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Not long to go but we're not making this easy. Just do this Rangers!

Agreed. Come on Rangers. We need to keep this going.

We need to keep up this intensity. No slip up's Rangers. 45 minutes to glory.

MORELOS!!!!! Welcome back Alfie.

2-2 in Porto now. Wee Dick and his team hopefully doing us a favour.

Yep, we really need to win this one. Come on Rangers!

That is utterly indefensible. If they want to apply the logic of "we're going off the air before it starts so it doesn't exist" then they can strike Manchester United and Wolves from that list as well. They kick off at exactly the same time as us. Damn right it's premeditated. And designed for one purpose. Let's hope we give them something more to cry about tonight after their precious Hoops got beat.

Surely that is what we should be demanding of the media in Scotland. If this was a Rangers player or official using the F****n word then they would be lining up with torches and pitchforks. When I see Scott Brown's ditty on Reporting Scotland subtitled and with a bouncing ball so we can all keep in tune then I'll know we are really treated equally and fairly. Until then.....well it's obvious we're not.

You would hope so but.....I doubt it. According to the latest from NBM, the F word is apparently the most offensive part of that tweet. The H word is just moronic. No consistency and no honesty from the gatekeepers of what constitutes sectarianism who refuse to "call it out" when it's obvious for all to see. And certainly no class from this young lady.

Stuck this in yesterday's League Cup aftermath thread but it's probably relevant here too "Not made any better by the propaganda from Roddy Forsyth on the radio this afternoon that Rangers can have no complaints - not because Celtic scored a goal with three men offside but because we missed a penalty apparently as if the latter somehow justified the refereeing howler that lead to the former. Sorry Roddy, I used to respect you. You used to give an honest opinion, not just suck up to your paymasters. But clearly not for ages. The BBC own your arse and your opinions and your delight at their goal and Alfie's miss were palpable. Let me apply some logic Roddy because you are clearly incapable of it. The two incidents are not related. Penalties can get saved and Forster today was just on fire and Alfie's penalty was poor, so I can live with that. What Rangers and every Rangers fan ARE entitled to complain about is piss poor refereeing and assistant refereeing. One Celtic player offside is unfortunate, two is careless but three of the fuckers a yard offside is certainly grounds for complaint. Complaint that we shouldn't have been behind to a goal that ought to have been chalked off. That's fair Roddy. That's reasonable. Go and find your brain because clearly somewhere over the last couple of years it's gone missing." I don't pollute myself with BBC Scotland but it filters through to Radio 5 Live via the likes of Roddy who is held up as some kind of Scottish Football guru by the assembled BBC pundits south of the border. I used to have respect for Roddy because he seemed fair minded and, unlike many other Scottish hacks, wouldn't be too beholden to Celitc and Liewell but not any more. His updates on late Celtic winners are filled with unfiltered glee and our struggles seem to be accompanied by extra hot scorn. It's sickening to hear at times and that his is the primary mouthpiece on Scottish football to the rest of the UK is simply depressing. We aren't getting a fair crack of the whip inside Scotland - or outside of it. Surely a first trophy for a Gerrard Rangers is more newsworthy and exciting than simply another one for Celtic in this one-sided era. Apparently not. All hail Lennon, the mantra must be maintained. Perhaps 26th has some thoughts about Roddy's fall to the dark side.

He is pointing out the truth. But with a smile on his face as wide as the fucking Cheshire Cat.

I think that because I can think of two or three occasions when he should have scored but didn't and it should have been easier to score than miss. The 1-0 game at Ibrox last season when it thankfully didn't make a difference and the 2-3 loss to them at Ibrox under Murty when it certainly did make a difference come to mind. Sure they are hard games but not harder than some of the European games where he has been prolific.

So what are you suggesting rbr? You got my attention but I'm not seeing your solution.

It's impossible right now. All we can do is hope that Alfie unleashes his frustration on Young Boys in a few days time and we get through that. I fear we will need to have a near 100% record against everyone else and win at least once at the Piggery if we are to win the league this season. And unless Alfie breaks his duck at the next time of asking I don't see that being straightforward. He is our talisman and we ask a lot of him. He just has a mental block against Celtic that he needs to break through. Any goal will do, even if it's in off his backside, it will do.

Gutted by that. I probably feel worse than if we had been whipped 4-0 because it was so close and you felt that today Celtic were there for the taking. These are fine margins but once again we are falling short at a key time while they are digging in and getting results. It's hugely frustrating. Not made any better by the propaganda from Roddy Forsyth on the radio this afternoon that Rangers can have no complaints - not because Celtic scored a goal with three men offside but because we missed a penalty apparently as if the latter somehow justified the refereeing howler that lead to the former. Sorry Roddy, I used to respect you. You used to give an honest opinion, not just suck up to your paymasters. But clearly not for ages. The BBC own your arse and your opinions and your delight at their goal and Alfie's miss were palpable. Let me apply some logic Roddy because you are clearly incapable of it. The two incidents are not related. Penalties can get saved and Forster today was just on fire and Alfie's penalty was poor, so I can live with that. What Rangers and every Rangers fan ARE entitled to complain about is piss poor refereeing and assistant refereeing. One Celtic player offside is unfortunate, two is careless but three of the fuckers a yard offside is certainly grounds for complaint. Complaint that we shouldn't have been behind to a goal that ought to have been chalked off. That's fair Roddy. That's reasonable. Go and find your brain because clearly somewhere over the last couple of years it's gone missing. We deserved a cup today and Celtic didn't. That's the thing that's hardest to take.

Absolutely. That's the telling part. Apparently it's just moronic but not specifically sectarian. Fuck sake.

Precisely. While today was great I would trade one or two of today's goals for a winning goal against the Sheep. That's where we came unstuck last season. There were games where we feasted on a hat full of goals but too often it was famine when it came to those scum. Get out of there with 3 points Rangers. That's all that matters.

I agree and that article above does nothing to acknowledge the fact that we are much closer to Celtic than they would like us to be, despite the funding gap. This is going to be a close run championship, not the stroll that they are used to. We await your assessment and analysis of the figures with interest Bluedell.

And another season after that. Couldn't happen to a nicer club. Karma's a bitch.

I wondered how long it would take BBC Scotland to wallow in this particular shit, unburdened by any sense of hypocrisy. Barely 24 hours it would appear. Familiarly depressing and utterly pathetic. Let's just keep winning. That's all that matters. The closer we get to 55 the more fevered their rantings will become. Fuck them.

That would require her to have objectivity and integrity, when it's clear that the SNP will twist any fact to suit their independence agenda. We could revise our entire songbook and not wave a single union jack flag but we would still be the enemy. Vote them out.

Basically Celtic have been mugged twice away from home after Europa League ties. While that's welcome and we have taken full advantage, we will face the same challenge soon and we had better be up for it. We lost silly points in November-December last season and as long as we stay consistent and don't give them any encouragement I think we have a chance.

They are too busy hiding under their desks hoping this scandal will go away. It won't and it will hopefully take some heads at the SFA with it. They have been nothing short of a disgrace.

Loving this. It's been a long time coming. Hammer these bastards Rangers!

Flattered to deceive. Never had the consistency or quality we needed and is clearly a petulant fool. Good riddance.