THE frosty relationship between the Scottish Government and Glasgow City Council got a little bit chillier and a whole lot sillier this week.

The default position of each, is to blame the other for any problems within the city, and 'credit where credit is due', is not a phrase you will hear Mssrs Salmond and Matheson utter about one another.

But the omission of a quote in a press release outlining a project to help young people into work will be seen by many as petty.

Government officials did not want any mention of the council's £25million Glasgow Guarantee youth jobs and training fund included, because it dwarfed the £2.4m Government fund Mr Salmond was announcing on the day.

Youth unemployment is a huge issue, especially in Glasgow, and both want to be seen to be acting and as recent figures show it has fallen in recent months, neither wants the other to be able to claim the credit.

It's not the first unnecessary spat between the Labour council and SNP government. There's been equally petty rows over the Olympic homecoming parade in the city and the use of council venues for announcements.

The council bosses won't like the First Minister coming through from Holyrood breezing into the Commonwealth Games arena and having his picture taken with apprentices who were taken on to help build flagship venues.

That's the council leader's hard hat gig.

And given that 80% of the funding for the 2014 Games is coming from the Scottish Government, there's no way Alex Salmond is going to let Gordon Matheson take all the credit.

The Commonwealth Games, taking place weeks before the independence referendum, will offer countless opportunities for both men to bask in the reflected glory of an international sporting event.

I can see the pair sprinting in their suits to be first to get their picture taken with Usain Bolt, doing his lightning pose or edging in front as they huff and puff round the bottom of steep slopes of the velodrome to ride alongside Sir Chris Hoy.

Last year one of the images of the London Olympics was at the closing ceremony, with London Mayor, Boris Johnson, dancing in the stands to the Spice Girls alongside the Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha.

I can't wait for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at Celtic Park to see Mr Salmond, Ms Sturgeon and Mr Matheson merrily dancing along to Lulu.

Although it's more likely we'll need the strict segregation policies seen at football matches involving rival clubs to keep those factions apart.

Let the Games Begin? They've been going on for years.