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Rangers v Celtic.  Scottish League Cup Final, 25 October 1975.    [1 - 0 ]

This, despite a positive result for us, was a pretty much uninspiring final. It was one of the first games where they brought in an early kick off and shut all the shops in Mount Florida as they feared a lot of disorder between the two sets of supporters. With an eye to the future our football authorities messing around of fans led to a crowd of only around 59,000 that day.

The reason I recall this one is, as with most of my youthful memories, a burd.  A new swanky disco called The Savoy had opened [by Billy Connelly in fact] on Sauchiehall Street just a couple of weeks earlier and  I'd found myself being chatted up in there on opening night by a nice looking girl. Things went well until we both stood up and I noticed she was less than 5 feet tall. Still, as I said, a nice looking bit of kit.

The final was either the next week or the one after that and the lassie said she'd love to go to the match with me. So off to the match we went - as said in an earlier post, I lived about 100 yards from Hampden so no hassle getting there. We stood in the enclosure below the North Stand.

Colin Stein who'd been out the side was back in allowing Derek Johnstone to go to a deep midfield position. Sellik had their captain Dalglish back in after injury.

As said earlier, an uninspiring game full of the usual huffing and puffing, I remember them hitting a post but us having most of the play. The match was settled by a cracking diving header scored by Alex MacDonald.  It must have been raining because right after the goal a beer can bounced off an umbrella being held up by my wee burd.

Naturally a Rangers win meant complaints from FC Integrity who weren't happy with the man-marking job Tam Forsyth did on Dalglish. Personally I didn't see anything for them to whine about.

RANGERS team --  Kennedy, Jardine, Greig, Forsyth, Jackson, MacDonald, McLean, Stein, Parlane, Johnstone, Young .
 

35 minutes ago, 917 said:

My theory, though complete speculation, is that new investment/cash is coming for Stevie G to spend, but Murray & Scott don’t like where it’s coming from. Could be re-mortgaging the stadium (though I hear no new deeds have been registered so far) or maybe even SDM getting involved again. Can’t see how this makes sense otherwise. Doubt it has anything to do with the new manager, but hopefully he already knows what’s going on because this sort of instability would put you off taking the job otherwise!

Murray returning only exists in the fevered imagination of clowns like Ill Phil or the beggar tramp liar.

There is nobody with power inside Ibrox foolish enough to even consider that Murray would in any way be acceptable to the Rangers support.

The board would be the only crowd at home matches. No Rangers supporter I know would have anything to do with the club if Murray was around.

39 minutes ago, Darthter said:

but the fans demand transparency, openness & constant communication from the board.  

The more info or statements the board put out, the more it is dissected & analysed by everyone.

Elsewhere for the past couple of days I've seen stuff about directors resigning from C1872 .

We can't expect anything from the club board if our own fans reps can't be open too.

I'm not saying anybody is wrong or right. I just want openness and clarity from all. I'd suspect we all do.

12 minutes ago, ascender said:

When did they actually start singing YNWA anyway?

According to some of them, they sang it first.                 

39 minutes ago, Gaffer said:

I really don't understand.  What is the interdict element you're referring to?  What are they prohibiting?  Isn't this just reinforcement of the ToP's view?  I'd do the same if I was in that organisation but I'm struggling to see why this court order is so material.  Am I missing something?

Those in the know, Paedodome cheerleaders every one, are quoting each other on an arrest warrant being sought for King. Ffs, some of them are talking extradition from S.A.       

They are also on about the City cold shoulder preventing us from transferring players in or out.

King knows there will be little take up from his share offer and couldn't be ersed losing interest on whatever money he was having to place into an account to let it go ahead. The action the other day was to force him to show a third party he did indeed have the funds for the offer.

The manks imo are making another story out of nothing.

You've all got it wrong - a ****** told me.

Gary McAllister will be our new manager with Alex Miller as his second.

2 minutes ago, aweebluesoandso said:

Who's Barry Scott? 

Cillit Bang guy.

Gerard is covering the european matches so I wouldn't expect anything before Friday.

I dare say he'll have some job lined up for the world cup too but that shouldn't hold up Ibrox duties.

28 minutes ago, DMAA said:

Reports are that he quit, but we’ll see. Who on earth can step up now? The academy have performed really well in the games programme, is Craig Mulholland our best qualified candidate inside the club? I can’t see Gerrard risking his reputation on these last 3 games. If he takes the job I think he’ll watch but keep his hands clean. 

Nicholl & Johansson taking charge according to reports. 

Full time. 3 - 0 .

Another great save. That could have been 4.

1 minute ago, Unicorn said:

Well you seem like an impartial judge of that.

Wtf are on about ?

Somebody was looking for info and said the official site was down.

I posted the relevant info from elsewhere.

You then allege there was " a huge chunk of that particular article out. "

If there is anything in the article relevant to this thread then please copy and paste it.

If there isn't, why not just be quiet ?

6 minutes ago, Unicorn said:

You left a huge chunk of that particular article out.

Nothing that had any bearing on what is being discussed here as far as I could see.

3 - 0                            .

Yet another [the third as well as a straight red] mank booked.

2nd half kicks off.

Manks have made second substitution.

9 minutes ago, Unicorn said:

I’m going by what McCoist said at the time.  As to what  his motivations were I have no idea and neither do you.

 

As for the part about Green, I said nothing of the sort.  I don’t know what went on behind the scenes.

9 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

The young Scum team reverting to their first team dirty fouling tactics, only there young guys won't get away with it like their first team!

Grade 3 ref in charge. Give it time. They'll work on him.

2 - 0  Rangers.

Rangers boy has obviously been training with our 1st team - free kick and he passes it straight to an opposing player.

Good save by sellik keeper. It's all Rangers at the moment.

1 - 0 Rangers.

13 minutes. Penalty to Rangers.

12 minutes. Mhank sent off.

Hoopy Watutsi's v The Queens Own Royal Pygmies.

FFS look at the height of some of the apprentice rhats.