As he e-mailed his daughter, the Labour leader of the Scottish rump, "Check the facts before opening your mouth".

In my case, read e-mails all the way through rather than jumping a paragraph before engaging brain. So, humble apologies, Somerset/

Anyway, the bit about being in the frame to replace Neil still stands. A job worthy of Red Adair. You'd need ambition to think that you could turn that one round, even if Davies has agreed to write off £172M of money owed to him.

Full credit to him, though. When one compares his altruism with the sordid saga at Ibrox, it's hard not to be impressed.