#thought id post a ger thing

[ladyramora]

A Knightly Duel

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You sit on a stone ledge, fighting back shivers from the surrounding snow with sips of your cocoa.

You sit, and watch with mild interest as your two favorite knights practice with much greener knights. Showing them more effective footwork or how better to hold a blade.

As you watch Haurchefant demonstrate proper footwork, blade raised up to clash against Germanotta, - who explains to the sproutling knights how to hold their blade just so to avoid being disarmed - a sudden inkling of a thought hits you.

Brewing and growing as you watch the both of them work together like a well oiled machine.

So you sit, and sip, and wait. Until the time when they send their students off with instructions to practice more in their down time.

You wait, a question on the tip of your tongue that was sure to inspire an interesting response.

Your eyes stray to Haurchefant, his sword drawn as he swings his blade against a practice dummy. Then moving on to Germanotta, who offers you a hand up.

Seeing that they are finally alone again, you give voice to the thought that had been itching at the back of your mind this entire time.

"Out of the two of you, who do you think would win in a serious fight?" You ask Germanotta, but just loud enough to be heard over the thudding of Haurchefant's blade on sturdy magic treated wood.

The thudding abruptly stops, and Germanotta pauses before you with a look of surprise. It lasts for only a moment, Germanotta shaking her head at you in good humor. "Ah, a surprising question to be sure. But with a short answer besides. Of course my lord Haurchefant would win. He was not merely given the title he bears now. Nay, he earned his place as any other knight would have. Through hard work, and dedication to honoring all that comes with the mantle of a knight. With little doubt, I believe my lord would win."

You hum, frowning thoughtfully at her answer when Haurchefant joins you in the process of sheathing his blade. "I do not agree. " He says, with a narrow eyed sterness that you only seen under the right circumstance. Haurchefant was completely serious.

Germanotta furrows her brow, straightening to look up at her lord as he comes closer to stand at her side. "I am well aware of my own abilities, my lord. And with yours as well. I would hope I know both well enough to answer honestly. "

Haurchefant cuts a hand through the air in disagreement, shaking his head. "You doubt yourself still, after all these years? You are a skilled knight, Germanotta. It is not I who deserves to sit in that chair - but you."

Germanotta curls her lip, surprising you and Haurchefant both with new uncharacterised anger. "Bite your tongue! I would not suffer anyone say such slanderous things about my lord! I will allow no other to do such, and so the same I would say unto you! You are the Lord of Camp Dragonhead! Through every hardship have I watched you struggle, only to emerge victorious as you are wont to do. We cannot decide our parentage, yet you did not let the hand dealt to you stop you from rising through the ranks. You trained harder than any knight I had ever known. Fought through countless battles. Saved countless lives! And I will not have you deny your unparalleled skill, my lord. I cannot abide by it; I won't!"

You stare with wide eyes as Germanotta heaped the angriest praise you had ever heard onto Lord Haurchefant. Was this the end of the discussion after that?

Haurchefant looks stunned, and a little embarrassed as he glances at you. Then that look fades, that stern expression from before returning even stronger now.

"Germanotta, you are the greatest knight I've ever had the pleasure to know. Loyal to a fault. Fearless in battle. You have given your whole life to me and mine House. And yet - and yet; still you doubt yourself. Yet still! - You measure your capabilities... and find them lacking?"

Haurchefant steps close, touching a hand to the smaller knight's shoulder. Ducking his head to look into her wide grey eyes with deep, solemn blue. "This? I cannot allow."

With that said, he grabs ahold of her, forcibly turning her towards the stairs leading to the Aetherythe. "Now. We will go to my private training room, and settle this matter once and for all."

You watch as he pushes at the smaller knight, keeping her walking as she tries to protest.

"This is completely unnecessary, my lord. A waste of your valuable time to be sure!" Germanotta argues, visibly disgruntled as Haurchefant forces her to walk in front of him using his larger Elezen stature against her.

It was clear she was irked about being man handled. Strong she may be, but Haurchefant was taller and using such against her. Perfectly capable, and willing, to pick her up and carry her bodily if she did not walk on her own.

"You will do as I say," Haurchefant replies with somehow gentle command.

"My lord-," Germanotta protests.

Haurchefant interrupts. "Germanotta - As Lord of Camp Dragonhead and your superior officer, I challenge you to a duel and order you to accept."

Germanotta falls silent.

Then, "That's not how that works, and you know it. You cannot command me for this."

Haurchefant makes a thoughtful sound. "Can I not? Will you deny me?"

Germanotta pauses. Then sighs, "No, my lord. I would not."

Haurchefant seems pleased, "Good!" He calls out your name then, beckoning, "Are you coming?"

You startle, realising you'd fallen behind just watching the two of them.

"Ah, yes!"

[that-crazy-five-foot-two-chick]

Summary: Winry sat in the optimal place to study in the school cafe for the entire fall semester. Then spring came, and suddenly some self-entitled twit who dressed like off-brand Gerard Way decided it was his territory. He was so not going to get off easy.

Rating: T

Word Count: 1.8k words of coffee shop/college AU with a side of enemies to almost-lovers

A/N: It's finals week, I posted this on Ao3 at almost 5am, and if the rest of the sentence didn't make it obvious, I'm writing from unfortunate experience. Not beta-ed or proofread, although I happened to see one thing to fix when I woke up this morning. Feel my raw power. Rawr.

It wasn't that big a deal.

It kind of really was, though.

Every Thursday morning during the fall semester, Winry sat in the same spot at the same school coffee shop. It was the spot sent by the entire patron pantheon of cram papers. Maybe one person didn't need an entire booth, but it was in the corner, and the tops of the bench seats had opaque plastic barriers that just so happened to be perfect for minimizing excess visual chaos. For the most part, there weren't loud conversations, and the jazz music that came through the speakers helped her tune out people ordering coffee. Add to that the fact that she could use campus flex dollars and not her own bank account that was begging for mercy, and it was the perfect spot to get papers done.

But apparently not this spring.

As soon as Winry walked in, she noticed him in the corner. Some emo wannabe guy on his computer. Probably on Reddit complaining about how women didn't appreciate the amazing pics he sent them on Tinder. Or at least, it was a fair guess based on the sour look on his face. Why did this guy of all people have to steal the holy grail spot? Ugh. She was still gonna get her coffee, darn it.

"You know the deal, Sciezska. Medium roast with a shot of espresso and vanilla creamer."

"On it! You paying in flex?"

"Yeah." She scanned her student ID and lowered her voice. "Who's off-brand Gerard Way in the corner?"

"Who's Ger—"

"The punk kid."

"Ohhh. I can try to get his number for you, if you want."

"No, he looks like a total tool! And not the kind I like dealing with!"

"Which means you think he's hot. I didn't think you were into that type, but you're not wrong."

"For the last time, no, Sciezska! He took my spot! And I'm trying very, very hard to keep this to a stage whisper, but if you keep trying to set me up with some random creep, I won't be able to!"

A distinctly male voice grumbled, "I'm not a creep."

"Keep telling that to the girls on Tinder. I'm sure they'll understand eventually."

"Yeah, and I'll bet if you look at your 'Live, Laugh, Love' sign a little more, you'll understand it eventually." He mumbled something under his breath.

