least buck the trend of yesterday's SPL results:
