THURSDAY was, quite incredibly, the 22nd anniversary of Davie Cooper’s death at the age of only 39.

Those of us lucky enough to have seen the great man in action know just how good he was and, thankfully, there is quite a bit of footage on Youtube which means those too young to have watched that left foot in action can see for themselves what a genius the guy was.

It was said more than once that if only Davie had done even a day’s hard training he might even have learned to kick the ball with his right foot. Ach, who has time to go back for extra work when you are that brilliant and there is a decent 5-1 shot running at Chepstow.

Anyway, he was good enough to earn tributes few others could dream about.

Ray Wilkins: "He was a Brazilian trapped in a Scotsman’s body."

Graeme Souness: "His nickname ‘Albert’ which stemmed from the Coronation Street character Albert Tatlock who was always moaning. I could tell if Coop was going to have a good game if he came into Ibrox and was moaning even more than usual!"

Walter Smith: "Davie’s pet hates were referees and coaches which meant I got my fair share of stick because I referred some training games and I also did a lot of the coaching!"

He will always be missed.

From one deadly left foot to another.

Kieran Tierney is a superstar at 19 and so God knows how good Celtic’s left-back will be once he starts shaving.

It is on record that he doesn’t drink, shuns nightclubs, gives his all in training every day and this has turned him into the finest footballer Scotland has produced in many years.

He is so perfect that it makes you think that he isn’t actually Scottish, which technically is true because he was actually born in the Isle of Man.

In a recent Q&A with the Celtic View, Tierney revealed he did everything for his family, lived for playing football and his pet hate is being late! He’s too perfect.

Ah, but the Scottish genes always reveal themselves. Asked what his favourite meal is, the reply was incredibly Motherwell.

“Chicken curry, friend rice, salt and chilli chips is my favourite. I don’t have it often, though, maybe every week or two.”

The diary has taken on this diet in the hope a facing five-aside career can be resurrected.

Dave King was in town this week to meet Pedro Caixinha for the first time and, as it was Glasgow, they went for curry.

But was it a real Glaswegian curry?

The two men were pictured without pints of larger in front of them, the starters looked on the posh side – no pakora! – and where were the chips?

Not only that but there wasn’t a single food stain on white table cover.

They probably used knives and forks as well. Pure snobs.

Laptops have been banned on some flights from certain countries and it does seem this ban is going to become more widespread.

Good job, then, that Hearts now have no chance of making Europe. Ian Cathro wouldn’t get through customs.

Great quote from Mark McGhee a day or so before our heroic national team take on the might of Slovenia.

"Come along and boo Scotland if we're rubbish."

Mark, the punters are way ahead of you.

A reader by the name of Shuggy Minogue, who comes from Alloa so it’s entirely possible, has come up with, or rather found on the internet, some outstanding Fantasy Football team names from last summer’s European Championship.

Among those which made us chuckle were Slumdog Mignolet, No Fuchs Given, Benteke Fried Chicken, For Fuchs Sake, Absolutely Fabregas and Tea & Busquets

Good luck goes out to Drumchapel table tennis club who could win a British championship today.

Ping pong in the Drum. What times we live in.

By all accounts, north Glasgow’s finest are quite superb and have taken on beaten everyone from all over the UK.

It wasn’t so long ago when Drumchapel Amateurs churned out top class footballers on seemingly a daily basis.

Sir Alex Ferguson, David Moyes, Andy Gray, Archie Gemmill, John Wark, Asa Hartford, John Robertson and some bloke called Dalglish all played for the club.

We don’t make then like that and more because they are all playing table tennis.

Alex Rae is at least in the running to join Pedro Caixinha as part of his coaching team, which in the view of the diary would be a good move.

It would make sense, surely, if long-time pal from their days growing up in Denniston, Davie Farrell, went to Ibrox with him.

Davie, one of life's good guys, would probably have to give up his season ticket at Parkhead but he's a pro.

Denniston, in Glasgow's east end, is almost gentrified these days but going back a bit, when it was bit rougher round the edges, there was a Celtic pub on Alexandra Parade which was managed by a bluenose who would make sure on busier nights that nobody ran off with the float.

He was known as A-Hun at the Till.