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Agreed that this is the time in the season when its just results that matter and the kind of football goes out the window, especially with the amount of games we have to play. Im almost with you 100% on the team for the OF. Although have to say Id have given Papac a bit more credit - I think for a centre half he has been brilliant at LB recently - and a definate for the game on Saturday. I also think Davis will be deployed out wide again and Thomson will play - meaning probably Novo sitting on the bench. But Nacho has a great record against Celtic so he may start. The back 4 and Mcgregor is a gimmie so they not need be discussed. The midfield - Ferguson and Davis will play for sure and either Dailly and/or Thomson - depending if Novo gets the nod. Also depends on Daillys broken toe - but then Hemdani cant be overlooked. But isnt it refreshing to have so much options of strength - I use to have little confidence in OF games until WS came back due to the lightweight of our midfield and weaker defenders. Cant wait for the game, where i firmly believe we will be in touching distance of the title after it. We are by far the better team.

The boy Skrtel has been rank aswell. So those 3 are in the squad for sure. Titus Bramble HAS to be in it aswell though, he is 15 goals a season (for the opposition). Id be tempted to put Lucas Neill of West Ham in aswell, he is absolutely shocking at defending. He isnt bad going forward and likes to get on the ball but he is an absolute bombscare in defence - and for 70k a week aswell.

He's not a bonnie loon is he! The size of his head along with his scouse accent bugs me during interviews.

The league is right back open then, the Hammers will go up there and do what they did last season Man Utd have got to go to Blackburn before the Chelsea and Arsenal games so thats a tricky one aswell. Im annoyed with Arsenal for blowing it as I would have liked to have seen it so tight until the last weekend. Hopefully Aston Villa go to Old Trafford this weekend and pull off a shock.

Agreed Nokiss - joke of a time to play a friendly when the club is going all fronts for so much this season. Im normally for international players playing for Scotland but not this time. Im glad they pulled out as the OF game is more important than an international friendly at this stage. The international season was finished in November and the clubs did the national team a favour then by cancelling some SPL games so now it should have been the SFA's turn to let the OF players out of this one for the game on Saturday. The game is only to give Croatia some practise for Euro 08 - who gives a munk about them when Rangers are going for the UEFA, SPL and SFA cup. Its about time the SFA thought about there own rather than other countries. Ferguson needs the rest anyway, he's playing too much and carrying an ankle injury and Dailly has a broken toe. Dont know about McCulloch, he could maybe have played and im not sure why McGregor pulled out but we need him for Saturday. Well done WS for pulling them out.

Its weird that some of our players can do that - go from a great game to a shit game. There never seems to really be anywhere in between

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Didnt see that bit. But your right about Owen - he is a definate to be in it - shocking player and on 110k a week aswell! He cant even pass a ball. Against Fulham on saturday (and on loads of others) he tries to play a neat thru ball and absolutely fucks it up by misjudging it and it trickles along to the defender.

PS - I can see Wenger just turn his attentions to the Champions League now - thats the one he wants anyway to put him higher on the managerial map although throwing titles away dont help him. But at the same time Liverpool will be all out to win that aswell to salvage there season so the double header between those 2 teams should be brilliant. The league match inbetween will have plenty of team changes.

At first i thought Mascherano was stupid and cost his team the game but after reading about it all he did was ask why Torres got booked and Alonso backed this up and said he heard every word, so if thats the case then the ref is a wanker for sending him off. All he got sent off for would have been jogging 20 yards across to ask the question and thats a joke although there is no need for him to be asking at that time. The rules of this "who can ask what and when" is beyond a joke and making the game a farce.

For Arsenal to win it now they have to win all there remaining games as Man U or Chelsea will drop points against each other. But yesterdays games rules them out for me. You cant possibly hope to in the title going into March and not win in 5 games - Arsenal have thrown it away. Drawing with Birmingham, Wigan and Middlesboro is poor - I can accept a draw with Villa as they are decent team and they cant win every game but the first 3 should be easy wins. They have ran out of steam and Wenger's decision to stick with youth rather than not buying players in January has been the downfall - you need depth and experience at this time of the season. Im more pissed off about Arsenal throwing it away than Man Utd being the better team. They threw the title away in 2003 with 2 silly draws aswell. Chelsea will be cursing themselves for drawing at Spurs, if they won that it was set up nicely for them. But they can still win it. Chelsea v Man Utd is going to be a classic game - cant wait for that, but with Arsenal still to play Man Utd they can still have a say.

How about just Derby

Its generous to give the UEFA away tickets at cut price etc but would he have been much better reducing the home leg prices so 20 x the amount of fans could have benefitted - the games have came thick and fast and all the home fans are expected to dip in further - a reduction here would have been a great gesture seen as we have been playing european games since July. As for the stadium development - is this on the cards or at the idea stage?? I read somewhere of a 700 million re-development which is bonkers - Liverpool couldnt afford that and had to reduce that figure by 50%. Emirates only cost around 300 million (only )

Some interesting results yesterday. I didnt think Sunderland would take 3 points at Villa Pk but that can be a timely lift for them. Wigan have looked ok of late but 1 defeat and they are looking over there shoulder again. Middlesboro should be safe now. Finally Keegan gets a win, it was a banker seen as they were playing Fulham, they still arent out of it yet. Fulham have got it all to do but they play the sides around them in the next few weeks starting with Derby - so they arent down yet but I still think they will go. Bolton should have beat Man City and are now giving themselves a tough task. Reading have 3 wins in 4 and i think will be ok. Birmingham are still right in the mix and have a bit of a tough fixture list coming up including Wigan and Villa away. If Bolton pick up a win or 2 then Birmingham will go down. Great stuff to have such a big fight going on

The SFA arent helping by throwing in another international game this midweek - ok i can see that the clubs involved in Euro 08 needs games but with title run-in's etc its a bit mad to take players from the top clubs away. We could have played Partick in the replay this midweek had the game not been on. But its also been a bit of bad luck by having replays in both the Hibs and Partick games. We just need to get the cup games out the way.

Tough one to say a legend or not but id probably agree he wouldnt be a club legend but he may be a fans legend (from that time). I certainly thought he was superb and better than a decent player.

Why play Davis right? He was doing superbly playing right side or a central trio. And McCulloch shouldnt start - Naismith would have been a better option. Other than that the team looks ok. No Hemdani on the bench again, he must be pissed off if he isnt injured.

See "Revamp Scottish Football" Thread, its in both here and Rangers chat

Thats coz we normally do! I think Arsenals win on the last game was there first win in about 5 meetings.

Ive got the choice of Scott Booth at Dundee Utd v Motherwell or David Pleat at Spurs v Pompey just now. 2 plebs in there own right. Booth lasted 2 mons before I had to turn over, and ive got to put up with the factual Pleat.

Yeah but there are far more OF supporters not going to away games than neutral supporters in the country.

Dundee Utd v Motherwell - tough to call but draw Aberdeen v St Mirren - Home win Hearts v Falkirk - Home Win Kilmarnock v Inverness - Draw Rangers v Hibs - Home Win Gretna v Celtic - Away Win Ive got the Dundee Utd v Motherwell game on live aswell as the gretna v Celtic game. The first should be a decent match but agreed the Rangers game should be the other. Although I do prefer saturday games. But tv always seem to only pick OF when they are away from home as they have the crowds to subscribe or watch it in the pub etc.

Anyone got the latest on his injury?? Will he make it back this season or is he out until next? Have to say I think we've missed him. I wasnt overlay impressed when he first came but he did come onto a game soon enough and was a good option down the left. Certainly would have been my preference on the left had been fit at the moment.

At least he is back in training. I thought he could maybe wear a mask like cheekbone injuries. Hopefully makes it back for Sporting Lisbon.

Dont remember him too much from the early 80s when he was probably at his best. My first 2 real memories of him are actually taking penalties - against Celtic in the 1986 league cup final and for Scotland in 1985 against Wales the day Jock Stein died. After that my main memory was that free kick against Aberdeen in the league cup final that almost took the net off - absolute belter. Its hard to believe its 13 years, i remember walking home from school and reading the stand where the guys sell's newspapers on the street and couldnt believe it.