For all of our dominance yesterday, you have to think there is room for considerable improvement. Passing in the first half was frequently poor, shooting throughout the game was invariably off target, and when we managed to keep it down and between the sticks, the keeper was able to read the shot. Gilks played well, but the truth is we flattered him.
Moussa Dembele grabbed all the headlines with his back-heel-flick-nutmeg-winning-goal, but I spent much of the game debating whether it was time he was rested. Against Newco last month, he held the ball up and linked play, while finding and exploiting space. Yesterday his linking was poor and he seldom found space.
The incisiveness we enjoyed watching as recently as the outing against Manchester City, was missing against Gladback on Wednesday and at Hampden yesterday.
There were also enormous positives. Jozo Simunovic and Erik Sviatchenko were absolutely critical on Celtic’s grip on the game. Their positioning – when we were in possession – kept the ball flowing. They both gave us playmaker performances, and they didn’t miss a beat defensively either.
Again, just as on Wednesday, it didn’t work for Nir Bitton. When we play out from central defence like this the deep-lying playmaker role is crucial. He need to create space for us to move the ball forward, while he becomes an auxiliary defender as our full backs are so high up the field.
Stuart Armstrong came on and played higher up-field than Bitton and managed to put the squeeze on Newco.
The game reminded me of the League Cup semi-final two years ago, when Celtic subjugated an impotent Newco without scoring the volume of goals their superiority deserved. There was a chasm between the teams, which makes my belief that Celtic can play a lot better all the more interesting. Conversely I suspect that was a high water mark for Mark Warburton’s team.
The portents are good that he believes that game was a sign of progress.
As for Craig Thomson, that was self-evidently not good enough.
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Many thanks for the reply Andy.
HH
JIMMYNOTPAUL on 24TH OCTOBER 2016 8:24 PM
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Yeah, a bad day that scarred the mind.
Ye know what,….whenever, over the years that I have seen the N. I. troubles being reported on the tv and ye would see the republicans rioting / fighting back etc,….the scenes always reminded me – to an extent – of the Cellic end at ibrox on 7 /01/ 1978. It wasn’t just the ‘usual’ break-in that would occur during those games in those days.
There were only a few break-ins of peace at the ole Cellic end on ‘that’ day.
Strangely, when Mr Stein would come over behind the goals and usher all the young fans back onto the terracing’s, it would sprrk off the most amazing renditions of YNWA that today’s atmosphere’s at the games couldn’t touch, magical sparkle’s on the darkest of day’s.
HH fella – I hope yer well mhan.
srrk = spark
Andy-thanks for reply, i remember Bobby Houston, big akward player, with a bit of pace.Tom McAdam was a favourite of mine.Thanks for the 21st May 1979, still the best game i have been at.HH
THIRDS63 well the toilets and the catering outlets for starters.i have seen bigger Dookits
Also all them girders above your head Fergus McCann should built a new main stand.no excuses
Dena
Philbhoy
Doc
I hope that yer lassies are well
JIMMYNOTPAUL
ELDIEGOBHOY
HEBCELT
And any other CQN sfferers of cancer
Thoughts and Prayers.
Goodbye.
Andy …. slightly more serious questions… no worries if you would rather not answer….
As someone who obviously bled green and white, what are your feelings on the current board? Do you feel that they represent the average fan? Is it different from your playing days?
Thoughts on the zombies? Did you enjoy playing Rangers? Do you still enjoy watching the games against the zombies? In your mind, is the league better with the zombies in it? or should they have been consigned to the dustbin when they were liquidated?
Kev J.
Break ins, I hope have to be honest and day that phrase had left my memory, now it’s all flooding back, they would call it crowd disorder now.
YNWA. Almost appears out of fashion with the Celtic support now, we have the contrived, but impressive, version at Champions league games but no/ hardly ever, any spontaneous outbursts any longer. Which is quite sad. However we know have Grace which I love.
Gerryfaethebrig
Hail Hail.
Costa was great. Thank you.
SANDMAN
Tommy is still playing and he is very fit, but he’s not as good as I am. I’ve played a few wee amateur games with him. He actually played for Celtic once against Rangers in a charity match. We were a wee bit short on players – like the CQN Fives last week when I was all ready to show up – and it was the highlight of his footballing life to have worn the Hoops.
