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I think most fans also think the same regarding weakened team! however we will always play our best when teams attack us and it's for that reason I am confident, as I was before all this COVID shit.

McGregorTavernier Goldson Helander BarisicJack Davis KamaraArfield KentMorelos This would be my team to start, Davis will have played all the games for NI but he is crucial for us in this match.

All his ''official'' statements are endorsed by the club, useful idiot/bigot indeed.

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard in the clear as SFA charge is not proved STEVEN GERRARD is in the clear after his SFA charge was not proved. The SFA's disciplinary panel delivered their verdict today after hearing the Rangers manager's case. The Light Blues boss was forced to wait for a decision after technical problems halted the hearing on Friday. But he is now in the clear after the SFA confirmed on their website the charge against him was not proved. Gerrard was originally charged over his comments following his side's 4-0 victory over Dundee United last month. He raged after Tannadice defender Ryan Edwards went unpunished by referee Kevin Clancy for a horror tackle on Gers star Alfredo Morelos. The Colombian international was caught with a high challenge just above his knee which saw him stretchered off. Gerrard said after the match: "He's a lucky boy that it's only a gash. "I was impressed with United today so I don't want to make headlines and say a kid should have got this or that. "I don't want to be that type of manager. "But what I would say is that I'd be very interested to see what the decision would have been from the officials had the shoe been on the other foot and Alfredo had made that tackle." That saw the Rangers gaffer hit with his SFA charge for breaking disciplinary rule 72 - leaving the Ibrox club 'bemused' at the time. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/6150037/rangers-steven-gerrard-clear-sfa-not-proved/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1602523011

Fixed that for you

Celtic Supporters Association blasts SFA over John Beaton appointment and international travel amid Covid-19 pandemic The Celtic Supporters Association have written an open letter to the SFA blasting their decision to allow Hoops stars to report for international duty amid the coronavirus pandemic - and their appointment of John Beaton as the referee for the first derby of the season. The Scottish champions face Rangers this weekend and will do so without the likes of big-hitters Odsonne Edouard, Ryan Christie, Nir Bitton and potentially Hatem Elhamed. Edouard contracted Covid-19 with France under-21s as did Bitton with Israel while Christie has been forced to self-isolate as has Elhamed, due to being in close contact with others who had the deadly virus. General Secretary Joe O'Rourke penned the furious letter to chief Maxwell, taking aim at the SFA for 'ignoring players' health being the top priority' and allowing the stars to travel around the world. Mr O'Rourke also complained that his club would be without top players through no fault of their own as Celtic have adhered to all protocols and not returned one positive test within the club to date. The letter read: "My plan for today was to write once again to SFA Chief Executive Ian Maxwell, but since Mr Maxwell doesn’t answer my emails I won’t waste my time. People like Maxwell and Rod Petrie think they are above the everyday football supporter, that’s always been the case in my time, they think the ordinary everyday football supporter is here to provide them with a comfy chair, both at Hampden Park, and while flying all over the world, and all the trappings of grandeur they think goes with their positions within Scottish Football. "I would like to ask Mr Maxwell why he has sat back and let FIFA/UEFA dictate to professional clubs that they need to let their players fly all around the world during a pandemic which has killed over one million people so far. Obviously the most successful clubs provide the most of these players, and therefore are most at risk, and that club in Scotland is undoubtedly Glasgow Celtic FC. We have now lost the services of at least three first pick players for Sunday’s Glasgow Derby, and we still have Wednesday night’s games to contend with. "The players involved health comes first, that goes without saying, and that should always be the case. So why should we increase the chances of them catching the virus by letting them meet up with teammates from all over the world? Celtic have stated quite clearly that they have tested our players over 2,000 times without having one positive case, so when our players leave the relative safety of Lennoxtown, we end up with a massive problem, and none of it our own doing. "The SFA/SPFL have lost the confidence of Scottish Football Supporters, that’s if they ever had the confidence. You Mr Maxwell, and your colleagues have sat back in your comfy seat and did absolutely nothing to aid the clubs in Scotland, well maybe with the exception of one club, the newest one in the SPL. The silence coming out of Hampden is deafening, there were teams playing all over Europe last night with supporters in attendance, have you put any pressure on the Scottish Government to have fans inside stadiums in Scotland?" Mr O'Rourke also took a pop at the SFA for confirming referee John Beaton would take charge of this weekend's derby at Parkhead. Beaton was at the centre of controversy recently after his last game in charge between the two sides where Alfredo Morelos dodged three potential red card offences. Beaton’s private details were also leaked online and he called cops after receiving threats. But Mr O'Rourke said: "I’ll make one last point Mr Maxwell, and it’s got nothing to do with the pandemic, although it seems like a virus. In this historic season when Glasgow Celtic are attempting to write even more history by winning Ten in a Row, it seems that every attempt will be taken by the SFA/SPFL to stop us doing that. "The appointment of John Beaton as referee is a complete slap in the face to Celtic and our supporters. Beaton does not even try to hide where his allegiances lie. The last time he officiated at a Glasgow Derby, he had a shameful display of bias against one team, and after that match, he received the full backing of the SFA." https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/18787847.celtic-supporters-association-blasts-sfa-john-beaton-appointment-international-travel-amid-covid-19-pandemic/

Rangers will just release another statement, the rest of the SPFL clubs will just laugh it off, and on it goes!