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Flynn 20 minutes ago Post #849 Member Avatar First-team starter [ * * * * * ] Posts: 1,296 Group: Members Member #459 Joined: 6 January 2005 Favourite all-time player Willie Wallace Not much new to add to what's already been said; the defence was utterly shambolic, completely disorganised. Little wonder with a raw 18 year old looking to an uncertain 23 year old for guidance. Caddis and Braafheid both had shockers. We needed to be at least 3 in front to feel anywhere near safe, and even at 4-2 you could just see a calamity coming every time Aberdeen attacked. The substitution of Samaras for Keane was baffling. I would rather have seen Paddy McCourt coming on - at least he can hold the ball and make things happen. Even though our first choice cb's and rb were out, we should have been able to cope. We weren't, and Mowbray's lack of urgency and animation is really getting to me. If we fail to beat the arabs & the huns, it should all be over for Mogga. It looks more and more like he doesn't know what he's doing.

I have a strange hankering for oor wee Roseanne Roseanne 23 minutes ago Post #844 Member Avatar Defending the colours of Celtic and Ireland [ * * * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 12,924 Group: Snr. Member Member #1,555 Joined: 16 July 2005 Oh God, I don't know how my heart didn't give out at that game. It was like a fecking pendulum at one point. I obviously wanted us to get all three points. We needed them really to give ourselves the minmum number of games to have to rely on the huns slipping. Needless to say, I am not about to give up. I heard Mhogga say earlier that we actually didn't need to win all of the rest of our games, which is true although it makes things harder if we don't. But the one thing we have that was in short supply for a while is goals. :thumbsup: We have, in most games this season, made a load of chances. Sometimes we haven't been able to score at all, sometimes we have managed to score but not enough to get all three points. Kilmarnock, as was already suggested by some on here, came too early for our new signings to really get used to training and playing together but, since then (OK I appreciate it has only been a few games since the end of January) we have scored 10 goals in three games. Yes we conceded four today - how often has this happened to us in the league? The most we conceded before today was the three against Falkirk and that was months ago. So for all the wailing and gnashing of teeth about our defence, we mainly tend to concede at most two in a game. I know btw we conceded three against Rapid as well but I'm talking specifically about the league. Anyway, because of our horrible luck in front of goal lately, this has been enough for teams to get either one point or three against us. I am willing to put my neck on the line and say that I am absolutely certain we will never again concede four goals in the league this season. I am also absolutely certain we can score that with a fair amount of regularity. I'm not saying we'll hammer teams 4-0, 5-0, 6-0 every week but, as I said to a guy I worked with recently, I would happily take winning 4-2 every game til the end of the season. Another thing that didn't escape my notice was the fact that, today, we had four different goal scorers. Kamara's goal was excellent and it demonstrates this attitude we have that no ball is a lost cause. Keano never managed to score from it but Kamara got on to it and it was an excellent start for us. Aberdeen equalising wasn't part of the plan but it doesn't take away what we did. :scottbrown: had a fanastic run for our second goal. :worthy: The Aberdeen player actually tried to trip him twice but he managed to stay on his feet and made an excellent run. :worthy: Then he put a brilliant ball in to Keano who in turn set :fortune: up an absolute beauty. :wub: Aberdeen coming back a second time would have taken the wind out of the sails of most teams. But in the second half, we got another two good goals. :wub: Keano :worthy: now off the mark with his first SPL goal. :thumbsup: And :mcgeady:'s goal was an absolute beauty as well. :wub: :theclap: As for the penalty well it was a handball but what gets me with these decisions is that there is absolutely no way Aberdeen would have got that against the huns. Oh and I may as well say here and now that Brines always makes himself out to be a cockeyed wee knob when he referees our games. :boik: Anyway, them equalising with a few minutes to go wasn't particularly nice but, even then, we didn't stop, Braafheid was unlucky with an attempt on goal that actually hit the bar. Why could that not have dipped an inch or two lower? Oh and the other thing I forgot to mention, it was only a good save from Langfield that stopped Ki scoring an absolute beauty when he came on. Usually, with these types of game, where we concede late on and drop some points, it feels like a defeat but it just didn't for me today. And, as far as the league is concerned, if anything I am even more defiant. Again, I am prepared to stick my neck on the line here and say that, if the huns had played in that game, gone ahead and Aberdeen came back at them twice, they would not have got anything from it well not without help anyway. In fact, I don't think the huns have beaten them at all this season so far, we have beaten them twice! If the huns win tomorrow, it is back to 10 points, which we didn't want! But it is still not insurmountable at this stage. If they drop anything tomorrow against Hibs, which I personally think they will, we are at the very least no worse off. If they lose, :pray: we are actually better off! Even if they don't slip tomorrow, they have a threadbare squad and have to rely on one or two to score goals with any sort of regularity. We have players who can turn the chances we make into goals with more regularity than we have been doing. The defence? All I care is that we, in the majority of games, manage to concede less. Clean sheets are all the better but, like I said before, I'd take winning 4-2 every week. I still think our defence will be fine. We certainly won't concede four to anyone else in the SPL. Persoanlly, I think we have played our hardest game of all the ones coming up in the next few weeks (and I include the huns in that). Some will say we shouldn't be in a position of relying on the huns dropping anything but that doesn't make it any less doable. :champions: HAIL HAIL

