compo

A bit early for this 

1 hour ago, ian1964 said:

 

Here Here 

Mon the gers 

Best leaving soldiering to the professionals. 

35 minutes ago, 26th of foot said:

Wishing on a Red Star.

 

As we have already discussed on this thread, BBC Scotland largely ignored Rangers knocking out Europa League favourites, Borussia Dortmund from the tournament. I do not mind PQ decided our Ladies and Mens Olympic Curlers journeys to winning Gold and Silver medals respectively was deemed more worthy of coverage. I do not mind they decided the Celtic - Bodo Glimp tie in the Europa Conference League was more worthy of live commentary and, I don't mind the machinations at Aberdeen are considered more worthy for the bulk of discussion over the period. All PQ had to do was pay BT Sport the required amount to show the game's goals . They did not.

 

At the start of the season, RAB Cosgrove provided first evidence of BBC Scotland's take on matters Rangers, "ah don't get it, Rangers fans are standing on the side lines, beelin". RAB repeated this line a few times and if you think about it, BBC Scotland were deliberately putting us on the side lines and their reaction was to ignore us and our aspirations. Even Michael Stewart gave up on his weekly 'Trial by Sportscene'; demanding numerous retrospective red cards for Morelos. It could be argued PQ is just reflecting Scots wider society's take on the Club, not one of the SNP's 108 MPs and MSPs support Rangers. Those credentials were flashed again last week when none of the SNP MSPs at Holyrood signed the early day motion offering congratulations to Rangers on their 150th anniversary, including First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon whose constituency includes Ibrox.

 

However, BBC Scotland is contracted by the License Fee to provide a service, even to Rangers supporters. I detect a slight change this week in the wake of the Red Star game. On Thursday night after Midnight, BBC Scotland's last news bulletin carried the Ranger result and having paid BT Sport the necessary fee, showed Rangers three goals with a Kheredine Idessane voiceover. Today, Cosgrove and Cowan mentioned the result at the top of the show, then talked endlessly about last night's Ayrshire Derby. Mention it early, then consign it to the sidelines is the current Immediate Action - coping mechanism. Jum Spence wears his black heart on his Twitter sleeve, he Tweeted 17 times when Dundee United defeated Rangers earlier this season; on Thursday evening he issued one Tweet, "penalty to Rangers". Later, he reinforced this broadcast by claiming, "it succinctly captures events at Ibrox".

 

PQ's journey with the Rangers - Red Star Belgrade tie began with a wishing on a Red Star moment(apologies to Rose Royce). Four days before the game, the headline on the Website was, 'When Red Star beat Rangers on the way to Euro' Glory'. A dozen paragraphs lionising the Red Star team that won the European Cup, particularly since, "they drew and brushed aside Rangers". As the article went on it sharpened, "the Belgrade side routed Rangers on the way to their greatest triumph". The relevance of events 32 years ago were tied into current times with, "BBC Scotland can reveal Red Star are privately pleased to be paired with Rangers". It was the last paragraph before PQ threw in a bit of balance, "nonetheless GVB's men will aim to channel the spirit of 1964 and 2007, two years when Rangers got the better of Red Star".

 

BBC Scotland's various contributors to the numerous shows on Scottish football constantly opine, even bitterly moan about folks missing opportunities to talk up Scottish football. The above preview fails but the real piss on your chips moment arrived during the two and half hour live coverage of the game itself. BIG Dick hosted Richard Foster, Charlie Adam and, Leeanne Chricton. Now, Charlie was enthusiastic but his emotion did not influence Big Dick. After 25 minutes, I tuned in whilst seated in Bar'72. I wanted to find out the reason for the award of our penalty. Rangers are winning two zip and Big Dick is NOT talking up the Scottish game, "we have had twenty five minutes and the ball has been in play for barely sixteen or seventeen minutes, this is not what VAR is for". 

 

I was deliriously happy with VAR, everyone around me was in agreement. The fact that PQ cannot be arsed to walk half a mile to the Stadium and participate in the atmosphere of a Scots team achieving a victory that again improves the National co-efficient, is a big part of the problem. Any given Sellik Euro game, we have Big Dick with the Blarney Twins constantly eulogising the green'n'grey hooped heroes, straining to heard over the Stade de Gadd PA banging out the Irish music. VAR had failed Big Dick, lamenting Red Star's offsides constantly but, relief arrived at one minute to ten(four minutes after the game ended) when BBC Scotland's football coverage finished.

 

At half time I tuned in once again and Big Dick did not discuss the first forty-five happenings - two goals, three VAR decisions, a converted penalty, a saved penalty, five minutes added time, ............. etc; the weekend's Scottish Cup fixtures and the Dundee - St Johnstone relegation fight were deemed more important. Could you imagine BBC Scotland doing similar during half time at a Sellik Euro game? On Friday morning, GB's Para-Olympians were front and centre, by Noon the Ayrshire Derby was being previewed but, none of it runs interference on Big Dick's summary before the second half began, "busy first half, Allan McGregor was lucky to get away with a fumble, Ryan Kent's penalty was certainly a controversial one, Red Star also missed a penalty as well as having the ball in the Rangers net twice but not counting, however Rangers are two nil in front and, errrh well errrm that is good for Scottish football"

 

That last line, I am sure as Big Dick uttered it he had his fingers crossed, whilst wishing on his Red Star? 

They just don't fucking like us  

If they play as well as a team like they did last night then no matter how many men the opposition put behind the ball we should coast it ,but this is Rangers 

Last night's scorecard paid a derisory 70/1 ,saying that I hope some of you might be going to collect today .

No one make it a team award 

Five half time eleven the winner FFS Compo it's Rangers 

Dundee 1 Rangers 2

FGS Kent 

Why can't they replicate that type of performance in league games is beyond my old head  ☹️ anyway well done lads .

A hard night ahead I would imagine but the bookies have us at,

Rangers 4/5

Red Star 4/1

Draw 5/2

Much ado about nothing life is now controlled by woke pinky liberals the easily offended have won .

Will  Chelsea be allowed to continue in the champions league,  this is one for the lawyers to decide now 

Don't know what people see in Pocchettino ,better with big Sam .

Mr Souttar strikes me as one of these lads with a sicknote in his back pocket another plumb 

23 minutes ago, Bill said:

So the rumour now is that John Souttar is crocked again and out for a long time. No idea if it's true or not.

Looks that way 

49 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

Kamara is one of my favourite players, and I was saying we should sell him last season/this summer. 

 

But, Noooooo... 'he's one of our best players, we cannae sell him!' 

You've got to know when to hold em and know when to fold em 😇

1 hour ago, the gunslinger said:

I don't really understand or agree with that view but hey ho. 

a bit like the stock market we should have offloaded him when his stock was high 

1 hour ago, the gunslinger said:

Kamara started a bit slow but had an excellent second half and some excellent stuff at the goal. 

Kamara is like some of the horses ive been backing these day's started slowly and got slower 

13 hours ago, CammyF said:

Spurs leading Everton 3-0 at half-time. Patterson not in Everton squad after being hooked at half-time in FA Cup tie. 

 

Everton in real danger of being relegated and have a worse goal difference than Burnley.

Young Paterson must be wondering how a title like Coleman gets a start ahead of him .

Lampard's got to go 😁

It's time for the shit to hit the fan.

Rangers 0 Crvena Zvezda .

Got to be Roofe for securing the three points and keeping us in the race 

If they hadn't folded Third Lanark would have also been celebrating their 150th year as well .

Put out the game by a rogue called Hiddleston 

Looks like Ronaldo has took the petted lip and not turned up for today's derby