TITLE: Celtic v Rangers, first half live updates, 27 April 2008 AUTHOR: Paul67 DATE: 4/27/2008 10:44:00 AM ----- BODY: Live updates will appear below after 12:30.

Labels: Live Updates

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Martin42 COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 10:53 COMMENT-BODY:STAND UP FOR THE CHAMPIONS,

Martin. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

Serutiku COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 10:53 COMMENT-BODY:C'mon the hoops!!

No quarter given and none asked for.

Top o' the league and stayin there. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

Paul67 COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:00 COMMENT-BODY:Please look out for a new article that will publish at 13:30 for second half updates.

There will not be a 'new article posted' comment left on this article to announce it. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

Serutiku COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:01 COMMENT-BODY:"At 27/04/08 10:52, Martin42 said…

New article posted."

Stewards enquiry please - insider dealing and nepotism. ;) -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

StevieS COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:02 COMMENT-BODY:Martin,

Stewards enquiry into the podium please!!! :-)

C'MON THE HOOPS!!!!! -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

o1bhoy COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:12 COMMENT-BODY:A...Leader...is...A...Dealer...in...Hope...

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE...

o1bhoy

Bhoys Gie WGS a Wave Today...

III Kampions Et Le Trott... -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

Dharma Bam COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:12 COMMENT-BODY:As historyreader said earlier this morning

sunny days usually mean one winner...

It sure shining here out in the Atlantic

P.S. I reckon I may be on the podium as Martin42 nor paul's coments don't count

Another victory for dial up ! -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

Dharma Bam COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:14 COMMENT-BODY:and 01bhoy's commentsdon't count as they were on the previous post too! (good as they are) -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

Dharma Bam COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:16 COMMENT-BODY:I have a good feeling about today
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Dharma Bam COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:17 COMMENT-BODY:Haha THREE no FOUR in a row

toowounduptomakesense.csc -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

hail hail COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:36 COMMENT-BODY:Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me, Celtic, Celtic on to victory, They're the finest team in Scotland, I'm sure you will agree, We'll never give up till we've won the cup and the scottish football league
They come from bonnie Scotland, they come from county Cork, They come from dear old Donegal and even from New York, From every street in Glasgow they proudly make their way, To a place called dear old paradise and this is what they say.
Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me, Celtic, Celtic on to victory, They're the finest team in Scotland, I'm sure you will agree, We'll never give up till we've won the cup and the scottish football league.
There's Fallon, Young and Gemmel who proudly wear the green, There's Clark, McNeill and Kennedy the best there;s ever been, Jim Johnstone, Murdoch, Chalmers, John Divers and John Hughes, And sixty thousand Celtic fans who proudly shout the news.
Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me, Celtic, Celtic on to victory, They're the finest team in Scotland, I'm sure you will agree, We'll never give up till we've won the cup and the scottish football league. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

setting free the bears COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:38 COMMENT-BODY:I'm off to the game now but my voice seems to have taken a bit of a battering. Somebody else is gonna have to shout twice as loud to make up for me. I'll jump about more to compensate.

Whirling Dervish csc -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

yoshimisgreenandwhiterobot COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:39 COMMENT-BODY:Pater noster qui es in celis,
sanctificetur nomen tuum;
adveniat regnum tuum.
Fiat voluntas tua sicut in celo et in terra.
Panem nostrum supersubstancialem da nobis hodie.
Et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.
Et ne nos inducas in temptationem sed libera nos a malo.
Quoniam tuum est regnum et virtus et gloria in secula.
Amen. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

One Star Means More COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:45 COMMENT-BODY:I see we need TERRY BUTCHER to tell the truth about the Zander-gate goal! Well done McLean and Burley for sheer misrepresentation! -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

Dharma Bam COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:46 COMMENT-BODY:Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me, Celtic, Celtic on to victory, They're the finest team in Scotland, I'm sure you will agree,  we'll never give up till we've won the cup and the scottish football league
They come from bonnie Scotland, they come from county Cork, They come from dear old Donegal and even from New York, From every street in Glasgow they proudly make their way, To a place called dear old paradise and this is what they say.
Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me, Celtic, Celtic on to victory, They're the finest team in Scotland, I'm sure you will agree, We'll never give up till we've won the cup and the scottish football league.
There's Fallon, Young and Gemmell who proudly wear the green, There's Clark, McNeill and Kennedy the best there;s ever been, Jim Johnstone, Murdoch, Chalmers, John Divers and John Hughes, And sixty thousand Celtic fans who proudly shout the news.
Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me, Celtic, Celtic on to victory, They're the finest team in Scotland, I'm sure you will agree, We'll never give up till we've won the cup and the scottish football league.