On the 1977 penalty. Yes my mind was made up. I knew where it was going and that no-one was stopping it. I hit it with exactly the right amount of pace and direction. We did a penalty kick competition down at Seamill the day before and I won it.
Kenny had missed the penalty in the game before the final so was a bit unsure. He was kidding on to the manager the night before the final that “Kipper would be on the penalties” – although he was joking!
Jock said I don’t know what you two are talking about. I wish it was me having the honour to take the responsibility in a Scottish Cup Final for Celtic against our greatest rivals.
I took this words to bed with me and in the morning at the pre-match meal I told Kenny that there would be no doubts and I would take the penalty. He said let’s see what happens but I said no I am taking it.
We were still surprised to get one against them! Derek Johnstone used two hands on the goal line – BBC Scotland and ITV were both broadcasting the game – the only time they both had the final live. Archie Macpherson said that all the pressure was on the Rangers goalkeeper Stewart Kennedy – which was a jock.
However on ITV Parick Timothy Crerand was on and he was the co-commentator, unlike BBC he called it as a clear penalty and recognised the pressure was on the kicker. It was years later that I watched these two versions. BBC Scotland seemed very bluenosed on reflection.
Anyway Celtic 1 Rangers 0. Lynch scored!
for any of the music fans on here, Pete Burns of Dead or Alive … passed away today at 57 RIP
BROGAN ROGAN TREVINO AND HOGAN SUPPORTS OSCAR KNOX, MACKENZIE FURNISS AND ANYONE ELSE WHO FIGHTS NEUROBLASTOMA on 24TH OCTOBER 2016 8:20 PM
Keep checking your donations page for the good guys!
Doc – well done!
KTF
BIG-CUP-WINNERS
Good question.
He did use two hands and Rangers did go bust. He didn’t like the truth in either instance but he can hurt away as far as I am concerned.
I heard Chris Sutton’s exchange with him and I felt a wee bit sorry for Johnstone to be honest. He’s just a blue nose, that team and they hit rock bottom. It is his job to try to defend them and he knew little or nothing about the financial crooks and so on.
Sutton had him for his dinner but he is maybe too over the top. I don’t know.
Timbhoy3….
Haven’t been in main stand since Fergus arrived. Appreciate your reply re facilities.
A new main stand? Liverpool’s new one cost £140m!!!
Guessing you don’t think we should or could spend that amount.
Given our financial limitations what do you think the improvements you recommend might cost?
HH
Andy – is Simon still playing 5’s. Reffed him down Townhead a couple of years back. Asked him about his career. He said it was all downhill after Celtic (and he played at a decent level too) and that he was never as good you ;-) Good chat. Gave him MOTM of course.
Pete Burns – remins me of the dancin at Glasgow Tech as it was then. Good times.
Andy.
Your best 1_11 you played with.
Then the best eleven since
BROGAN ROGAN TREVINO AND HOGAN
I just heard that you lost your dad, he was a fine Celtic gentleman. Sorry for your loss and best regards to your mum.
I answered the question about difficult opponents.
The European I’d choose is Boavista in Porto – we drew 0-0 over there. Sean Fallon was in charge as Big Jock was recuperating. The day before the game the team were walking along the beach with Sean. He stopped us and decided to give us the team tactics there and then. He talked about Alvez who took the corners, free kicks etc and the penalties and was their best player.
Someone asked what number was he Sean? Sean replied that he didn’t know but he only knew that he always wore black gloves in memory of his father who was a famous Portuguese international who also played for Boavista.
On the night we played very well and thanks to Sean’s scouting Peter Latchford knew where it would go (this was before the TV facilities modern clubs have to help goalies so Sean was ahead if his time!) and save it.
To add to our joy we each were given a bottle of Port from the city of Porto which we all enjoyed on the plane back home.
Did your dad take the fans to that game?
Lynchiebhoy: Get my contact details from CorkCelt. I can’t promise anything but will do my best for you.
ANDY
Thank you for your reply!
Best wishes for the future!
And thank you for a great night.
WWW(GBWO)
Liverpool takeover. This is becoming a major story in the middle east and there will be a major story in the Liverpool Echo shortly. It is all in the book and it is quite an incredible story to talk about on CQN tonight. I’m falling behind apparently.
