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What, Boyd has only ever played against Celtc 4 times in his entire career? Kevin Thomson has a better scoring record against Celtc than Boyd does. Christ, even Eric Bo Andersson has a better OF scoring record than Kris Boyd and Mr Blobby Williamson has the same record :fish: Cammy F

Yip, would this happen in any other association? Don't think so.. Cammy F

That is the crux of the matter - the Kenny Millers of this world are ALL we can attract - he is hard working, gives 100% and scores the odd goal. He was bought to replace Cousin who whilst being 10 times the player Miller is, decided himself when and where he performed. BTW, it's not Kenny Millers fault that he is currently back at Rangers.... A lot of fans direct their ire at Miller, it should be directed elsewhere. Cammy F

Yip, this is a fantastic read even tho you aren't a fan of Walter Smith and his managerial style / record. The opening chapter of this book is worth having a copy of this book. Cammy F

By the SFA - Rangers (or SDM) can't nominate Ibrox, the nomination has to be presented by the 'national association'. Cammy F

Will be interesting to see how this pans out Cammy F

Yip, another waste of money as Scotland had at that time another 5 star stadium that was ready to host a European Final (it still is and the SFA still REFUSE to nominate it to host a final).... Cammy F

Not like Celtc not to hand over a person indulging in criminal activities to the Police is it EDIT - received a text regarding the Borac 'newspaper' exclusive last night and dismissed it as usual pre-OF rubbish - but hey, who knows? Cammy F

Good job you weren't around in the early years of Rangers FC when Rangers and Celtc traded players on a regular basis :fish: See what you are saying, but if any player can improve the team then he has to be considered. Has Kenny Miller improved our team? That is another arguement for another day. Just a little off-topic question, would you welcome an ex-Celtc fan into our ranks if they saw the light and dropped all interest in the hooped horrors and chose the 'bright-side'? Cammy F

If the above is true, surely this is a matter for the Police? Cammy F

Yeah, even climbing the stairs into the old Rangers end was awe-inspiring. The noise of singing getting louder and louder as you climbed, then into section J for a sash-bash from 1st minute to last (whether it was Rangers or Scotland that you were there to see!)... Changed days Cammy F

Hampdump has to be one of the worst 'international' stadiums around. In it's favour, it isn't ideally located for expansion as it is surrounded by houses etc. It also have a large percentage of seats that give you a terrible view of the game, especially in the the later rows of the Rangers and Celtc ends or if you happen to be in the first half-dozen rows of any of the 'stands'. Can't believe that the SFA ploughed �£20M into the 'redevelopment' of Hampden - this money could have been used for grass-roots football and the SFA could have used any number of stadiums for internationals and used Murrayfield and or Ibrox and Torbett Towers for cup finals. However, as has been mentioned, the old Hampden was awesome - who can forget choking to death every time Rangers scored as you were submerged in red ash..... Cammy F

Nope - have reinstated my self-imposed excile from that cesspit.... Given the over-zealous policing and stewarding, I reckon that I'd last 5mins at Torbett Towers. Seriously, after my last two visits, that showed that Rangers fans was 90% more likely to face arrest I stopped going. This was even after a written run-in with the match commander at the time (wonder what he's up to now ) Cammy F

I'd be tempted to go 4-3-3 and go at tham from the first minute to the last.... McGregor Broadfoot Weir Boogie Papac Davis Ferguson Mendes Perm any three from four Boyd Miller Lafferty Fleck GET INTO THEM.... Cammy F