Hail! Hail! to hailhail

My favourite Celtic and the first one my daughter sang -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

One Star Means More COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:49 COMMENT-BODY:Anyone notice Ferguson wearing a jumper coming off the bench? Couldn't be suffering from that virus, could he? Wishful thinking I suppose... -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

One Star Means More COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:53 COMMENT-BODY:That was coming off the bus, not the bench. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

derbyshirebhoy COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:53 COMMENT-BODY:I have a terribly uneasy feeling about today. Can't shake it off. I know Rangers will bite claw snarl and dispute every blade of grass. A draw and the title is theirs and they know it.

I got 4 out of 5 predictions wrong yesterday. I was going to predict 1-1 today but I just couldn't do it so I've gone for 3-1.

I feel better now I've confessed.

C'mon the hoopps C'mon the Support.
Altogether now

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

Buttonbhoy COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 11:57 COMMENT-BODY:Hi Paul,

Anyone know the team news?

Mon the hoops! -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

One Star Means More COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:02 COMMENT-BODY:Buttonbhoy: Celtic as last game - Hartley and Robson in, Hinkel and Naylor at fullback.

Rangers: No Cuellar - Hemdani in for Thomson, Cousin in for Darcheville, Novo in for McCulloch. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

skippyisagoalmachine(5till3UFB) COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:02 COMMENT-BODY:come on bhoy n ghirls...

lift the spirits!

today we take them appart and blow their quadruple out of site!

HAIL HAIL!! -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

HHBhoy COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:02 COMMENT-BODY:At Mass today we sang hymn 888
Nr. 1 – 7.

Praise the lord for what must mean -

Oh paradise in the sun, Celtic 7 rangers 1……. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

lurgan53 COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:03 COMMENT-BODY:Victory today.

Nothing else matters.

We have no other option.

Standing up for the Celts!!! -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

Стахановец COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:08 COMMENT-BODY:I am feeling confident today, confident enough to place a cheeky £1 on Robson to score and Celtic to win at 7-1.

Square sausage has also been consumed. Not much left to do but count the minutes now! -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:15 COMMENT-BODY:MATCH STATS: AT A GLANCE
Celtic
01 Boruc
02 Hinkel
05 Caldwell
44 McManus
03 Naylor
25 Nakamura
11 Hartley
19 Robson
46 McGeady
10 Vennegoor of Hesselink
27 McDonald
Substitutes
21 Brown, 09 Samaras, 08 Brown, 48 O'Dea, 52 Caddis, 18 Donati, 12 Wilson -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:24 COMMENT-BODY:Hail Hail

3-0 for the bhoys

Robson first goal 16-1 odds, get in there.

Of the team announced I would prefer Samaras instead of Skippy and Wilson for Lee.

Mon the Hoops -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:26 COMMENT-BODY:Mornin all,

WGS persisting with McD again today. Surely it's time the wee man found his early season form.

Parkhead looking splendid in the sun today

STAND UP FOR THE CHAMPIONS -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:26 COMMENT-BODY:This post has been removed by the author. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:28 COMMENT-BODY:Look for Aiden giving Novo a roasting today.

YOU"LL NEVER WALK ALONE -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

logger 'GG COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:28 COMMENT-BODY:Good luck to us ALL.
2-0 Celtic.
YNWA rings out.

'GG -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:29 COMMENT-BODY:Great You'll Never Walk Alone, hairs are standing up on the back of my head, goosebumps too.

Magic -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:30 COMMENT-BODY:Here we go .... -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:31 COMMENT-BODY:I"m shaking like the proverbial...... -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:32 COMMENT-BODY:Huddle in - The BHOYS are up for this one -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:33 COMMENT-BODY:Boruc called to make early save -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:34 COMMENT-BODY:Bit of a scramble in our box but cleared. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:35 COMMENT-BODY:GOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLL

SKIPPY -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:35 COMMENT-BODY:Goal

Skippy -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:36 COMMENT-BODY:1-0 SKIPPY -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:37 COMMENT-BODY:Who said that Samaras should start before Skippy, he's talking mince.

Great head on to Skippy from Jan Vennegor of Castlemilk -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

logger 'GG COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:37 COMMENT-BODY:I'm almost in tears from pleasure.

'GG -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:38 COMMENT-BODY:Long ball from Hinkel knocked down by JVOH into Skippy's path and a low shot into bottom corner. YA BEAUTY -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:41 COMMENT-BODY:The goal reminded me of Big Sutton heading on the ball to the KoK, oh happy days. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

HHBhoy COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:41 COMMENT-BODY:YYYYYaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssss

HHB -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:42 COMMENT-BODY:Celtic having trouble getting out of their own half.

