ian1964 10,428 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 RANGERS' under-19 squad have clinched the SPL title for the second successive season and coach Billy Kirkwood is encouraging fans to flock to Hampden for Wednesday's SFA Youth Cup Final against Celtic. Billy Kirkwood with league trophyThe 19s drew with Motherwell at Murray Park last Friday afternoon to win the championship and current Captain Andrew Shinnie and winger Georgos Efrem were pictured with Kirkwood and the SPL trophy at Murray Park today. With the title secured, Billy's team are now concentrating on Wednesday's tie against Celtic - who were beaten 5-0 in last season's Final thanks to goals from Steven Lennon (3), Dean Furman and Andrew Shinnie - and supporters have the chance to see the latest crop of young Light Blues in action at Hampden. Turnstiles in the West Stand are open to Rangers fans who can pay at the gate from 6pm on Wednesday (Adults can attend for just �£5 with Concessions costing �£2) and the match kicks of at 7.30pm. Kirkwood commented: "The boys have worked hard all season and I am delighted they were able to win the league for the second season in a row. We are now looking forward to the SFA Youth Cup Final and we hope for another big crowd at Hampden. "An amazing 11,486 supporters turned out to cheer on both teams last season and it would be nice to top that. There will be a lot of talent on show and it would be a fantastic achievement for the Club to clinch another league and cup double. "It will be a difficult game, of course, but we hope to have a good crowd behind us to help secure further silverware for Rangers." The Under-19s squad will parade their league trophy at half-time in next Thursday's UEFA Cup semi-final tie with Fiorentina at Ibrox and from next season the Under-19s will play their Old Firm league games at the Andrew Shinnie with league trophyStadium, with entry free to Season Ticket Holders. The Club has already frozen prices on Adult Season Tickets for next season and reduced the cost of Juvenile Season Tickets by a third to encourage more families to football and Midfielder Andrew Shinnie knows playing at Ibrox in front of supporters will be beneficial for the Club's youth players. He commented: "We are fortunate to play the majority of our games at Murray Park and the facilities are excellent but moving the Old Firm games to Ibrox will be a great experience. "All the youth players here dream of playing for the first-team there so it will be nice to play in front of the Rangers supporters on home soil." 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wija 0 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Good on the youngsters..... WATP 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAUREN.L 0 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 It's always good to see the young uns do well!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlock 0 Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 11, 000 watched the U-19 cup final last year, that's more than Gretna have had in their entire SPL season !!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Lets hope for another 5-0 drubbing of the boys from the darkside. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyk 158 Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 half time 0-0........... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,157 Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Extra time being played... 1-1 after 90mins - Fleck equalising in injury time... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,157 Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Now 2-1 to us : Andrew Little scores with a backheel 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
juffery 0 Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Good, good. Fingers crossed! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delbear 0 Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 mon the wee gers..... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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