With the 3rd Old Firm derby galloping over the horizon, our thoughts turn to the formation and personnel that Walter Smith and his staff will deploy against the auld enemy. Would it be overly dramatic to say that the outcome of this game could shape our short to medium term destiny? After losing the last Old Firm game at Ibrox, many pundits as well as Rangers supporters, myself included, claimed that the league was over and Rangers would labour to the conclusion of the season that would see Celtc warp up their forth consecutive SPL title. In fairness, we have laboured, but luckily and thankfully, so have Celtc. If our worst fears are realised on Sunday, will they be as generous in the remainder of the season? Whilst Rangers are fragile both on and off the pitch at the moment, it could be argued that Celtc are just as fragile on the pitch. So, will Walter and his staff ââ?¬Ë?stickââ?¬â?¢ or ââ?¬Ë?twistââ?¬â?¢ on Sunday? Will they be happy to return from Torbett Towers undefeated which would see us, at worse, 2 points behind with a relatively easy (on paper) run of games ahead of us? Or will he, like the vast majority of us would advocate, go for the jugular and attack Celtc and expose their glaring weaknesses? Off course, by ââ?¬Ë?twistingââ?¬â?¢, we give Celtc the opportunity to win the game and take a 5 point lead. However, even by ââ?¬Ë?stickingââ?¬â?¢ and playing safe, we could also lose the game (a dodgy refereeing decision, a deflected shot, an individual error etc). There is also the unknown factor of the ââ?¬Ë?Walters unexpected player(s) selectionââ?¬â?¢ to consider and throw into the equation. Unluckily for us, we donââ?¬â?¢t have a Daniel Cousin clicking his heels at Murray Park looking to impress EPL suitors. There is also the advantage that everyone believes that Walter Smith will ââ?¬Ë?stickââ?¬â?¢ and go negatively into the game with a 4-5-1 formation that will include, say Lee McCulloch playing the role he did successfully recently at Pittodrie. Now, by rights, McCulloch shouldnââ?¬â?¢t get anywhere near the starting eleven, but Walter has a history (recently) of the unexpected in these fixtures. As stated above, Celtc are fragile at the moment and have obvious weaknesses that we have exposed in the past. Their defence is strong, but static. They will swallow up a ââ?¬Ë?high-ballââ?¬â?¢ game but will not enjoy playing in a ââ?¬Ë?football gameââ?¬â?¢. Get the ball down, get the ball into wide areas and play in and around their immobile defence. Celtc have good forward thinking players, but get them going backwards and working in their own half and in their own area, you not only nullify their threat, you make them uncomfortable. So, will Walter play a ââ?¬Ë?bluffââ?¬â?¢ and go 4-4-2 with genuine width in the team and two mobile forwards who can get the ball down and attack their back line? Or will he go for the double bluff and play 4-5-1 with Miller or Lafferty as a lone striker? Given that he started 4-5-1 in the recent friendly with AC Milan indicates that he is tempted to start with this formation with Lafferty up top with Miller and Fleck supporting from the wide areas with Ferguson, Mendes and Davis (or more likely McCulloch) in the midfield. Either way, this game may not determine our short to medium term destiny, but if we are defeated, I canââ?¬â?¢t see Celtc being as generous and wasting another five point gap in the title run in. We must leave Torbett Towers on Sunday afternoon with at least a share of the spoils to remain in contention in the SPL title race. If we defeat Celtc, I would say that we would be in prime position in the title race. So Walter, ââ?¬Ë?stickââ?¬â?¢ or twistââ?¬â?¢?, as long as we donââ?¬â?¢t go bust - in more ways than one. Cammy F -

Yes :devil: Cammy F

Yesterday's show is now available on the ITV website - http://www.itv.com/Sport/Football/BigMatchRevisited/default.html Cammy F

11:30AM - 12:30PM then repeated arounf 5'ish mate - also, it is sometimes on on a Sunday afternoon as well! Cammy F

Some nice words from Sir David Of Backham - http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines/display.var.2487333.0.Beckham_talks_the_talk_Fleck_walks_the_walk.php Cammy F

