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Cracking goal for Crouch

Time he got himself away from Spurs me thinks

Started at quite a pace,Spurs pushing from the start.Is Hutton on the bench???

Bring it on,feck the BHEASTS. What is it they say about favourites going into these games???

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Poor show,I wouldn't mind going

Gary Hooper insists Celtic are brimming with confidence as they approach Sundayââ?¬â?¢s Old Firm showdown. The Parkhead striker believes Neil Lennonââ?¬â?¢s side have taken a great deal of heart from their performance the last time the two clubs clashed. Despite being reduced to 10 men in the first-half at Ibrox, when goalkeeper Fraser Forster was sent packing for bringing down Steven Naismith, Celtic emerged with a 2-2 draw. And Hooper says the way they managed to dominate Rangers with a man less is fresh in the Celtic playersââ?¬â?¢ minds as they prepare for this weekendââ?¬â?¢s SPL encounter. He said: ââ?¬Å?I enjoyed it at Ibrox in the Scottish Cup game. Going down to 10 men so early was a blow but even then we could have won it. ââ?¬Å?It just proves the quality we have in the team. We had 10 men, they had 11, but they were still sitting behind the ball trying to stop us playing. ââ?¬Å?When youââ?¬â?¢re down to 10 men away from home in an Old Firm game thereââ?¬â?¢s no hiding place out there. ââ?¬Å?Everyone has to stand up and be counted and we did. Itââ?¬â?¢s another massive game on Sunday but if we can play like that with 10, we shouldnââ?¬â?¢t have a problem with 11. ââ?¬Å?Weââ?¬â?¢re out to win it. We played really well away to Dundee United at the weekend and weââ?¬â?¢re aiming to maintain our form.ââ?¬Â http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/editor-s-picks/gary-hooper-10-man-stand-fills-celtic-up-with-confidence-1.1085335

Sounds about right

Ah,the memories

Anybody know how many tickets have been sold for this game?

No idea what our team will be, the game at the Peadodome on Sunday may influence WS team selection, we know Jelavic is cup tied so he will be rested for Sunday,however we are not in a position to make too many changes on Thursday. Rangers 2 Naismith,Healy Sporting 1

Former Fifa referee Iain Brines will take charge of his first-ever Old Firm showdown at Parkhead on Sunday. His assistants for this Clydesdale Bank SPL showdown between Celtic and Rangers will be James Bee and Graham Chambers, with Mike Tumilty the fourth official.

Rangers director Dave King has been hit with a �£250million bill after he lost a 10-year battle with the taxman. A company run by the Scot have dropped their appeal against a South African court which branded King, a "shameless liar" and ruled the firm were liable for the huge unpaid sum. Now proceedings are under way to collect the vast debt - and the 55-year-old tycoon is still at risk of being jailed for fraud. Lifelong Gers fan King, from Castlemilk, Glasgow, arrived in South Africa in 1976 with only �£10 in his pocket. He turned the pittance into a �£200million fortune as a high-powered financial consultant. King bought three houses in Johannesburg's plushest suburb - then bulldozed them to build a mansion. He also had a seaside holiday home, a �£165,000 Ferrari, �£64,000 Mercedes-Benz and two private jets worth �£14 million. King also bought up vineyards and, along with golf legend pal Gary Player, ploughed �£1 million into a stud farm. But the South African Revenue Service were puzzled when the tycoon claimed to be earning only �£5000 a year. In 2002, following a two-year probe, they hit him with a bill for �£200million in back taxes - insisting he was in fact the richest man in the country. The total has now grown with interest and penalties added on. King's defence was that nearly everything he had was owned by an offshore company called Ben Nevis, who are registered in the Channel Islands. He even told SARS officials his watch and golf clubs were the property of the investment house and maintained the firm were run by a group of trustees. But investigators uncovered a tortuous paper trail which led to the Caribbean, the island of Guernsey and then Scotland. In 2006, South African prosecutors won court orders freezing assets including three million shares in Murray Sports - who owned a third of Rangers - and a house where King's mother lives. An appeal against the bulk of the tax debt was dismissed last October. In a devastating judgment, the court said King "has no respect for the truth and does not hesitate to lie ... if he thinks it will be to his advantage. "He is a mendacious witness whose evidence should not be accepted on any issue unless it is supported by objective evidence. "In our assessment he is a glib and shameless liar." On Friday, a hearing in Pretoria was told a further legal challenge by Ben Nevis had now been dropped. A SARS spokesman said: "This development means that certain facts are now uncontested and it entitles us to move on to the next stage, which is to claim the amount which is outstanding." King also faces more than 300 criminal charges including fraud, money-laundering and racketeering - all of which he strenuously denies. He is awaiting a judgment in May as to whether they should be dropped because of the time it has taken to pursue the case. King is also fighting a personal tax claim of around �£80 million. He was unavailable for comment last night. King joined the Ibrox board in 2004 and owns around five per cent of the club. Rangers have debt s of �£27 million but that figure could more than double if they lose their own battle with the taxman. over payments to players. A bid by tycoon Craig Whyte to buy out Sir David Murray's majority shareholding had faltered but is said to be back on track. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2011/02/15/rangers-director-dave-king-hit-by-250m-tax-bill-after-losing-tax-battle-86908-22924641/

IN some of El Hadji Diouf's darkest hours, Sam Allardyce was the boss who stuck by him. Now the former Blackburn gaffer believes the Senegalese star is the man to light up Rangers' Europa League campaign. Ibrox boss Walter Smith is likely to roll out his tried and tested cagey formation for Thursday's first leg clash with Sporting Lisbon. With Kenny Miller long gone, Smith needs someone prepared to run himself into the ground, hold the ball up and bring others into play. Allardyce believes Diouf would feed on the pressure of leading the line for Gers. He insists there's no chance that facing a Sporting Lisbon side in the midst of a crisis in front of a full house in Govan will faze the 30-year-old Diouf. He said: "There's no doubt El Hadji Diouf will thrive at Rangers. "His ability, when he gets settled, will allow him to play at any level. "Of course he has been playing in the Premier League, albeit in a wide position in a three rather than up front. "Once he comes to terms and gets to know the players he's playing with and their strengths and weaknesses he'll get better and better. "He actually started his career as a lone striker over in France. "It was the position he was used in when he was with Senegal at the World Cup in 2002 when they reached the quarter-finals. "That was the reason Liverpool paid so much for him. His capabilities of playing up there are very good. He obviously likes to drop off in the hole and make the play, keep the flow of attacking moves going. "He's capable of taking the physical contact that comes with playing in that position. "He enjoys the intensity of the larger crowd and Rangers are supported fantastically well. The bigger the atmosphere, then the better he plays. He just loves playing football." Allardyce signed Diouf for both Bolton and Blackburn. He knew how to get the best out of the wayward star and wasn't put off by the gobbing and goading that has dogged his career. Had Allardyce not been sacked by Rovers in December, chances are Diouf might never have signed for Gers. Instead new Ewood Park boss Steve Kean shipped him out and now Allardyce believes he has all the credentials to fill Miller's shoes - even down to the possibility he might struggle to score on the continent. Advertisement Miller went over 1,100 minutes without scoring a Champions League goal for Gers before finally hitting the net, ironically against Turkish side Bursaspor who he joined last month. Allardyce believes the only area missing in Diouf's game is his goal return. He said: "The one thing he has probably lacked in the last few years is scoring enough goals. "That's probably been a slight problem. He can make them, he can get in positions to help other people. "He hasn't scored as many as he'd have liked or he should do. "In terms of hold-up play, bringing other players into the game and creating chances he'll be very good. Whether he can do what Kenny Miller did depends on how much service he gets. "He can score goals but he's not a natural finisher. "Iin terms of everything else, he has what it takes to keep Rangers' attacking moves going. "He will bring other people into the game and he will get chances himself if the right service is given to him." Allardyce wasn't shocked in the slightest when news broke of Diouf's deadline day switch to Glasgow. He's yet to speak to his former player but watched on TV as Diouf kept his cool in the 2-2 Old Firm Scottish Cup clash. Diouf didn't react to the taunts from Celtic skipper Scott Brown that day - and Allardyce insists whatever abuse the ex-Liverpool man gets, it will be NOTHING compared to what's been thrown his way in England. Allardyce said: "So far I've only watched the Rangers-Celtic Cup game. That's the only time I've seen him. "I didn't see Saturday's game with Motherwell but I saw the Old Firm game live on the television. "He's had more taunts down here than he'll ever get up there. "He got booed every game away from home here each time he touched the ball so I'm sure he'll learn to live with that one! "I wasn't really surprised when he went to Scotland. "The size of that club and the history of that club makes Rangers so attractive. "I've not spoken to him since he joined Rangers but at some stage before the end of the season I'll probably pop up and watch him live when I get the chance." As Smith becomes the latest boss to try to get the best out of Diouf, Allardyce revealed the secrets to how he handled him. He added: "I would talk to him about how he should play and promote his game, how he should go about applying himself to always make sure he has the capabilities to prove to people the outstanding ability he's got. "Whatever happens on the fringes of football, he should ignore it. "I wanted him to always focus on himself and the team he's playing for. "Irrespective of what anyone else does or says outside of that, I wanted him to always focus and not get distracted from it. It seemed to work." Smith will hope it does too. Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/3411462/Heaven-and-El.html#ixzz1E1JvY9op

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Broon will to busy trying to get away from Big Bartley to try and wind Diouf up..........................HAW BROON,BIG BARTLEY IS GONNA MELT YOU ON SUNDAY:boogie:

I've never thought Arry rated Hutton,when Hutton came into the team he went on a great run of form and made it difficult for Arry to drop him,I could be wrong of course. One thing is for sure Hutton could easily play for Juve

I think that's a certain fact mate,we have a player all right

First half http://hotfile.com/dl/104059987/84c3432/Rangers_v_Motherwell_FirstHalf_February_12th_2011.wmv.html Second half http://hotfile.com/dl/104072350/7c09093/Rangers_v_Motherwell_SecondHalf_February_12th_2011.wmv.html

You could just about give the MOTM every week to SDOW

He's more of a goal scorer than Prso,but has the same work ethic:boogie:

http://leggoland2.blogspot.com/2011/02/celtics-luck-holds.html

I think enforcer he certainly is,the big guy loves a tackle and he is very intimidating,HUGE,looking guy

Ach away and boil yer heid,ye canny beat a bit of anger release now and again,it's good for you:smile::boogie:

Jelavic deserves this no doubt with that,but a special mention for Diouf who I thought was excellent before going off. Bartley was also a stand out and looked comfortable in midfield,and Healy took his goal well and looked lively. The whole team played well but I was happy with our new signings. Let's hope this is the start of a wee run that we are needing at this stage of the season. Good team performance all round.