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Celtic vs Rangers 5/4 23/10 11/5 , online price from ladbrokes

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbb5YBbspIc&feature=related]YouTube- Rangers v Celtic - We're Having a party![/ame] :robbo: :spl:

Gers fans cautious over takeover talk. Andrew Ellis' revelation that he is looking to complete the takeover of Rangers later this month will be met with "qualified optimism" by fans. That's the opinion of Rangers Supporters Trust spokesman David Edgar. Rangers are just under �£30million in debt and are under investigation by HM Revenue and Customs over a tax issue but property developer Ellis is pressing on with his plans to buy the SPL champions. He claimed that if his reported takeover bid of �£33million goes through, he will offer manager Walter Smith a new contract and also offer the role of life president to the club's owner Sir David Murray. Smith and his assistants Ally McCoist and Kenny McDowall have been working without a contract since January. Ellis said: "The bid includes all the club's debt and I'm optimistic there will be serious developments in the next three to four weeks." Edgar said the RST will meet up with Ellis in the forthcoming weeks to seek answers to questions that are being asked by the whole of the Rangers support. He said: "I suppose you could say the news has been met with qualified optimism. "We don't know a lot about him and we couldn't find out a lot about him during the due diligence process. "We had informal discussions with his representatives recently but at this stage we simply do not know enough. "Now we look forward to hearing answers to some pertinent questions, the first one, of course, being, 'why bid for Rangers?' "He has no historical connection with the club although that is not necessarily a bad thing. "We also want to know where he sees the club in a few years' time, so there are concerns. "But what I will stress is that Andrew Ellis has conducted himself perfectly through the negotiations. "He has been doing all the right things. "If the bid goes through it will take the club out of the bank's control which is fantastic. "But the Rangers support is suspicious; promises have been made in the past and not kept. "Andrew Ellis will have to deliver what he says he will deliver and if he does he will get the full support of the fans." Ellis' promise to give Murray the role of life president will not go down well with the Rangers support, according to Edgar. He said: "It's a joke but I'm sure Andrew Ellis has his own reasons for this." http://www.teamtalk.com/rangers/6132549/Gers-fans-cautious-over-takeover-talk

Very quiet today!!!!, you wouldn't think there was an OF game tonight!!!!

Rangers FC secured another league title against Hibernian at Easter Road, breaking our own world record taking our tally to 53 SPL title wins, with Kyle Lafferty scoring the only goal of the game with a fine finish to start the party for the travelling fans,having the League Cup already safely in the Ibrox trophy room the double was achieved in what has to be one of the toughest seasons for Walter Smith and his team. It would be understandable then if the players switched off for the rest of the season and start thinking about their Holidays with their families. Not this team, they went up to Tannadice with nothing to play for and the fans travelled up to continue the party that was started at Easter Road. WS took the opportunity to rest several first team players and give some of the fringe players a run out. Despite this fixture being a tricky one normally during the season they could have been forgiven if they drew or even lost, however Rangers went out and attacked DUTD from the start and were rewarded when King Kris scored his 100th Rangers goal within two minutes, a feat that he has to take a massive amount of credit for proving he has no challenger in the SPL when it comes to finding the back of the net, and the whole team showed what they are made of with a great performance and effort gaining another 3 pts when wee Nacho scored with a good run and neat finish, special mention to young Fleck who was involved in everything good that Rangers did. Onto the OF game tonight at the piggery. Is this a meaningless game???, I think if you asked the fans the answer would be not a chance, beating the BHEASTS at any time is a must and under no circumstances do we want the wee bigot getting a first win of the season in an OF game,I want to piss all over them in their own midden and shut all the moaning MOPES up for another season at least, let's have a party and let them know WATP Ask the same question to the Rangers players and I'm in no doubt the answer would be the same,well maybe not the '' wee bigot '' bit . However this team have shown over the course of the season that they are made of stern stuff, the kind that makes CHAMPIONS :spl:. Make no mistake here regardless of what we hear from our players there is no way they are going to allow this greeting faced piss poor team take anything from this game as I'm sure they will have read all the crap spouting from some of the C****c players,past & present,and will want to go out and show what CHAMPIONS :spl: are made of and I for one think we will come out of the midden with a convincing win.I have a feeling this game is going to be quite an explosive event with the BHEASTS doing everything and anything to beat the CHAMPIONS:spl:, which of course includes diving,fouling and cheating at every chance they get, as they always do,and expect the ref to have a busy night and have no doubt the wee bigot will have them wound up into a frenzy, but I have faith in this group of players,they know what it takes to win games and that is why we are simply the best. However should we get beat we will still be having a party at the piggery as CHAMPIONS:spl: As for the team that Walter Smith will put out??, again as has been all season who knows what players will take up the fight but I'm pretty certain it will be the strongest team we have and one that WS will be confident of getting another win against the BHEASTS, after all he is the daddy in these fixtures. BHEASTS 1 CHAMPIONS:spl: 2