Anyone been lucky enough to catch this show on ITV4? Basically reruns of ITV's The Big Match from the late 70's and early 80's. A truely wonderful show with some great matches and great players on show. Yesterday's edition showed Middlesboro v Notts Forest and Man United v Arsenal and both were funny for differing reasons! During the Notts F game, which they won 3-1, all their goals were greated by a chorus of 'Your gonna get your f'in head kicked in' from the irrate locals (ah, the memories)! Easy to forget what a great side that Forest team were with players like Shilton, Burns, Robertson, McGovern, Martin O'Neil, Tonny Woodcock and Gary Birtles. The Man U v Arsenal game finished 2-0 to the Gooners with Alan Sunderland scoring both goals. It was ManU's 4th consecuative defeat, 3 of those at Old Trafford - changed days indeed. Try and catch this if you can, a real treat for those who like(d) their English Football. Cammy F

And in the long run, Rangers would make MORE miney if fans did this instead of blindly renewing season tickets! Cammy F

Rangers have a very proud history in Europe being the first Scottish club to play a competitive European tie whilst participating in the European Cup in season 1956-57 season and became the fist Scottish or British Club to reach a European final when in 1961 we lost 4-1 on aggregate to Fiorentina in the inaugural European Cup Winners Cup final. During this campaign we defeated Wolves in the semi-final the game that gave us the wonderful Wolverhampton Town song which has thankfully, found it’s way back onto our hymn sheet in recent years. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwzxN0jPiS4]YouTube - Wolverhampton Town[/ame] As we will all be ware off, John Greig was the only captain to lead Rangers to a European trophy when he captained Rangers to the historic and exhilarating victory over Moscow Dinamo on that unforgettable night on Barcelona (May 24th) John Greig also has the distinction of playing in two Cup Winners Cup Final as he also played in our defeat at the hands of a young and upcoming Bayern Munich team that contained the likes of Beckenbauer, Muller, Maier and the scorer of the winning goal, Roth. The 1967 Cup Winners Cup Final was historic in the fact that it was the first time two clubs from the same city had played in both major European Finals in the same year. Ultimately, Rangers wouldn’t match Celtic’s victory and were defeated 1-0 by the Germans in a game played in Nuremburg. Losing this final was a disappointing end to a disappointing season that saw Rangers finish the season trophyless for the first time since 1951-51 season and saw Celtic claim a clean sweep of trophies. This was also the season that bore witness to one of the most embarrassing defeats in our history when a Berwick Rangers side inspired ironically by Jock Wallace knocked Scott Symons charges out of the Scottish Cup. A result that at the time, and is still thought of as nothing other than a catastrophe. However, the defeat at Berwick hastened the introduction of much needed young blood with Sandy Jardine and Alex Willoughby both introduced into the team. Willoughby would score 16 goals in 14 games, a run that astonishingly saw him dropped from the Cup Winners Cup Final and replaced by Roger Hynd, a huge error of judgement from Symon that arguably cost Rangers the Cup Winners Cup Final. Rangers had defeated some very decent teams to get to the final with Glentorn, holders Dortmund, Real Zaragoza and Slavia Sofia all defeated. The tie against Real Zaragoza was decided by a coin toss after thhe clubs draw 2-2 over two legs. The Rangers team that evening was Norrie Martin, Kai Johansen, Davie Provan, Ronnie McKinnon, John Greig, Sandy Jardine, Davie Smith, Willie Henderson, Roger Hynd, Alex Smith and Willie Johnston. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_UEFA_Cup_Winners'_Cup_Final [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgn9tb4wZsE]YouTube - 1967 European Cup Winners Cup Final Rangers vs Bayern Munich[/ame] We would ultimately gain revenge on Munich when we defeated them in the semi-final of the same competition in 1972. The calibre of opponents we faced during this competition was simply outstanding. Not only Munich in the semi-final, but we overcame the likes of Rennes, Sporting Lisbon. However, the Munich side were mightily impressive and would go on to win the European Cup three years in succession. They also contained 6 West German internationals who would help West Germany win the European Championships mere weeks after Rangers defeated Munich. Sandy Jardine and the young Derek Parlane (who replaced Greig in the starting 11) scoring the goals. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e60DMeCc1_w]YouTube - 1972 ECWC Semi-Final Rangers vs Bayern[/ame] The highlight of this campaign was a balanced side, scoring in every away tie we played, the critical goals from Colin Stein, Willie Johnston and Alex McDonald and the conversion of Derek Johnstone into a superb centre-half. The early tie against Sporting was decided on away goals after Rangers lost 4-3 in Portugal after winning 3-2 at Ibrox. However, with the scores tied, the officials commenced a penalty shoot-out that we eventually lost. The officials had forgotten about the away goals rule and declared that the Portuguese side had progressed and only changed their mind when challenged by Rangers officials and Scottish media once they realised their mistake. The final in Barcelona was unforgettable and one of the major achievements in our long and proud history. Our opponents were off outstanding quality, as was shown in the later part of the game as the Russian’s tried to overhaul our 3 goal salvo. This was Rangers 14th European Campaign and was already our 2nd Final (we had also reached the semi-finals for The European Cup) and we became the first club to have reached three Cup Winners Cup Finals. Willie Waddell’s charges had a determination to exorcise the memories of Nuremburg and had a brilliant knack of raising their game in Europe that season which was in stark contrast to our domestic form. The game was hugely anticipated and everyone hoped that it would live up to the friendly between the two clubs when the Russians toured Britain in 1945 in a precursor to European Football. The match at Ibrox was fascinated, with 90,000 fans missing work and school to witness the light-blues take on the welcome visitors from Russia; [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnBb7ZgEEng&feature=related]YouTube - Archive Footage - Rangers V Dynamo Moscow[/ame] A game that would see The Rangers play in blue and white hoops. Rangers, as always were well supported in Barcelona with in the region of 16,000 fans making there way in varying ways to witness Rangers triumph. Rangers dominated the game for around 50 minutes and raced into a three goal lead thanks to Colin Stein and Willie Johnston. Despite a late rally from the Russians Rangers held on and won the game 3-2 finally getting out hands on a European Trophy at the 3rd attempt. The scenes at the final whistle are well documented and the over reaction from Franco’s Fascist Police Force was an utter disgrace and spoiled what should have been the best evening in our illustrious history. Historically, the events that evening have been blown out of all proportion with the Rangers support being accused of rampaging and destroying chapels and assaulting Nuns. None of which is even close to the truth. In fact, the Rangers support are held in great esteem in Barcelona for putting the fascist Police in their place. The subsequent UEFA ban led to Barcelona inviting Rangers to their pre-season celebrations the following season and Barca captain Carles Puyol stated as much when interviewed prior to last seasons Champions League encounter. http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0047/print.shtml [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlgmhGkh4Eo&feature=related]YouTube - 1972 ECWC Final 1st half Rangers[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rvPIy0Q8ps&feature=related]YouTube - 1972 ECWC Final 2nd half Rangers vs Dynamo[/ame] I guess the saddest aspect of the events was that John Greig wasn’t allowed to lift the trophy in front of the static Rangers support, but the celebrations on their arrival back in Scotland and at Ibrox certainly made up for any disappointment. Rangers winning team – Peter McCloy, Sandy Jardine, Billy Mathieson, John Greig, Derek Johnstone, Dave Smith, Tommy McLean, Alfie Conn, Colin Stein, Alex McDonald and Willie Johsnton (other members for the official squad – Penman, Parlane, Jackson, McKinnon, Denny and Fyfe) http://www.glesga.ukpals.com/rangers/rangers1972a.htm Cammy F

Done - Mon The GersNet Cammy F

Yip, I rate Woods as better than Goram - better keeper, better professional and was IMO the major reason we were successful in the early part of the Souness and Smith era. The Goalie was an outstanding keeper, that there is no doubt, just think Woods edges him out. Cammy F

That is overtly sexist - what about the fair ladies that follow the Rangers Cammy F