I hope some of you will order the book, you can get it from the CQNBookstore.com and I’ve signed lots of copies. Paul Dykes has also given the CQN boys copies of his first book Quality Street Gang to give away when you get Hoops Stars and Stripes. (Winning Captains told me to plug the book!)
ANDY LYNCH on 24TH OCTOBER 2016 7:38 PM
THETIMREAPER
I will age you on Thursday night at the CQN Fives. I am making my debut but hope to avoid scoring any own goals. What colour of bib will you have on? Card is marked!
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Just back from the driving range. Great news Andy, can’t wait. Look forward to meeting you.
Andy Lynch.
Brilliant about Alves.
This is a true story. When we played them in 1976? I was 12.
There was an ask the referee a question in a Sunday newspaper, if your question was published, they gave you money, I can’t recall how much.
Any way I asked my mum to write in asking if it was legal for Alves to wear gloves, they published it, perfectly legal was the obvious response, but here’s the rub, my mum took half the money as she had written it and posted it. I was raging and still am 40 years later. :-)
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 24TH OCTOBER 2016 3:50 AM
The torture we suffered. Mind you, the huns had some great players. Some were good guys. Summa will tell you about wee Willie Henderson.
*I used tae go tae Airdrie baths when I was visiting through in Cumbernauld and saw the bunion one day opposite the bus terminus which I believe was adjacent tae broomfield park. He was laughing and joking with what looked like a couple of pals, they had Celtic scarves on.
I heard many years ago from a good source that after they beat us with an orange person goal, at the final whistle he ran excitedly up the tunnel and found himself at the bottom of the marble staircase where he was rebuked by a board member who asked him “what the hell are you doing here, get back to the dressing room”, or words to that effect. He was stunned as they had just become the first side to beat the reigning European champions.
Ralph Brand who ” lifted the roof on Ibrox ” in the ” People ” or the News of the ?
*it was the screws of the world and he was with Man City at the time. He was the first to come out with their sectarian policy and also commented on how frugal they were and how much more he was making at Maine Road, lawrence response was along the lines that a copland road bonus was enough to buy a Rolls Royce to which ralphie said it wisnae even enough tae buy a bike.
Interestingly enough that although he was a huge success with them collecting an array of medals and is their 3rd highest goalscorer as well as being a proverbial thorn in our side he was another who flopped when he moved down south.
SAINT STIVS SAYS SACK THE BOARD
You’ve got me there. Fill me in?
TIMBHOY3 on 24TH OCTOBER 2016 8:31 PM
Timereaper, what other issues, regarding Celtic Park Stadium. In my opinion that old front main stand,is needing some serious upgrading.
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I was just passing on a message, the guy said the catering was rubbish and the toilets were needing some sort of cleaning/upgrade.
JIM PAYNE
I’d say the 4-2 game. For a domestic match that was the ultimate Celtic fairytale.
If you were there you’ll know what I mean.
Andy
Thanks for replying. The geatest night of my football supporting was life the 4-2 game. First night I evet stayed out all night and got home at 8 in the morning!
Good luck with the book and thanks for the memories.
Jim
Andy
Which Celtic player of any era would you have liked to have got the chance to play with?
MWD
MWD …,. how you feeling today, mate?
As for who Andy would most like to play …. from the sounds of it, I think it is TheTimReaper …. sounds like Andy is looking to sort him out big time! :)
From today’s Herald, an item on the risk of reckless spending. You couldn’t make it up. Sorry for the massive post but I there are interesting themes on loyalty, delusion, denial, etc.
HERALD 24/10/16
Mark Warburton: Rangers must avoid reckless spending to close gap on Celtic
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MARK Warburton admits Rangers are lagging behind Celtic both on and off the pitch but says it would be wrong to rush through a rescue package.
The Ibrox boss has faced further questions over the club’s direction in the wake of their 1-0 defeat to the Hoops in Sunday’s BetFred Cup semi-final.
Former Gers manager Graeme Souness claims the Englishman has not had the backing he needs from chairman Dave King’s board, and reckons it could take his old side five years to close the gap on their rivals.
Warburton was in no mood to disagree with Souness but stressed there is no way the Light Blues faithful would stand for spending another half a decade in the Parkhead outfit’s shadows.
However, given the club’s recent financial woes, the former City trader also stressed that spending recklessly was not the answer.