They're talking about it on Sportscene

Some more of this please Rangers [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR-hiAyFFIA]YouTube- The Filth 2-4 Rangers (HIGH QUALITY)[/ame]

Can't say anything about that,I haven't checked

No they haven't

Lennon added: "I read Andy's quotes and I'm not going to come down hard on him at all. "What's he said that is going to be motivational for Rangers? That we deserved better over the three Old Firm games? Well, I think that's a fair point, is it not? "It's just as motivational as Nacho Novo talking about our players. "He was just talking about the Old Firm games and he felt that we deserved more and I agree with him. "I thought the first Old Firm game was pretty even. The talking points were the penalty decisions and we should have had one or two and that would have changed the course of the game. "The second game was all us and that was one that got away from us. "We got the goal but couldn't shut the door. Shut it ya wee scrote :spl: :robbo:

And just in case you need another look at his goal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atXY4PQc5q8&feature=player_embedded#!

It's all a fix :spl:

A good humping would send the BHEASTS into a frenzy,the bungee jumping would start again from the stands,providing they turn up???, BROON will get sent off and we will have another party,superb.

I see you are continuing on the money issue, fair enough, I still say he can do a job for us especially if as is expected Boyd leaves and he can get a sustained run in the team through the middle. I'm not trying to defend him here, merely expressing my opinion on what he can bring to the team, I certainly think he has enough to play for Rangers. Again if he does leave then it won't matter what I think

Me thinks if Nacho plays tomorrow he will be in for some special treatment, at the instruction of the wee bigot of a manager,play him tomorrow Walter.

Ah to be written off so young in a career,I think he can do a job for Rangers if he continues to work hard.The price Rangers paid for him isn't his doing,having said that if he moves on in the summer then you will be correct.

