Scottish Fitba'

[chico]

Easily Maeda's best game. Hopefully he can give Hatate his training regime, might be the fittest player I've ever seen in the hoops. Man can run all day while Hatate is blowing out his arse after 50 minutes.

It was a great save from McGregor but in reality Abada's got to put that away. He has the whole left side of the goal gaping at him, just slot it over there and my fingernails would have survived.

Got to remember the Japanese players gave already played a full season. Hatate seemed fitter when he arrived maybe just a long season catching up on him. He travelled back to Japan for the international games as well.

 

[Foxholer]

My resident Rangers-supporting Facebook friend posted just after half-time claiming the person throwing a broken bottle into the penalty area must have been a Celtic fan in the Rangers end. And he was serious about it too.
We are now posting on his page taking bets on when he comes back on line. The over/under is Wednesday.

Indeed, that's what is depressing about certain high profile elements of Scottish football! Cultural grudges from past centuries just keep reappearing! And I've seen it in my own family!
Well deserved from the 'highlights' I saw and should seal another Championship win.
Hart's rejuvenation seems to have been an essential part of the process too!

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I always thought Celtic's central defenders were their weakness.
Not on Sunday, Carter Vickers was superb and even Starfelt had a decent game, making very few errors.

 

[chico]

Does anyone know why Rangers are pushing the Old Firm brand so much? Its a new one on me.

 

[KenL]

Does anyone know why Rangers are pushing the Old Firm brand so much? Its a new one on me.

Perhaps they are working on something else with Celtic?

 

[chico]

Perhaps they are working on something else with Celtic?

Doubtful, Celtic don't use the term anymore.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Doubtful, Celtic don't use the term anymore.

...as in 'we are not half of anything...' that I recently read on a banner.

 

[rudebhoy]

Does anyone know why Rangers are pushing the Old Firm brand so much? Its a new one on me.

Rangers are using it to pander to the fans and to perpetuate the "unbroken history" line. Same reason they keep mentioning 55 and 150 years every 5 minutes. Celtic are making a point by now calling it 'The Glasgow Derby". The Australians were also using "The Glasgow Derby", Rangers have cited this as their reason for pulling out which is either petty or convenient depending on how you look at it.

 

[rudebhoy]

There is also a theory that Rangers went overboard with the OF branding at the weekend so they could use it as "evidence" should the Aussies sue them for pulling out on such a spurious pretext!

 

[casuk]

There is also a theory that Rangers went overboard with the OF branding at the weekend so they could use it as "evidence" should the Aussies sue them for pulling out on such a spurious pretext!

100% there also trying to claim compo from Columbia for there star striker, even though he's been hobbling off and strapping/icing his leg the past 4 games

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Didn't Dave King offer to refund Rangers any losses if they pulled out.
Or was that just another empty promise.

Seem to remember Rangers refused his offer.

 

[casuk]

Didn't Dave King offer to refund Rangers any losses if they pulled out.
Or was that just another empty promise.

Seem to remember Rangers refused his offer.

All was reported was dodgy Dave would cover the 3m, no more details tho, what strings were attached I wonder

 

[azazel]

Aye, there's no Old Firm except when Celtic and Rangers jointly own the trademark. Football supporters will believe anything a club says even when its actions are diametrically opposite.

 

[rudebhoy]

Aye, there's no Old Firm except when Celtic and Rangers jointly own the trademark. Football supporters will believe anything a club says even when its actions are diametrically opposite.

The CEO of Celtic said the following when asked about why they had renewed the trademark - "The cost of renewal was low and the purpose of renewal was not to hitch ourselves to a brand, but to enable us to control the benefits of its use, not for the purposes of using it."

Owning a trademark isn't the same as saying that an entity still exists. I'm sure there are plenty defunct trademarks owned by companies who don't want to see them misused.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Barry MacKay signs 3 year contract with Hearts...........yesssssssssssss,

 

[ClicketyClick]

Barry MacKay signs 3 year contract with Hearts...........yesssssssssssss,

Very classy player, and shone again in yet another victory against the wee team! Best player in the league outwith the Old Firm by a long way. Great business from Hearts to tie him up.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Good result for Rangers.
The prospect of a Rangers v West Ham final on foreign soil feels a bit worrying

 

[casuk]

Any rangers fans on foreign soil is worrying

 

[KenL]

Any rangers fans on foreign soil is worrying

They are not all idiots. ?

 

[Pathetic Shark]

Hey my Rangers' friend on Facebook has rediscovered his password in the last few hours and is posting everywhere about his team.
I'm waiting for the rush to die down before I weigh in.