Warburton said: “Football is a game of opinions and Graeme is a very knowledgeable football man, steeped in experience who knows all about Glasgow too. You have to respect his opinion.
“There is a financial gap that exists at this moment in time. That’s clear for everybody to see.
“They (Celtic) have a squad packed with international players. They are in the Champions League this year and are getting all the benefit of that in terms of playing experience and financial income.
“We recognise and respect that. We then have to sit down and decide how do we close it? How do we improve our squad? Can we invest astutely and wisely?
“We have to set aggressive targets to try and close the gap. If our supporters can see that we will be in a good place.
“I read some ludicrous comments this morning about how my City background should make me aware of the power of financial muscle. I’m not a rocket scientist but I’m not a fool.
“Of course you recognise the implications of a rival club with a strong financial base at this moment in time. The worst thing Rangers could do is spend recklessly to try to close that gap too quickly.
“We know the gap is there. But what is also important is the target setting so we know what we have to do in what time frame in what gap.
“The worst thing we could do is not build strong foundations here, and from the chairman and the board down the club is very clear what we have to do.
“I guess Graeme is acknowledging the gap with his experience. It has to be shorter period [than five years] in my opinion. I’m not ignoring Graeme’s opinion but our job has to move quicker.
“Would the Rangers fans accept five years? I don’t think so. I hope they know we’re on a project and on a road. Hopefully we’re making good progress down that road, but they need to see that progress.”
KEVJUNGLE
Thank you for your kind words.
Jock was raging like the rest of us. We were cheated, but it would have played into their hands to walk off. Jock understood that while we players didn’t. That was the thing about him, he was usually a few steps ahead of everyone else.
I talked about that game earlier but there are loads of examples. We had to get 2 ahead to be sure because when we were as good as we could be we’d be untouchable by grey areas from referees which could lose us the game.
There were an awfully of bad referees at that time but Jock had their cards marked.
One game against Hearts, the both first teams were playing but it was reserve game I think. Ref had a terrible game, he continually made decisions against us including a sending off for nothing.
At half time Jock grabbed the referee for a word. Jock tore into him so much so that the guy was crying his eyes out. He was a disgrace, he was cheating and he was doing it because it was Celtic. In the second half the guy refused to get involved in anything – he was gone. He never came through as a top referee after that.
JPR Gordon, Davidson bad bad referees.
I don’t like that big fella yesterday, he’s like a throw back to the seventies that guy.
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Rory Shand 3:35pm Mon 24 Oct 16
In other words Dodgy Dave King has told him there’s nae money in the biscuit tin. The chairman has “over invested” after all.
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Jim McCann 3:57pm Mon 24 Oct 16
Doubt that would be the case where is the money coming from, wee Joey still getting £25K a week to do his garden.
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Paul Smith 4:27pm Mon 24 Oct 16
Is there not a single journalist in the house prepared to comment on the absurdity of the “reckless spending” comment. This a straight lift from PR. Rangers are in deep financial trouble and it is hard to see how they will escape from it. Essential spending (eg paying the bills) is a struggle never mind the reckless option. Scottish journalists should be shedding light on this for the benefit of the fans.
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Alison Holdall Replying Paul Smith 5:31pm Mon 24 Oct 16
‘Scottish journalists should be shedding light on this for the benefit of the fans.’
When, when, when will you silly people start to understand that the journalists who went to the same schools as the politicians are an integral part of the establishment. The owners of media share the same underlying assumptions and mantras.
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Alastair Campbell Replying Alison Holdall 7:05pm Mon 24 Oct 16
What total drivel being spouted by Paul S and Alison H. Apparently there is a ‘media conspiracy’ to cover up Rangers financial status. With Sky Sports, and the Murdoch rag top ‘The Sun’, and also BBC Sportscene, being well recognised as branches of the Celtic Supporters Club, where is this nonsense about ‘establishment’ coming from. It is obvious the Celtic support sect repeating the big lie often enough has the desired effect on people like Paul and Alison. Because the media don’t invent stories they want to hear, they claim some kind of cover up. Reality is, we have seen the tax authorities pursue Rangers, but be strangely silent on Celtic owners and past management being involved in what has been described as offshore money laundering operations via Panama. Celtic are obviously now the true ‘establishment’ club, being protected by their political benefactors. Or have I missed anyone on Sportscene demanding an investigation into Celtic owners and management tax arrangements?
