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I don't think there's any requirement to have lived an infallible life to receive such an award? Fergie almost got Man U relegated before turning it all around.

The stats:

Important thing is not to let Celtic back into it right away. Try and press home our advantage. A few have made the point of Caley's good away record. But much of that was playing Div 1 last year. We should be looking to beat them, particularly at Ibrox. I see a Rangers win by a couple of goals, but ICT may nick one. Will plump for 3-1 Rangers but can see anything from 2-0 to 4-2. i.e. 2-0, 3-0. 3-1, 4-1, 4-2. As I say though, my prediction will be 3-1.

I didn't read the article eihter.

The evidence is to the contrary.

BBC highlights: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/9122489.stm Should've had a penalty by the look of it. Shall we form a mob and go and hound the ref and his family? Maybe make some death threats? Or shall we just accept that sometimes they get it wrong?

Cal's post as potential main site article? I wanted, like cal, to thank MF's post. I agree with the vast majority of his points. But being the hypocritical football fan that I am I will not be slow in questioning a ref's integrity with the next bad decision we get. Mind you, I wont send the official in question death threats!

Aye, he was definitely a big keeper. McGregor often looks a little short compared to other keepers, but he's good enough that it isn't an issue. Being tall and having a big frame obviously helps. But as long as your 6' plus it isn't the be all and end all.

Another take on the Broadfoot pen and karma:

Can't agree more.

Ah, bang on the money! Forgot about that thread, Any money on it?

And the comment you quoted was made befor the Old Firm with regards to the non-penatly at Tannadice which was 100% the correct decision, even if it wasn't made immediately. They just have issues with any decision against them.

Quality.

I think someone needs to put themselves forward for this midweek. Anyone waiting to be allotted (sp) a game?

I thought you were tech minded, is that not the sort of computing skill you possess? IF not someone else got on it please. Would be great to send that around the internet.

Stokes, I think, also had a fly kick at him on the floor. Why am I not surprised though.

Somone mention Totti's point that Broadfoot wouldn't even have been on the field to take advantage of Majstorovic's lunge and grab if they hadn't tried to snap Papac in two!!! Karma bitches!

I knew the Russian season was different, but not sure about some others. Took longer to find that than I would have thought too.

Whats that then? ________________________________________________ Not impossible Gav, but not probable imo. kevin keegan voice on though "I would love it...."

Ha ha, fucking brilliant. That had neither occurred to me nor been pointed out to me yet. Perhaps their god does have a sense of humour. Got what they fucking deserved then. Would love to hear this point made on the phone ins tonight.

Once again it's all geared to look like Celtic got done over. However. If we are demanding all decisions are made correctly and worrying over the "big decisions" the "game changers" we should start from the beginning. Lennon makes the point that with 10 men for us the game would have been different. Well the same applies to them. The first "game changer" was in the first minute when stokes didn't walk. Celtic were allowed to play for a further 88 and a bit minutes plus stoppage time with 11 men instead of 10. Their argument is we should have had Lee off. However, his first booking was not one so his nudge on Samaras, even if a booking, should have been his first. However, assuming they are correct and that he should have walked, you need to consider the fact that Celtic should already have been down to ten men before that. Having played with ten men for 30 minutes (McCullochs foul was about the 33rd minute) it is reasonable to assume the game would have played out differently and a ten men team would not have had a man running free through the middle of our half of the field. If Collum had got it right from the start, McCulloch's foul would more than likely not have come to pass. At any rate, he perhaps made one foul worthy of a booking and received a booking. It may have been for the wrong foul, but you can call that justice done. The next so called "game changer" is the penalty. Now bearing in mind that although the score was only 2-1 then, in reality they never looked like getting back into it. It may well have been soft, but pictures clearly show the defender with hand all over him and blocking off his route with his leg. Broadfoot may have played for it, but that is not the same as diving. If you dive in, as Provan pointed out the defender has a habit of doing, clever players will take advantage of that. It's not proper cheatin, it may be unpalatable to some, but it is gamesmanship. And how can a team who had Ki playing, who everytime a player came near him remarkably found his legs disappear from under him without any contact, complain about that? The decision was soft, but "i've seen them given" and they have certainly been given against us. At the end of the day though, all being fair and equal, with the ref getting the calls right from the start, Rangers would have played with 11 v 10 from the first minute and frankly more of them could have walked after that. The referee clearly did not make any game changing decisions then. The team that really suffered was Rangers and we went on to win anyway. Ps. Could anyone effectively sum up all the refereeing decisions stuff into a decent, easy to read article for the main site. Had enough of this pish being peddled about how they've been done again.

I thought after the second use it was going to be a running theme in the article and that might have made sense. Each time after he has made a few points in support of it. Used as it has been it doesn't qutie work. Two factual errors re: order of goals against Valencia and at the weekend. Not perfect English. But still good to see a positive article on us for a change. I enjoyed reading it overall.

Aye, not much in it, but if they're going to go back and ban Shagger for not even making contact..... I'll need to see the Stokes tackle again too.

Miller is currently 8th. http://eurorivals.net/top-scorers.html Not all seasons follow the same dates though.