Andreas Hinkel lit the blue touchpaper ahead of the final Old Firm derby of the season by insisting Celtic will prove to a global audience they are better than champions Rangers. The German defender cannot envisage the prospect of completing the SPL campaign without a win over Walter Smith's side. Instead, he claimed Celtic will be inspired by their feeling of frustration about the three previous Old Firm matches, which have all featured controversial decisions in two home wins for Rangers and a 1-1 draw at Parkhead. 'It is always an important game against Rangers and we want to prove we are better than them,' said Hinkel ahead of tomorrow night's game. The league is finished but we can show all of Scotland, and all of the world, that we are the better team. 'When you see the three games we have had against them this season, then think about it. Even the game we lost in the last minute, we deserved a draw. We were very unlucky.' Rangers striker Nacho Novo revealed last week that the Ibrox players had laughed in the face of Celtic's weak challenge this season. Celtic have lost 14 games in all competitions, while Rangers have lost seven. 'I did not read anything from Nacho Novo,' said Hinkel. 'To be honest, I don't think about things like that and don't care what Novo says or thinks. He is not that important to me. It is always important to beat Rangers. It is the biggest game in the city and there is so much history attached to the fixture. 'It does not matter if the league is finished or not. It's one game but we want to beat them. 'We cannot turn around the season and the league is now finished but we would still love to beat the champions. 'I can't say in a few words why we are the better team, but just watch the previous Old Firm games. 'The last time we played them here, we scored only one goal but we made so many chances. We just let in one late goal for a 1-1 draw. 'Not taking our chances and conceding too many cheap goals has been our main problem for the main part of this season. 'We dropped too many points because of that. 'I don't want to talk about the (refereeing) decisions in the Old Firm matches but you can see them. We are frustrated about all three games against Rangers. 'I don't know if beating them would do anything psychologically for us for next season. 'But, if you think about the three Old Firm games so far, we deserved to win at least one of them. 'Actually, we dominated the first one at Ibrox and also the one here at New Year. 'We will give everything we can on Tuesday to get at least one win over them in the season.' Hinkel has 12 months left on his Parkhead contract, with Schalke 04 believed to be keen on taking him back to his native Germany. 'Everybody knows the situation - I have one year left on my Celtic contract,' he said. 'People are saying: "Is Hinkel staying or going?" I can only say that if a club like Schalke is being mentioned, then it shows my performances here have been noticed. 'They are a big club in Germany. But I have not spoken to them. 'Celtic have not spoken to me, either, about my contract still having a year to run. 'It's a good sign to be linked with a big club. You have to ask Celtic what they want to do.' :fish: :spl: :robbo: Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1270864/Celtic-defender-Andreas-Hinkel-Were-better-Rangers-prove-derby.html?ITO=1490#ixzz0moj4gTuW

Song for this game????

He aint no Messi,but he can do a job for Rangers FC

CELTIC ace Dio-mansy Kamara has launched a stinging attack on Nacho Novo, accusing him of gloating over Rangers' title win. Novo, who scored Gers' second at Tannadice yesterday, branded Celtic "moaners" after the SPL flag was wrapped up at Easter Road last week. The striker, out of contract in the summer, also rounded on Tony Mowbray for attacking Rangers' style of play. But Celts striker Kamara, far left, feels that Novo's blast ahead of Tuesday's Old Firm derby at Parkhead was a bid to extend his stay at Ibrox. He fumed: "We want to show a reaction to Novo and maybe then he can be quiet. We will play him on Tuesday and see what happens. "It's not good to talk like that. Rangers deserve to be champions this year, but it is always nice to be gracious. "Novo is not playing, he is always on the bench, so maybe he is speaking like this because he wants a new contract. "But this happens in football, it doesn't matter what people say. "This Old Firm game will be about honour and beating Rangers in front of our fans because we have lost two and drawn one, so we want to atone. "I don't think we need extra motivation when it is the Old Firm derby and if we can win it for Neil Lennon it will be great for the team and for him. "The Old Firm games are always big. Rangers are already champions and they deserve it because they're a strong team who have lost just two or three games this season. "We haven't beaten them yet, but Tuesday's game is a big chance for us to prove ourselves and show that we can win. "An 11-point gap between Rangers and Celtic is too much and we want to close the gap on them." :spl:

IBROX misfit Filip Sebo has told born-again Kyle Lafferty to seal his transformation from embarrassing flop to fans' favourite at Celtic Park on Tuesday. Then become the most unlikely Rangers cult hero since himself! Lafferty's highly-publicised gaffes on and off the pitch left Gers fans dismayed at the �£3.25million signing from Burnley. But Sebo reckons Lafferty - for so long the butt of fans' jokes - resurrected his reputation last month with crucial goals against Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs. Those three games saw Lafferty hit more SPL goals than Sebo managed in a calamitous 12-month Rangers career under Paul le Guen then Walter Smith following his �£1.85m transfer from Austria Vienna. However it didn't prevent Sebo becoming the darling of the Light Blues brigade three years ago as they took the Slovakian striker to their hearts. Now Sebo says Laff must seize the opportunity to do the same against Celtic. Sebo, now at French club Valenciennes, said: "The club spent a lot of money on Kyle, almost double what they paid for me, but it's fair to say he's found it hard to justify that price tag. "I have more sympathy for him than anyone because no one knows better than me how difficult it is trying to make a career at a massive club like Rangers. "I didn't find it easy. I was a new player, I was young and inexperienced and the club had a new manager in Paul le Guen. "The fans were amazing towards me, but they were not blind. They could see it just wasn't working and I wasn't scoring a lot of goals. "I know the rules when you are a striker - it's only about the goals. People can talk about the work you're doing for the team, how unselfish you are. "But the bottom line is you have to score goals and I only scored two. "That was it. I was finished. I don't look back and blame Walter Smith, Paul le Guen or anybody else. "It's the law of football, the way it is. "Fortunately Kyle looks as if he is overcoming his problems. He has scored some big goals recently, against Aberdeen and Hearts. "More importantly he scored the goal against Hibs which delivered the title - the Rangers fans won't forget that goal for a long time. I have one thing which Kyle would love to have "Now he has the opportunity to create an even stronger bond with the fans if he can score or produce a great performance against Celtic. "If the fans take to him the way they did with me he will have earned something very special indeed." Sebo says the greatest thing about achieving cult status with Rangers fans is it's a lifetime award! He said: "I have one thing which Kyle would love to have - the Rangers fans will never forget my name and that's special to me. "They gave me strength when I was in Scotland. I didn't bring my best form to the games, but the fans were on my side every time, cheering my name. "Even now, three years after I left Scotland, the fans send me lots of emails and messages. They still keep in touch and that is amazing. "It was a once-in-a-lifetime chance for me to play for a big club like Rangers. It didn't work out and it didn't last much more than a year and yet the fans still keep in touch with me. "I feel I have a special bond with them. Don't ask me why we hit it off, you would have to ask the Rangers fans. "But in my opinion it was because I tried to give everything I had for them. I didn't leave one part of myself out on the pitch at the end of a game. "Even if I was only given five minutes on the park I wanted to give everything I had for them. In return they sang my name and encouraged me when they could just as easily have turned against me." Gers fans did turn on Lafferty after he failed to impress in a wide left role, then bragged about his lifestyle, earnings and his Bentley car in a misguided attempt to dismiss stories he couldn't pay an overdue debt. Sebo's approach on his website is rather different - saying he drives a company car! With Lafferty's Ibrox career finally showing signs of taking off, Sebo says the most important lesson the Northern Ireland striker can learn is to keep his feet on the ground in future. He said: "I do have a company car - from our club sponsors Toyota. "Of course I have my private car as well, but I don't speak about it because that is my private life. "I prefer to be modest. It's just the way I am. "I don't like to boast and talk to the press about money, about cars about houses as Kyle did. "We all have the right to a private life and footballers are fortunate because a lot of us enjoy a very good lifestyle. "Maybe we enjoy the lifestyle a little too much at times! "But I don't think it's nice to speak publicly about things like this or show them off. "It's not my way. So when I was in Glasgow I had my club Honda, here in Valenciennes I have my club Toyota, and I'm happy with that. "Kyle has probably learned the hard way that it's better to be modest because we do have a lot of privileges some fans will never be fortunate enough to share. "In football the bigger the club, the bigger the pressure and Rangers is a very big club. "If you can't provide success for the club there has to be change. "At big clubs you don't have time to adapt and get there eventually. You have to make things happen right away. "The pressure's the same for a striker or any big-money signing as it is for a manager. "If you are not successful immediately then don't be surprised if you're asked to leave." http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/scottish/scottish_sport/801270/Filip-Sebo-says-Gers-ace-wont-be-Laffing-stock-for-much-longer.html

There's still a couple of games to go!!!

Another fantastic achievement from Boyd, well done Kris

Right thing for Smith to do really, a pity as the lad looked a great prospect when he broke into the team but another young player who failed to live up to his potential, he has had his fair share of injuries,also by all accounts he is a great pro,if he does go I wish him all the best wherever he goes

DUTD 0 THE CHAMPIONS 2 Lafferty,Davies :spl: :spl: