Glasgow Live hit the internet jackpot with their tale of how for Rangers target Lionel Messi wants out of Barcelona.
The story was dripping in nostalgia from the good old days of Dave Murray manipulating the Scottish media with tales of players jetting in on private jets, hover pitches, six star hotels, and Super Casinos alongside a team for the Champions League led by Gianluca Vialli, Ronaldo and Boab Malcolm.
The Daily Record was at the forefront of those stories but with print sales down to around 90,000 a day their digital love child Glasgow Live is attempting to parody their parent publication.
Reflecting on his scouting prowess and eye for an emerging target Alex McLeish once claimed to have enquired about taking the teenage Messi to Ibrox to enjoy Monster Munch sessions with the local elite athletes.
McLeish enjoyed the yarn so much that he used the same tactic about how close he was to taking Victor Wanyama to Birmingham before the Kenyan joined Celtic.
In today’s modern moonbeams Lille have had four bids rejected for Alfredo Morelos while Leeds are ready to launch an £18m swoop for Ryan Kent.
Former Rangers target Lionel Messi ‘set to leave Barcelona’ with Alfredo Morelos future uncertainhttps://t.co/xricLfDQ7V pic.twitter.com/lZ8nKr5JIL
— Glasgow Live Sport (@GLiveSport) August 25, 2020
Among the many hilarious lies of the Murray years was this “Messi to Rangers” gem from about 2004.
Apparently it was on until Murray explained the EBT tax scam. Messi said “you guys are nuts. Side letters? I’d never try tax fraud that was so blatant.”
— TheTributeAct (@TheTributeAct) August 25, 2020
This is my favourite bit ? pic.twitter.com/d7fNwylToL
— Fraz T (@fraz74) August 25, 2020
Hearing the kit man already has his shirt ready, done deal! pic.twitter.com/eliz1rcsua
— Dim View (@RajWorks) August 25, 2020
Avoid Glasgow Live and the rest of the Reach grouo. pic.twitter.com/bqIYI3s585
— Stephen74 (@Stephen7415) August 25, 2020
Should be a swap deal, Messi for Morelos & £193m to the club at Ibrox.
— Gary (@CoatbridgeTim08) August 25, 2020
Fingers crossed we can persuade the Argentinean Ryan Kent to put pen to paper on a pay as you play contract for Rangers. Hopefully he doesn’t mind starting on the bench.
— Paul Rankin (@beepee2004) August 25, 2020