All that counts in Glasgow's eternal rivalry is the here and now. Le Guen may be part of Rangers' tomorrows, but all that Alex McLeish knows is that he only has two more of these special days to enjoy.. Welcome to the skating on thin ice Olympics. It would be tempting to label them the cheapskate Games except for a lavish if over-long opening ceremony with its of cast of thousands and cost of millions.

The Old Firm is like a long-running soap opera. A revolt among the Hearts players about Rix's maltreatment was headed off by Romanov agreeing to meet a deputation led by Steven Pressley, but the Lithuanian millionaire may feel the only talking point was his captain's own goal that let Aberdeen back in after Calum Elliot's early opener.. A bad week for Graham Rix, who saw his selection duties seized by the club's maverick owner, Vladimir Romanov, in midweek, ended in the worst way possible as Hearts failed to put pressure on the leaders, Celtic, ahead of the Old Firm derby, and that 10-point gap could grow today. Chris Clark punctured Heart of Midlothian's Scottish Premier League title ambitions as his late, deflected shot snatched a win for Aberdeen at Tynecastle yesterday.

"You need breaks to get more than that and today we didn't get them."Debts , at least, are no longer a concern for Leeds, which cannot be said of Derby, who have seen their liabilities increase from £30m to £45m under the stewardship of the current board, who faced a demonstration calling for their removal from up to 1,000 fans in front of the stadium's main entrance after the final whistle.They might get their wish in the next few days if a consortium involving the former vice-chairman Peter Gadsby succeeds with a takeover bid.On the field, Leeds created more goal threats but a Derby defence marshalled by the experienced former West Bromwich Albion centre-back Darren Moore stood firm. Derby have won only once in their last 11 Championship games and dropped 30 points at home, but they put Leeds under more pressure than their visitors might have expected.Indeed, they had the best opportunity after 58 minutes when the on-loan Spurs striker Mounir El Hamdaoui put Danny Graham clean through, but he shot straight at the Leeds goalkeeper Neil Sullivan.. Watford's handsome destruction of Coventry only heightened their frustration. Leeds now face Watford at Elland Road on Tuesday, the same night that Neil Warnock's side - whose grip on second place they still believe can be loosened - meet runaway leaders Reading. "The first requirement away from home is not to lose," the disappointed Leeds manager, Kevin Blackwell, said. Leeds could not be faulted for effort as managerless, debt-ridden Derby defied their League position with a gutsy display at Pride Park.

But in the wider context of their promotion ambitions, Leeds will regard a point as insufficient, not least in the knowledge that Sheffield United were similarly held at Plymouth. Indeed, Hudders-field Town fans were singing it a few years ago in reference to Efe, now at Southend United, and Akpo Sodje, now at Darlington, who were both strikers at the Yorkshire club.. Except the adaptation of the Hollies' song wasn't particularly original. "He ain't Efe, he's his brother," said Guy Mowbray in reference to another noteworthy moment involving Sam Sodje during Brentford's defeat of Sunderland in the FA Cup's fourth round. It's Thursday afternoon, and a man wearing a Chelsea shirt walks into the Colchester United club shop. He buys a Colchester shirt, explaining that, as a Chelsea supporter resident in the town, his loyalties are torn ahead of next Sunday's fifth-round FA Cup tie at Stamford Bridge.