"What was that, Mr. Nice Guy?"

"Lay off, it's eight in the morning. I said the only reason I even have a Tinder account is because my roommate stole my phone while I was going to the bathroom."

"Well, if you didn't want it, why didn't you delete it?"

"Eh, I figured if I really got sick of being single one day, it'd already be there."

"Never would have guessed you were single," Winry said dryly.

"Come on, it's way too early to be rubbing that kind of crap in. Who says I'm not fine with being single anyway?"

Sciezska timidly spoke up. "Medium roast with espresso and vanilla creamer?"

Winry thanked her as red jacket boy continued. "'Edward Elric, Bachelor.' Almost sounds as good as 'Edward Elric, Bachelor of Science.'"

"B.S. degree. Sounds about right."

"About time you stopped acting like I'm an idiot!"

Winry snorted. "That's not what I meant."

"Hey!"

"And with that, I'm going to go find some other spot to write my paper."

Edward, as his name apparently was, scoffed and mumbled something that sounded like "good riddance". Maybe the librarians wouldn't get on her case too much for bringing in coffee.

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A week later, Winry walked into the cafe, assuming the circumstances of the previous week were an anomaly. They were not.

"Medium roast with a shot of espresso and vanilla creamer," she grumbled and sulked in the direction of the corner seat.

"Hey, don't start with me again, blondie. I've had a whopping four hours of sleep and I can't promise you'll like what comes out of my mouth."

"We're at a coffee shop. Get some coffee. I can't help it if you're too hung over to be polite."

"Now look, genius. I did not stay up until 4 A.M. working on a stupid chem paper for that sadistic pyromaniac excuse for a professor just for some random chick to accuse me of being hung over."

"Oh."

"Yeah. And for your information, coffee doesn't really help me wake up. It just helps me focus on homework." He lifted up his empty cup and gave it a shake.

"That's the weirdest thing I've ever heard."

"ADHD is a weird thing, and yet, here I am."

"Huh, interesting."

"Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to pick up where I left off with the same stupid ten page paper I started last night."

"Oh right. Sure," Winry stammered. "Listen, I'm really sorry I just assumed things about you. It was wrong of me, and I'd like to make it up to you, if that's okay."

Edward eyed her suspiciously. "What do you have in mind?"

"Well...I could look over your paper once you're done writing it? I've got a paper of my own to write while I'm waiting, and I can sit right across the table here so you don't have to come get me. I won't try to talk to you or anything. Neither of us need that kind of distraction."

"Alright, alright. Get your coffee and sit down. The girl at the counter's been up there waiting for a good minute or two while you've been at confessional over here."

"Wait, she has?" Winry's eyes widened, and Edward laughed at her expense. He was kind of attractive when he wasn't scowling...wait what? She pouted and got up to retrieve her coffee. When Winry returned, she plopped down on the bench opposite Edward and opened her laptop. Peeking out from behind it, she added, "By the way, I'm Winry. I figured you ought to at least know the name of the person who's proofreading your paper."

"Well, Winry, you're the one who volunteered." The corners of his mouth twitched upward. The two worked on their assignments in silence, occasionally speaking up when necessary.

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Edward was in the corner again the next week as well.

"Hey, Edward! Mind if I join you for homework again?"

"Normally, I'd say no, but you didn't bother me too much last week, so you might as well." He turned away slightly.

"Great! Have you gotten your coffee yet? I didn't see a cup, and you got something the last two times."

"Eh, I haven't been here long. If you're going up and getting yours, would you mind ordering a caramel macchiato for me?" He asked, sliding his ID across the table.

"Yeah, no problem. I'll be back in a sec."

She returned and slipped his ID back before pulling out her computer. "Do you have anything for me to look over this time?"

"Not this week. But if you have anything you need looked over, I can do that, too."

"Actually, I do, if you wouldn't mind."

"Winry, I just volunteered. Just send the paper to my school email. Mine's 'elricedwa'," he instructed as he proceeded to spell it.

"Medium roast and a caramel macchiato?" Sciezska called out.

"Coming!" Winry replied and turned to Edward. "I just sent it, so you should be able to start while I'm getting our stuff." Eyes glued to his laptop, Edward gave a thumbs up.

Once she returned with their drinks, Winry sat down and wordlessly set Edward's drink next to him.

"Thanks," he muttered distantly. His lips mirrored the words he was reading. Though his lips weren't plump by any stretch of the imagination, they were shapely. His steely concentration made the air leave Winry's lungs. To top it all off, the first rays of sunlight came through the window just right, hitting Edward's hair in a way that made it positively glow.

What was she thinking? Those were only the sorts of things people thought when they had a crush. She'd only had two positive interactions with him, including this one. ...well, maybe it was a crush. She could certainly do worse than someone with a questionable fashion sense. After all, he worked hard, and he got good grades, if the quality of his writing was any indication. Okay, fine. He was also drop dead gorgeous, if you could see past his clothing choices. Yeah, she had a crush.

"Did you hear anything I just said?"

"...no."

"Figures. I finished reading your paper. It's not bad, I just left a few suggestions for sentence structure. Now I am going to enjoy my caramel macchiato." He took off the lid and breathed in the steam with his eyes closed, nearly drooping into the cup in content. When he opened his eyes slowly, Winry was awestruck by the similarity between the color of his eyes and his drink.

"What?" Edward furrowed his eyebrows.

"Nothing. I didn't say anything. At all. Nope."

"Okay." He shrugged. She reopened the document and went through his suggested edits. Gnawing her lip in concentration, she leaned forward a bit to settle in and tackle the editing.

"...hey, uh, Winry?" Edward gulped. "Are you going to drink your coffee?"

"Oh! Yeah, I almost forgot. Thanks, Edward!" she smiled.

"No–no problem. And you can call me Ed, you know. Most people do. Except for that excuse for a professor that calls me pipsqueak. Can you believe he's my advisor? I mean, come on, I'm a grown man. I'm not that short."

Winry made a poor attempt at containing her laughter. "Okay then, Ed. Prove it. Stand up."

"Fine." He slid out of the booth and stood. Winry followed suit and appraised their respective heights.

"Well, I'd hardly call you tall, but you're at least taller than me by a few inches, for whatever that's worth."

Edward grinned as if he had won some sort of prize. "Time for shorties to sit down now!"

"Watch it now. You're not too far from that label yourself, mister."

They both returned to their positions in the booth and worked steadily for the next hour. At the end of that time, Winry closed her laptop. "Ed, are you okay? You seem distracted."

"ADHD. I'm always distracted," he dismissed.

"No, like, are you sick or something? You did get more than four hours of sleep this time, right?"

"No comment." Ed's mouth twitched. He mumbled barely loud enough to hear, "Wouldn't have mattered anyway."

"Are you sure? If you're not feeling well, I can drive you over to the health center."

"N-no. That's not it." He exhaled, then slid a napkin across the table. His hands trembled slightly. "Anyway, here's my number. In case you need me to look over a paper. Or whatever. I've got a class soon."

Winry blushed, but tucked the napkin in her laptop. "Thanks, Ed. See you next week?"

"Yeah. Next week."

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Winry: This goes with your major, right?

Edward: Blocked

[2lim3rz]

House of Wax Rambles

Instead of just making multiple posts of the same thing, I’ma just put all my comments here.

1. Wade, puppies. Stop and pet at least one. Also ambrose is sketchy as HELL

2. O H THEY WALKED INTO A FUNERAL OOPS-

3. F to Wade the accidental asshole. Also Bo? I think it’s Bo, he cute. I’d trust him

4. No idea who this muscle man is carving at a statue, but I am SO IMPRESSED at the like, tbh, anyone who can carve realistic bodies like that deserves respect

5. WADE, YOU FUCK, IT SAYS CLOSED

6. Nevermind, Wade is a fucking asshole. You deserve to have that dog growl at you, asshole. STOP MELTING THINGS!

7. AND YOU’RE JUST GONNA STAY INSIDE?! NO! GET OUT! I DON’T CARE HOW GOOD VINCENT’S ART IS, GET OUT!!

8. Not saying I forgive Trudy and Doc from the beginning, but I do like, feel bad for them. Also Bo is somehow more sus than roadkill hauler? I don’t trust him. At all. Sure roadkill dude was a perv, but he’s more...marginally trustworthy than Bo is

9. Victor Sinclair? Victor.. wait cadavers- WA IT BO? IS BO THEIR SON? OH. OH NO. WADE GET THE HELL OUT OF TH ER E!!! Unless he’s some weirdo that collected their stuff-

10 OH FUCK. OH NO- THE TRUCK- HOLY FUCK!

11. HE CUT HIS ANKLE OH NO, MY BIGGEST WEAKNESS-

12. DITCH HIM CARLY , DITCH HIM! WADE’S BEING MCMURDERED AND KIDNAPPED BY MR. HANDSOME

12. BO IS SCARY OH NO, BO IS VERY SCARY

13. Mr. Scary Handsome his indeed, handsome. Confirmed. Does not forgive him for being terrifying

13. AHEFHGHR NE EDLES, HR UK

14. Omg he has a doggo

15. OH MY G OD WAT TORTURE DEVICE IS TH IS ?! I’m loving this movie but not gonna lie, I genuinely can ‘t look holy shit- AND CARLY GO AWAY FROM THE CHURCH! GET OUT! GET OUT YOU STUPID IDIOT!

16. Oh my god.. THEY’RE ALL WAX- OH MY GOD THEY’RE ALL WAX-

17. DRIVE THROUGH IT! HELP CARLY!! HELP. HER!! BO! BO-

18. I WAS VAGUELY GUESSING BUT OH FUCK BO IS THE ONE THAT WAS GETTING TIED UP-

19. NO! NIC! SHE’S RIGHT THERE!! PLEASE!!

20. OH MY GOD HE’S GLUEING HER LIPS OH MY GOD- BO - BO W HY! NIC! RESCUE HER!! RESCUE! HER FIN GER- HEE R FI NGER! CARLY’S FINAL GIRL MATIEREAL PLEASE-

21. OH NO CAMERA BOY!! NOT MY CAMERA BOY!!

22. That’s not wade.... That is NOT- THAT IS WADE OH NO.. AHHHHHH

23. HE’S NOT LEAVING! DON’T TRUST BO!

24. Obligatory OwU scene. Paige. Paige talk to him- OH NO THE MUSIC-

25. Is paige final girl? I hope so

26. AGH ANKLES- N O- PLEASE-

27. HE MADE A NOISE?!

28. NOOO! MY GIRL! PAIGE!!

Sidenote: Honestly the worst part of the glued lips was the blood because I chew on my lips a lot so it was kinda just ASDFAWE:FWELGW

30. WAIT IF BO’S THE TERRIFYING KID FROM THE START THEN.. THEN WHY’S VINCENT HIDING HIS FACE?! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BOY?

21. OH....OH poor Vincent- I mean he’s still the villain but- Poor kid, man- OH THAT’S WHAT THE MOM WAS MAKING IN THE BEGINNING-

32, Any wound any of these characters make, makes me feel super itchy there I ah te it  so mu chh. ALSO OH NO, VINCENT’S DOGGO IS GONNA BUST YOU-

33. Bo’s a fucking asshole to his brother. You two are bad guys but one of y’all sucks a lot more than the other, let Vincent help you you crazy man

34. This part with the generator gives me massive American Terror vibes and I hate it- OH NO, VINCENT DON’T FLIP SWITCHES!

35. Dalton was his bro.. his dude bro...

36. Aw h el l - Bo’s a better  fight er o h no

37. Vincent, don’t care about the man.. he didn’t care about you, buddy

38. I don’t know about Vincent, but he got done dirty by Bo

39. “You guys ok?” “-silence-”

40. N IC YOU STO LE PO L ICE E V IDE NCE-

41. OH SHIT- OH- OH MY GOD- HERE I THOUGHT PERVY ROADKILL DUDE WAS A GOOD GUY HE’S-

OH MY GOODDD

Final thoughts:

Soundtrack? Love it. Though the scene in the theatre could’ve been without music but that’s my opinion

Bo, Vincent, and roadkill dude? I love them. Bo’s on thin fucking ice because he’s an asshole, in fact he broke that ice.

Overall, LOVE the movie! I see why everyone loves it!

[torentialtribute]

Steven Gerrard thought his Rangers side should have put MORE than six past Hibernian

& # 39; I am really disappointed that we do not score anymore & # 39 ;: Steven Gerrard felt that his Rangers side should have put more than six past Hibernian

Jermain Defoe started a jubilant week for Gers when he stopped a hat-trick at home

Sunday 6-1 win cam hot on the heels of his last sigh to Kilmarnock

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard was understandably overjoyed with his side

Alfredo Morelos climbed off the bench on Sunday to replace Jermaine Defoe

by Press Association Reporter

Published: 23:31 BST, August 11, 2019 | Updated: 23:31 BST, August 11, 2019

Steven Gerrard admitted that he was disappointed in his rampant Rangers did not hit even harder against unfortunate Hibernian.

Jermain Defoe packed in jubilant week for Gers while putting in a clinical hat trick during the 6-1 mauling of Paul Heckingbottom's men.

Coming to the heels of the last sigh from his side to Kilmarnock last Sunday and the four goals Europa League in Midweek in Denmark, boss Gerrard was understandably happy with his efforts.

Steven Gerrard admitted he was disappointed. Rangers did not give an even heavier beating

Alfredo Morelos climbed off the bench to replace Defoe and immediately found it just before Sheyi Ojo & # 39; s injury time strike – but the Ibrox manager confessed that he was greedy because he was the Light Blues completely saw dominate Hibs.

Gerrard said: & I am very satisfied. In addition to a 10-minute spell at the end of the first half, I thought we were excellent.

& # 39; We really looked dangerous. That is how I want us to always look like a threat, get people in one-to-one position, strike strikers.

& # 39; Their defense had a tough 90 minutes today and that is how it looked (for us). I am actually disappointed that we did not score anymore. Every time we went on, we looked dangerous.

Striker Jermain Defoe fired in three goals to help Rangers beat Hibernian 6-1 at Ibrox

Alfredo Morelos came off the bench to score two late goals to complete the route

I respect Hibs and Paul Heckingbottom. They are a good team, but they met Rangers today on a bad day. & # 39;

Defoe turns 37 in two months, but Gerrard hinted that he is ready to extend the stay of the former England striker in Glasgow when his 18-month Bournemouth loan expires next summer.

& # 39; I get the age comments, & # 39; said his old international colleague. & # 39; But the most important thing for me is how you feel. How old is your body?

& # 39; If you have never touched a drop of alcohol in your life and are hungry like Jermain Defoe, you never think about it.

& # 39; I don't think: & # 39; He's 36, so can't start or play two games on the road & # 39 ;. I just think I know this player, his hunger, his professionalism.

Defoe opened the score after just nine minutes by pressing a rebound to jump

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The former England-international then hit close to his second in the near post

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& # 39; He can score goals for Rangers for this season and, if I can predict, also next season. & # 39 ;

Hib threatened to be blown away when Gers ran out of the traps.

But after falling behind Defoe & # 39; s early double, the Easter Road side settled and got a lifeline with the senator of Scott Allan Sational assist for Daryl Horgan five minutes before half time.

However, the second booking by Sean Mackie just after the break placed the Heckingbottom team on the back foot.

The Leith boss threw the dice because he threw Florian Kamberi as a partner of Christian Doidge, but insists that his guess was not the reason his party shifted four goals in the last 16 minutes.

Hibernian gave hope when Daryl Horgan came home from Scott Allan & # 39; s pass

Sean Mackie got a yellow card after he had committed a deliberate handball

The former Leeds boss said: & # 39; You & # 39; You have to go for it, don't you? What are you going to do Let it fizz up to 2-1? That is meaningless.

& # 39; Listen, the form is not the reason we have assigned more goals. We lose the ball in crazy areas and do not defend well, those are the reasons we have assigned more.

& # 39; That is something for 10 men. The first part, on 11 v 11, is where we were the second best for long spells. We were too passive.

& # 39; I could sit here and give all credit to Rangers in the world, but I'm more worried about how we approach it. & # 39;

The race was decided when Defoe was the highest reached point to cross from Steven Davis & # 39;

to be added. Just minutes after he got off the bench, Morelos was able to finish his fourth team

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[criticalotterstudies]

"Peter­son has just released a new book, 12 Rules for Life: An Anti­dote to Chaos. It is his first since 1999’s Maps of Mean­ing, a study of myth in mod­ern thought. In that book, Peter­son based his think­ing on the mys­ti­cism of Carl Jung, fol­low­ing a pat­tern ini­ti­at­ed by Joseph Camp­bell, whose influ­ence is now pri­mar­i­ly seen in Star Wars rather than schol­ar­ship on myth. Peter­son neglect­ed to engage with unan­i­mous­ly rec­og­nized pre­de­ces­sors in the field of study, like anthro­pol­o­gist Claude Lévi-Strauss, who had pos­tu­lat­ed as ear­ly as the 1950’s that myths are based on a recur­ring struc­ture across cul­tures and eras. ... Der­ri­da and Fou­cault are indeed asso­ci­at­ed with trends vary­ing­ly described as “post­struc­tural­ism” or “post­mod­ernism,” not just by reac­tionar­ies, but by lib­er­als like Mark Lil­la and left­ists like Noam Chom­sky as well. The for­mer term may have some cor­re­spon­dence to real­i­ty. It shows how Der­ri­da and Fou­cault fol­lowed and respond­ed to a trend in French intel­lec­tu­al life known as “struc­tural­ism,” based on the lin­guis­tic the­o­ries of Fer­di­nand de Saus­sure and epit­o­mized by Lévi-Strauss’s stud­ies of myth, and depart­ed from its basic ori­en­ta­tions. But nei­ther thinker ever advanced a the­o­ry of “post­mod­ernism” or claimed it as a the­o­ret­i­cal prac­tice — in fact, they hard­ly ever used the word. In a 1983 inter­view in the philo­soph­i­cal jour­nal Telos, Fou­cault was asked to iden­ti­fy the place of his thought in the post­mod­ern era. “What are we call­ing post­moder­ni­ty?” he respond­ed. “I’m not up to date.” ... In 1966, Der­ri­da pre­sent­ed a paper called “Struc­ture, Sign, and Play in the Dis­course of Human Sci­ences” at a con­fer­ence on “The Lan­guage of Crit­i­cism and the Sci­ences of Man” held at Johns Hop­kins Uni­ver­si­ty. This event can be con­sid­ered the inau­gu­ra­tion of a fusion between Amer­i­can lit­er­ary stud­ies and French phi­los­o­phy, with then-arche­typ­al struc­tural­ists like Roland Barthes and Jacques Lacan in atten­dance. But Der­ri­da was already propos­ing a pow­er­ful cri­tique of struc­tural­ism, through a close read­ing of Claude Lévi-Strauss. Der­ri­da opened his paper by read­ing the event itself. He pro­posed that the remod­el­ing of the human sci­ences around the for­mal log­ic of lin­guis­tics con­sti­tut­ed an “event” in the sense of think­ing the “struc­tural­i­ty of struc­ture.” The con­cept of struc­ture, Der­ri­da point­ed out, was not the inven­tion of struc­tural­ism – it was “as old as west­ern sci­ence and west­ern phi­los­o­phy.” But what he called the struc­tural­i­ty was not always easy to grasp. The fact that a struc­ture is com­posed by a par­tic­u­lar orga­ni­za­tion of ele­ments means that it is not some tan­gi­ble thing, but a set of rela­tions, between ele­ments which are con­sti­tut­ed by their dif­fer­ences from one anoth­er. But in the his­to­ry of West­ern thought, this struc­tural­i­ty had “always been neu­tral­ized or reduced, and this by a process of giv­ing it a cen­ter or refer­ring it to a point of pres­ence, a fixed ori­gin.” Con­trary to com­mon belief, said Der­ri­da, the cen­ter has held all too fast; attempts to dis­lodge it tend­ed to sim­ply install a sub­sti­tute. He gives the exam­ple of eth­nol­o­gy: in an attempt to over­come Euro­pean eth­no­cen­trism through an engage­ment with the larg­er world, it employs Euro­pean modes of sci­en­tif­ic obser­va­tion and inter­pre­ta­tion. This brought him to Lévi-Strauss, and an engage­ment with Peterson’s pur­port­ed spe­cial­i­ty, myth. In his read­ing of myths, Lévi-Strauss had to con­tend with a prob­lem that lit­er­ary crit­i­cism had pre­vi­ous­ly been able to avoid. Unlike a nov­el, a myth has no author; it is a prod­uct of the struc­ture of mythol­o­gy itself. “The absence of a cen­ter is here the absence of a sub­ject and the absence of an author,” says Der­ri­da. Lévi-Strauss replaces this with a per­ma­nent struc­ture that defines the form. ... In depart­ing with the seem­ing­ly dras­ti­cal­ly dif­fer­ent approach­es of struc­tural­ism and phe­nom­e­nol­o­gy, Der­ri­da and Fou­cault left behind a total­iz­ing ide­al­ism shared by both schools of thought, which had left their adher­ents unable to explain the dif­fer­en­ti­at­ed and uneven real­i­ties of both phi­los­o­phy and his­to­ry. It is not Der­ri­da and Fou­cault who repro­duce this total­iz­ing ide­al­ism, but Peter­son. Con­trary to his self-pro­fessed rep­u­ta­tion for straight talk and hard truths, Peterson’s con­cep­tion of all the var­i­ous phe­nom­e­na of social life as expres­sions of a curi­ous­ly inter­pret­ed intel­lec­tu­al episode hap­pens to be con­sis­tent with the most spec­u­la­tive of philoso­phies: an ide­al­ism that claims ideas descend from heav­en to earth. Draw­ing on his read­ing of west­ern phi­los­o­phy, Der­ri­da showed that through­out its his­to­ry there were vary­ing yearn­ings of a “meta­physics of pres­ence”: the notion that some pure, unadul­ter­at­ed truth exists inde­pen­dent of the deriv­a­tive and dis­tort­ed forms in which it is expressed. Begin­ning with Pla­to, this was dra­ma­tized in the oppo­si­tion between speech and writ­ing. In speech, said Pla­to, one was faced with the pres­ence of the speak­er and the pos­si­bil­i­ty of direct­ly access­ing the truth of his utter­ance. But in writ­ing the speak­er was absent, and his words could be mis­in­ter­pret­ed. This is all Der­ri­da means by “logo­cen­trism” — the pre­sup­po­si­tion that speech was pri­ma­ry to writ­ing, that it was a rep­re­sen­ta­tion of ideas that pre­ced­ed its utter­ance. The logo­cen­tric way of think­ing, long cus­tom­ary to the point of being a tru­ism, is an eva­sion of the fact that phi­los­o­phy, and there­fore any quest for truth or knowl­edge, can only take place with­in the impure, in-between field of lan­guage. Derrida’s med­i­ta­tions on these ques­tions are both more com­plex and more pre­cise than some dorm­room solil­o­quy punc­tu­at­ed by the bub­bling of bong water. The ques­tion Peter­son accus­es him of answer­ing with dan­ger­ous equiv­o­ca­tion — whether there is such a thing as objec­tive truth — is not one he pos­es. That ques­tion is so vague­ly and poor­ly framed as to be irre­solv­able. The point is that we have no direct access to truth, that it can­not sim­ply be made present. Instead, we have to pay atten­tion to the var­i­ous forms of sec­on­dari­ness, impu­ri­ty, dif­fer­ence, and dis­tor­tion which actu­al­ly con­sti­tute our thought. ... In 12 Rules, Peter­son takes Der­ri­da to task for a famous and eas­i­ly decon­tex­tu­al­ized quote: “there is noth­ing out­side the text.” Peter­son reads this as the “nihilis­tic and destruc­tive” claim that “every­thing is inter­pre­ta­tion.” To call this an over­state­ment would be an under­state­ment. Der­ri­da was not claim­ing that there are no side­walks, birds, and build­ings beyond the edges of a page. He was ques­tion­ing the idea that there is a mean­ing to a text that is dis­tinct from what is actu­al­ly there in the text. There is no pure trans­mis­sion, uncor­rupt­ed by a sec­ondary medi­um, that makes us one with our lis­ten­ers or read­ers. To engage in decon­struc­tion is to show, through close read­ing, how even the advo­cates of a meta­physics of pres­ence end up acknowl­edg­ing the inescapa­bil­i­ty of writ­ing and all that it rep­re­sents. And decon­struc­tion, too, inevitably falls prey to its own work. There is not a trace of this kind of humil­i­ty in Peterson’s writ­ing. His mega­lo­ma­nia is so extreme that he once pro­posed a kind of machinic McCarthy­ism, announc­ing his intent to cre­ate an arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence pro­gram called a “post­mod­ern lex­i­con detec­tor.” This algo­rithm would sort out course descrip­tions at uni­ver­si­ties that includ­ed any unsa­vory con­tent, list­ing them on a direc­to­ry for free-think­ing stu­dents to avoid. Among its oth­er remark­able qual­i­ties, this is a strange way to advo­cate for the free­dom of speech. Peterson’s col­leagues talked him out of it.

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European Tour winners move into Q-School contention

Tournament: European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage, Venue: Lumine Golf Club, Tarragona, Spain Round Five Report Experience told on the fifth day of Qualifying School Final Stage as European Tour winners Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño and Anders Hansen moved within touching distance of regaining their Race to Dubai status for next season. Just 18 holes remain at Lumine Golf Club, with the top 25 and ties after tomorrow’s final round earning European Tour cards at the end of a gruelling six-round marathon in Tarragona. Impressively leading the way is Sam Horsfield, the Englishman who has already come through First and Second Stage. By close of play tomorrow, he will have played a mammoth 252 holes and ended the day three shots clear on 19 under par after a fifth successive sub-70 round. His nearest rival is Jeff Winther, who earned his card through Final Stage 12 months ago. The Dane’s seven under par 64 was the joint lowest round of the day and took him to 16 under par. Four players trail Winther by one shot in a share of third place, including Connor Syme. The Scot shone again on Day Five with a four under par 67 and could crown an impressive start to his professional career by securing European Tour status tomorrow. Matthew Baldwin, Kristoffer Broberg and Charlie Ford are alongside him while Hansen, three times a winner on the European Tour, is one shot further back in a share of seventh place following an excellent round of 65. Fernandez-Castaño – who has Alvaro Quiros caddying for him this week – matched that score and sits in a tie for tenth on 13 under par, with exactly 25 players currently at 11 under par or better in Spain, but with much drama sure to come in tomorrow’s final round. Player quotes: [caption id="attachment_15107" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] TARRAGONA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 12: Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano of Spain looks on during the second round of the European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage at Lumine Golf Club on November 12, 2017 in Tarragona, Spain. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)[/caption] Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño “Conditions were a little easier today – the wind wasn’t blowing as hard – but I also played very well. I hit the ball probably the best I have so far this week, and I gave myself a lot of birdie chances. “Six under today was a phenomenal result and it takes a bit of the pressure off for tomorrow. Hopefully I can go super low tomorrow and make sure that I get my card back. “I am feeling extremely relaxed. Last time I played at Q-School was in 2004 where it very much felt like a case or ‘all or nothing’. “But now I have status somewhere else, on the Web.com Tour, and having that back-up plan has put me at ease a bit. “I think that having Alvaro on the bag has made me feel good too. I remember Q-School as a really stressful experience from before, but I think we have managed our practice sessions really well – we didn’t too overdo it at the beginning of the week with our drills and routines.  “I am now excited about tomorrow and hopefully we can put another good round together.” Connor Syme “It has been a great last three rounds. I didn’t quite play as well as I had over the last couple of days but that is what you have to expect at a six-round event. “It was the first time that I have had a scorecard in my hands for five days in a row but I am delighted with the position I am in and hopefully I can continue playing well tomorrow. “It is so difficult as there are so many good players this week and all you can control is yourself. I played really well at Second Stage last week so I felt confident coming into it. “It is not in my hands though and I can’t control how anyone plays tomorrow. I need to keep doing what I am doing and that will be hopefully be enough tomorrow. “It is going to be a very different experience tomorrow. This year I have had a lot of good experiences, playing in The Open and making a few appearances on the European Tour, but I think tomorrow is going to be a very different experience. “If you get too much into a situation where you are overthinking everything then that can affect your game, so you just need to keep a clear head as that is when you play your best golf.” Anders Hansen “I feel fine. I’m not too worried about it. You always want to do well, there’s absolutely no doubt about that but for me it’s got more to do with personal reasons for me being here. “I had an exemption this season but I haven’t really played, I just didn’t have time to play enough, too many other things going on, so towards the end I thought that if I wanted to play something next year, I’d better go to Q-School. “My game is not too bad, for an old man like me! I’m just trying to be patient and take every day as it comes and go from there. Tomorrow I’m just going to play and see what happens – I’ve done it for 20 years so I know what I’m doing!” Jeff Winther “I’m feeling quite good but I’m not hitting the ball very well, I need to go and grind it on the range for a bit – I had nine putts on the back nine today and that’s what’s saved me today! “I’ll try to draw on last year a little bit but I’m feeling quite loose about it. We’re all here every week, I’ve been on the European Tour for the last two years and a lot of the guys here are the same as every week so it doesn’t feel that different. “It’s nice to be in a good position going into the final round but I still need to put a good score together tomorrow and not do anything stupid. “I’ve been playing really well this year but it’s tough when you don’t get into the big events. I think I’ve only missed three or four cuts all season but you just need the last putt to drop in to get those really high finishes, and that hasn’t quite come to me this year.” Scores after Round Five: 338 S Horsfield (Eng) 69 68 66 68 67; 341 J Winther (Den) 67 67 72 71 64; 342 K Broberg (Swe) 70 71 67 68 66; M Baldwin (Eng) 71 69 68 68 66; C Syme (Sco) 72 73 63 67 67; C Ford (Eng) 73 69 66 64 70; 343 A Hansen (Den) 71 71 69 67 65; L Canter (Eng) 71 64 67 75 66; C Blomstrand (Swe) 72 69 67 66 69; 344 G Fernandez - Castaño (Esp) 72 70 69 68 65; P Widegren (Swe) 69 72 68 69 66; M Foster (Eng) 67 72 68 71 66; A Pavan (Ita) 65 68 71 73 67; 345 P Angles (Esp) 73 70 69 68 65; J Kruyswijk (RSA) 71 71 70 66 67; J Thomson (Eng) 67 72 68 67 71; 346 J Geary (Nzl) 72 71 72 67 64; R McGowan (Eng) 72 71 68 70 65; M Nixon (Eng) 70 71 70 69 66; R Macintyre (Sco) 67 71 71 71 66; H Sturehed (Swe) 67 71 71 70 67; K Johannessen (Nor) 71 69 67 72 67; N Geyger (Chi) 67 74 69 68 68; G Moynihan (Irl) 69 72 67 68 70; J Janewattananond (Tha) 74 71 65 65 71; 347 A Michael (RSA) 73 71 66 74 63; S Gros (Fra) 70 69 74 67 67; F Aguilar (Chi) 73 70 68 69 67; T Murray (Eng) 70 63 75 70 69; M Schwab (Aut) 71 69 67 71 69; 348 M Schneider (Ger) 68 74 71 68 67; J Walters (RSA) 75 71 66 69 67; O Lindell (Fin) 73 71 66 70 68; C Bezuidenhout (RSA) 69 69 72 70 68; T Lewis (Eng) 75 69 68 67 69; J Edfors (Swe) 70 72 70 67 69; N Kimsey (Eng) 68 73 70 68 69; D Law (Sco) 68 73 70 68 69; J Quesne (Fra) 69 72 69 69 69; A Knappe (Ger) 69 72 69 69 69; C Braeunig (Ger) 70 70 67 71 70; J Heath (Eng) 72 68 68 69 71; 349 L Gagli (Ita) 71 73 66 72 67; J Munro (Aus) 69 71 69 71 69; Ó Serna (Mex) 68 72 67 73 69; S Heisele (Ger) 72 67 70 70 70; G Stal (Fra) 64 71 73 70 71; B Evans (Eng) 69 66 68 71 75; 350 M Armitage (Eng) 71 71 74 68 66; S Vincent (Zim) 72 72 69 70 67; P Howard (Eng) 73 66 74 69 68; C Lloyd (Eng) 68 71 71 72 68; S Manley (Wal) 69 68 70 73 70; M Millar (Aus) 74 67 69 68 72; 351 P Mejow (Ger) 69 70 74 70 68; H Leon (Chi) 73 72 69 68 69; M Iten (Sui) 74 70 67 71 69; 352 S Henry (Sco) 78 69 68 69 68; J Hansen (Den) 72 73 70 69 68; R McGee (Irl) 72 73 70 67 70; 353 S Khan (Eng) 72 71 73 68 69; E Johansen (Nor) 68 73 72 70 70; E Park (Kor) 72 72 66 73 70; K Samooja (Fin) 73 69 69 70 72; 354 S Webster (Eng) 69 74 73 68 70; S Sharma (Ind) 75 73 68 67 71; P Maddy (Eng) 77 68 70 67 72; M Lafeber (Ned) 68 73 73 68 72; A Arnaus (Esp) 70 70 71 70 73; 355 A Hall (Aus) 73 69 70 71 72; J Huldahl (Den) 67 75 69 72 72; S Tiley (Eng) 72 70 68 73 72; 356 K Koivu (am) (Fin) 70 70 72 72 72; 361 A Cañizares (Esp) 73 73 70 68 77

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The GreatDrams Top Ten Whiskies of 2016

Now that Christmas and New Year are done with, and I've had a few moments (literally only a few) to reflect on an awesome 2016, I thought I'd put together The GreatDrams Top Ten Whiskies of 2016 so you can see what I loved over the last twelve months. Make sure you let me know if you agree in the comments at the end.

These are in ALPHABETICAL particular order.

Ailsa Bay - £59.00 - Available here

The bottle design is stunning, the SPPM measure from Brian Kinsman, a new measure of 'sweet parts per million' and a gorgeous smokiness that is almost dangerously easy to drink makes this a no-brainer. It is NAS, but given the distillery started producing spirit in 2007, it does not take a genius to work out it is going to have components between around five and eight years old in its make-up. The stopper especially is awesome - I have a few of them now and play with them in my office, flinging them between my hands as they glide on the surface of my desk, and the bar!

Auchroisk 27 Year Old - Cadenheads - Unavailable to purchase

Out of nowhere, on the penultimate day of 2016, my dram of the year goes to this 27 year old, sherry matured single malt Auchroisk from Cadenheads. Simply incredible. The depth of character, rounded fruity character and impressive smokey brilliance of this beast is so fantastic I had to pull in a few favours to obtain myself a bottle as I was not privy to the initial sale, thanks to Tom of Tom's Whisky Reviews and Jason the Whisky Rover for coming through for me, truly appreciated.

Douglas Laing’s Single Grain Winter Warmers - £varies - Available here

I'm a sucker for single grain, really love the stuff and think it is probably the next big thing in Scotch as producers find decades-old product left over from blending recipes long gone and look to bottle them and ship them out as premium products... and I cannot wait. Always so smooth, soft, fruity, unassuming and gorgeous, you have to try the single grains from Douglas Laing.

Jameson Makers Series - ~€70 each - Available here

The Whiskey Maker Series: Distillers Safe, Coopers Croze, Blenders Dog. I’m mightily impressed with the Whiskey Makers Series. I think it delivers on something really special; Jameson whiskey expressions that show the personalities of the people involved in the production process.

As alluded to, this range is all about telling the stories of coopers, blenders and distillers through the liquid, all of the products have been created especially for the new range.

At the launch, Master Blender Billy Leighton took a moment to explain that the whiskies are brought about by each other’s personalities, as he sees it:

Brian & Distillers Safe are young and smooth.

Ger & Coopers Croze have been around a while.

Billy & Blenders Dog are suave, sophisticated, rounded and complex.

I think I see where he is going with this… in my view; they’re all great, and for different reasons.

Longmorn 23 Years Old - £1,400 - Available soon

I have often said that Longmorn is one of the most underrated whisky distilleries in Scotland; it gets good press, but not as much as some of its more famous neighbours garner. Stunning, beautiful, dry, fruity, caramel with heavy vanilla nose and palate. The palate was vibrant, juicy, mature, green apples, silky and all round brilliant with a super-long white peppery finish.

The packaging for the range is great, but the Longmorn 23 Year Old especially was impressive; the silver detailing, etching and heavy set stopper were a joy for a whisky packaging geek, all about the finishing touches.

The price is a bit inflated in truth, but if you park that and just enjoy the liquid it delivers all you want from Longmorn and much, much more.

Longrow 14 - Cadenheads - Unavailable to purchase

Similar to the Auchroisk, I missed out on this one, bought a sample off a friend, loved the smokey, fruity, bonfire-y notes and ended up buying it at the very next online whisky auction for £35 more than it went on sale, which, for the quality of the liquid and how simply brilliant it is, I'm ok with as it was released for £65 in the first place! I cannot put it any better than Mark of Malt-Review;

"This Longrow was bottled for the society late last year at 53.2% ABV. 600 bottles were available at something ridiculous like £65 each. Honestly, can you think of another distillery that releases limited editions as inexpensive as this? It’s spent its entire 14 years in a fresh Sherry Butt."

Redbreast Lustau Edition - £45.25 - Available here

I was gutted not to be available for the launch of this in Jerez, Spain, but that aside the whiskey itself is stunning; probably rocketing to one of my top three Irish whiskies of all time. Michael Cowman, resident GreatDrams Irish whiskey fanatic, explains the release:

"Redbreast Lustau is a Non – Age Statement single pot still initially aged in bourbon and sherry casks for a period between 9 and 12 years after which it spends a further year maturing in specially selected sherry butts at the bodegas Lustau.

The Bodegas Lustau is one of the most awarded sherry brands in the world, frequently scooping international awards and acclaim.This permanent edition to the Redbreast range is designed to showcase the quality of the casks used by Midleton. For anyone unfamiliar with the Redbreast range the influence of sherry casks is one of the defining characteristics and it’s being used to full effect for the purpose of the new Lustau edition. For drinkers looking for a delicately balanced whiskey with a heavy sherry influence then look no further."

The Dalmore Quintessence - £1,000 - Available here

Carrying a cool £1,000 price tag, The Dalmore Quintessence is clearly not a mass-market product, limited to an un-spcified number of bottles in the low hundreds, and having been bottled at 45% ABV to ensure the red wine flavour characteristics are not diminished through too much water being added, this is a very nice whisky indeed.

The colour was deep, burning gold wrapped in a light red hue. The nose brought about a plethora of wine and sweetness rounded off with a distinct burnt sugar note with hints of vanilla, dark fruits, juicy peaches and the classic chunky marmalade character of The Dalmore distillery’s signature style.

On the palate silky caramel notes shone through as the liquid turned velvety and creamy with marzipan notes, only a light alcohol feeling and a chocolate orange character developed before being replaced by white peppers and spice.

The Glenlivet Cipher - £110 - Available here

The Glenlivet Cipher has as little information as is legally possible, all we know is that the specific cask combinations have never been used by The Glenlivet before and that the end result is super-smooth with the distiller’s quintessential fruity notes.

My tasting notes for The Glenlivet Cipher (there are no official ones as yet). Nose: Lots of honey, smooth, hints of spice – likely ginger as that came through more on the palate. Palate: Creamy, smooth, ginger, fresh apples, orchard fruits – potentially citrus and more honey is definitely present. Finish: Fun, medium length, sweet and fruity.

The Macallan Edition 02 - £77.95 - Available here. 

Definitely one of the best releases from The Macallan for a few years, both this and its Edition 01 predecessor are fantastic and moreish, like the quality I expect from old releases from The Macallan. Robust flavours, interesting stories and an all-round enjoyable whisky experience; not forced, like a few recent releases * cough * 1824 Series *cough *.

SO there you have it, my top ten whiskies of 2016, what were yours? Do you agree?

I want to thank the brands involved for inviting me to launches, providing samples and always being on hand for information and interviews; truly appreciated and look forward to another blockbuster year ahead... bring on 2017!

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Kilmarnock 1-2 Rangers: Connor Goldson heads in stoppage-time winner

When the clock approached 90 minutes, this new season for Rangers seemed to begin with a repeat of the same old shortcomings.

A lead was blown. A victory in the first competition in Rugby Park since 2011 seemed far away. A boring execution, devoid of invention for spells, looked like resulting in lost ground on the very first day of their campaign.

But then came a dramatic, chaotic finale that could create the hope that things are a little different than this time for the Ibrox club.

[1945908] Connor Goldson popped up with a head in the 91st minute to win it for Rangers on Sunday

Goldson scored the winner time to give Rangers fans a frenzy

Rangers No. 6 walks to celebrate with fans because the players of Kilmarnock have their heads in their hands

When James Tavenier delivered a corner kick from the right, Connor Goldson powered by a crowd of bodies to connect and spread delirium around one end of Rugby Park.

Visiting fans wrapped in the Chadwick Stand spilled in the edge of the field in honor of the ecstatic players were flooded. Nikola Katic was booked by referee Willie Collum because he went too far, but you doubt he cared much about him.

Rangers had failed from these positions. Both Premiership visits to Rugby Park were lost. They staggered out of the blocks with just five points from their first four games.

Steven Gerrard has pointed to the concession of late goals as a key factor for failing. Change has been requested.

This was a first step in that direction. And one that injured Kilmarnock. Angelo Alessio seemed ready to ease the early investigation of his tenure caused by that embarrassment of the Europa League against Connah's Quay, when the 83-minute strike by Stephen O'Donnell the opener of the first half of Scott Arfield canceled.

Scott Arfield broke the deadlock after beating Kilmarnock & # 39; s Laurentiu Branescu asked for

Arfield celebrates after he gave the men of Steven Gerrard the perfect start in Rugby Park

It wasn't just there was enough in this performance to suggest predictions. His downfall may have been a bit premature.

At his press conference on Friday, Gerrard had effectively challenged Alessio to come out and attack. The suggestion was that it would be a victory for player power if the Italian dropped his broader philosophy for the point-winning pragmatism that Steve Clarke had served so well.

