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We all know this mate,lies lies lies,I'm sure if this song was sung we would have heard it

http://leggoland2.blogspot.com/2011/04/rangers-fight-to-have-spy-named.html

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BD, I have been reading posts on other forums of fans who were sitting in and around that area and they say they never heard it,I didn't hear it,I'm sure the police would have heard it considering they had an extra 1000 officers at the game. So you are correct it is just more lies from BHEAST FC.

I can't believe Rangers Fc are allowing him to get away with this?????. This article should also be sent to the his editor, police,SFA,and government and he should be sacked.

VLADIMIR WEISS insists Neil Lennon's touchline antics have fired Rangers up for the title run-in. Weiss watched Sunday's Old Firm showdown from a seat among the Ibrox fans as he continues his recovery from the broken foot that has effectively brought an early end to his season-long loan from Manchester City. And the 21-year-old swears his team-mates will be more determined than ever to cling on to the SPL crown after Lennon's latest wind-up on Sunday. Before disappearing up the tunnel the Celtic boss cupped two hands to his ears in a gesture of defiance to the Rangers fans who had booed him throughout. It was his way of letting off steam after another week of trauma off the field and he insisted it was just a bit of "humour". But Weiss is one of a number of Rangers players who have had run-ins with Lennon and he believes Walter Smith's men have just been supplied with added motivation to drag themselves over the line. Weiss said: "It seems to me he'll do what he wants to do - nothing can stop him. "It fires us up when we see some of the things he does - making gestures to our fans or whatever." Weiss was involved in the tunnel flashpoint during the Scottish Cup tie which infuriated the Ibrox hierarchy in February. Chief executive Martin Bain insisted that incident was behind the rising of tensions between the two rivals which escalated again at the replay at Parkhead when three Rangers players were sent off and Lennon clashed with Ally McCoist. Both clubs were then dragged up to Holyrood for a shame-game summit. Weiss, speaking for the first time about that furious bust-up, revealed he used it as his inspiration behind his match-turning cameo role in Rangers' League Cup Final victory over Celtic in March. He said: "If I had heard him saying anything to me I would probably have said something back. But I didn't hear anything. "It was only when I got into the dressing room that my team-mates told me something had been said. If that's how he wants to behave that's up to him. "But the League Cup Final was payback from me to him." http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2011/04/26/neil-lennon-s-touchline-antics-have-fired-us-up-for-title-run-in-says-rangers-ace-vladimir-weiss-86908-23087351/

The tackle was a leg breaker and should have been a red no doubt,it was that serious a tackle that the BBC forgot to show it in their highlights!!!!

Aye,has to be shagger,and agree Lafferty had a good game.

The last paragragh of Leggos blog I posted yesterday: THE news from the team first minister, Alex Salmond supports, suggests that after many years of having lost its way, Hearts may be returning to its roots. At the Tynecastle home of Heart of Midlothian on Saturday a tray of half time cakes was carried into the media room. The cakes were all decorated with the names WILLIAM and KATE. And Hearts offered free entry to anyone called William or Kate as their way of celebrating the Royal Wedding. There are still some wee areas within the People's Republic of Scotland, which display an encouraging tendency towards UDI. :smile:

Makes me want to hold a street party,with all the bunting and Union Flags:)

RANGERS ace Vladimir Weiss was spoken to by cops during yesterday's Old Firm clash - after leading Ibrox fans in a singalong. The Slovak winger - on loan from Manchester City - held up a scarf with the slogan "We Are The People" as he faced rival supporters. But his antics were noticed by uniformed officers standing nearby who came over to speak with the crocked player near the segregation area. Grinning Weiss later posed in a pair of Union Jack sunglasses as he joked with laughing Gers fans. Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/3545644/Send-for-the-Weiss-squad.html#ixzz1Kc6Afpco

