“He played reasonably well on the day and fair play they beat us”.
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“We also share the fans’ anger and will be contacting Club 1872 as a matter of urgency”.
Underneath a banner reading, “This is it Bhoys, this is war”, sex dolls – one wearing a Rangers scarf, the other an Orange sash – with rope wrapped round their necks and their arms tied behind their back were strung up from the upper tier as a form of sickening stunt towards former Rangers striker Kris Boyd. They also displayed banners in support of the IRA.
“These displays were disgusting, threatening, sectarian and criminal”.
Celtic have said the club are aware of the footage but will not be commenting further. It would appear soundbites are only of value when those on the receiving end of offensive behaviour wear green. Peter Lawwell and the Celtic board have failed to act for years on sectarian, anti-semitic and pro-terrorist groups in their support.
Rodgers, after his first Old Firm match, admitted the occasion was “everything I expected and more” and praised 20-year-old Dembele who has had to play second fiddle to Griffiths in recent weeks. The warning was there for all to see, as for the majority of the time Rangers defenders were 2 vs 2 with both of the central defenders being run ragged. We started the game saying don’t allow them to come out hard and fast.
The hammering at Parkhead has left questions over whether Rangers can challenge Celtic’s dominance in Scottish football, but Numan feels it is important that his former side move on from that defeat and concentrate on the next game.
Earlier today, Rangers said of the shocking scenes: “Hopefully attempts will be made by Police Scotland to find those responsible for this disgraceful and sickening display”.
‘They were clear for everyone, including the authorities, to see’.
The SPFL have now broken their silence and this afternoon a spokesman said: “The SPFL has a match delegate present at every Ladbrokes Premiership game”. I’m not going be say you enjoy losing but I would rather have a positive outlook on football in general than a negative one and it seems to be that too many aspects of the Scottish media are negative.
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The same can be said in reverse for playing styles, as the best systems don’t always suit average sides or to put it another way you can only play with the hand you are dealt.