If the Ibrox manager tried brain games, it didn't work. For the first 16 minutes of parity, Kilmarnock was stubbornly deep-pressing space in a 4-1-4-1 set that left Eamonn Brophy an often isolated figure.

It was a well-known challenge for Rangers. But could they choose this slot better than those carefully made by Clarke after hours of training on the ground? They could. Even if they didn't knock the door exactly out of the hinges.

The first hint of home defense weakening came after eight minutes when Alfredo Morelos left Stuart Findlay to click on a lofted forward pass from Ryan Jack. .

The Colombian attempted to attempt an attempt at the nearby post, which was flapped by Laurentiu Branescu.

Kilmarnock & # 39; s Stephen O & # 39 Donnell thought he ended a point with a late equalizer

Donnell celebrates his equalizer in Rugby Park that erupts in the opening game of the season

On loan from Juventus, the Romanian goalkeeper was included by Alessio alongside a new signature, midfielder Mohamed El Makrini

Their introduction to the Premiership was rough. Rangers were resident in the Kilmarnock area before claiming a breakthrough that Alessio had probably torn at his hair.

Nikola Katic was left completely unmarked when he got up to connect with a whipped cream from visiting captain James Tavernier. That header was thwarted by Branescu, but Arfield was the quickest to force the loose ball into the net despite Alan Power's desperate defensive slide.

Fanned fans packed into the Chadwick Stand burst with delight. But the infringement of their team at the rear of the Rugby Park did not lead to a collapse. Despite all the possessions Gerrard's men had to rest, the entrances to the penal area were sporadic.

Under pressure from Alessio, Kilmarnock began to choose their moments to press higher. But again, chances were just a fleeting prospect.

Their best camera five minutes after they fell behind. Force – reserved for catching Morelos with its studs – threw down the inner left channel for Brophy to chase.

The cap of Scotland got there and tested the determination of Wes Foderingham with a firm, angled drive. Foderingham enjoyed a rare first outing when Allan McGregor filed a ban that was transferred from last season.

Goldson embraces the Rangers fans who run to the Gers star meet

Other than that, play was often overloaded in the middle third. It was all a bit of a pedestrian area. What a small spark there was in the constant battle between Morelos and Findlay. Greater intention was required to live the second period.

It originally came from Kilmarnock. The side of Alessio should have equalized in 56 minutes after creating the most striking chance of the game so far.

El Makrini spread the game widely to Chris Burke and the former Ranger winger wrapped his gifted right foot around a cross that rustled in no man's land for Foderingham.

Brophy was right there, but somehow succeeded in amusing his efforts. It felt like a big moment in a competition that wasn't loaded with them.

Rangers tried to maximize the delay. Joe Aribo's curling left foot was pushed wide by Branescu before Katic looked at another Tavernier corner of goal.

Gerrard withdrew Sheyi Ojo – one of the various underwhelming artists – to introduce Jordan Jones to the sound of booing from his one. time fans in Ayrshire

Goldons goal led to a mini-pitch invasion when fans fell to the edge of the field

Security at Rugby Park tried to keep fans out of the field after Goldson & # 39; s winner

sound would soon be turned into cheers. Kilmarnock continued to show flashes of danger – with a Burke cross that just avoided Rory McKenzie and Brophy – before Rangers leaked a leveler.

Goldson gave a free kick on the sidelines that Burke delivered deeply. He flew over the heads of those centrally positioned to find D & Donnell in the back post. A finish hit in the roof of the net did the rest.

It seemed that a familiar story unfolded for Rangers – until Goldson & # 39; s dramatic intervention. Aribo won the corner by shooting in a shot that Branescu excelled perfectly.

Tavernier was the supplier again when Goldson was on his way before he was flooded by fans spilling on the edge of the field.

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Rangers U18s 3-2 Celtic U18s: Steven Gerrard watches on at Hampden

Rangers hit Celtic in the Scottish FA

Rangers hit Celtic in the Scottish FA Final youth final on Thursday evening

Steven Gerrard and Neil Lennon both stood on stands in Hampden to watch Ciaran Dickson and Adedapo Awokoya-Mebude

Celtic claws back to 2-2 after the break but Nathan Young-Coombes won it

Joe Gardiner For The Scottish Daily Mail

Published: 21:32 BST, April 25, 2019 | Rangers won their first Scottish Youth Cup defense in five years as they survived a second-half kickback van Celtic to achieve a thriller victory in Hampden

Two goals up after six minutes, the Light Blues saw their rivals respond with two of their own at the start of the second half.

But Nathan Young-Coombes restored Rangers' lead with a header – and the Ibrox side could even afford to miss a penalty before lifting the trophy.

Rangers Under the age of 18 celebrate the lifting of the Scottish Youth FA Cup after beating van Celtic "

Rangers Under-18 players celebrate the lifting of the Scottish Youth FA Cup after defeating Celtic Rangers captain Daniel Finlayson kisses the cup after leading his side to victory in Hampden"

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Rangers Captain Daniel Finlayson kisses the cup after taking his side to victory in Hampden led Nathan Young-Coo

NB Young-Coombes rose highest in a corner and scored the winner after the hour "

Nathan Young-Coombes rose highest in a corner and scored the winner after the hour

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While Steven Gerrard and some of the first stars in the gallery watched, Rangers took one early lead when Kai Kennedy & # 39; s corner picked Cia Dickson walked unnoticed on the edge of the box.

Kennedy chose Kyle McClelland from unmarked

He took a touch before firing into the bottom corner. on the back post and I nodded to Adedapo Awokoya-Mebude to play volleyball home.

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Karamoko Dembele celebrates after seeing Kennedy & # 39; s deflected attempt to find the back of the net "

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Hit back in 47 minutes, however, diminutive winger Karamoko Dembele dances through the midfield of the Rangers and slip through Cameron Harper who cut into his left foot to curl the ball past Lewis Budinauckas.

A minute later, the hoops leveled when Paul Kennedy's free kick took Mebude's bad deflection into the Rangers' wall and trickled along the line past the bad-foot keeper.

But Rangers were in front again within 66 minutes.

Shortly thereafter, Kennedy forfeited an opportunity to advance them further when his poor penalty was saved by Celtic keeper Liam Hughes

Celtic & # 39; s Harper then thought that he was forced to drive extra time as he drove past Budinauckas, but Barry Coffey was ruled to have run the ball out of play in the build-up. coach David McCallum said: “Thanks to Celtic for coming out in the second half and putting us on the back foot, but we showed character to continue and win the match – and miss a penalty too! Steven Gerrard stood in the stands in Hampden to watch with Gary McAllister and Mark Allen "

] Steven Gerrard stood in the stands in Hampden to watch with Gary McAllister and Mark Allen"

Steven Gerrard stood in the stands in Hampden to watch with Gary McAllister and Mark Allen

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Neil Lennon was also present here with the former Celtic defender Tommy Boyd with the former Celtic defender Tommy Boyd

& # 39; Second half it is the only chance (Young-Coombes) in the match and he has put it away, he has that skill id and it's a great to have. "

Celtic counterpart Stephen McManus said: & # 39; Knowing the boys I knew they would be back (in the second half). They are young players trying to find their way in the game.

& # 39; But the only thing that can guarantee football is that you will suffer bumps along the way. & # 39;

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