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Tony Paterson Replying Alastair Campbell 7:25pm Mon 24 Oct 16
All those involved with Celtic and Rangers and other football clubs who used the Film Financing Scheme ARE being pursued and will, quite rightly, have to pay back what they owe.
Unfortunately for your argument, they all (The Celtic and the Rangers and the other team’s players) did this as private citizens with their own money. It has nothing to do with Celtic plc or Rangers clumpany or any other team as once the club pays them, they are free to do whatever they like with it, within the law. Neither Celtic nor rangers are culpable for any individual tax evasion or avoidance carried out by the individual as an individual.
However, the old dead Rangers were culpable in procuring and persuading players to adopt a tax evasion scheme for their payments ON THE BOOKS of the club. Both the DOS and The EBT schemes were illegally implemented and are , as it stands, subject to having to be repaid.
It is such a simple and easy distinction to note that it is hard to believe anyone could conflate the two unless they were actually trying to muddy the water.
I hope every last penny owed to us is paid back by those who used schemes which were illegal. If not they should be declared bankrupt and suffer the shame, regardless of who they played for.
The Old Rangers EBT and DOS schemes remain uniquely as the only instance of a football financial entity indulging in a below the table, undeclared form of payment. Thankfully, now the prosecution of the case has moved beyond the protective environment of Scotland, the distress call will have less traction and the old club, and the players officials and agents who bought into it, will suffer penalties beyond those from which they profited.
And an asterisk of shame will be attached to every title and trophy that was bought during this period that shamed our game.
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Andrew Gibson Replying Tony Paterson 9:00pm Mon 24 Oct 16
‘Nothing to do with Celtic plc’. Just coincidence that around 20 of their employees all invested in the same scheme. Total coincidence. Nothing to see here. No tax advisers anywhere near Celtic Park in the early 00’s. Nothing organised by Lawell at all. No no no of course not. Not advised of this scheme to attract them to the club. No now that would be silly. All just a crazy coincidence.
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Scott Hennesey 4:58pm Mon 24 Oct 16
“Can we invest astutely and wisely?” asked the guy who spent most of the transfer kitty on Joey Barton and Joe Garner.
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James White 5:09pm Mon 24 Oct 16
To date, the signings that Rangers made in the summer have not added the expected value to the team. Dave King looks like he will only spend what the club can afford so forget about any sort of spending , let alone the reckless variety. In some ways he is Fergus McCann in disguise.
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Paul Smith Replying James White 5:11pm Mon 24 Oct 16
I don’t understand the McCann reference.
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Jim Nolan 5:18pm Mon 24 Oct 16
Do they have any money to spend in the first place? I recollect a recent interview with Mark Warburton extolling the virtue of using loan players. Is that the route the club intends to go down in January? No one from Ibrox has come forward yet to confirm or deny the rumours about urgent building repairs for Ibrox stadium. Is it not time for the board to be totally candid with the fan base to get them onside to move forward?
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Paul Smith Replying Jim Nolan 5:25pm Mon 24 Oct 16
I agree and that reinforces my point about the cosy relationship between Rangers and the Scottish media, sports and news. Meantime, a succession of spivs destroy a major club while most people stand idly by. Unless something real, tangible and major happens within the next 6 months, Rangers are gone. Forever. And the Scottish media continue to minimise the risks and mismanagement.
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George Taylor Replying Paul Smith 5:28pm Mon 24 Oct 16
Rangers are supposedly gone forever but the same old paranoid nonsense about us continues.
Mark Warburton is of course right. Rangers must build carefully and sensibly and not spend recklessly.
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Andrew Gibson Replying Jim Nolan 5:38pm Mon 24 Oct 16
Do you honestly expect the board of Rangers to comment on what appears in internet sites like etims or whatever other place you pick up these ‘rumours of urgent repairs’. File that next to the ‘rumours of unpaid water bill’ will you. Rangers fans know BS when they see it and know fine well who is being candid and it is not those who demand official responses to deny ludicrous rumours.
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Paul Smith Replying Andrew Gibson 5:54pm Mon 24 Oct 16
In the absence of a strong independent media, fans are left to rely on alternative sources, mostly internet-based, without which they would have learned hee-haw. And are you sure that all Rangers fans are alert to “BS” when it comes to those who some have supported (Whyte, Green, King) and those most appear to exonerate (David Murray). Somebody needs to hold the Board to account – who else has the access our embedded, compliant media have?