Nobody mentioning the stone wall penalty that the SHEEP never got ?

Ditto,sometimes it's great to be wrong,it gives you a nice warm feeling ,right I have to go visit KDS

4-2 BHEASTS, game over now me thinks,we welcome the chase

That laddie Black hangs around with the wrong guys,NEDS

That should have been a penalty there,Boruc the WANKER,ESTABLISHMENT ?????

Ha ha 2-2...............

The BHEASTS are a poor side

Aye,one of the mods can merge them mate

1-1 so far

MARCO-ANTOINE FORTUNE started the mind games. But Madjid Bougherra insists Rangers are not interested in playing. Fortune claims the champs will crack under the strain of having an eight-point lead at the top of the SPL. The pressure is all on Gers and it will soon begin to tell, insists the Celtic star. But Bougherra is having none of it. And he insists Fortune can say all he likes off the park - because it's only what happens on it that interests him. Asked if he wanted to prove the hitman wrong for saying Rangers will crack, Bougherra said: "We won't fall into that trap. Honestly, I don't care what people say about us because when I get to the pitch all I think about is football. "Other people can say what they want. The reality is out there on the park. "The pressure is not a big problem for the players. Last year we had more pressure and won the title. The pressure for us is a positive thing." Bougy knows Rangers can still be caught but Celtic aren't his biggest worry. He fears complacency. The ten-point lead has been whittled down to eight with the Algeria star scared of what can happen if Rangers don't concentrate 100 per cent. He said: "We are confident. It's the exact opposite to what Fortune says. "We are eight points clear and all the players here won the title last year so they have a lot of experience of this. But eight points can go away very quickly indeed. "I remember last year Celtic were leading the SPL by seven points and in the end we were the champions. "In every game we must have the mentality to win. "On Sunday we have a big game against Hibs and it's going to be very important for the confidence, for the fans and for us to keep going well and stay clear of Celtic." Bougherra, 27, returned from international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations to be told Barcelona were interested in signing him. It's a move which would have any player licking his lips. But Bougy has played down talk he's on his way out of Ibrox at the end of the season - to the Nou Camp or anywhere else. He insisted: "When we win the championship we will speak then. "In football you want to play at the best level you can so when you hear speculation about you it is good. You work hard and to hear things like that is good for any player. I played in the Africa Cup and did my best for my country, and I represent Rangers here. "I know if I do well for Rangers and my country that's good for me. "But I have two years left on my contract and I don't know what will happen. Advertisement "Maybe I will sign a new contract here, maybe I stay for the two years, or maybe I will go. You don't know in football. "I want to win the title for Rangers and they will get the Champions League money which is better for me and for the club. "Honestly, in my head at the moment I can't say. I want to stay and I can't think about leaving Ibrox. "We know there are financial problems, but most of the players are still here - only Pedro has gone. "I'm very confident as this is a big club and I think a new owner will come in." Bougherra is just glad he returned from Angola to find Rangers were still runaway league leaders. He added: "When I came back we were 10 points clear and we were still going for three trophies. "I enjoyed the Africa Cup of Nations but I am glad to be back here now. I followed the team on the internet when I was away and saw everything was good. "January is normally a big month in football and we did extremely well. We had some injuries so the gaffer chose some different players and they all did well. "I can see in training there is a good spirit. "All the players want to play and have a good motivation to win the Treble. "But we have to forget the eight-point lead. We can lose that very quickly although the title is still in our own hands."

