Here's a strange thing. I should be beginning this column by talking about Barcelona, or goodness me even Stenhousemuir — football at least. But no, the big story over the past few days has been, yet again, an off-field matter detrimental to Rangers and deeply embarrassing to all Scots.

I speak of a right old stinker of a kerfuffle which saw uniformed British servicemen dancing and singing on the pitch at Ibrox during a specially arranged Armed Forces Day.

One might ask why the Govan club alone feel the need to have such a celebration? Any answer to that question would be long but fairly moot, for it’s their business alone. Well, up to a point.