From: cbas38@vaxa.strath.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Re: Rangers/Scotland squad:- R they one?
Date: 8 Jan 93 16:27:30 GMT
Organization: Strathclyde University VAX Cluster

In article <1993Jan8.141056.2697@dct.ac.uk>, mcsdc1gf@dct.ac.uk writes:
> 
> This is just a small posting to completly critisise Glasgow Rangers.
> The first thing i would like to say is why do Rangers players automatically
> get into the Scotland squad? Dont anybody dare say that it is because they
> are playing well! 

[....plus loads of bits snipped out.....]


	Nonsense !!!  How can you justify guys like McClair, Durie and
Gallacher when they've scored about 4 goals between them for Scotland.  
McCoist has a reasonable record for Scotland and without his goals they
might never have got to Sweden.   The best available players are selected 
regardless of their club.  And remember what Scott once said, they may be good
enough to play for Scotland, but would they be good enough to play for 
Rangers :-)


> these players. They need all the support they can get. If anybody should get
> booed , it is Ally McCoist. But he wont because he plays for Rangers and
> no-body can see past them.

	He also happens to be the holder of the Golden Boot and this season 
he has already notched 35 goals, a figure which is more than most Premier Division
teams have attained.  Let's face it, he's the best we've got and until someone
better comes along he's Yir Man. 
 
>  Now , refering to the so-called Battle of Britain. Rangers have been named in
> someplaces as the best British team because they beat Leeds. We all know that
> Leeds are having a bad season just know , so they were not as good as they 
> could have been. Since Dundee F.C are the only team to beat Rangers this season
> and thinking the way most papers and commentators think , Dundee should be
> known as the best British team as they beat Rangers 4-3 at Dens.

	The logic you use in determining Dundee to be the best in Britain 
is the sort of Radio Clyde phone-in mentality !!

> 
>   And my ideal Scotland squad (injuries not considered)
>   would be:
> 
>                             BRIAN GUNN
>                             JIM DUFFY
>     JOHN CLARK     ROY AITKEN        ALAN MCLAREN      DEREK WHYTE
>           GORDON DURIE    SCOTT GEMMILL   TOM BOYD
>                   EION JESS       ROBERT FLECK
>    SUBS:  PAT NEVIN
>           KEVIN GALLACHER
>           DAVID SPEEDIE
>           GARY SMITH
>           MICHAEL WATT


	This lot would be lucky to win the B&Q Cup, never mind get us to 
the 1994 World Cup Finals.  Remember Bryan Gunn's glorious one and only
game for Scotland against Sweden ?  That's why he's never been chosen since
then.  Even  Celtic fans would agree Goram is probably the best goalkeeper in
Britain but no, you wouldn't pick him since he plays for Rangers.


Yet another *unsigned* article from Dundee.  Are ewes guys too embarressed to
sign your own postings ?


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