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulsWMuuzGt0]YouTube- Rangers Under Siege - Will You Stand[/ame]

http://lexissport.blogspot.com/2010/02/barclays-fan-of-india-makes-dream-trip.html

At least the title is in our own hands,we just need to take care of our own games and him and all the other BHEASTS will suffer together

Fuming Rangers fans’ chief John Macmillan today called on the SPL to take action against Aberdeen boss Mark McGhee if he fields a weakened team against Celtic tomorrow. Gers supporters are incensed after former Celtic striker McGhee revealed he would rest some of his top-team stars against his old club in ESPN’s live televised match at Pittodrie. The Dons boss reckons it is more important for his side to be at full strength in their Active Nation Scottish Cup fifth-round replay against Raith Rovers on Tuesday night. But followers of the Ibrox club, currently eight points ahead of their Old Firm rivals in the SPL, feel if he leaves his leading stars out it will make a mockery of the division. Walter Smith’s side dropped three points when they lost 1-0 to an Aberdeen team featuring all their best players on their last trip to Pittodrie back in November. And Macmillan, general secretary of the Rangers Supporters’ Association, feels the governing body would be entitled to punish McGhee for his controversial actions. He said: “I am very unhappy about this, but not surprised. “Since he was appointed Aberdeen manager, Mark McGhee has mentioned Celtic in his comments to the media on numerous occasions. He was foolish enough to say Celtic was his first love when he was appointed. “I would have thought Aberdeen’s top priority this season was to finish in the top six. If he fields a weakened team he is jeopardising that. I don’t imagine Aberdeen fans will be very happy with their manager. “I am not a biased or bigoted person whatsoever, but the number of times McGhee has mentioned Celtic since he has been appointed Aberdeen boss does make you wonder.” Macmillan added: “There is no doubt in my mind that the SPL should look at this and take action if he does field a weakened team.” McGhee believes the SPL meeting with Tony Mowbray’s title-cashing Celtic team is less important to his team than their replay with Raith next week. He said: “We do not necessarily have to beat Celtic to finish fourth in the SPL and make Europe. We do have to beat Raith in the cup. “We need our strongest squad to be fit for Tuesday so I will need to be careful who I pick.” http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/editor-s-picks-ignore/rangers-fans-chief-weak-aberdeen-are-out-of-order-1.1006006

Champions 2 Boyd,Miller HIVS 0 :spl:

HA HA SAMARAS!!, he's been talking to the GYPSY me thinks

Aye,here's hoping the SHEEP don't make the top six,that would help us anyway as we always struggle up there

MARK McGHEE has confessed he's ready to field a WEAKENED team against Celtic tomorrow. The Aberdeen boss could rest key men ahead of the Scottish Cup replay against Raith Rovers next week. That would incense Dons fans and spark fury with Celts' title rivals Rangers. It would also break a league rule which demands all clubs field their strongest teams. Former Hoops striker McGhee said: "We do not necessarily have to beat Celtic on Saturday to finish fourth in the SPL and make Europe. "We DO have to beat Raith in the Cup. "We need our strongest squad to be fit for Tuesday so I will need to be careful who I pick. "It might be I'll make changes for Saturday to make sure the best team is clear to face Raith. It's something I have to look at carefully." McGhee is desperate to beat Raith after the Dons' dramatic injury-time escape at Stark's Park last Saturday. A win in Tuesday's replay at Pittodrie would bring a trip to face another First Division side, Dundee, in the quarter-finals. McGhee is eager to avenge a Co-Op Cup defeat at Dens Park at the start of the season. The cash-starved Dons are also keen to reach the Hampden semi-finals as they bid to end their trophy famine. McGhee could rest key duo Zander Diamond and Sone Aluko against Celts as they have played twice in a week after long lay-offs. He may also let the likes of Mark Kerr, Charlie Mulgrew and Darren Mackie rest strains to ensure their readiness for the replay. But any move to field a weakened side would contravene strict SPL rules and the Dons could face sanctions. Rule B5 of the league regulations states: "Each club shall play its full strength team in all league matches." http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/2850628/McGhee-I-may-rest-my-stars-for-Celts.html

Seriously, how come when we played DUTD and the game was abandoned at half time due to a waterlogged pitch,which I personally didn't think it should have been, was considered dangerous yet games are allowed to be played on the Motherwell pitch,which IMO was more dangerous to both sets of the players ???. I don't think Motherwell should be allowed to play any games on that pitch,I don't think I have seen a worse surface than that. Thoughts ?.

Did he score ?,NO!!, feck yer Messiah, WATP :spl:

Hoops cruise to Hearts win ??, aye ok, well done MOPES.

You really are a sad and bitter person,normally I just ignore your posts but I suppose having had a couple of beers you have got me, if that is your intentions,which I suspect it is. I think Rangers could well do without you and your negative views/opinions but the thing is I don't see what you bring to the table with regards to supporting Rangers FC ? . Just for the record I won't ever reply to any of your idiotic views EVER again. I suppose I have just lowered myself to your standards,but hey ho we are the CHAMPIONS.

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