From: scottj@spider.co.uk (Scott Jackson)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Re: Ahem
Date: 19 Aug 92 08:19:10 GMT
Organization: Spider Systems Limited, Edinburgh, UK.

In article <24959@castle.ed.ac.uk> eftv20@castle.ed.ac.uk (G C Stewart) writes:
>
>   Aww dear aww dear aww dear. One slight breath of reason and the Huns
>are foaming at the mouth. