After Manchester, Rangers expelled from Europe

Rangers supremo, Walter was tonight hailed as a master tactician. Dignified, but not too proud to learn from others, Walter tonight took a leaf out of the book of another football great, Gary Megson. Rather than waste effort on a trophy that they can't win, Walter elected to play a team of reserves and have his side able now to concentrate on the big one, the SPL.

Walter made no apologies for playing the likes of Broadfoot, Dailly, Weir and Adam. The fact that no self respecting manager would ever consider going into Europe with such a hapless bunch of players did not phase Walter. 'The SPL is the big one', he said. 'Playing meaningless games in Europe cost us the league last year. We weren't going to make that mistake again'.

Others within the game couldn't hide their admiration. 'I wish I had thought of that' said Alex McLeish. 'Interesting concept' said Alex Ferguson.

Meanwhile, Celtic looked like a club in crisis tonight, as they contemplated a series of tough ties on the continent while their arch rivals would be snugly tucked up in bed. A spokesman for Uefa said that, despite the clearly ludicrous situation, there was no explicit rule against playing Charlie Adam in a European competition.

In related news, the SFA said they would insist that the SPL not rearrange any league games this season.

Not again!!

Ahem....:)

Paul67

I'm convinced that Carlos Cuellar's recent "injury" was a put-up job to ensure that he wouldn't be cup-tied for another team in European competition should the "unthinkable" happen and the Rearrangers failed to see off Kaunas.

He will now be sold before the window closes, probably along with McGregor as financial damage limitation kicks in...though McGregor took a few bob off his asking price tonight.

Cracked crests in the laptop loyal's organs tomorrow?

A big signing or two from the Celts now would really hammer the nail in a bit more.

The Planner
CarlsbergDontDoTuesdaysCSC

Not again!!

Dear Kaunas, you make me feel like dancin'

time to get the chequebook out celtic

hit them when they are down

Well that will be rangers selling Cuellar, 'he nearly made the game' aye right, they weren't wanting him to play.... just in case.

memo to Mr Lawwell, how good would it be to bring in a new signing the morra...:-)

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday

Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be
There's a shadow hanging over me.
Oh, I yesterday came suddenly

Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say
I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday

Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say
I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm

UEFA is in crisis talks at how they can market this years premier tournaments without the prospect of Watties attractive, free flowing fitba.

Towns and Cities are in despair at the thought of missing out on the friendly ambassadorial nature of the visiting Rankers fans.

As we speak, messrs Smith and Peat are arranging an EGM to discuss what appeals they can make to reverse this travesty for justice and equality.

Altogether now.....LETS ALL LAUGH AT RANGERS

Hail Hail
Jamiebhoy
partytimecsc

time to get the chequebook out celtic

hit them when they are down

And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love
You make

But do we know how to press home an advantage, Paul?

They look a poor, technically deficient team that will have trouble creating chances. And they have an average at best set of strikers who won't convert them anyway.

Now we can add defeated and dispirited to the list.

So, after tonight's comedy show we can get onto the football. The season starts soon for the good teams!

Do Rangers now fall into the Junior Cup?

'Gleeful GG who is still laughing

Aiden programme has been brilliant.Terrific insight of how this lad has evolved.

Govanhill Boys are the Best.

How did that other lot get on?

Now is the time to seriously strengthen - hit them a blow it will take them years to get over. What about a wee cheeky £2m bid for Carlos Handsome?

REAL RADIO - is outstanding.

we dont need to gloat, they are doing it all for us!!!

all that money just for us and the rearangers gutted before the season starts , what a fantastic night

Boy, you're going to carry that weight,
Carry that weight a long time
Boy, you're going to carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time

I never give you my pillow
I only send you my invitations
And in the middle of the celebrations
I break down

Boy, you're going to carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time
Boy, you're going to carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time

Paul, to be serious for a minute (I know, it is difficult at the moment)....but we really DO need to strengthen the squad. Their focus (once they get it back) will be singular. If history has taught us anything, it is that there is a relationship between European jaunts and dropped league points.

I'm not sure what effect tonight will have on their domestic chances, but tiredness won't be a factor.

Let's get some bodies in. And good ones......

Dear Rangers, please accept my immediate resignation as technical director of your fledgling F1 team. Life in the slow lane would surely make me lose my mind

REAL RADIO - is outstanding.

we dont need to gloat, they are doing it all for us!!!

don't know why i getting these doublers sorry

fredelliottcsc

Aiden programme has been brilliant.Terrific insight of how this lad has evolved.

Govanhill Boys are the Best.

How did that other lot get on?Estadio Nacional

all that money just for us and the rearangers gutted before the season starts , what a fantastic night

hey paul just heard this rumor there the now can you confirm it.....SUPER SALLY HAS ASKED SUE BARKER IF HE CAN GET HIS OLD SEAT BACK AFTER GABBY TOLD HIM TO F**K OFF FOR JUMPIN SHIP!!!

Ha Ha Ha!!!!

Reports coming in from all around Europe of wild scenes of celebration by residents all major footballing cities.

United by the cry 'No Huns in Europe' the joy and relief have reached levels not seen since Attila was defeated at the Battle of Chalons.

sorry for the repost just got it through at the end of the last thread

Paul 67 Top notch again !!!!

Been keeping an eye on the site since that glorious night in Dundee not posted much.

Had to drop in tonight and just add my feelings, the huns got what they deserved.

Walter must stay

Firesale starts tomorrow and there will be more than Ugly Betty and the "new flying pig", watch out for Thomson and Boyd going as well.

Big Kylie must be dreaming of Burnley now

STAND UP FOR THE CHAMPIONS
STAND UP FOR 4-IN-A-ROW
STAND UP FOR Mr STRACHAN

Hail Hail
Stephen with a "ph"

Loved how, towards the end of the game, Jim White praised KM for playing on despite the limp. How many times last season did Wally keep an injured player on the field past his due date?

Blog acting up tonight--a bit??

Follow Follow currently in meltdown!!

Alternative board opened up but this is also out of contact!!

WHERE DID IT ALL GO WRONG????!!!!

Too bad Bert with the Coeffs--we don't really care!!

The Wat Meister: “It's fairly ridiculous that you can reach a European final and then get knocked out in the first game the next season.”

Kenny Miller said that he intends enjoying CL football this season. Rumour has it that he has a seat behind the directors at Celtic Park where he can enjoy watching the fair heeled fillies whilst sipping his wee glass of champers cos he won't be savouring it at Eyepox. Oh what a wonderful feeling, oh what a wonderful day, everything's perfect apart from down govan's way!!

Should we sign Cuellar? giving them the money they've donated to us tonight back?
Murray sort it out!! Give Wattie a 10yr extension

Traynor baiting the Hun - "if they sell Cueller they'll finish fourth".

Oh what joy even before Celtic kick a ball in anger.

Fingers crossed the SSM can deliver the goods and put the boot in to this mob.

Theplanner, the clock is ticking on Carlos time at Ibrox.

Gordon J, tonight is a manifestation of Rangers being lost in our slip-stream for years.

After the discussion about Celtic TV earlier, I’ve been watching the chat and phone-in show on Rangers TV for the last half hour, what a hoot!

Weeron, aye.

Would they like to sell us Cueller now?

What now for the plucky cash-strapped southsiders?
Asset management? Carlos, pick yer destination son.Moneys too tight to mention.....Cutbacks!!!
What now for Walter? Billy Davies come on down?
I'm gonna love my work tomorrow. I will have a Joker grin all day.

Paul, first time on the board!!
Laughed at your comments re selling McGregor.......did you see his performance???

But then again he is worth the same £10m as Boruc.....isnt he???
Stevie

News Just in

HEY PAUL!

THE LOTTERY HAS JUST COME UP!!!!!!!!!!!

HOW WE SPENDING THE WINNINGS????????

OOOOOOO THE RANGER'S ARE ------

CQN IN MELTDOWN WE CAN'T POST

Summed up by BBC in two paragraphs

Smith opted for just one player up front, Kenny Miller given the task of securing the vital away goal

Miller latched on to a through ball and succeeded in lobbing the Kaunas keeper Marian Kello, but the ball sailed over the bar.

What now for the plucky cash-strapped southsiders?
Asset management? Carlos, pick yer destination son.Moneys too tight to mention.....Cutbacks!!!
What now for Walter? Billy Davies come on down?
I'm gonna love my work tomorrow. I will have a Joker grin all day.

lads n lassies don't be too smug, remember they are experienced at re-arranging.

rerankers can turn this around as someone just said on talksport.

we all agree re-arrangers are tragic.

Vman hoops they did it again LOL

I remembered this quote from the RST

"Now that the dust has settled, it is time for reflection. We can help repair the damage done to our hard won reputation and try to ensure that the Bears travelling with the team in 2008/09 can continue the fabulous work undertaken in this years long Euro run."

Don't think they will be doing much travelling or anymore fabulous work this year :-)

Just had a look on FF and this is the message. Looks like my name on here could be prophetic. Whooooooeeeee!

The forum is experiencing difficulties at the moment due to the number of users currently logged on. Please wait a couple of minutes before hitting 'refresh' to load this page again.

I remembered this quote from the RST

"Now that the dust has settled, it is time for reflection. We can help repair the damage done to our hard won reputation and try to ensure that the Bears travelling with the team in 2008/09 can continue the fabulous work undertaken in this years long Euro run."

Don't think they will be doing much travelling or anymore fabulous work this year :-)

For those who dare to dabble on FF, could you please do some cutting-and-pasting ASAP for our reading pleasure?

Cheers in advance!

No mention of the quadrupal on Real but The Cardigan is getting some stick (as is Murray). One fan said he saw this coming the week after they got rid of Paul Le Guen!

ParisstgermaineCSC

We've discussed the relative merits of boosting co-efficients, the idea of rest if not playing in Europe, the consequences of income from UEFA competition and various other issues relating to a European run, but my god, ignoring all that, they are truly awful!

Despite the Artmedia fiasco, when another couple of minutes injury time at CP may proven historic as they were on their knees and one should note they played our Govan friends twice without losing, Celtic were at least involving and decent to watch as no one quite knew how how many goals we were going to see.

They on the other hand are astonishingly poor in movement, passing, and the ability to find a forward, although I know there weren't many on the park. I actually felt sorry for Kenny Miller who ran into lanes and tried to create space for 80 minutes but hardly got a kick as no one could find him in any decent position.

If we can't complete four in a row, then I have no idea how it will happen short of some kind of Armageddon.

Paul67,

PL has got the mother of all opportunities to really stick the boot right into them. Reveal the signings as soon as please!!
Oh my god!! I have been waiting for this moment since growing up during the nine in a row era. We could be on the verge of buliding something massive and leave them trailing.

In some peversed kind of way i don't suppose Pete's been tying up the deals and holding them off in the wake of their result at Ibrox last week, to see if the impossible happened tonight? :)

I expect with that extra dough another striker now. That's five players i want in. : )

Anybody see Dougie Donnelly's face at the end of the game there ? I think Craig Levein was trying to stop himself from laughing. Douglas says that means all the European money for the season will go to Celtic then. CL without trying to laugh, there will be a few happy Celtic board members tonight. Brilliant CL. Stick it right at them!!

Dougie before the game, i know for a fact that Walter is trying to buy another couple in. Those cosy seast in Ibrox directors box good Dougie?

BYE BYE CUELLAR!!

BYE BYE CUELLAR!!

BYE BYE CUELLAR!!

I wonder what the cover up tomorrow will be from the laptop loyal?

H-T draw, Kaunas F-T, 11/1 £5

All we need now is white smoke on Nike Friday

Hail Hail

A nice wee signing before Sunday would be brilliant!!

Dont know if anyone noticed at the 2nd goal,1 Kaunas player beat bout 5 Rangers players at the nearpost!! Terrible defending!!

Just thinking back to Tannadice when we won the league. It was just a magic feeling knowing that we were directly into the Champions League. But tonight. Well that really just puts the tin lid on. Hope now we can sign a couple of players now that will strengthen the team.

Hail Hail.

stopped rolling around the floor laughing long enough to read your whole post paul , by god you know how to put the boot in.

Vladimir Romanov interview “coming up” on Radio Scotland. It sounds like they're checking a couple of things with the lawyers. Should be good.

It may be, as Paul says, that they are going for the big SPL. Personally, I think this is just their rather extreme way of avoiding the heartache of ever again losing a UEFA Cup Final. Oh joy!....except that I forgot it was an early kick off and knew nothing about it 'til after the event

As Rangers have given us money several weeks ago with Miller's sell-on clause kicking into effect and tonight with their generous offer of letting us keep all the entire Champions League fund, I think it'd only be fair for us to return the gesture by using some of this windfall to purchase Cueller. No doubt many Ranger's fans would be very appreciative of this our goodwill.

Listening to Real Radio.

I'm disgusted at myself for enjoying their misery so much!!

Paul 67, I hope that this article is not schadenfreud(spelling ?). I thought I detected a hint of g;oating there, I may be wrong.

However please allow me to retort, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha etc.

No signings from us please for a couple of days at least SSM, let them combust in the media for a few days then hit them with our signings!

2.5 million champion league money
.5 million kenny miller transfer money?
thank you walley

Time for Murray to bring back the £700 Million stadium blueprint for the future.

WGS

I have also waited an age for us to really stick it up them. No better time that the present.

Hoopy

Ho, ho, wee Billy Dodds talking about "3 or 4" new sighnings for Rangers.

Clearly sums weren't his strong point at school.

I had to laugh when Craig Paterson said "the worrying thing for me is that playerswill not want to come because of no CL football".

Why should an impartial pundit be unduly "worried" about the plight of Rangers?

Lurgan 56, I am glad you have admitted to the Real radio thing. I believe a sin shared is a sin halved,

The only downside is that is is 'physically impossible' [(c) Walter] to watch Rangers TV and listen to both Real Radio and Radio Scotland simultaneously.

Apparently Mad Vlad has given an 'interesting' interview. Coming up on Radio Scotland.

Paul - knew you'd be caught up in the spirit of things.......

Paul, your headline is great, but you had me at "Bratislavering!" Enjoy tonight -- I expect a reigning in from you tomorrow for all this hubris! Pride goeth before a fall, and that.

Ah Kaunas, a great little place full of good memories..... after beating Suduva we were in the airport huddled round my mates phone as the Hun lost on pens to Vicky Zitchkov.... happy daze....

Craig Paterson on radio Scotland

"Celtic can attract the type of player that Rangers cannot"

It must be bad if that pogo comes away with a statement like that.

How big has this goal been?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caZK5R4avhs&feature=related

the blogs been in meltdown i've been posting on the wrong thread for the last 10 min well done paul, classic under pressure at the south side of glasgow.....carlos will have to be sold to pay for new players and walter might be promoted to the board room before the end of august........thank God for my season ticket hail hail the celts are here ! Onwards to 4-IAR

Rangers TV:

'For the last time this season our roving European reporter Keith Downie reports'

I was spitting nails when my tv licence reminder popped trough the letterbox £139 bangers .
But it is worth every penny just to see dougie donellys coupon after the final whistle tonight.
In fact I think I will go into the post office tomorrow hand over £150 and tell the lassie to keep the change
HAIL HAIL .

jvoh
you are confused you mean lurgan 53 i forgive you

citys around europe stand down their riot squads and soldiers as the huns stumble out of european competition before Queen of the south.

Latest from the Referees Association -

"The referees are 100% behind each other."

Sounds like the Rangers defence the night...

the blogs been in meltdown i've been posting on the wrong thread for the last 10 min well done paul, classic article well written and definitely pre-meditated They are under pressure at the south side of glasgow.....carlos will have to be sold to pay for new players and walter might be promoted to the board room before the end of august........thank God for my season ticket hail hail the celts are here ! Onwards to 4-IAR

STAND UP FOR THE CHAMPIONS !

Here come the Huns on "Your Call"............canny wait!!

This is absolutely hysterically funny. Where is nacho now with his the "better side lost the league" comments. This is sooooooo funny I may even buy the daily ranger tomorrow, knowing my luck it will be the early edition that will not have any match details so might sneak a wee look first before I buy. Only sorry I don't know any huns here in Cork to slag unmercifully.

Few injuries in the gym I was training in tonight; in the 87th minute two guys went flying off the tread-mill and four fell off their bikes. All were wearing green t-shirts and the minor injuries could not wipe the smile off their faces.

Nopainnogaincsc

How much will any team pay for Cuellar? he is overrated anyway and tonights result has driven his price down, at this rate Darling will be stepping in to support the great instituition that they see themselves as.
Murray cannot go to his fan base like our board did following the Artmedia result, he has tried before and sold a huge £1m of stock he bought the rest or MIM did. What is the way out for them? To me they have few player assets maybe Thompson and an overvalued stadium.

Paul67
Loving your work, as much as I loved the huns performance tonight!
Extra money for us, just hope we can ram home our advantage and make it 4IAR. At least the huns can't blame fixture congestion when we win it this year!
Hail Hail
Kaunus CSC

Radio Scotland fone in just begun!! Already pmsl at the first halfwit!!!

yipee!!

wish i had put money on that!

Agent Walter, good job!

PL

Hail Hail

They've been flung out even before the SPL and SFA have managed to come up with a rearranger policy. I'll bet the new policy won't allow re-arranging now that it's Celtic, Queen of the South and Motherwell left holding the challenge.

Zybszek,

My Eastern European scout is there any news on Marko Basa?

Traynor is in full-on gloat mode...

Whilst Celtic in the last week have restored pride and place in Europe - Not too mention defeat for those teams who narrowly beat us in European Competitions - After extra time. Yes, Celtic beat Feyenoord in Rotterdam and beat Porto in Oporto - sweet revenge and hopefull expectations with away wins!!

And now for rankers....
1. Thanks for appearing on "You've been Framed."
2. Thanks for the extra £4 Million.
3. Thanks for keeping European cities safe
4. Liverpool 4-0; Kaunus 2-1.....just gets better and better
5. Love to hear their excuses now....and the BBC defend them as usual........
6. Smith to resign and McCoist to take over?

Fan on Rangers TV:

'Season ticket sales are at an all-time high'

radio scotland phone in, anyone got a link?

I thought Kenny Misser never stopped running tonight........tee hee hee

My favourite moment was Jimmy Bell's sour mug at the end - he is an evil man & good friends with Beilsibub!

Pablophanque - some songs please

How embarrassing???...........getting stuffed out of Europe by a Hearts 'feeder club'. Wattie must stay!

On the form shown tonight, Falkirk are red hot favourites for Saturday.Icing on the cake?

Dermot

After that great result for World Football there could be a few from Govan on there Bikes with stabilisers of course

Chooperbhoymyself

This is actually genius.

Real Radio in meltdown.
Feuhrer Feuhrer, I can only IMAGINE the meltdown.
CQN, meltdown, but in such a good way.

I'm glad I don't work in a nuclear reactor :^)

I've just got up (Sydney time 5.30 am) and was going on line to see if we had made any signings. I had forgotten that the mighty gers were playing. I'm now listening to the rerun of radio clyde and rangers have just scored. They are all happy on the radio at the moment but I'm looking forward to the next 60 minutes.
What a massive result for Rangers and Celtic.
Hopefully we can make a couple of quality signings and release/sell a few guys like Bobo, Graveson, Riorden, Sno and Naylor then I think we can go from strength to strength.

Hail Hail

Rangers TV:

'Cuellar will not be back before the Hearts game'

Really?

Vargas Shampoo, being sung in my flat in Manchester just now is the predictable wee ditty we will no doubt hear 3 games into the season......
NO HUNS IN EUROPE,
OR THERE'LL BE NO HUNS IN EUROPE
NO HUNS IN EUROPE,
OR THERE'LL BE NO HUNS IN EUROPE
NO HUNS IN EUROPE,
OR THERE'LL BE NO HUNS IN EUROPE
NO HUNS IN EUROPE,
OR THERE'LL BE NO HUNS IN EUROPE
NO HUNS IN EUROPE,
OR THERE'LL BE NO HUNS IN EUROPE
NO HUNS IN EUROPE,
OR THERE'LL BE NO HUNS IN EUROPE
NO HUNS IN EUROPE,
OR THERE'LL BE NO HUNS IN EUROPE
NO HUNS IN EUROPE,
OR THERE'LL BE NO HUNS IN EUROPE
NO HUNS IN EUROPE,
OR THERE'LL BE NO HUNS IN EUROPE
NO HUNS IN EUROPE,
OR THERE'LL BE NO HUNS IN EUROPE

Paul - I don't predict a riot this season. :-))))

TTTTastoundedofforeheadCSC

I can't believe that fud Tanner has just asked that question:

" You played 19 games in Europe last year and you have already Barry Ferguson and Carlos Cuellar out injured. How big an effect do you think last season run has taken on your the team"

Paul - I don't predict a riot this season. :-))))

TTTTastoundedofforeheadCSC

First time I've listened to a phone-in since the 90s !!

Tell all the huns you know..

Inverness is as far as you'll go!
you wont need your shades..
your buckets or spades...

JUST SLEDGES TO PLAY IN THE SNOW!!!

Have to laugh at the two Bears in my work punching the air when Aalborg came out the hat.

Cant wait for tomorrow.

Real Radio is comical...

"We should have signed Laudrap after the Clyde game..."

Aye...bring back McCloy as well.

durrant

Paul can we have a media watch article tomorrow, Can I ask all cqn bhoys with the gift of the links to provide links for this thread ,with a free cqn badge for the best link

The Spirit of Arthur Lee

Big Cuellar will be on his racer to Newcastle asap

Great news tonight , will this be the end for carlos , sold down the river to pay the rotten mobs debts.

hail hail

Heres a wee thought, maybe we should wear this seasons yellow and green away kit to iPox this year. That colour combination seems to have worked for Kanaus.

Hey...

whats the chances of the laptop loyal producing this headline?

'SuperKaunasGoBallisticRangersAreAtrocious'

ha ha ha ha

Worth pointing out that Rangers won even fewer coefficient points than we did in 2005-6. And they will count for three more years.

Evening all,

Just back in from a 12 hour shift. Was absolutely shattered as I stumbled in and booted up CQN...

Now, funnily enough, I feel reinvigorated! Time for a quick glass of wine to celebrate the extra cash - if I can stop laughing long enough to drink it.

Danobhoy, like it - can someone make an enormous "Wattie Must Stay" banner for flag day please?!

Hail Hail,
H

Waldo the great

Talk Sport highlights so far :

PLG should have been given more time.

7 strikers but 4-5-1.

36 man first team squad but a few injuries mean they can't beat Kaunas.

Paul67.

Your finest ever putdown?

What a headline.
Tims all over the world will be using your line tomorrow.

I know that i will be.

Anyone got a link for listening to your call on the internet?

I would like to thank Kenny "clean sheet" Miller who again kept his great record going. Great chip over the bar :)

Guys,

It's not often I'd listen to a phone in, but tonight is an exception, so, does anyone have a link to 'your call' on radio scotland?

Paul67.

Your finest ever putdown?

What a headline.
Tims all over the world will be using your line tomorrow.

I know that i will be.

Rangers announce new shirt sponsors......Easyjet....."in and out of Europe in 3 hours"....

I've just seen Carlos Cuellar in Cash Converters windae. You can get him, a metal detector, a saxaphone & 6 golf balls for �2 million

Queen of the south have lasted longer in Europe than the gers
A classic from JIM TRAYNER
Also from a bhoy caller on real radio ,rangers sponsors next year EASYJET in and out of Europe in 3 hours

great piece Paul67 what a day for the Celtic family/boardroom I bet Pl and co will be doing cartwheels. How much do you reckon
the club has made from rearrangers exit..

WGS - Dougie Donelly asked Craig Levin the same thing "do you think they're still tired from last season"!!.

I don't know what these pundits are worrying about. According to the Laptop Loyal Rangers earned £25m from their UEFA Cup run.

What's the problem?

TRUST WALTER

DON'T KAUNUS OUT

go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/ then listen live.

A

Hey guys come on... the other lot must be delighted!

They asked for the fixture congestion problem to be solved... and it has been! :-)

regi

It is only fair that we share the pleasure of tonight……..

http://www.aberdeen.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=508740

VargasShampoo

Does that Saxaphone come wi a Curtis Stigers DVD?

If not - DO DEAL.

Walter must stay.

And to really make our night

Crosas to sign for Hoops Barca Website

Hail Hail

Barca website has announced we have signed Crosas for €900k plus add ons and a buy back clause of €2m at the end of 2009-10.

In Catalan at the moment and should be up in English within the hour.

Tell all the Huns you know
Aberdeen is as far as you go
You don't need your shades
Or buckets & spades
Just a sleigh and some gloves for the snow

BTW, in comparison to Artmedia, that season our final co-efficient was: 1.4025. (Lost one and won one.) Re-arangers on the other hand lost one and drew one, their co-efficient for this season is: 0.2885 By virtue of the fact we are qualified for the group stages, our current 2008/09 co-efficient stands at a mighty 3.2885 without having even kicked a ball.

A big thank you to Bert K. for the stats.

European Police

bournesouprecipe nicked my moment of glory! :)

link again

http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/catala/noticies/futbol/temporada08-09/08/n080805102726.html

Welcome Crosas!!!!!

no need to be concerned about the fixture pile up this season

fire sale at Ibrox

they will have to scrap together some cash to buy a midfielder

they were shocking in that department today

and to think the huns were slagging off S Brown comparing Thomson to him as half the price but twice as good ...SB will fly this year KT on that form will sink into wretched mediocrity

nae players

nae money

nae way of making money

THERE MAY BE TROUBLE AHEAD

sod the co-efficient

i was just starting to lose the grin on my face from helicopter thursday,but it's back wider than ever

thinkingaboutbuyingadailyrecordtomorrowCSC

Mazy

frankj
sorry M8
hail hail

Father lurgan 56, thank you for absolving my sins, can you forgive me for this constant laughing.

Quiz Time

Q: What do the following (ahem) giant clubs of European football all have in common?

CFR Cluj
Dinamo Zagreb
FBK Kaunas
Anorthosis Famagusta
Vetra Vilnius
Suduva Marijampole
APOEL Nicosia
Hajduk Split
Omonia Nicosia
Slaven Koprivnica
FK Modrica
rinjski Mostar
Siroki Brijeg
AaB Aalborg
Brøndby IF
FC Nordsjælland
FC København
FC Midtjylland
Petrzalka Bratislava
Spartak Trnava
MSK Zilina
Drogheda United
St. Patrick's Athletic
Cork City
IFK Göteborg
Kalmar FF
Djurgårdens IF
IF Elfsborg
Tampere United
NK Domzale
BATE Borisov
Honka Espoo
Haka Valkeakoski
FC Gomel
MTZ-Ripo Minsk
NK Koper
IB Ljubljana
FK Ventspils
Wisla Kraków
Metalurgs Liepaja
JFK Olimps
Lech Poznan
Legia Warsaw
Beitar Jerusalem
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona
Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Maccabi Netanya
Dinamo Tbilisi
Valur Reykjavik
MTK Budapest
FH Hafnarfjardar
IA Akranes
ETO Györ
FC Zestafoni
Georgia Tbilisi
DVSC Debrecen

For the 2008-09 season, all these clubs already have a higher coefficient than Rangers' 0.2885.

(By comparison, Celtic's co-ef is already 3.2885 without even having kicked a ball in Europe.)

Super Vlad radio interview -

"The Scottish League is merely an instrument... in the hands of Mafia."

You have to say, he's got a fair bit of insight...

Romanov on BBC Scotland:

'The Scottish League is an instrument in the hands of the mafia'

"The scottish league is only an instrument in the hands of the mafia. Mad Vlad" 2 minutes ago.

nacho novo scored the winner tonight and nobody can tell me otherwise
WELL DONE NACHO CREDIT WHERE CREDITS DUE .

Great day, and after all the gloating and celebrations I hope to see us strengthen to go forward and not repeat last Summer of assuming we will win the SPL.

Come one Celtic !

Some seriously funny emails to Radio Scotland.

"Walter's" signing policy described as 'a bampot throwing darts at a Panini sticker album'.

Another fan has emailed blaming the "SPL's refusal to grant a season extension" for tonight's defeat.

Meanwhile Mad Vlad has said in his interview that beating the team form Andora in the previois round was a better result.

Paul,

I'm listening to Radio Scotland phone-in, and a woman from Fife
just e-mailed to say that because the SPL did not grant an extension it ultimately cost them in Europe!!! Its either 3 months late of she wanted an extension to the close season!!!
Not as much as Romanov though, who has just stated that Scottish Football is an instrument in the hands of the Mafia!!! Jim Spence almost speechless for once, thankfully.

Its a bizarre night but I am so glad we are not on the receiving end of all of this.

Just got in from work. YESSSSSS!

This is very amusing.

I've got a good feeling about this season. I think we'll be good in Europe and we'll win the league again.

Crosas signs for roughly £700,000 tonight, right after Rangers give us £2,500,000. Can't get any better than that.

Was planning on having a quiet nite in, however, having heard the huns result on the radio i feel duty bound to venture out to catch up on all the anticipated posts.

Haven't had any alcohol for a week or so, this will be rectified within the hour.

Just had to register my happiness. CL yer havin a laff!

Now to enjoy what everyone has to say, CIAO

waltermuststay csc

By dermot's tache on August 5, 2008 8:48 PM
Few injuries in the gym I was training in tonight; in the 87th minute two guys went flying off the tread-mill and four fell off their bikes. All were wearing green t-shirts and the minor injuries could not wipe the smile off their faces.

Nopainnogaincsc

That set me off ....... again.

'GG Glee club csc

Great spot Bournesouprecipe!
What a night!
Welcome Marc Crosas!
Hail Hail

I posted this song dedicated to Walter a few weeks ago;

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-Iiz4nGw8YQ

I thought it was an especially nice touch by the BBC to play it at the end of their broadcast tonight.

Hey Bhoys you've just got to listen to this.

PURE KWALATY

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7544208.stm

Hun to Traynor: "just give Broadfoot back to St Mirren. I don't even want any money for him".

LOL!!!

Good news re Crosas, don't know much about him, but Barca must still rate him if they have insisted on the buy back?

I thought Broadfoot, Weir & Dailly were solid tonight.....

Do you think there will be any mention of the huns getting papped oot of Europe tomorrow in the Daily Record or will they just run with the usual:

Murray ready to hand Walter a Transfer War chest

Gers edged out by lucky Kaunus, but raring to go in SPL

Bazza to play through pain barrier to secure championship

RST Bart Bored?

Chris

These nice happy feelings just keep on coming.
Out of europe before the season starts, if this was because of their exertions of last year they shouldnt have done as much pre saeson training, cuellar defo for the off, why resign weir and dailly and then buy another centre half???
Has he with no surname been interviewed yet, I would love to hear his excuses.
Walter must stay!

Hail Hail

Glasgow Rangers have your shirt sponsors next season which will be Easy Jet......in and out of Europe in three hours! Hail Hail!

Anybody have a link to the phone-in? Or is it over as Ravi Sagoo and Tigerstyle Presents seems to be on at the moment.

Glasgow Rangers have new shirt sponsors next season which will be Easy Jet......in and out of Europe in three hours! Hail Hail!

jvoh
into everyones life a little happiness must fall but we are a greedy lot and keep on laughing my son and you can take that to the bank_________________________ sorry wally

can someone translate the barca link for me.

£2.5m donation tonight from the Champions League
£0.5m donation from Huns signing Kenny Miller
£3.5 saving by Huns signing Kyle Lafferty

Fire Sale starts tomorrow damaged goods everything must go!

Can it really get any better than this

A Carlsberg Tuesday

Huns new shirt sponsor is easyjet. In and out of Europe in 3 hours

Rangers announce new sponsor

Pampers

crap at the back

CoatCSC

bournesouprecipie

I would like to once again propose marriage to your daughter at this news.

They're out of Europe and you announce a signing for Celtic.

You are a legend sir.

I really, really tried not to gloat - it's a sin!

BUT - as my Granda used to say - never look a gift horse in the mouth!!

Excerpt from 606 - heee! heee! heee! They'd rather have Gerry Adams or PLG than the badly knitted Man!!

""murray and smith out now
Scottish Premier Rangers
by robgersfan (U12309312) 05 August 2008

we need these 2 out now i would say bring david moyes i know he played for celtic but he came from a rangers family

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I can`t see anyone taking the Ibrox job while Murray is in charge - we need to rip it out and knit it all again.

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WHO GIVES A FLYING FOX WHAT SORT OF FAMILY HE CAME FROM?

id take gerry adams as gers manager if he could sort that dross out.

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have to agree with you monaco , think with time plg would have knitted a good team there , but you know the old firm results are all that matters , no time to build.""

As above - heee! heee! heee!

DavieL

Bournesrecipe

l FC Barcelona i el Celtic de Glasgow han arribat a un principi d’acord pel traspàs de Marc Crosas per mig milió d’euros fixes, més 900.000 euros de variables.

El club blaugrana ha arribat a un principi d’acord amb el Celtic de Glasgow per al traspàs de Marc Crosas al club escocès. El FC Barcelona rebrà mig milió d’euros fixes i 900.000 euros de variables en funció de la participació del jugador, la classificació a la Lliga de Campions i els títols aconseguits.

Per altra banda, el FC Barcelona es reserva el 25% dels drets econòmics en funció d’un futur possible traspàs i una opció de recompra al final de la temporada 2009/10 per 2 milions d’euros.

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It's in Catalan, not the tongue of the great Cuéllar, but I make it …

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Barcelona and Celtic have reached an agreement in principle for the transfer of Marc Crosas for half a million euros as an initial fee, with possible add-ons amounting to €900,000, depending on the player appearing in the Champions' League and helping Celtic to win trophies.

In addition, Barcelona have secured the rights to 25% of any future transfer of the player and the right to buy him back at the end of season 2009–2010 for the sum of €2 million.

Blogger GG it was Airdrie Leisure Centre mate!

I know that does seem like a paradox.

Come on over to my place, hey you, I'm having a party!

I've already had texts from mates comparing this to Bratislava. i said it on here last night and I'll say it again. We would never have lost that tie had we played the 1st leg at home. It was a freak result that happens once in a generation and we almost pulled it out the bag. Make no mistake, this was no freak result.

You've got to love the new sponsor joke! Not read through the comments and no doubt been done to death already.

ShanghaiHoops, is this confirmed. If so another swift boot in the nether regions to them from the boot of the SSM!

Rangers In Europe 08/09 DVD NOW ON SALE!!!

Shanghai Hoops,

I could only get Ravi as well - eventually had to turf the missus into the bedroom so I could get it through Sky digital!!

It also puts their run to Manchester into perspective.

After Sevile we beat Kaunus 4-0 away in a qualifier and I think our group stage performance over the six games was our best even although we did not qualify. And I'm still to mention knocking out Barca.

By CelticSephirothAuthor Profile Page on August 5, 2008 9:20 PM

bournesouprecipie

I would like to once again propose marriage to your daughter at this news.

They're out of Europe and you announce a signing for Celtic.

You are a legend sir.

For pity's sake he beats me by seconds and gets a lumber into the bargain!!!

Not fair, ruined my nigh..............................naw, no really!!!!

Sad git that I am, I gloated over the post-mortem on Re-arrangers TV with Gordon Dalziel and Alan McLaren.

Priceless - definitely should have been sponsored by Mastercard!

Dalziel actually said they were still tired after all the games they played last year.

I think the SFA should have made sure that the Liverpool friendly was put back to October to allow more time to prepare for this game.
As usual George Peat and Gordon Smith have been incompetent on this.

Didn't Kenny Misser do well?

Is he really a deep cover plant by Peter Lawell?

Blogger GG- Paradoxically it was Airdrie Leisure Centre a place you may know!

welcome Crosas

but can anyone translate the link??

ahem, should read post properly. :)

Pat Nevin "the Lithuanians beat the Andorran champs in last round, this is a step up".

Obviously not that big a step. LOL

Euro Police Forces and all councillors round Europe - big sigh of relief.

£2.5M in coffers without kicking ball. Good nights business.

2 signings announced tomorrow to rub it in, here's hoping.

Stephen with a "ph", an excellent night to come back.

Welcome stevie_m, it was Carlos I mentioned; let’s wait and see.

Mick, aye.

Loving Radio Scotland right now, brilliant stuff.

Frankj, agree.

WGS, he has and I’m sure he will.

FourGreenFields, :-)

jvoh67, go ahead.

West Wales Celt, I do enjoy Rangers Euro night.

Bryce, did you hear Vlad? When asked if this was the greatest result ever by a Lithuanian team he replied:

“We beat the Andorrans with injuries to key players!”

Pete, I’ll worry about tomorrow, tomorrow. Bratislava – the scene of our own torment, slavering – a Scottish term for salivating at the mouth.

UNEW Mike, cheers.

celtic_to_the_core, love doing it, thanks.

TTTT, :-)

fergus slayed the blues, I might buy a newspaper tomorrow to see if the cracked crest appears.

TT, I have an excellent script writer.

Joshyboy, >£2m, thanks.

so funny radio scotland listening to the latest perma raging hun "charlie adam, kirk broadfoot, davie weir, christian dailly just not good enough........please please just give kirkbroadfoot back to st mirren do us a favour i dont even want any money for him" LMAOL

Blogger GG- Paradoxically it was Airdrie Leisure Centre a place you may know!

CelticSepiroth

I'll sting in another good word for you

Best place for real Celtic news

Great night in Timdom

Just got oot ma bed here in wintry Melbourne, 6.22am. Oh what a glorious feeling. Huns Humped playing for a goal scoring draw. Going to enjoy this day for a longggggg time

so funny radio scotland listening to the latest perma raging hun "charlie adam, kirk broadfoot, davie weir, christian dailly just not good enough........please please just give kirkbroadfoot back to st mirren do us a favour i dont even want any money for him" LMAOL

Pat Nevin "the Lithuanians beat the Andorran champs in last round, this is a step up".

Obviously not that big a step. LOL

Euro Police Forces and all councillors round Europe - big sigh of relief.

£2.5M in coffers without kicking ball. Good nights business.

2 signings announced tomorrow to rub it in, here's hoping.

Blogger GG- Paradoxically it was Airdrie Leisure Centre a place you may know!

CelticSepiroth

I'll sting in another good word for you

Best place for real Celtic news

Great night in Timdom

if you the Dundee utd fiasco for them out of the equation how many games have they won in 90 minutes out of the last 20 or so?

Blogger GG- Paradoxically it was Airdrie Leisure Centre a place you may know!

BEST PRE-SEASON EVER !

fergus slayed the blues, I agree 100% - the Kaunas winner tonight was an own-goal by the unfortunate Nacho Novo.

ahem, should read post properly. :)

Crosas, if he's good, Celtic have to sell him at the end of this season.

http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/catala/noticies/futbol/temporada08-09/08/n080805102726.html

Cetic and BArca agree in principle to the transfer of Crosas for 900,00 Euro

Oh am I a happy Bhoy tonight. Coming from Lithuanian descent as I do it gives me even greater pleasure. Add the Crosas news from Barcelona - I might just have a wee sore head tomorrow!! Added to that is the fact that, by birth I am a Doonhamer and isn't it great that QOS have lasted longer in Europe than they have!! Now is asking for a Falkirk win on Saturday just being too greedy?

Sorry about the multiple entries kept showing server error, lots of bhoys and ghirls on tonight.

man in a suitcase to hear wattie go to micks link above .
the redtops will lead with
Rangers can now concentrate on the spl now

What are the financial implications? For Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac's sake!

Best BlueBells ever tonight. Love their wee sad faces. Their problem is they just cannot face the fact that Kaunus players are actually better than they are. Fact. Simple.

Apologies,if this has already been posted.A Celtic fan phoned real radio tonight & I swear he could hardly talk for laughing.Anyway,he wanted to reveal some breaking news,that rangers are to get a new shirt sponsor."EASYJET,IN & OUT OF EUROPE IN 3 HOURS"-Quality-Hail,hail

Bless me Father for I have sinned.

I murdered and will continue to murder......a right few bevvies.
I was selfish......but not as bad as the SSM keeping all that money to himself.
I swore..........Ya F*****G Beeeeeaaaaauuuuuty!!!! And I may yet do so again and again for some days to come.
Finally, I coveted my neighbours channel and watched Rangers TV after the game.
Although for my last sin my penance has been paid as I seriously wet my couch....more than once.
Father I hope I can remember this for some time to come.

English version of the Crosas story - not quite signed.

http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada08-09/08/n080805102726.html

Rereading the crosas link looks like we got him for 500,000Euro with possible add ons taking it to 900,000

Crosas in English on Barca website

new article posted.

English version of the Crosas story - not quite signed.

http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada08-09/08/n080805102726.html

Apologies,if this has already been posted.A Celtic fan phoned real radio tonight & I swear he could hardly talk for laughing.Anyway,he wanted to reveal some breaking news,that rangers are to get a new shirt sponsor."EASYJET,IN & OUT OF EUROPE IN 3 HOURS"-Quality-Hail,hail

I'm actually buckled.

Bournesouprecipie

Direct her to my myspace to witness my beauty and listen to Bat for Lashes. :^)

How are you mate?

Radio Scotland has joined the Meltdown, it's a chain reaction of Chernobyl proportions.

Can i just say something

I love the Huns getting beat

Thanks

Just oot ma bed on a cold wintry Melbourne morning, 6.30 am. Just got the Kaunus score. As the Toyota advert says "Oh! what a feeling" Going to enjoy this for a longgggggg time.

I finally managed to get logged into follow follow...it was worth the effort...serious meltdown..

Is it wrong that I take such pleasure in other peoples misery?

I'm actually buckled.

Bournesouprecipie

Direct her to my myspace to witness my beauty and listen to Bat for Lashes. :^)

How are you mate?

Radio Scotland has joined the Meltdown, it's a chain reaction of Chernobyl proportions.

Bless me Father for I have sinned.

I murdered and will continue to murder......a right few bevvies.
I was selfish......but not as bad as the SSM keeping all that money to himself.
I swore..........Ya F*****G Beeeeeaaaaauuuuuty!!!! And I may yet do so again and again for some days to come.
Finally, I coveted my neighbours channel and watched Rangers TV after the game.
Although for my last sin my penance has been paid as I seriously wet my couch....more than once.
Father I hope I can remember this for some time to come.

Ya beauty!! And the season has'nt begun yet!

Good news about Crosas, does anyone know anything about him, I have seen on here that he is a defensive midfielder and/or an attacking one, and will he be a first pick or only used as a back up if used at all this season.
Any updates on a CH and LB??

Hail Hail

shanghai hoops & Glen Daly

If you go to the BBC Radio Scotland website, do not click on listen live, click on Sportsound Kaunas v Rangers in top left.

Dick Byrne

can I get a copy - I need a blank DVD to back up my holiday snaps

Who was it that Murray said were the laughing stock of world footbsll?

VertWolf

dermot's tache on August 5, 2008 9:21 PM
Blogger GG it was Airdrie Leisure Centre mate!

I know that does seem like a paradox.

I know it well. On the way to my favourite mosslands.

'GG still grinning.

Barca's Spanish language site has the Crosas story is well. My Spanish is very rusty, but it looks like:

"The FC Barcelona and the Celtic de Glasgow have arrived at a principle in agreement for the transfer of Marc Crosas for 900,000 Euros plus add-ons. The blue and reds club has arrived at an agreement in principle with Celtic for the transfer of Marc Crosas to the Scottish club. The FC Barcelona will receive 900,000 Euros, plus add-ons based on appearances of the player, in th Chapions League and league matches. Also, the FC Barcelona has the right to 25% of any possible future transfer and an option of repurchase at the end of season 2009/10 for 2 million Euros.

oops... too early!
not welcome... yet

After all the agonising over transfers, this the happiest I've seen my comrades since the 3iar.
This song had me in stitches;

Tell all the huns you know..

Inverness is as far as you'll go!
you wont need your shades..
your buckets or spades...

JUST SLEDGES TO PLAY IN THE SNOW!!!

THIS is what sets us apart !
By the way,
What is the difference between Rearangers in Europe and Blackpool pantomine ??

Blackpool pantomine runs until September !!

The old ones are the best.

the last rangers fan justifiably launched into murray for the lies about the stadium redevelopment....they want murray to answer and are asking for his removal....

Excellent tonight! Loving the meltdown across the way!
We still need to get a couple in though, hopefully by the weekend!
Had a look at the Crosas story on the Barca website, it effectively looks like a loan deal, 1.4 million euros from us, but if he's any good they get to buy him back for 2 million euros a year later? Seems like a very good deal for Barca... Can't wait to see how the redtops spin this one!

They´re leaving together,
but still its farewell
And maybe they´ll come back,
To europe one day who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
As watty´s still around
Will things ever be the same again?

Its the final meltdown...

Barca have agreed a E900,000 transfer + add ons for the midfielder Crosas with Tic. Radio Scotland.

WeeFra

Barcelona transfer 'financial agreement" confirmed on radio scotland. 900,000 Euro's plus add ons ?

Was listening to BBC Scotland tonight and I couldn´t stop singing this ....

That's great, it starts with an earthquake, birds and
snakes, an aeroplane and Lenny Bruce is not afraid.
Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn - world
serves its own needs, dummy serve your own needs. Feed
it off an aux speak, grunt, no, strength, the Ladder
start to clatter with fear fight down height. Wire
in a fire, representing seven games, and a government
for hire at a combat site. Left of west and coming in
a hurry with the furys breathing down your neck. Team
by team reporters baffled, trumped, tethered cropped.
Look at that low playing. Fine, then. Uh oh,
overflow, population, common food, but it'll do to Save
yourself, serve yourself. World serves its own needs,
listen to your heart bleed dummy with the rapture and
the revered and the right, right. You vitriolic,
patriotic, slam, fight, bright light, feeling pretty
psyched.

It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.

Six o'clock - TV hour. Don't get caught in foreign
towers. Slash and burn, return, listen to yourself
churn. Lock it in, uniforming, book burning, blood
letting. Every motive escalate. Automotive incinerate.
Light a candle, light a motive. Step down, step down.
Watch your heel crush, crushed, uh-oh, this means no
fear cavalier. Renegade steer clear! A tournament,
tournament, a tournament of lies. Offer me solutions,
offer me alternatives and I decline.

It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.

The other night I dreamt of knives, continental
drift divide. Mountains sit in a line, Leonard
Bernstein. Leonid Brezhnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester
Bangs. Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom! You
symbiotic, patriotic, slam bug net, right? Right.

It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel
fine...fine...

Heee heee heee heee heee heee

Need to stop but cant turn radio off.

Same here I'm actually laughing out loud here!

The song above, the final countdown one, is magic. HA HA HA

Nite all, have fun

HAIL HAIL

keep the comedy coming, can anyone post some of the facist facist( edited for language violations of course)

What a night!!

Not smiled this much since sometime around the middle/end of may.

They are imploding and the phone-ins are a riot. Although in a karma-like fashion, feeling a tad guilty about taking any satisfaction from others suffering.

Naah!!!

Roll on 4 in a row. Paddypower paying out yet?

we could always buy Cuellar to back up Gary and Stevie and pay them with their tv money which is now ours.This would effectively be them GIVING us £2m to take their best player.Charity shops could be full of cardigans before the clock changes.

I haven't laugh so much since my grannie caught her boob in the washing machine mangle.
Anyone got a utbe link to the Kaunas winner ?

was working late tonight,
fortunately some rangers supporters brought a t.v. in.
OH UNBRIDLED JOY !!!

Madra Rua

Here's a link from one of Aberdeens website that I liked, posted earlier

http://www.aberdeen.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=508740

They do hate them almost as much as us.

Hail Hail

CREDIT CRUNCH UPDATE.
riot police all over europe are fearing for their jobs after rangers were knocked out of europe tonight !

There I was moaning about my youngest playing fitba down in Ayr this weekend Saturday and SUNDAY , working out how we can get to the game and see the flag going up love these early kick offs not

, should he get himself sent off on Saturday or feign injury or will we risk the average speed cameras and go for a late dash on sunday

anyway who cares sunday will take care of itself we will get there somehow

haven't enjoyed a phone in so much one guy demanding traynor drags murray into the studio to allow the fans to quiz him on the stadium and where has the money gone

looking forward to work its going to be superb tomorrow

Haven't posted for ages (still an avid reader) but can't resist tonight. They were absolutely awful, and if they continue like that any team in the SPL will be capable of taking points from them.

I have to agree with fellow posters advocating a decent spend to really ram it home.

By the way Noel, SFTB and Thomthetim, I was in the vicinity over the last few weeks as I have a mobile home in Min na Leice. Would have been nice to hook up (Pablo has my number) but another time will do. Thom I usually frequent Sharkeys for the Celtic games to guarantee viewing. I must catch up with you for a few jars before the summer is out as I think you are resident roundabouts?

A win for Ard Macha on Saturday along with Falkirk and the Bhoys on Sunday will round of good week. Am I being greedy.................Don't care

Schadenfreude rules ok.

Ard Macha

hi

there has been a new article open since 9.30. you need to refresh the home page

good luck

ulster-celt

ibrox staff have now started growing their own potatoes...
This is so they will have something to lift at the end of the season !

hi

there has been a new article open since 9.30. you need to refresh the home page

good luck

ulster-celt

guys from follow follow BEFORE tonights result :)

The problem with Walter Smith, as I see it is :-

1. His inability to grasp the fact that playing players out of position is, in the long run, detrimental to both the player(s) concerned and to the team in general.

2. His inability to grasp that in the modern game full-backs are vital in an attacking sense, and that by playing Centre-Backs at full back (a recurring nightmare under Smith) it unbalances the whole side.

3. His failure to grasp the fact that football is a simple game, with only two objectives a) To score goals b) To prevent the opposition from scoring.

4. His failure to identify the shortcomings that we there for all to see last season and rectify them in time for the season ahead.

5. His all too apparent liking for signing the "jack of all trades, master of none" type player.

I recall only too well back in 1998 informing an acquaintance of mine with more than a passing interest in the fortunes of Everton FC that in due course Walter would flood his side with centre-backs I gave a time-scale of 6 months, the bold Walter managed it in six weeks!!

For Dave McPherson, Basile Boli and Alan McLaren in his first stint read Kirk Broadfoot,Christian Dailly and Sasa Papac at present. I nearly wept on reading Walter's quote on our new signing form Charlton "He's a centre-half, but can also play in midfield," not unless he's Beckenbuer Walter!!

Our friends across the city, while by no means the finished article, have at least grasped the fact that you cannot ask players to do that of which they are incapable.

It was glaringly obvious, to me at any rate that for the new season we required two full-backs, a creative player in midfield, and at least one genuine wide man...what did we get 3 strikers, who's goalscoring prowess is somewhat less than impressive and a couple of centre-backs(one of whom can play in midfield the other has hardly kicked a ball in 3 seasons). In short we've shelled out the best part of £10m and not addressed any of the areas where we needed strengthened!!

Did he buy the strikers in the hope of unloading Cousin and Darcheville ? If so he thicker than I thought, who in their right mind would buy either of that pair?

Is he content to play centre-backs in the full backs positions again this season.....I think we know the answer to that.?

Does he truly believe Lee McCulloch is the answer to our lack of creativity in midfield?

Does he imagine that a strike force of Miller/Lafferty and or Velicka will produce more goals than one including Kris Boyd?

If any of the above are true then his time is well and truly up.

The Big Cheese

Might be getting a name as a bad moral example here, but after the success of my last two tips, it would be plain mean to deny you all another one.

Falkirk win on Saturday - 13/2

Can anyone see a pattern emerging in my betting?

Ho ho ho ho ho he he he ha ha ha ha ha ......

Na Na na na na......Na na na na naaaa .........

Thats the way we like it , we like it , we like it , thats the way we like it ...... wooooooooooooh woooooooooahhhhhhhhhhhh .....

H-T draw, Kaunas F-T, 11/1 £5

All we need now is white smoke on Nike Friday

Hail Hail

Referees' strike averted when David Murray agrees to pay them £ 800 a game !

From “Rangers condemned to European wilderness” by Spiers in the Times:

“A foretaste of what Smith and Rangers can expect from this defeat was seen in the stadium last night with one or two angry Rangers fans hurling abuse at the club’s directors. And a knot of supporters chose to stay behind and vent their spleen in the direction of Smith.”

Good Old Walt is losing his appeal it would seem.