ian1964

Lot of MOPES there dressed up as seats again

'' Glasgow Rangers ''..........feckin great by the Hamburg fans

Happy days

Away and bile yer heid and make daft soup

McGeady diving again,should've been booked

Plenty Rangers scarves on show

Superb hearing the Hamburg fans singing Glasgow Rangers

HA HA..........Broon......sitter

MOPES trying to kick Hamburg off the park already

5-0,83 minutes

K-off, 20:05 ITV4

OOOOOOOOFT, Benfica just hit the bar

4-0 now 52 minutes

The Hamburg fans are well known to be Rangers fans..............Albertz ????

OOPS!!!!............3-0 now 48th minute

Benfica winning 2-0 47th minute

Gers fans should back Smith - Laszlo http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/8320921.stm

Aye.......'' Glasgow Rangers ''

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Celtic supporters have bad memories of Jorg "The Hammer" Albertz from his playing days with Old Firm rivals Rangers. All too often, a swing of the German midfielder's sweet left foot would send the ball fizzing into the net with unerring accuracy. Now that the Hammer has hung up his prodigious boots, he's predicting further heartache for his old rivals when Hamburg visit Celtic Park on Thursday on Europa League duty. Unbeaten in nine league games so far this season and sitting joint top of the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen, Hamburg's start to the new campaign hasn't been too shabby. They were on the receiving end of a 3-0 drubbing by Europa League rivals Rapid Vienna but responded with a 4-2 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv. Celtic drew and lost to the same opponents and go into Thursday's clash bottom of Group C. The Germans don't have their injury troubles to seek: defenders Alex Silva, Collin Benjamin and Miroslav Stepanek, plus striker Paolo Guerrero, are all suffering from torn cruciate knee ligaments. Ze Roberto has impressed for Hamburg Ze Roberto has impressed since his move from Bayern Munich Defender Bastian Reinhardt and prolific Swiss forward Mladen Petric are also long-term casualties. Nevertheless, Albertz, who starred for Rangers from 1996 until 2001, believes Hamburg can absorb these injury blows ahead of the tie in Glasgow. "Hamburg have got a big squad of very talented players," he told BBC Scotland. "They've not been beaten for a long time and have a very strong side. Technically, they're very good. Of course, they've got some injury problems. "But, at the end of the day, the squad is big enough to bring a team to perform well at Parkhead. "I think it's going to be a tough game. Celtic at home, with their supporters behind them, are a very difficult team to play against. "They fight from the first minute to the last. That's what they need to do to get something out of the game. "However, Hamburg are a very experienced team in terms of European and international games." Albertz says the German outfit are playing as a unit and could benefit from Celtic's indifferent form. Hamburg goalkeeper Frank Rost and Piotr Trochowski Frank Rost and Piotr Trochowski are mainstays in the Hamburg side "It's very hard to beat Hamburg at home," he said. "They'll travel to Celtic Park knowing they're a hard team to beat, but they've got the players to do that. "The main positive for Hamburg at the moment is that they're playing as a team. "Ze Roberto, who came to the club from Bayern Munich, has proved to be a very, very good signing for them. Piotr Trochowski, the German international, is also one to watch. "Goalkeeper Frank Rost is very experienced and, as I said, the main factor is that they're playing as a unit. Everybody's working for each other." Throw Eljero Elia into the mix, the Netherlands striker who scored the winner in the World Cup qualifying win over Scotland recently, and the Germans look a daunting prospect. Albertz said the defeat by Rapid Vienna sent shockwaves throughout Germany, since Hamburg were favourites to win the game. "That was a shock, but I think the team is back on track now," he said. "It's going to be a tough game for both sides. "Celtic will have their backs against the wall. To go further in the Europa League, they must win the three points." Albertz doesn't believe Hamburg will be too cavalier at Celtic Park. "They know how hard it is to play against a team like Celtic," he said. "I imagine they'll sit back a bit, waiting for the counter attack in the hope of sneaking a goal." MY SPORT: DEBATE Can Celtic overcome Hamburg? Albertz said such was the quality of Hamburg's squad that many in Germany were tipping them to win the Bundesliga. "It's a long season, but they've got a big squad to compensate for injuries," he said. "They can go all the way. "I'd definitely go for a Hamburg win when Celtic travel to Germany. But, if Celtic are at their best on Thursday, maybe they can sneak a point. "But my favourites are Hamburg for Celtic Park as well." Could they win the Europa League this season? "If they can avoid too many injuries, they may cause a surprise," he added. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8318828.stm