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Chic Harden Replying Paul Smith 6:35pm Mon 24 Oct 16
The truth, as you know, is not the preferred currency. Hell mend.
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Alastair Campbell Replying Paul Smith 7:27pm Mon 24 Oct 16
A few more comments from the Herald:
Can only agree with you on the absence of a strong independant media. The pro Celtic bias that is built in to televised football and the most popular print media is highly detrimental to fair, balanced reporting.
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Andrew Gibson Replying Paul Smith 8:56pm Mon 24 Oct 16
What does this current board have to be held to account for exactly? Not Whyte, Green, Murray but this current board? Seriously I’d be fascinated to know what it is this compliant media is hiding from us? If you can tell me with reference to a credible source then I will engage with you but at the moment you sound like a loony conspiracy theorist.
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Tony Paterson Replying Andrew Gibson 7:42pm Mon 24 Oct 16
I am sure there are many unfounded rumours about the finances of the Ibrox club.
However, from where do you draw any confidence that there is sufficient finance available to maintain and run a modern stadium and training complex, far less pay for Top 6 SPFL players, far less consider the possibility of any further player spending, reckless or not?
Where is the audit that shows any relationship between income earned and all the various financial payments that a club must make to keep going. The finances of the modern version of Rangers makes no more sense than the finances of the dead Rangers club did.
Undisclosed borrowings should worry you. Broken promises should worry you. Lateness with due payments should worry you. A transfer policy that emphasises older expensive players should worry you. The selling off of revenue streams in order to keep the short term facade going should concern you.
It serves you no use whatsoever to whistle bravely in the dark because it is Celtic fans who point this out to you. You owe a duty to yourself and your offspring who want to follow a version of Rangers to ensure that spivvery is absent from your club. Far better and more honourable to start a “clean” Rangers, in the same way Wimbledon and Man U fans decided, than to join in and collude with the siren song that it can all be like it was before. Just a wee bit more over-investment and we’ll be back in the Champions League. Such a sweet poisonous lie.
I fear your current club is heading for, at least, Administration again. And the wilful inaction of all its fans who react to warnings of what is happening with cries of “obsession”, “trolling”, etc; are doing more harm than good. The clock has been ticking too long, perhaps. The jackals may have stripped the carcass too bare. But don’t ever say you were never warned.
Thank God, we had Fergus to save us from David Murray’s vindictive banking friends. Thank God we had fans who listened and did not accept the sweet lies of “Cambuslang”. Thank God we are not an establishment club and will only earn and achieve by our own efforts with no helping hands.
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DOC on 24TH OCTOBER 2016 8:23 PM
Hi Andy, so, are you a Hun?
Everybody get’s asked when they first post, it would be rude not to.
I was at both the Motherwell(OG) game, and the game that followed, Hibs 0-1 with Joe Craig scoring a peach, thanks for that, being carried on shoulders, I was 10, coming up Leith Walk was one of my greatest childhood memories.
When Jock Stein was, ehm, moved upstairs, what did the players think?
Shameless repost to an unanswered question.
And WC, I know how easy it is to miss one:-)
Thanks For the reply Andy
Looking forward to reading the book
Take care
HH
Andy
I have said for some time that the ref yesterday is a godsend for the blazers at the sfa, he can control the game to a T, blow up when we are in good attacking positions, when we put a ball into a danger area, when our player jumps for the ball, foul to them, when their player jumps for the ball, foul to them, he is a master at disrupting the flow of the game if we are in control, he is a cheat, pure and simple.
JIMMYNOTPAUL
If you’re mum was running Rangers then they would never have gone bust!
A clever woman.
Mike in Toronto
I’m good mate. Just can’t wait till they sort this or tell me how to put some control on it so I can plan a wee night out without fear of having to spend it in the toilet.
MWD
DOC
Jock was treated shabbily on his departure.I was captain of the side at the time and that is my firm memory. In light of the unbelievable success he and he alone was responsible for, in fact if it wasn’t for his input we wouldn’t have the club we have today and neither Rangers if you think about it!!!
He was a passionate Celtic supporter. He cared deeply for the fans and we were reminded on a weekly basis that the supporters were Celtic football club.
He did miss it by the way! He said you should be here!