From: scottj@spider.co.uk (Scott Jackson)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer,eduni.football
Subject: Re: Topical comments (Gerry's on the drink)
Date: 17 Nov 92 09:20:42 GMT
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In article <28212@castle.ed.ac.uk> eftv20@castle.ed.ac.uk (G C Stewart) writes:
>Just thought I'd throw in my tuppence worth, while I take a tea break.

Are you sure it's just tea you're taking?

>1. Jim McLean interview
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jim McLean, chairman and manager of Dundee
>United FC and widely respected throughout British football made a most
>interesting assertion after his side's 1-1 draw with Celtic last week.
>Now Celtic have faded out of contention for the league championship and
>are widely regarded by the Scottish media to be a few quality players 
>short of being able to compete on the field with Rangers.

About eleven actually Gerry.

>However McLean(on Radio Clyde)

So you weren't actually at the game then....

>remarked that Rangers are in a class of their own in
>the context of Scottish football, with the exception of Celtic. He
>stated that the Hoops were the equal if not better than Rangers.

Why not, after all Rangers have only won twice at Tanndice this season, 3-2
and 4-0 whereas Celtic scrambled to a draw. Rangers have won four
Championships (Cham-pee-on-ship) in a row and are going for a fifth. Celtic
at the end of this season won't have won a trophy for four years. I'm sure
Jim McLean took this all into consideration and the fact that Rangers won at
the piggery last week and are on a run of eighteen straight victories in all
competitions and crowned themselves British Champions. Should it be Celtic
that are in the Champions League?

>                        Now, I've gone on record as having stated that
>Celtic are the best footballing side in Scotland, and whereas I'm
>prepared to take a little flak off Wacko Jacko and friends, I'm glad at
                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^
I think this really says it all about Gerry. Name calling and stealing sweets
are obviously not below him and basically his IQ must the same as his age. It
is up to the reader to determine if it makes it into double figures.

>least to be ridiculed with such distinguished company. There isn't a 
>figure in the Scottish game with more knowledge than Jolly Jim (yes,he
>knows even more than Andy Roxburgh  :-)),

I'm sure if Jim McLean found out that he was in the same company as you he
would retract his statement!

>and so I hope it makes a few
>cynics (some Celtic fans included) think again about slagging the
>quality of players at Liam Brady's disposal. If Celtic can't do well
>with their current squad, then they'll never do well.

Disposal is the operative word here and reminds one of Tony ICan'tScoreIno
and in the same goal scoring mould, Stuart Slater. I think by your last
sentence there you are resigning yourself to a long time in the wilderness.
Brady hasn't got much time left, there's a game against Partick Thistle FC
coming up.

>2. Scotland v England (was Rangers v Leeds)
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm targetting the Rangers'
>fans here and their recent comments on the English media. I can only
>laugh at this sudden chip on the shoulder from supporters of a side
>who only 2 years ago were regularly turning out sides with up to 6
>Englishmen in it. Terry Butcher would not approve of this Anglophobia!

This must upset you as Celtic play more Englishmen than Rangers these days.
After all, we fielded a team of nine Scots to defeat the English.

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