A Murray Park sales pitch in the wake of Sundayââ?¬â?¢s Old Firm game has taken Craig Whyte to within touching distance of completing his Rangers takeover. Whyte met with board members at the clubââ?¬â?¢s training ground immediately after the 0-0 draw at Ibrox ââ?¬â? the prospective owner using the summit to again lay out his plans for the reigning SPL champions. And he appears to have won over the doubters who blocked his hopes of finalising the buy-out of Sir David Murrayââ?¬â?¢s huge controlling interest early last week ââ?¬â? including, crucially, chairman Alastair Johnston. Last night Johnston, who had previously questioned Whyteââ?¬â?¢s ability to finance the clubââ?¬â?¢s future, told BBC Scotland: ââ?¬Ë?The (vetting) committee are now much closer to viewing Craig Whyteââ?¬â?¢s bid as the right one for Rangers.ââ?¬â?¢ Sir David himself has been doing the diplomatic rounds urging directors to ââ?¬Ë?Back the Bidââ?¬â?¢, having dismissed the alternative consortium proposal floated by Dave King and Paul Murray. Sportsmail understands that at least two members of the vetting committee set up to oversee the takeover ââ?¬â? former chairman John McClelland and club legend John Greig ââ?¬â? were immediately won over. Asked about Johnston coming onside, a source close to the Whyte camp said: ââ?¬Ë?If this is true, then obviously itââ?¬â?¢s very good news. With a bit of luck, the deal can now proceed to completion.ââ?¬â?¢ Sir David can sell his shareholding without board approval, but does not want his last official act to be an acrimonious sale forced through against the wishes of the directors. He spent much of the weekend trying to convince directors that Whyte is the clubââ?¬â?¢s best bet. Lloyds Banking Group, who will recoup their Ã?£20million once Whyte takes control and pays off the club debt, have also been putting pressure on the board to rubber stamp the deal. One of the new manââ?¬â?¢s first tasks could be to finalise a six-year contract offer to star asset Allan McGregor ââ?¬â? keeping him at Ibrox until he is 35. The Scotland keeper has told the club he would be keen to stay in Glasgow if the deal is right but Sportsmail understands the new contract offers McGregor a small increase on his basic weekly wage of around Ã?£12,000. A number of English and foreign clubs are keeping a close eye on the outstanding Ibrox No 1 and former Scotland keeper Alan Rough told Sportsmail yesterday that Premiership clubs should be queuing up with inquiries. The 29-year-old has two years left on his current deal and any summer sale would probably be at no more than Ã?£5m. The future of a number of the current Rangers squad remains uncertain and striker Nikica Jelavic has told his team-mates they must stick together in the summer to help Ally McCoist bring silverware to Ibrox. Skipper David Weir and left-back Sasa Papac look bound for exits at the end of their contracts. Madjid Bougherra has again publicly declared he would prefer a summer transfer while McGregorââ?¬â?¢s future may well depend on how he reacts to the contract offer while Steven Davis and Steven Whittaker also have only 12 months left. ââ?¬Ë?If we can stay together and remain focused then I am convinced we can win a lot of trophies together,ââ?¬â?¢ said Jelavic. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1380574/Sales-pitch-seals-deal-Whyte-convinces-Ibrox-board-man-Gers-takeover.html#ixzz1KaJ49uL6

Straight red???,right in front of the ref http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfS-To7s6A8

Matt Dickinson Chief Sports Correspondent 17 minutes ago It was the game of zero tolerance against sectarianism, when police snatch squads would target troublemakers at Ibrox in the aftermath of the bomb sent to Neil Lennon, the Celtic manager. A day when Rangers and Celtic would stand united against any form of bigotry or intolerance and instruct their supporters to focus on the football. Enough was, finally, enough. So what did Rangers do? They allowed a small Union Jack flag to be placed in every seat of a home supporter. There were 40,000 of these flags, supplied by the Rangers Supporters Assembly, and every one approved by the club hierarchy. I rang Rangers yesterday to ask why, exactly? The Union Jack is not an official symbol of Rangers FC. It is not part of the club badge, not on the shirt. It is not to be found on any page of the Rangers website. A shirty spokesman, dismissing the inquiry as a nonsense, said that it was the flag of his country and the British Isles. But there are dozens of British clubs and none of the others ever hand out Union Jacks. If Rangers wanted to give the team a show of support, why not simply hand out regular club flags and scarves? Why endorse a provocative symbol of tribalism, on the very day when both clubs were meant to be going out of their way to calm their fans? The spokesman could not wait to get off the phone, although, before he did so, he pointed out that Rangers had no intention of complaining about the tricolours flown by the Celtic supporters. As if that made everything all right. Apologists will say that the Union Jack is only a flag, a common one, and not an incitement to send parcel bombs to football managers. But it has nothing whatsoever to do with football. In the context of the Old Firm, it has been hijacked as a sign of lasting enmity, of division, entrenching the idea that one club, for now and evermore, will represent the Protestant sector of Glasgow and the other the Catholic. One club handing out Union Jacks cannot possibly take us any closer to the day, however far away it may be, when Rangers against Celtic becomes a ââ?¬Å?normalââ?¬Â sporting rivalry, defined by geography, not historical or religious baggage. A day when the Old Firm becomes like Red against Blue, City against United, Milan against Inter, rather than the poisonous stirring of an ancient religious divide. The bomb intended for Lennon has focused attention on the murderous imbeciles, but there will always be extremists. The battle is surely more importantly won over the centre ground, the reasonable majority. This is the job of driving sense into the ââ?¬Å?90-minute bigotsââ?¬Â as they were described in 2005 by Lawrence Macintyre, the head of safety for Rangers at the time, when he talked of fans with Catholic friends and workmates who became filled with hatred on a Saturday afternoon at Ibrox. ââ?¬Å?If we can get the person that doesnââ?¬â?¢t mean it then weââ?¬â?¢ll isolate the real racists and real bigots in numbers that are manageable to deal with,ââ?¬Â he said. Does anyone seriously believe that the best means of education is for Rangers to hand out Union Jacks? To make such a point to the club yesterday was to be brushed off like an idiot. But then I met the same dismissiveness when I went to my only Old Firm derby at Ibrox a few years ago and expressed amazement that a giant Union Jack was being waved in the centre circle before kick-off. It seemed bizarre then and, given the tensions around Lennon, the ritual seemed even more extraordinary on Sunday. There seems to be an acceptance that these two clubs will always represent a sectarian divide, and the best that can be done is to contain the worst violence and the worst chanting rather than to eradicate the problem altogether. But it has to be asked whether such an approach will ever make sufficient progress. Many well-intentioned campaigns and initiatives have been launched in recent years, only to founder. The charity Nil by Mouth was established after the 1995 murder of a young Celtic fan, Sense Over Sectarianism, a joint-initiative, was launched in 2001, and Jack McConnell, then the First Minister, brought together a summit in 2005 that led to tougher legislation. Alex Salmond, the First Minister says the anti-sectarian laws will be toughened further in the coming months. We can add the Pride over Prejudice campaign launched by Rangers, Bhoys against Bigotry by Celtic and Bigger than Bigotry. No doubt there are others. The treatment of Lennon, the victim of a street attack in Glasgow in the past as well as having the threat made on his life, suggests that this problem is no closer to being resolved and that the clubs have to take a stronger lead. Condemning bombers is the easy part. Rangers will insist that they do plenty, but that has not been the impression given in the past 48 hours, on or off the record. They should pay more attention to their manager, the wise Walter Smith, who talked last week of how the sectarian problem had been tolerated for too long, and his relief that he was retiring. ââ?¬Å?To be quite honest with you, Iââ?¬â?¢m quite glad to be getting out of it,ââ?¬Â Smith said, which was a terribly sad admission from a man steeped in Rangers since he was a lad. So that is one manager driven away and another who might have been killed. And a stupid club who think there is nothing odd, amid all this trouble, in handing out 40,000 Union Jacks.

HE could barely sign autographs for crying. Vladimir Weiss had tears rolling down his face as he sat among Rangers fans on Sunday. But it wasn't the 0-0 draw with Celtic that turned him into an emotional wreck. It's the thought of never playing for the Ibrox club again. Weiss, 21, joined Walter Smith's side from Manchester City at the start of the season. But after breaking a bone in his foot last month his time at the club is effectively over. That hasn't brought an end to his love affair with the Ibrox fans, though, as he joined them for the Old Firm title crunch. Weiss posed for pictures and signed his name while singing 'Glasgow Rangers, champions' at the top of his voice. But when they responded by chanting his name at half-time Vlad has revealed he completely lost it. He told SunSport: "I never got the chance to say goodbye to the fans. "That's one of the reasons I went to Sunday's game. "I wanted to spend some time with them at Ibrox - show them the appreciation I have for the club. "I left the stadium with nice memories. "It wasn't the result we wanted. But I enjoyed being in with the supporters for an important game like that. "I just came to Rangers looking to play football, but the club has now found a place in my heart. "The fans were brilliant towards me and showed that at half-time at the Old Firm match. "They were clapping their hands and singing my name - I just sat there crying. "I know it sounds silly but that's the truth. "It was so emotional for me and it's something I'll never forget for the rest of my life. "People surrounded me, asking to have their picture taken with me, and that was the least I could do. "It was just so special and although it made me cry I really enjoyed it. I went to the game with friends and we were in the corner of the stadium right beside the Celtic supporters. "It was all good fun. If I'm honest I was kind of giving it to them a little bit. "It was brilliant - singing 'Glasgow Rangers, champions'. I was also kissing the Rangers badge while pointing at the Celtic fans. "I think our fans loved it but I did too." Weiss was back in Manchester yesterday when SunSport caught up with him. His season is over because of a fractured foot. But the wee fella insists it would break his heart to think he will never get the chance to play for Rangers again. He added: "Honestly, I'll never forget my time with Rangers. "My future is uncertain at the moment. "I have returned to Manchester City because of the foot injury I have - and who knows where I'll be playing my football next season. "I have been told by the manager that I can return in pre-season and fight for my place. "But we all know I need to play games next season. "There is a lot of things I need to learn in football and I'm not going to learn them on the training pitch. "The next year is crucial for me. "I think I will go on loan somewhere to get games because that's what I need more than anything. "If I return to Rangers, then great. "But if it doesn't happen then hopefully one day in the future I will get the chance again. "I want to go back to Ibrox at some stage in my career. "Before I signed I didn't really follow the Scottish league. I wasn't a fan of Rangers or Celtic - but now I am. "I'm going to be a Rangers fan for the rest of my life." Vlad plans to return north before the end of the season and watch Rangers in action again. He's got a vested interest. There's a title medal at stake and he refuses to give up on it. Celtic moved into pole position in the title race after the 0-0 draw at Ibrox on Sunday. They're one point behind the Ibrox side but crucially have a game in hand, away from home to Inverness Caley Thistle. But Weiss insists nothing is certain yet - convinced Celts will still slip up between now and the end of the season. He added: "I still think it's up to Rangers. "For me the boys played better than Celtic on Sunday. They now have three hard games away from home. "Obviously if they win all their games they'll win the league - but I don't think that will happen. "Rangers need to go out and give everything in their games and see what happens. "I am confident the squad is strong enough to do it. "And I'm pretty confident Celtic will not win every game between now and the end of the season. "For me, I'm still hoping to get a winner's medal - I still believe that can happen." Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/3546693/Gers-fans-left-me-in-tears-Im-praying-I-play-for-Coisty-next-season.html#ixzz1Ka2mMedh

http://www.jeffwinterentertainmentandmedia.co.uk/world/0910116.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv6hFNYViBI

Murdo MacLeod has told talkSPORT Neil Lennon has made himself a target again after his post-match reaction following Sunday’s draw at Rangers. The Celtic boss sparked fury after cupping his ears towards the fans after the 0-0 draw at Ibrox at the end of troubled week in which he received parcel bombs through the post. But MacLeod now feels he may have brought those problems back on to himself. He told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast: “One of Lennon’s problems is he’s got no-one around about him to tell him to calm down. “Some people have said it was a bit of fun, but he’s been a target all week and for me he’s made himself a target again. “He should have shown a bit of dignity - step on the side of the pitch, wave to the Celtic fans, shake hands with the opposition’s management and then walk down the tunnel with a smile on your face. “Even the Rangers fans who had sympathy with him after what happened during the week turned around and said that’s not the way to act as Celtic manager. “Walter Smith would never have done that. I’ve never seen a manager do that. “It’s different if you’re a player who’s been getting stick and then you put the ball in the net and make that gesture that I can’t hear you now. But managers don’t do that.” “It’s different if you’re a player who’s been getting stick and then you put the ball in the net and make that gesture that I can’t hear you now. But managers don’t do that.” http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/scottish-football/6856/5/exclusive-macleod-lennon-has-made-himself-target-again

Can it be done again?. No doubt the BHEASTS have the advantage now,but me being the glass half full type of guy still think it can be done,difficult I know but it aint over til it's over, they have some hard games to play yet away from home.I believe:)

And this is where the complaints are eminating from,any gesture towards the opposing fans,never mind Rangers & BHEAST fans is just wrong,especially in the current circumstances.The guy is a complete arsehole.

Be careful,you'll get done for playing a bgoted/sectarian tune:)

I am reffering to reaction from the BHEASTS and the mHedia when he did that,and it was his own fans unlike TLB,they wanted him deported,hung or both,for what they called inflamatory behaviour or inciting behaviour,a big song and dance about nothing

While I agree with the petty bit,it's exactly that what has got Rangers fans into trouble up to now,the petty complaints from the BHEASTS. Is it ok to let TLB go onto the pitch and applaud his fans,yet it is not allowed for Diouf to do the same at the piggery?,no rule I know of stops a player going to applaud their own fans at the end of the game!!! What would be th reaction if Diouf,or any Rangers staff, had done that to the BHEAST fans?

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CELTIC manager Neil Lennon is at the centre of a police investigation following a gesture he made towards Rangers supporters after yesterday's Old Firm derby. The complaint came after the Celtic boss cupped his ears in a mocking gesture to Rangers fans who were allegedly taunting him with provocative chants after yesterday's 0-0 draw at Ibrox Stadium. Strathclyde Police put an extra 1,000 officers on the streets in a move to prevent any disorder surrounding the Old Firm clash. The decision to boost police numbers followed concerns about rising sectarian tensions after parcel bombs were sent to the Celtic manager and high-profile fans Paul McBride, QC, and former MSP Trish Godman last week. However, despite fears of a surge in violence, there were just nine people arrested after the game, with six arrests made in the grounds and another three immediately outside. A police spokesperson said all arrests were for "minor offences", such as being drunk inside the stadium and breach of the peace. They added: "We can confirm that we have received a complaint about Neil Lennon at the end of the Rangers Celtic match. "Strathclyde Police officers were in attendance at the time and would have taken action at that time had they deemed it appropriate." Immediately after the match, Lennon responded to questions about his gesture. He said: "Don't ask me about that, It's called humour, all right? "Don't distract away from my team's performance. Don't even write about it. You have the photographs, I'm sure, but it's just a bit of fun. I don't want to distract from my team's performance today. They were men. Real men. Stood up to everything that Rangers threw at them and came back for more." When asked if some fans might not see his gesture as humour, he added: "That's their problem. It's only a bit of fun. Don't ask me about it again." Les Gray, chairman of the Scottish Police Federation who said in February that the only solution to the drunken violence sparked by every clash between Rangers and Celtic was to ban the games, added yesterday that he thought Lennon would regret his actions. "He has been under a lot of pressure recently, but I think he will find that over the next few days he will be disappointed in himself and wish he hadn't done it," he said. However, Mr Gray added that, with just nine arrests, he thought the fans had behaved well. � Opinion is predictably split on Neil Lennon � Neil Lennon can't resist gesture, but it's no laughing matter Celtic's chief executive, Peter Lawwell, defended his manager. he said: "It is laughable that such a ludicrous complaint has been made, given the abuse Neil Lennon received throughout the match. It says more about those making the complaint than it does about Neil Lennon." Mr Lawwell praised the behaviour of fans, adding: "On behalf of the club, I would like to applaud the manager and players for their magnificent efforts today. It's also very important that we thank our supporters, too, for the positive backing which they gave to the team. "Clearly, it's been a difficult week for Neil and he deserves enormous praise for the way he has handled this very tough period. I know Neil has been very humbled by the support given to him by our fans during this time, and they were magnificent in the way they backed him and the team this afternoon. "They were a credit to the Club, and their backing will be vital over the final few weeks of the season." Martin Bain, chief executive of Rangers did not mention the Lennongesture, but said in a statement: "We are very grateful to our supporters for the way they got behind the team in a week that has been dominated by the issue of sectarianism. "The club is hugely encouraged by the response we got from our fans and in particular by the atmosphere they generated around kick-off. "We have been informed by the police that there were no sectarian arrests at the stadium and both the police and the SPL were happy with the crowd's behaviour at today's game." However, some Rangers fans were less than impressed. One supporter said: "It was disgusting; he didn't need to do that. A spokesperson for anti-sectarian charity Nil By Mouth said: "Millions of people around the world will have been captivated by an enthralling sporting occasion, and both sets of fans should be commended for expressing their vocal support in the right manner. "Nevertheless, responsible behaviour has to be demonstrated at all times, whether it be in a football stadium, the street, pub or at home." Following a briefing after the match from Strathclyde Police, and representatives of Rangers and Celtic, First Minister Alex Salmond said overall the feedback had been positive. But he added: "Now we have embarked on a process, there will be no let-up - we will continue until we have driven all traces of sectarianism from our beautiful game of football and from Scottish society as a whole." http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Neil-Lennon-gesture-sparks-police.6757382.jp?articlepage=2