by Alison McConnell DAVID EDGAR of the Rangers Supporters Trust has slammed the Ibrox players, who he believes are not working hard enough for their big-money pay packets. After watching the Ibrox side humbled by Euro minnows Unirea Urziceni on Tuesday night, Edgar could not contain his anger. And the fans' chief has insisted that those who pay money to follow the club are getting sick of the sub-standard performances and the stream of excuses that are offered in the face of underachievement. "The situation is dire and the standard poor," said Edgar. "No, we can't compete with Real Madrid or Manchester United, we understand that. advertisement "But we should be able to compete with the likes of Unirea. "The players, considering the amount of money they earn, aren't doing enough. That is something that gets overlooked. "We hear the Old Firm pleading poverty, but there are players there becoming millionaires out of Scottish football. "Let's get this in perspective, the team we played on Tuesday night won't earn a fraction of the money Rangers players rake in. "They're earning fantastically good sums of money for what they do. "I get angry when I hear we don't have the budget to compete in Europe. "I will never understand why guys think it is acceptable to go to one training session a day then go home. "They are not world-beaters and it's not like I can't pick a flaw in every player who took the field on Tuesday night. "These players could stay behind and work on their game. "We are prepared to pay great sums of money to average players so we are entitled to know they are working hard to improve themselves. "The players who are there don't seem to be getting any better. If anything, they seem to get worse." Signing policy WALTER SMITH fielded �£20m-worth of his signings against Unirea Urziceni: Neil Alexander Signed 2007 From Ipswich, �£200k Steven Whittaker Signed 2007 From Hibernian, �£2m Madjid Bougherra Signed 2008 From Charlton, �£2.5m Lee McCulloch Signed 2007 From Wigan, �£2.25m Steven Davis Signed 2008 From Fulham, �£3m Pedro Mendes Signed 2008 From Portsmouth, �£3m Kevin Thomson Signed 2007 From Hibernian, �£2m Maurice Edu Signed 2008 From Toronto FC, �£2.5m Steven Naismith Signed 2007 From Kilmarnock, �£2m Kenny Miller Signed 2007 From Derby County, �£2m Kyle Lafferty Signed 2007 From Burnley, �£3.5m DAN PETRESCU'S Unirea were put together for just �£1,379,500: Daniel Tudor Signed 2008 From UTA Arad, �£178,000 Pablo Brandan Signed 2007 From Deportivo Alaves, free Bruno Fernandes Signed 2008 From Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt, �£222,500 George Galamaz Signed 2007 From Dinamo Bucharest, free Epaminonda Nicu Signed 2003 From Youth Academy Tiberiu Balan Signed 2008 From Sportul Studenesc, loan Vasile Maftei Signed 2009 From Rapid Bucharest, �£623k Iulian Apostol Signed 2007 From Farul Constanta, �£133,500 Ricardo Vilana Signed 2006 From Malcantone Agno, free Serban Dacian Varga Signed 2009 From Sportul Studenesc, loan Marius Loan Bilasco Signed 2007 From Arge Piteti, �£222,500 Marius Onofras Signed 2007 From Politehnica Iai, free Sorin Frunza Signed 2008 From FC Vaslui, free Razvan Paduretu Signed 2007 From Gloria 1922 Bistria, free

I hope you have got your tin hat at the ready

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A good bet for me is one that has more chance of coming in

It does help a player when he is played in his proper position!!!