Bluedell 5,607 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I never like going to the Piggery but was very downbeat driving to the game today, even with the tunes on in the car. It was weird walking up Springfield Road as the whole grassy bit has been fenced off and we had to stick to the road. The usual burger vans were not there because of this and therefore I bit the bullet and bought a burger and coke inside the ground. We think Azure is bad? The coke was flat and the bottom of the roll was brick hard and the burger tasteless. I was sitting near the back of the bottom section. Iââ?¬â?¢ve never sat there before. What an atmosphere with the top stand overhead. It still moved up and down when we did the bouncy. Can it be 100% safe? Congratulations for 2 crackers of banners. Firstly to TBO for their Ambulance Chasers ââ?¬Å?since 1888ââ?¬Â and the CDL for their ââ?¬Å?God save our Queen, God save your Queenââ?¬Â one. Both excellent efforts, guys. Well done. To be fair, I thought the Bungle Boys ââ?¬Å?Hereââ?¬â?¢s what you could have wonââ?¬Â with Bully was quite clever, but the one with the priest (presumably Walfrid) and something about ââ?¬Å?inclusionââ?¬Â lost me. And who says Celtic fans donââ?¬â?¢t do irony. Team selection was one that nobody could have predicted with Adam being brought back and Miller and Cousin starting upfront. As it happened Adam gave the team some balance despite not having the best of games, but ideally we could do with more width in the future. Cousin was up for it and gave a great performance, which resulted in a superb goal using his strength and speed to skin Mark Wilson on the right wing and then drive it past the hapless Boruc at his near post from what appeared to be an impossible angle. Despite Rangers starting the brighter, Celtic were slightly the better team at this point in the game. Celticââ?¬â?¢s equaliser two minutes later was a comedy of errors from the Rangers perspective. Firstly Mendes lost the ball in the midfield when he incorrectly assumed Davis was taking it from him, then Broadfoot failed to stop the cross from our right, Weir seemed to miss the ball when it came to his feet which meant that Papac didnââ?¬â?¢t expect the ball to fall to him and he hit it off-balance to Samaras who easily put the ball away. Maloney turned 2 Rangers players and tried to curl the ball into the net early in the second half, but Rangers responded with the much maligned Kenny Miller scoring his first goal on his second spell at the club volleying a cross from Thomson which Boruc was unable to keep out despite his ample size. Remember the fuss that was made when a paper cup was thrown at a Celtic player at Ibrox? I wonder if the same fuss will be made about the beach ball that was thrown at a Rangers player? I doubt it though as the bal was thrown back into the crowd on numerous occasions to allow them to do it again. No action was taken by the stewards, so obviously this sort of action is condoned by the club. Rangers third goal was a peach. A corner was played back to Mendes who was standing 30 yards out and he hit it first time low and hard straight into the bottom corner. Referees have been quite correctly been getting stick for their pro-Celtic decisions and today was no exception, although thankfully it didnââ?¬â?¢t affect the result. Rangers were denied two stonewall penalties with Adam being brought down just before half-time and Cousin being brought down in the lead-up to the second goal. In the second half the ref also seemed to have decided to penalise Cousin for every challenge which resulted in a booking for consistent fouling. Two fouls later and het got his second yellow for a challenge that he actually won. He can be clearly seen concentrating on the ball and went for it so how a foul was given against him is beyond me. Thank fully the ref couldnââ?¬â?¢t avoid sending off JVOH a minute later for his two petulant kicks at Broadfoot. With both teams with 10 men, Rangers scored their 4th from a Boruc blunder as he fumbled a straightforward Broadfoot cross straight to Miller who couldnââ?¬â?¢t miss the open goal that he had been presented with and send the good guys in the stadium into delirium. Celtic scored a consolation second in injury time although most of the Celtic fans had left the ground by that point. McGregor seemed to take this out on Miller for reasons that escape me other than perhaps he has fallen into the trap of some others by blaming Miller for everything. It was a team performance and Smith had everyone pumped up for it. mcGregor looked more assured than some recent performances. Broadfoot struggled a bit with McGeady but, on the whole, did fine. Papac put in some crunching tackles. Bougherra looks sound. The midfield and attack did a power of running, with Mendes shading it for man of the match, despite his part in their first goal. All in all, a great performance and a great day. A great airing of the Pedro Mendes song,and I particularly like the new Edu song. Iââ?¬â?¢m sure Iââ?¬â?¢ve heard the tune somewhere before..... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Edu so nearly came on until Cousin got sent off. How did the Edu song go? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dirtybill Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Edu so nearly came on until Cousin got sent off. How did the Edu song go? It's his name sang to a song we are not allowed to sing anymore if you get me;) 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,607 Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 Edu so nearly came on until Cousin got sent off. How did the Edu song go? Repeating his surname to the "Marching through Georgia" tune. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisabeer 409 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Repeating his surname to the "Marching through Georgia" tune. yep, thats the one mate:thup: 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 yep, thats the one mate:thup: Great idea but we have to get Hello Hello back to the begining. Hello Hello Edu Edu Edu Hello Hello Edu Edu Edu 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,552 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Excellent report mate... Thanks for that! How McManus got away with throwing the ball at the linesman I'll never know.? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,607 Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 Excellent report mate... Thanks for that! How McManus got away with throwing the ball at the linesman I'll never know.? He got booked, did he not? Didn't deserve more than that. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,552 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 He got booked for the challenge I thought... Throwing the ball aggressively at an official should be a red card. Ask Ray Wilkins (1986 Mexico)... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,607 Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 I thought at the time that it was for the throwing of the ball. I didn't think the ref would have booked him otherwise. Also not sure of he was actually aiming at the official. Haven't seen it on TV though. Wilkins may be one precident, but Lennon set another when he tried to attack a ref and got away scot-free. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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