Boyd Treble

[ian1964 10,459]

REMEMBER, remember the 1st of November. Rangers were five up at half-time, Kris Boyd scored his sixth half-trick, Barry Ferguson made his comeback and Rory Loy had the pleasure of his debut.

 

It was a quite astonishing day as the Ibrox fans saluted the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders who were special guests of the club on their return from duty in Afghanistan and Iraq and they all witnessed a massacre akin to Glencoe

 

The poor men of Inverness were dead buried inside 20 minutes, which is all the more remarkable because Rangers had failed to score in this period in any other match this season.

 

Boyd blasted his sixth treble in Light Blue in the space of just 14 minutes taking his extraordinary goal tally to 81

 

By half-time Caley were pleading for mercy as Rangers scorched to an incredible 5-0 lead.

 

Rangers got the early breakthrough they were looking for from a set piece scenario which thrilled the bench.

 

There was just six minutes on the clock when Ross Tokely barged into the back of Kris Boyd 25 yards out just left of centre as the Rangers striker tried to collect Kirk Broadfoot's cross-field pass.

 

Steve Davis touched the ball short for Boyd whose low shot powered through the wall. Michael Fraser spilled it and Nacho Novo was quickest to react, stabbing the ball into the net.

 

It wasn't a good day for Fraser. His poor clearance in 13 minutes was intercepted by Pedro Mendes who slipped a great ball through for Kenny Miller who quietly squared for Boyd who clipped the ball into the net.

 

Inverness were unhappy because Boyd looked offside when Miller took possession but was deemed not to active.

 

Rangers stormed to a three goal lead in 18 minutes and it was another howler from Caley's point of view.

 

Don Cowie was dispossessed by Mendes as he tried to take Doug Imrie's pass and the Portuguese star beautifully rolled a pass in for Boyd who gleefully tucked the ball behind Fraser.

 

It was game over but Rangers struck twice more in a remarkable first half.

 

Kenny Miller was crudely brought down by David Proctor to the right of the six yard box in 27 minutes and it was an easy penalty decision for Crawford Allan to award.

 

Boyd just doesn't miss from 12 yards and he completed his hat-trick adding to trebles against Peterhead (January 7, 06), Dundee United (April 4, 06), Kilmarnock (February 11, 07), Aberdeen (March 17, 07) and East Stirling (January 23, 08).

 

Miller should have scored in 38 minutes to complete a terrific Rangers move which started with Davie Weir and ended with a perfect pass from Boyd but he shot over the bar.

 

However, he made amends with a fabulous right foot strike from Novo's cut back just a couple of seconds before half-time.

 

Almost inevitably, the second half was a pale shadow of the first but the pluses from it were the return of Ferguson, who replaced Kevin Thomson in 56 minutes and the introduction of Rory Loy for his first taste of top team action.

 

Ferguson eased himself back into the action with some good combination play with Mendes and some trademark slick passing but Rangers were unable to increase their lead.

 

Boyd had the ball in the net again in 71 minutes when he headed Broadfoot's cross home but referee Allan decided he had pushed Proctor in the back before hand.

 

It mattered little. Rangers were emphatic winners.

[porno_piper 0]

Were you watching george burley? I f*cking hope so.

[Gazza_8 233]

Ha. Boyd did fuck all yet scored 3. Superb!

 

BTW, that's a compliment.

[Jon 0]

Gribz must be drowning his sorrows.......All I got from him was he ran out of cke and red bull but wouldnt spoil his irn bru with vodka lol

[calscot 0]

What's a "half-trick"?

[Gazza_8 233]

What's a "half-trick"?

 

Maybe a card trick that goes tits up halfway through?