From: cbar26@vaxa.strath.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Re: Rangers Match Report
Date: 9 Nov 92 14:10:13 GMT
Organization: Strathclyde University VAX Cluster

In article <1992Nov9.103031.21636@spider.co.uk>, scottj@spider.co.uk (Scott Jackson) writes:
> Played on Saturday 7th November
> 
> Celtic 0   Rangers  1
> 
>            Durrant 32
> 
> Att. 52,000
>
Scott's unbiased account of first half.  MIM did in fact score a very good
professional goal completely against the run of play and with the help of poor
marking in the Celtic defence.  Gillespie should be put out to pasture,  Boyd
should always be played on the left because he is a better defender than the
"Pole" and has a better understanding with Collins.  If Galloway must be played
then his role should be the same as that of John Brown, a player of similar
ability and temperament.  Celtic were not incisive enough in attack and every
time McStay or Collins attempted to run at the MIM defence they were brought
down by Ferguson or Gordon.  Gordon achieved 9/10 in the Sunday Mail for
touching the ball about three times and persistantly fouling Celtic players.

 
> The half-time interval
> meant the usual barrage of noise and there was silence from the other three
> quarters of the ground, they must only sing when they're winning.

For "barrage of noise" read "torrent of sectarian abuse".  Interesting that
Celtic took to the field to a chorus of "For its a grand old team..." and
"You'll never walk alone"  This was my first Old Firm game for 2 years and
while it is still the worst atmosphere for any game of football the sectarian
singing from the Celtic fans was again less than in the past.  Same old ongs
from the other end, unfortunately.  It must annoy decent fans like Sandy and
Scott to sit or stand among it.  I will continue to campaign against it.

The second half saw Celtic camped in the MIM half and McCall and Goram in
outstanding form as they held together a stubborn and effective defensive
display.  Celtic must again question themselves as to why they can so dominate
a game at home and not get any reward.  Slater had his best game in the hoops
but Brady is still not sure how to blend the attack to get the best results. 
If Celtic had been fortunate enough to reverse the scoreline then I'm sure that
Scott would have been complaining about a midfield which allowed so much
possession to the other side and an unusually quiet strikeforce.  Celtic have
only themselves to blame.  MIM showed that when a team is going well, fortune
goes with them.  Celtic showed that when a team is doing badly and  get no
confidence from their Bored, then things get worse.
 
> This signalled the departure of the remaining Celtic fans who stayed until
> the end.
The majority of Celtic fans stayed to the end and warmly applauded the team for
their efforts and sung "The Celtic Song" and "You'll never walk alone".  The
fans in the Rangers End stayed long after the whistle-this seemed to have
little to do with football on the whole, apart from a proclamation of the team
as champions and few could argue with that.

> At the end of the day Celtic had more of the game but the better
> side won yet again 
Celtic were the better side on the day and lost partly because of great
defending and partly because of lack of the killer touch.

> Shitey Galloway's assault
> on Huistra was an absolite disgrace but the ref and linesman missed it. I saw
> it from over a hundred yards away!
It was a bad tackle and should have been punished.  Gordon and Ferguson were
just as lucky to remain on the park as the ref overlooked their persistant
fouling. 

> Check the attendance out which was 52,000 of which 17,000 was Rangers fans.
> There was only 19,000 at the piggery to watch Airdrie two weeks ago. Draw
> your own conclusions.
> 
Eh?  Old Firm games are nearly always full to capacity as this one was and more
because I saw loads of fans get in without tickets.
Celtics' crowd will continue to fall thanks to poor results and an inept Bored.
 Perhaps if the Celtic fans showed the "loyalty" displayed by the Rangers' fans
of a few years back then something revolutionary might be done to drag the club
out of the mire they find thenselves in.  I won't hold my breath.
 > -- 
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Chris
aka Sean "Jonah" Subterranean