Muzzza Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Who cares about him anyway, guy is a waster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazT Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Sorry that Hemdani will be missing tonight. He may not always get a game domestically, but there is little doubt that he shows his class in Europe and we will miss his ability to slow the game down and play some good passes. I suspect that Rangers' game will be 100mph and his influence will be missed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankJJ Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Originally posted by TM:Boruc is a clown who thinks he can become a "legend" with Celtic fans for not shaking our players' hands, trying to rill up our fans and basically talking rubbish about us in the paper - Henrik Larsson was able to become a legend with Celtic fans for scoring goals, setting up goals and generally being a good player and he had the respect of the SPL including Rangers fans, simply because he wasn't a clown and was professional in what he did. Boruc will only be a legend with the dimwitted fans who see him doing this "act" and thinking he's loyal to the club, when he'd probably move if a club went for him. For our friend, "number theory" you can bring in the "blessing" thing if you want, but the main thing is the guy is a complete and utter fud who seems to start at any away ground with his gesturing and mouthing off to fans - usually when Celtic are losing as well. Short memories haven't we? Fair enough he should have shaken hands, but it's happened many times before, Barry Ferguson, Andy Goram, both Rangers "legends", and Nacho Novo himself have all done exactly the same thing. It's such a minor issue but when an easy target presents itself, much as Goram once did, then some people like to take their shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerFurball Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Why are we wasting time discussing some fat Polish no-mark when we've got the game of the season tonight? Bring. It. On. I can't wait. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankJJ Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 And good luck tonight, play with the same commitment and energy as Saturday and Barca are definitely vulnerable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McD Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Originally posted by FrankJJ:Short memories haven't we? Haven't we all Frank? Only a couple of weeks ago, Celtic (and many Rangers) fans were calling for the return of capital punishment due to the dive of one player. Justifiable sure, but neglecting to remember the Olympic-standard exhibitions of Messers Petrov and Larsson, to name but two, in recent years. Like everything associated with the Old Firm, it's an incident that will disappear as quickly as it has been blown up, but you cannot really blame us for having a grumble (and a laugh) about it at the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Ter Posted October 23, 2007 SI Staff Share Posted October 23, 2007 So looking forward to tonight. Wish I could have gone Supporters Club will have to do if it's not packed out already! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Originally posted by GingerFurball:Why are we wasting time discussing some fat Polish no-mark when we've got the game of the season tonight? Bring. It. On. I can't wait. indeed we will get turned over though but should be great to see the class of players like Messi, Ronaldinho and Henry at Ibrox Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbhoy Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Originally posted by McD:Justifiable sure, but neglecting to remember the Olympic-standard exhibitions of Messers Petrov and Larsson, to name but two, in recent years. Alan Hutton now the carrying the torch on that now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzza Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Really excited about this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbhoy Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Oh and good luck tonight, honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacemaker7 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 If football was predictable we would be so in for a humping. But you just never know...... Still, we are gonna get humped Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazT Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 The good thing about tonight's game is that we all expect to get humped so if it happens, we are not too disappointed as it was expected- if we get anything out of the game, it will be an enormous bonus. It is a perfect no pressure game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacemaker7 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I should know better really, but I have a feeling we won't lose tonight. It's stupid, because we are so gonna get a humping and then I'll be thinking why on earth did I ever think we wouldn't. Mibbe I'll just go to bed early..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 should just stay pessimistic as it's what you do best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacemaker7 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I really don't know how we survived that Barca just so excellent really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 yeah it does only look like a matter of time but we're still in there battling away if nothing else Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazT Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Barca had lots of possession and lots of nice patterns in the middle but hardly made a bucketload of chances . Not that Rangers looked to create much either. It will be a long second half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 good defensive performance, but we will get opened up at sometime, set ourselves out for a draw which is probably a silly thing to do against Barca quite frustrating to see Cousin holding the ball up/flicking it on and then Novo and McCulloch being too deep to help him hardly anything sticking in midfield, but I guess you have to expect that against a team that loves the ball such as Barca Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzza Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Barca are great, though we have got forward a couple of times, Cousin is doing well but has a stupidly hard job to do. Thought Hutton had a good half, one mistimed tackle but it can be excused against Ronaldinho I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacemaker7 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 We had a wee spell of about 10 minutes. I don't suppose we can really expect much more. You look at the Barca line up and it's a whose who of world football really, we'd give Barry Fergusons legs and arms for any one of those guys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc1873 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Anyone see weirs bit of skill on the edge of the barca penalty box? Papac and hutton both having excellent games, messi not been as deadly as he usually is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Anyone see weirs bit of skill on the edge of the barca penalty box? aye, I was willing him to take a blast on the volley that would have been amazing if it had went near goal or even in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Hutton has looked really good again, It really is hard to believe he is the same player from last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 7 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 C'mon Barca Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 7 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 FACT ; Hutton is actually a Celtic fan. His cousin is my friend, Gerard Traynor and my dad and Gerards dad were talking about him the other night, he bought a new Jeep motor I think I heard them say. 15k a week, pwhoar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doonhamer Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 What a chance /o\ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 7 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 for henry or ratboy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doonhamer Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I meant ratboy but both tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 7 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Originally posted by Doonhamer:I meant ratboy but both tbh HAH, How did the **** not get a free kick there? Even Thiiiiiiery Henry was surprised. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xnellyrx Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Alan Hutton looks really good after i've seen him over these past few weeks with Scotland etc. Does he have any weakness? could play at the highest level imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 7 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Originally posted by xnellyrx:Alan Hutton looks really good after i've seen him over these past few weeks with Scotland etc. Does he have any weakness? could play at the highest level imo His sliding tackles arn't that good. I don't see highest level but indeed a high one, top half of Premiership teams but never the top 4. Good player and had a beast of a game against us on Saturday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 7 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 ratboy hasn;t been to good tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McD Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Pretty as a witch's wart, but what a vital point that is, despite Lyon's win. Superb effort. I think anyone who remembers the dark days of WS's mid-90s Euro exploits can see how far he's matured tactically against technically superior sides. We gave them very little tonight. Getting boring to say this now, but Cuellar, Hutton and Cousin were all pretty awesome. I really cannot see the former staying here in the long term, so we should all enjoy him while we can. Hemdani's composure was missed badly, sure, Adam was pretty brutal at times and Ferguson wasn't much better to be fair although I thought Thomson did well in breaking up play and trying to retain possession. Barca knocked the ball about well enough, Abidal was man of the match for me, great player, but they looked, um, ordinary up front, presumably missing Eto'o. Seemed quite happy with a draw, surprisingly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 7 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 FT 0-0 Played very defensive tonight Rangers did. Ratboy played pish and Hutton your best player. C'mon the hoops tomorrow night in Lisbon! I'm off to go watch the highlights in other CL games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzza Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 \o/ wahey really cant complain with that. Hutton an absolute beast again, really living up to the potential he showed a few years ago now. Cousin was pure class up top alone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo22 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Tough game, but i'll ****ing take it. 3 points from 9 and we're through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 that will do lads 2nd best but it is Barcelona so I'm not surprised, Cousin was immense tonight in that lone role, incredible the amount of times he'd hold the ball up and then even get past his man Barca pretty much doing what is usual for those sort of teams when they play teams like us or Celtic, try to pass through instead of just having a go at us, and unfortunately for them it didn't work defence was brilliant and the tactics were set up perfectly, Barca didn't really have a lot of clean chances but McGregor and his defence were there to mop up anything anyway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacemaker7 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Cuellar, Hutton were indeed excellent. Cousin did his job superbly and I though Kevin Thomson also did well. Hell I thought the whole team did well and at the end there, did Barcelona deliberately not even try to score a late goal? I think so Played off the park at times, if Barcelona don't win this CL then there is something wrong with football. Great point, well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzza Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Thought Thomson had a good game in the middle as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo22 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 We struggled big time in the first half, but we were excellent in the second half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 btw, dunno if it was just me, but did Ronaldinho remind anyone of an old whinging granny in the first half? (not so much in the 2nd as he wasn't really in it) he had the head shawl so that was half of it, and he kept moaning to the ref at every opportunity, kept getting FKs that were nothing as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzza Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Messi didn't seem to do much tonight either, seen him tear teams in la liga and thought he would have a field day against us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethedog Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Well done, good result and restricted their chances. Had the Bazmeister gone with his napper for that one or Cousin were to have some composure then it could have been better. I take it that means Hibs are better than Barca \o/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacemaker7 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I remember Ronaldinho when he came to Ibrox with PSG and he was mince then too. BTW thought the ref was awful tonight, when are UEFA actually going to do something about these numpties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacemaker7 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I take it that means Hibs are better than Barca \o/ And Motherwell the best team in the world, its a funny old game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 BTW thought the ref was awful tonight, when are UEFA actually going to do something about these numpties. terrible performance, but smaller teams like us don't get anything against big clubs like Barca of course, we had all the decisions on Saturday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacemaker7 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 It wasn't even that he favoured Barca really, he was just a very poor excuse for a referee. These guys are supposed to be the best in the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Wan Kenobi Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 A very good point. Few scares but we played well all things considered. Our passing nearly un-done us at times though will have to be very careful of that in the next match. Thought the ref was awful, pulled back play for nothing challenges and let play go on stonewall free kicks, no consistancy at all I'm just glad it didn't cost us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazT Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Not pretty and definitely nervewracking but a terrific performance. Defence was superb again, well organised by Weir and Hutton was immense again. Thompson was especially good in these type of defensive games and I thought that Cousin's shift was tremendous in a very hard role. McGregor is also developing into a very good international keeper- remember the time not that long agao when PLG wanted to get rid of him and Papac? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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