Our now-annual defeat against St Johnstone yesterday was a timely reminder of how close to defeat any team can be if they are even slightly off their game. Despite fighting the urge not to be disrespectful to yesterdays’ victors, they are a poor team, previously without a win, bottom of the league and they had to cancel training during the week due to illness in their small squad.
But, they deservedly beat Celtic.
Kris Commons was a bright light among the largely disorganised looking team structure. Tony Watt also did well, even if he is still beating himself up for passing up the best chance of the game in the dying seconds, but defensively we were turned over, the midfield singularly failed to control the ball and Gary Hooper looked miles away from scoring his first league goal of the season.
Did we need a sharp reminder of the level of performance required against Benfica on Wednesday? It looks like it.
When we were kings
Don’t worry too much, a team with Fallon, Gemmell, McNeill, Murdoch, Auld, Johnstone and Wallace were turned over 0-2 at home by Hearts in 1969. A few days later Eusebio and Benfica, who lost the 1968 European Cup final after extra-time, a year after Celtic won the tournament, walked off Celtic Park having lost 3-0.
Artur Jorge played for Benfica that night. Apparently he still lurks in the corridors.
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Awe Naw New Article Hosted?
new article posted.
PHILVISRETURNS 1219
When you think you can do no wrong,it is never wise to surround yourself with yes-men.
Dave’s downfall is being widely predicted,even in Tory-friendly papers.
Snake Plissken
Im 51 years of age and had never heard of the “dalek” reference to the Orcs, till that cracker leggat brought it up.
and i have heard thousands :))).
HAIL HAIL
snake plissken
11:55 on
17 September, 2012
JEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZZ OH
As a Doctor Who fan of many many years I am offended beyond belief at the lunacy of Leggat today.
Leggat is really upset because Sylvester McCoy is one of the Bhoys.
He went to Blairs College Seminary for a couple of years.
bobby murdoch’s curled-up winklepickers
Knocked the grin off my face , when you put it like that.
:-(
Awe Naw Arrans No Annan Anan Awe No
is that wee story true ?
did some bears bus go to the wrong place ?
tell me its true, tell me
Snake Plissken
I don’t know whether to laugh or be deeply disturbed at such a piece of rambling nonsense from Leggat. Scary wee country we live in, if you are of a particulat religion or ethnic background.
I thought we had a tough schedule coming up with our couple of CL matches and a game against Raith being played mid-week.
Nothing compared the the huns ‘demanding and crucial spell’
‘McCoist could be left with a decidedly threadbare-looking squad ahead of what is a demanding and crucial spell of matches for Rangers.
They take on First Division Queen of the South in the Ramsdens Cup quarter-final at Ibrox tomorrow evening.
On Sunday they return to league duty with a game against Montrose at home that will be screened live by ESPN.
On Wednesday week they play Clydesdale Bank Premier League leaders Motherwell in the Scottish Communities League Cup.
Three days after that Rangers open their account in the William Hill Scottish Cup with a match at Highland League rivals Forres Mechanics.’