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We've made a good start......just hope we stay down that end and keep it away from Hilario

Totally understand that. Two guys I know who were brought up in Dublin and now live in Glasgow have seen both sides of the coin. Their outlook on it is that in Ireland you would probably have more fans supporting the likes of Chelsea, Manu, Liverpool Arsenal, etc...and Celtic would be more a passing interest more than anything. Where as in Glasgow its the English clubs who take a back seat. The whole British/Irish stance is highlighted more in Glasgow and in Ireland they basically couldnt give two hoots about it all. My feeling from being a regular on quite a few Rangers forums is that although there is alot of bitterness aimed at Celtic and their support, gradually....more and more supporters would like to get away from the daily politics as you mentioned and concentrate solely on the football. The world is changing and they need to get out of the goldfish bowl they live in and see the bigger picture.

Just for the record.....My supporting of Rangers has nothing to do with disliking Catholics. I was born a Rangers supporter and have had many catholic friends down the years who have supported celtic and we've got on very well. I also have a few friends from Donegal who are Catholic and support Rangers, so your outlook on the Rangers support is slightly tarnished. What I do agree with you though is those people who just buy a Rangers/Celtic top as its expected of them. I do know people who couldnt name you a starting 5 never mind a starting 11 in either of the OF teams. Also both sets of fans do have their idiotic element, but we're not all as bad as you think . I love seeing Rangers beat Celtic and there is a lot of hatred between the sets of fans, thats only natural as you'd see with any other rivalry in football. Chelsea/Spurs, United/City, Liverpool/Everton, Hibs/Hearts, etc....

Just because he's back up to Cech shouldnt mean he gets let off with being an accident waiting to happen. I've checked his clean sheet record out in the past and its pretty impressive, but the thing that gets me is that he's the last line of defence. He's expected to be able to command the penalty area. He's a grown man and has a wealth of experience under his belt, but when I see him play he looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights. This game against Stoke will see them throwing balls into the box at every opportunity, especially Delaps throw ins. We're going to need him to come and take/punch the ball and take the pressure off the defence. Is Hilario that sort of keeper ? That being said......He'll probably play a blinder today

Theres me thinking this was another TX thread.....

Great player....shit attitude. In his final season with us it was story after story in the press about him leaving then staying then leaving then staying....he fucked about that much I wanted shot of him.

For me a goalkeeper has to have an aura about him that'll give the defence confidence that anything that gets past them he(The Keeper) will probably deal with it. I dont get that feeling from Hilario. I know he's played a few good games for us down the years(Barcelona to name one), but he's a bombscare of a keeper. He cant kick for shit and his decision making has me wondering what Mourinho ever saw in him.

Touche.... :goodpost:

I'll address you now..... Rangers fans suck upto Chelsea fans ? I think its more a case of mutual respect. Just out of curiosity....who's your Scottish team ?

I could go on rambling about this for ages......the Bradford game mentioned in 84 brought it to a head due to the Rangers support making it clear their dislike for the IRA and republicanism who had taken up a bombing campaign in England murdering many innocent civilians. Their chants of "Rule Britannia", etc..went down well with the Chelsea faithfull and as the Rangers fans left the stadium, the road were lined with the Chelsea support who applauded them for their support. Theres a small underlying Loyalist link to the Headhunters and C18, etc....which leads back to the troubles in N.Ireland where Rangers have a massive support when servicemen came up against daily attacks from Republicans who had a well known love for Celtic...Rangers Glasgow rivals. Mixing with the servicemen from N.Ireland they got to know more about the background of the country and with football being a topic of discussion when they had time to relax, a soft spot for Rangers was born.

STFU

Do you think we'll be aloud to replace him in the CL squad ? Ferreira was dropped to make way for him as we thought he would be back in time to take part.

I dont see why anything has to change to suit grumpy bollocks. He's the only one who has a problem with it. He's entitled to his opinion on things like everyone else, but if we dont agree with it then he has to learn to grow up and deal with it and stop throwing his toys out of the pram everytime someone thinks he's being a mong.

I cant believe what I just sat and watched. That was just embaressing. You cant argue with any of the red cards tbh, but overall we were rubbish. What did Ancelotti say at half time ? The first half we were in total control and once the second half started we just fell to pieces. I'm just stunned.

How badly did we miss Ashley Cole tonight...... Countless times I was screaming for someone to move out wide into the space. Malouda kept coming inside, Anelka kept coming inside, Everyone kept coming inside for fuck sake. Trying to batter down the Inter defence got us nowhere. We didnt really get out of second gear tonight which is disapointing. I felt Inter were there for the taking. We surely cant play that bad again. The away goal will be vital, but I get the feeling Jose wont want to sit on what he's got...he'll be aiming to come firing out of the blocks from the first whistle to get an waay goal for Inter to kill the tie off. I can see us needing 3 goals to progress.

Shocking decision at the end there....Penalty 99/100 I thought the ref was having a good game up till that point.

WAHHHHHHHHHHH C'MON Chelsea :getin: :getin: :getin: :getin:

Job done....4 points clear....Up yer hole Ferguson

Are you watching MOTD highights ? Welcome to the game

GOOOOOOOOOOOAL DROGBA 2-0

MEH

Great save Cech

Go back to bed you and finish your dream