AMcC
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Is this the first Scottish Cup final to be played without a SPL team being involved
It may be, but it is certainly the first time a team outwith the top division has won the cup since East Fife won it in 1938
Celtic V Rangers
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It may be, but it is certainly the first time a team outwith the top division has won the cup since East Fife won it in 1938
Only caught the pens in the pro shop on the way out. You could sense the Celtic player was going to miss. Talk about not looking confident. I guess, taking all the crap off the pitch away, it's good for Celtic and Scottish football that there's another side capable of giving them a game
ger147
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Just had a chance to watch the game. Always a lottery in a penalty shoot out but for me the best team won.
Bearing in mind the last 4 years and the money and players available to both sides, Rangers just edged it for me. They played well in the 1st half especially and they just looked like they wanted it more.
That may have something to do with how many British players there are in the Rangers side versus all the overseas players in the Celtic side. Probably also had a lot to do with the respective managers. Warburton set Rangers up perfectly to play against Celtic while the hoops were a shambles at times.
I'm sure the Celtic fans will be lighting up the fone ins between now and the end of the season demanding their manager's head.
Bearing in mind the last 4 years and the money and players available to both sides, Rangers just edged it for me. They played well in the 1st half especially and they just looked like they wanted it more.
That may have something to do with how many British players there are in the Rangers side versus all the overseas players in the Celtic side. Probably also had a lot to do with the respective managers. Warburton set Rangers up perfectly to play against Celtic while the hoops were a shambles at times.
I'm sure the Celtic fans will be lighting up the fone ins between now and the end of the season demanding their manager's head.
FairwayDodger
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Just managed to see the penalties in between games of golf today but obviously delighted with the result. To be honest, I expected an easy win for Celtic but maybe, despite the gulf in finances, the gap in quality isn't as big as I feared.
Only problem is that with HID a hibby the football arguments in our house will continue right to the last game!
Only problem is that with HID a hibby the football arguments in our house will continue right to the last game!
virtuocity
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Vocal minority were quite loud though, wouldn't ra berrz agree?
ger147
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Just noticed the 12th apostle Mr Johnston was one of the Sky pundits, in Glasgow???
Very kind of Obama to give his security detail the day off so they could get Maurice into Glasgow...
Very kind of Obama to give his security detail the day off so they could get Maurice into Glasgow...
FairwayDodger
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Not during the brief bit I saw but wouldn't surprise me. Sadly all football clubs have their share of knuckledraggers and Rangers still have a particular problem. Moving in the right direction but too slowly for my liking.
virtuocity
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What I don't understand is how the 'well meaning, non-idiot' supporter can turn up week after week, hear these songs and do nothing about it.
FairwayDodger
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What should they do? It was one of the reasons I stopped going but you're just asking for trouble challenging them. It's down to the club, which has done plenty but still needs to do more.
virtuocity
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They should do exactly what you have.
FairwayDodger
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Don't really see how that helps.
Should decent football fans of all clubs stop going if other fans chant offensive stuff? That'd be just about every team in the country in my experience.
ger147
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I disagree - stopping following your team because others sing songs you don't like is not the solution.
And for what it's worth, as someone christened a Catholic, I'm neither offended by the Rangers songs sung nor do I think for one minute they are singing about me or the religion my parents chose for me. The whole songs thing is a nonsense IMVHO.
Simbo
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Maybe there's far less people actually offended by them that the media like to make out
williamalex1
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Sticks and stones can break your bones , but names will never hurt you, grow up FFS.
Far too many sensitive people about for my liking.
My wife has called me a fat ignorant pig, but I still let her cook my dinner , I know, I know, I'm a big softy. :ears::rofl:
Far too many sensitive people about for my liking.
My wife has called me a fat ignorant pig, but I still let her cook my dinner , I know, I know, I'm a big softy. :ears::rofl:
super hans
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You were quite clearly watching your first old Firm game in years - the football on show was the best I've witnessed at a Rangers Celtic game for decades....they're usually kick n rush, hack n foul types of games.
Rangers played every bye kick(bar one) out of defence, and I fail to remember a rash or OTT tackle in the whole game - the best team playing football won in the end.
Considering you spent the first 30 seconds listening to the game, I'm not surprised you didnt see much of the best football the OF game has witnessed in years.
If you can remember either team resorting to hoofing the ball time and again then be my guest and remind us....
ger147
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:whoo:
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Celtic were a lot poorer than I was expecting and the Rangers a lot better. Rangers desreved to win - more desire and appetite and I can't but help feel that (as said elsewhere) came about through the make-up of the teams. Sky commentator clearly didn't know that he bears were singing songs they shouldn't when he was 'praising' them at one point. But to be honest I'm no sure that making a song and damn about some of the songs doesn't actually just draw attention to them and so make them more than they are. I'm sure that the vast majority of Celtic supporters couldn't give a damn about what the bears sing.
Liverbirdie
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The decent fans should try to sing other songs when the bad songs get sung, over time the middling sort may start doing the same.
It has to start with the decent ones doing something.
BTW on the field, only seen the first 60 mins, before our match started, and Rangers controlled the game, and played some good stuff. (I dont support either team btw).
virtuocity
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I'd suggest that it must start with the clubs policing it properly, instead of trading on bigotry. However, I reckon you're right about decent ones being able to affect positive change.
virtuocity
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OF fans are pwecious at times.
I watched the whole game mate. As a neutral.
I wouldn't consider hoofing the ball as a fair measure of poor quality. There have been many teams over the years who play amazing, fast, direct football.
However, neither would I consider running very fast, misplacing passes left-right-centre (Brown and Johansson worst culprits) and closing down quickly to be a mark of quality.
