“Football, bloody hell”.
It’s that kind of wisdom that David Moyes could have done with if he had wanted to keep his job at Man United.
Sir Ferg’s eruditely expressed sentiment was echoed across Scotland at the weekend as a truly stunning round of Championship fixtures left Dundee top of the pile and ready for a return to the top table.
One more win and it’s Tayside derbies ahoy next season. The Dark Blues aren’t going to blow it now, are they?
Keep getting The Courier as we build up and count down to the big match on Saturday.
We’ll also have all the latest from Arbroath and East Fife who are in a battle to avoid relegation to the bottom tier, as well as Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Alloa, Raith Rovers and Forfar who are all vying to get into/ avoid play offs.
And there’s a Scottish Cup Final just round the corner with tickets going on general sale at Tannadice and McDiarmid Park on Monday morning.
If we don’t have a story about “queues of eager fans desperate to snap up golddust briefs” on here pretty sharply after 9am, I’ll be thunderstruck.
“Armaggedon, my a**e”, as old Purplenose would probably have said.
It’s not all football in Monday’s Courier though.
We’ve also been right across all the local news including the release of Raith Rovers strip for next season (OK, that’s football, but bear with us).
The club is honouring players from a century ago with a specially-designed kit in a touching tale of bravery and sacrifice.
We also describe why a patriotic Stirlingshire poet man fears he may miss his chance to vote in the referendum due to his novel lifestyle choices.
And we hear from Andy Murray’s gran about why the Wimbledon champion is really just a big softy.
We have a full page of wedding pictures if you feel a bit judgey and our Life Matters section includes advice on dealing with a travel sick dog and an over-talkative mother.
For all this and so much more see Monday’s Courier or try our digital edition.