FK for huns in a dangerous area. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:43 COMMENT-BODY:Broadfoot takes a dive on the edge of the box. Get's the FK -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:44 COMMENT-BODY:Robson makes an excellent tackle but get's penalised -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:44 COMMENT-BODY:2 poor decisions from the ref so far - dive from Broadfoot and clean tackle from Robson -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

logger 'GG COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:45 COMMENT-BODY:Referee showing his true colours and they are obviously blue.

'GG -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:45 COMMENT-BODY:Comes to nothing. Ref giving everything their way so far. We are 1 up but have not settled yet -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:45 COMMENT-BODY:corner to us -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:46 COMMENT-BODY:Caldwell showing bravery in front of Cousins boot. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:46 COMMENT-BODY:Good run by Aiden - corner -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:46 COMMENT-BODY:another corner - appeals for handball -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

logger 'GG COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:47 COMMENT-BODY:McGeady skins 3 players including Novo and wins corner.

;GG -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:47 COMMENT-BODY:Caldwell hauled down - another corner given -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:48 COMMENT-BODY:equaliser by Weir -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:48 COMMENT-BODY:1-1 header from corner -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:49 COMMENT-BODY:1-1 Weir scores -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:49 COMMENT-BODY:needed a player on the other post would have been hooked out -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:49 COMMENT-BODY:robson booked -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:50 COMMENT-BODY:Straightforward corner not dealt with.

Robson booked -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

logger 'GG COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:51 COMMENT-BODY:Poor marking allows Dailly to beat 3 defenders to score from corner.

Bad marking.

Robson gets booked for making NO contact with Rangers player.

Was the ref's envelope bulky this week.

'GG -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:52 COMMENT-BODY:Hartley and Robson not dominating in the midfield like they did the last game against the Huns -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

logger 'GG COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:54 COMMENT-BODY:This referee is a BLATANT cheat.

'GG -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:55 COMMENT-BODY:FK to us - wide on edge of box -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:55 COMMENT-BODY:FK

Naka to take it

Goalie tips it over for a corner -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:56 COMMENT-BODY:Naka shoots - good save - Corner -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:58 COMMENT-BODY:Careless by Naylor let's Novo in but good defending by Mick -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 12:59 COMMENT-BODY:Naylor got caught out by Nova Ned almost costly for us.

We are starting to look a bit more dangerous now -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:00 COMMENT-BODY:cousin scores -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:00 COMMENT-BODY:2-1 to them - same goal from corner -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:01 COMMENT-BODY:this is them revert to flat back 10 now.

Strachan being restrained by 4th offical -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:01 COMMENT-BODY:We are struggling to get into this game -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

logger 'GG COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:02 COMMENT-BODY:Another goal from a corner for Rangers.
This time from Cousin at near post.

I'll be driven to drink.

'GG -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

Ulster-Celt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:02 COMMENT-BODY:need to get hartley off before its too late -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:02 COMMENT-BODY:The Huns look like they want it more than we do. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:03 COMMENT-BODY:Another corner to them - maybe we have learned our lesson? -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:04 COMMENT-BODY:Caught by Artur - released Skippy but he was the only one up against 4 of them -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

Ironbhoy COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:06 COMMENT-BODY:This is terrible.! We have'nt turned up today. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:06 COMMENT-BODY:hartley booked for leaving the boot into fergihun -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:06 COMMENT-BODY:Hartley booked for taking out Ferguson -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:07 COMMENT-BODY:I was just going to say will someone kick wee bazza as he is controlling the game, when Hartley just did it. Got a yellow for it. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:09 COMMENT-BODY:Aiden plays in Skippy but he was too slow to make anything of it -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:09 COMMENT-BODY:where did they find this other daniel cousin -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:11 COMMENT-BODY:first spell of pressure from us. We need to get Aiden to ball more often -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:11 COMMENT-BODY:A little bit better by Celtic, Aiden causing all kinds of problems for Broadmouth -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

logger 'GG COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:12 COMMENT-BODY:Give the ball to McGeady.
He is pulling them all over the place.

'GG -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

Bhoy_Molloy COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:13 COMMENT-BODY:Like him or not, I wish Balde was at CB today. Huns winning everything in the air at both ends of the pitch. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

LenSpol COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:14 COMMENT-BODY:We are going to win this game -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:14 COMMENT-BODY:skipppppyyyyyyyy

2-2 -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:14 COMMENT-BODY:Goal Skippy scores a Peach of a goal -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:14 COMMENT-BODY:2-2 Skippy -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

logger 'GG COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:15 COMMENT-BODY:Good move again from us.

