Official Rangers v Celtic Thread

[americanbhoy]

apparently Jarosik is out with an injured hamstring

[Irish Bhoy]

Balde

McGeady---McGeady---McGeady---McGeady

McGeady---McGeady---McGeady---McGeady

McGeady---McGeady

11-0 for Celtic. Nuff said

[Chuck Norris]

Gordon Strachan's midfield options for Wednesday's Old Firm match at Parkhead have been limited by a hamstring injury sustained by Jiri Jarosik which will keep the Czech player out for about a fortnight.
With Aiden McGeady suspended and Shunsuke Nakamura injured, Jarosik would have started against Rangers but the Celtic manager may now have to field Derek Riordan on the left of his midfield unless, improbably, a deal to sign Barry Robson or James McFadden is completed over the next 48 hours.Robson would cost £1.25m from Dundee United and McFadden, who is also a target for Birmingham City, is valued in excess of £3m by Everton, who are unwilling to let the Scotland international join his boyhood heroes on loan. The Scottish champions have also been offered Barcelona's Santiago Ezquerro but have denied reports that Nakamura will move to Yokohama Marinos in his native Japan.
Celtic hold a two-point advantage over their oldest rivals at the top of the Premier League but Rangers have the same number of games in hand, which Strachan has said makes his team the underdogs to clinch a third successive title. The manager said he "didn't enjoy" Celtic's 3-0 victory over struggling Gretna on Saturday, in which Scott McDonald, Scott Brown and McGeady supplied the goals, and they now face a Rangers side who have won the past three Glasgow derbies. (personally i'd settle for a draw, considering the way we're playing at the moment and the players we have at our disposal a draw would do for me)

[SOUTHSTANDFRONT]

(personally i'd settle for a draw, considering the way we're playing at the moment and the players we have at our disposal a draw would do for me)quote

if they were to win their two games in hand we would be 4pts behind them so i think it's an almost must win match since we are at home

[s4120085]

at present the midfield will look like this

deek-donati-hartley-brown

but i recon wgs will play sno in there somewhere

[Tony Angelino]

Originally Posted by Chuck Norris

Gordon Strachan's midfield options for Wednesday's Old Firm match at Parkhead have been limited by a hamstring injury sustained by Jiri Jarosik which will keep the Czech player out for about a fortnight.
With Aiden McGeady suspended and Shunsuke Nakamura injured, Jarosik would have started against Rangers but the Celtic manager may now have to field Derek Riordan on the left of his midfield unless, improbably, a deal to sign Barry Robson or James McFadden is completed over the next 48 hours.Robson would cost £1.25m from Dundee United and McFadden, who is also a target for Birmingham City, is valued in excess of £3m by Everton, who are unwilling to let the Scotland international join his boyhood heroes on loan. The Scottish champions have also been offered Barcelona's Santiago Ezquerro but have denied reports that Nakamura will move to Yokohama Marinos in his native Japan.
Celtic hold a two-point advantage over their oldest rivals at the top of the Premier League but Rangers have the same number of games in hand, which Strachan has said makes his team the underdogs to clinch a third successive title. The manager said he "didn't enjoy" Celtic's 3-0 victory over struggling Gretna on Saturday, in which Scott McDonald, Scott Brown and McGeady supplied the goals, and they now face a Rangers side who have won the past three Glasgow derbies. (personally i'd settle for a draw, considering the way we're playing at the moment and the players we have at our disposal a draw would do for me)

Was this in the Guardian mate? Strange how nowhere else has picked up on this story so far (BBC, Sky, Daily Rectum etc).

Hopefully this is not true. Although not JJs biggest fan think he would be a better option than Deek after Saturdays showing.

[Jay Harkin]

give riorden a chance. No better way to shine than his 1st start in an old firm game

[Chuck Norris]

Originally Posted by Sutton Impact

Was this in the Guardian mate? Strange how nowhere else has picked up on this story so far (BBC, Sky, Daily Rectum etc).

Hopefully this is not true. Although not JJs biggest fan think he would be a better option than Deek after Saturdays showing.

yes mate. nicked it off the Guardian but not seen the story else where...here's another part of the article, not sure what WGS is thinking!?

"The Rangers captain, Barry Ferguson, has revealed that tactics will be the last thing on the agenda in the visiting dressing room on Wednesday. Rangers cross the city in fine fettle after producing arguably their most convincing performance of the season on Saturday in defeating Hibernian 2-1. "To be honest there's not much of a team talk," said Ferguson of his manager Walter Smith's preparations. "It will be his shortest team talk of the season. It's down to how strong you are inside. I'm positive that all the guys in our squad know what it's all about. There are no tactics - it is a battle from start to finish and whoever wins that battle will win the game."
Ferguson also dismissed Strachan's suggestion that Rangers are favourites to win the championship. "We've not won the games in hand yet so we're still behind in the league. It depends whether we win the games or not, whether we will have the upper hand. "You're always anxious to get to pole position in the league. I'd rather the games that were called off, the St Mirren and Gretna games, hadn't been. I'd rather have got them out of the way, got the points and hopefully have been sitting on top. But we're not on top, Celtic are still in pole position. We've got two away games against two teams who are fighting at the bottom of the league so they're going to be two difficult games for us."

[Colin McRae]

lol balde? would you rather not have bobo in nets?:D
that n aidens suspended so it would just be boruc/ or balde of you still want him in nets:D

anyway...



JIRI's out
Celtic lose Jarosik for Old Firm clash but Rangers make light of Strachan's mind games



Gordon Strachan's midfield options for Wednesday's Old Firm match at Parkhead have been limited by a hamstring injury sustained by Jiri Jarosik which will keep the Czech player out for about a fortnight.With Aiden McGeady suspended and Shunsuke Nakamura injured, Jarosik would have started against Rangers but the Celtic manager may now have to field Derek Riordan on the left of his midfield unless, improbably, a deal to sign Barry Robson or James McFadden is completed over the next 48 hours.
Robson would cost £1.25m from Dundee United and McFadden, who is also a target for Birmingham City, is valued in excess of £3m by Everton, who are unwilling to let the Scotland international join his boyhood heroes on loan. The Scottish champions have also been offered Barcelona's Santiago Ezquerro but have denied reports that Nakamura will move to Yokohama Marinos in his native Japan.
Celtic hold a two-point advantage over their oldest rivals at the top of the Premier League but Rangers have the same number of games in hand, which Strachan has said makes his team the underdogs to clinch a third successive title. The manager said he "didn't enjoy" Celtic's 3-0 victory over struggling Gretna on Saturday, in which Scott McDonald, Scott Brown and McGeady supplied the goals, and they now face a Rangers side who have won the past three Glasgow derbies.
But Stephen McManus, the Celtic captain, has insisted his team remain relaxed. "I don't think we feel as if we are under as much pressure as people make out," he said. "Three Old Firm defeats in a row is obviously great ammunition for the press to make headlines out of but we've been taking it a game at a time."
The Rangers captain, Barry Ferguson, has revealed that tactics will be the last thing on the agenda in the visiting dressing room on Wednesday. Rangers cross the city in fine fettle after producing arguably their most convincing performance of the season on Saturday in defeating Hibernian 2-1. "To be honest there's not much of a team talk," said Ferguson of his manager Walter Smith's preparations. "It will be his shortest team talk of the season. It's down to how strong you are inside. I'm positive that all the guys in our squad know what it's all about. There are no tactics - it is a battle from start to finish and whoever wins that battle will win the game."
Ferguson also dismissed Strachan's suggestion that Rangers are favourites to win the championship. "We've not won the games in hand yet so we're still behind in the league. It depends whether we win the games or not, whether we will have the upper hand.
"You're always anxious to get to pole position in the league. I'd rather the games that were called off, the St Mirren and Gretna games, hadn't been. I'd rather have got them out of the way, got the points and hopefully have been sitting on top. But we're not on top, Celtic are still in pole position. We've got two away games against two teams who are fighting at the bottom of the league so they're going to be two difficult games for us."
Steven Naismith handed Rangers an early lead against Hibs and Daniel Cousin fired home from 18 yards to double the visitors' advantage. Merouane Zemmama scored a late consolation for Hibs, who hope to name John Collins' replacement as manager this week.

[Jay Harkin]

Jarosik is injured with a hamstring problem for 2 weeks

[Diamond1888]

Originally Posted by s4120085

at present the midfield will look like this

deek-donati-hartley-brown

but i recon wgs will play sno in there somewhere

Dont you dare say that!

[duncinho_1888_]

well we are just gonnae need to pray that wgs and peter lawell can get a few names in on the 1st.hopefully hinkel and mcfadden,does anybody know the latest on the brazillian boy.Coelho i think?

[Diamond1888]

I would even settle for Barry Robson than Sno getting a game.

[KK-Bhoy]

Riordan was average to say the least on Saturday against Gretna, so it's a worry that he'll be starting on Wednesday. With Brown and Riordan on the wings we'd lack proper ability to get down the line and whip in a cross; both players would want to cut inside all the time. Personally I'd start Sno instead of Donati as Donati kept on giving the ball away and getting robbed of the ball on Saturday; Sno is a safer option.

[steph020582]

Originally Posted by duncinho_1888_

well we are just gonnae need to pray that wgs and peter lawell can get a few names in on the 1st.hopefully hinkel and mcfadden,does anybody know the latest on the brazillian boy.Coelho i think?

I hear that Coelho doesnt fit the criteria for getting a work permit! unless he has a European granny or something i don't think it will happen!