Isn't it just marvellous the start Rangers made to their quest for the Champions Cup. To see a Scottish side perform with skill and determination on the European stage should make us all incredibly proud. Had you worried there for a minute didn't I. Rangers to win the Champions League? Yeh right. They will be dumped back into reality quicker than you can say 'Mixu Paatelainen is a world-class centre forward'. How lucky were the Huns against Sturm Graz? Ronald de Boer (or 'Ronald the Dutchman' as he is known in Holland) had stepped out of play when he passed the ball back for Mols to score, this was followed by three hopeful punts which all went in and was then finished off by the flukiest goal from Dodds that you will ever see. Against Monaco it was a hopeful toe-poke by Van Bronckhorst (Did you know that 'Bronckhorst' is Dutch for 'blue sausage'?) followed by desperate defending that allowed them to scrape three points. Thankfully normal service was resumed against Galatasaray and we could all have a laugh watching the Huns get a good seeing to.

Wasn't Amoruso just wonderful? He gave us his full repertoire of wildly inaccurate free kicks while falling on his backside just as he was about to kick the ball and then furiously blaming all his team-mates for his own deficiencies. He even attempted a spectacular own goal. All this while the glorious Hibees were miles ahead of them in the SPL. It was even better the following night watching Hearts running their socks off in the vain attempt to progress in the UEFA cup. It seems that Jim Jefferies has insisted that his players incorporate scuba diving outings into the Tynecastle training regime. He's heard there's a book called "20000 Leagues under the Sea" and he thinks that even Hearts could win one of them. I promise that next season when Hibs are romping through the Champions League I will show a bit of humility and consideration for the under-achievers in Scottish football, but for now I will just enjoy myself.

Did you see any of the Olympics? What is the point in having it in a country which is in the opposite time zone from us? I was not going to sit up all night watching it when I should be sleeping so it would have made much more sense to make them perform during the night so us in the civilised part of the world were not inconvenienced. I did watch a bit of the ladies Beach Volleyball though and it wasn't spoiled by the fact that I had no idea who was playing or what the score was. In the ladies Weightlifting there was a category rather intriguingly called the Snatch but, sadly, I missed it.

In my house I have various items of clothing and equipment necessary to enjoy the sports of my choice. I have squash, tennis and badminton raquets. I have running shoes, a bicycle, a football and, of course, a Hibs top. Apparently one of the biggest sellers in sports equipment is the baseball bat. Have you ever see anyone playing baseball? Neither have I. From the research I have done around the sports shops it would appear that the majority of baseball bats are purchased by chaps called either Jason, Darren or Wayne who tend to live in the leafy suburbs of Wester Hailes and Craigmillar. For some reason the Jasons, Darrens and Waynes of this world (Did I nearly say Wayne's World? How bizarre) also have Pit Bull Terriers and clapped-out Ford Escorts with stereos worth ten times the value of the car. Try as I might I am unable to find any information about baseball teams or even anyone who plays baseball in the Edinburgh area so I can only assume that enthusiasts have their dogs for company and need their cars to transport them so they can play with their chums. Of course, if you know any different then please tell me.