More of teh same but with a better cross at the end.

'GG -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

logger 'GG COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:16 COMMENT-BODY:My wish is granted.

'GG -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:16 COMMENT-BODY:Absolute peach.

We have played our best spell in the last 5 mins. Aiden held the ball well, played in McD on edge of box, McD made a yard and looped a shot into top corner - maybe a slight deflection on the way -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:17 COMMENT-BODY:1 min added on

I think hartley's yellow has dealt with fergie -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:18 COMMENT-BODY:HALF TIME

I need to lie down -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

whitedoghunch COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:18 COMMENT-BODY:I've been texting Noel90 with updates
thinking he was working.
Got a harsh txt back saying stop annoying him as he is at the game. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:18 COMMENT-BODY:Good play by Hartley but the final ball was stright into keeper - HT -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

DeeCee COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:19 COMMENT-BODY:Watched the replay and I'm sure it went straight in without a deflection. Weird looping angle but a belter ! -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

TheGodfather COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:20 COMMENT-BODY:What a 45!

Cousin dominating McManus.

McGeady the matchwinner.

Come on Celtic. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

logger 'GG COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:20 COMMENT-BODY:|Let's hope we continue the second half as we finished the first.

Need more from Hartley, Robson and Nakamura.

With the two former booked we may need to bring on Brown.

Lost two poorly defended goals.

'GG -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

Thom The Thim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:22 COMMENT-BODY:Aiden's the answer.

Midfield have to impose themselves on this game. They are getting the freedom of the pitch.

We are weak at full back. Still.... -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

holysoulsalarmclock COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:23 COMMENT-BODY:hyperventilitaing-can't see much with this broon paper bag over my napper. more needed from defence and game is ours. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

whitedoghunch COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:24 COMMENT-BODY:will brown win the game for us. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

Taurangabhoy COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:25 COMMENT-BODY:Aiden taking them apart. Hartley still effective after the card but will they play to get hm off the park. We can win this . -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:26 COMMENT-BODY:Half-time

I thought the Huns were the better team for the first 30 minutes but we closed the first half as the top team. I think the reason we dominated the last 15 minutes was because we got the ball to Aiden and he has Nova Ned and Broadfoot in his pocket.

Skoosh to come on the last 30 minutes.

I thought that was the longest 45 minutes -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:27 COMMENT-BODY:HT Celtic 2-2 Rangers

My nerves are shattered. After a goal with our first move forward, Rangers dominated the game for the next 25 mins. Two identical goals for them with near post corners. To be fair, their first hit Weir on the head and went in, the second Cousin beat Mick at the near post. Cousin is proving to be a real handful but Caldwell and Mick seemed to be getting on top towards the end of the half.

Two good finishes from Skippy. The first was a very tight decision - could have been given off but a good decision by the linesman.

This Rangers team may be spent now- they really raised their game after we scored but the last 10 mins we stamped our authority on the game and started to look good coming forward. Aiden is our best player - we need to get him more of the ball. Naka has looked good when in possession but has struggled to find any space. Hartley and Robson took a while to settle but eventually started to dominate the middle.

Naylor has struggled at LB.

Hopefully we can pick it up straight from the off and maintain the possession we had for the last 10 mins.

STAND UP FOR THE CHAMPIONS -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

pastyface COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:28 COMMENT-BODY:they will just tighten up for the second half and its going to be difficult to get through them.

We forced them to come out after scoring so early and our defence were ill prepared for that.

Ferguson having a better game than the last one but he's one tackle away from an injury.

More Aiden please -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

derbyshirebhoy COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:29 COMMENT-BODY:Good to see w've finally realised we're in a game. The good thing is no matter how poorly we've played the scores are level. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

The Narrowbhoat Tim COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:29 COMMENT-BODY:Booting Bazza was the turning point in the first half, Hartley and Robson got more into the game which allowed Aiden to receive the ball more.

A yellow card well taken by Hartley. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

MikeyBhoy COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:31 COMMENT-BODY:In the cup final, WGS made the brave decision to bring off his captain and we went on to lift the trophy.

Huns are winning everything in the air today and Balde's presence is much needed.

I'd bring him on for McManus ... never happen though. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

mncelt COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:31 COMMENT-BODY:I would give Samaras at least 30 mins today. JVoH will likely get hooked given McD has scored twice already. -------- COMMENT-AUTHOR:

logger 'GG COMMENT-DATE:27/04/08 13:32 COMMENT-BODY:NEW ARTICLE POSTED FOR 2ND HALF.

'GG the messemger --------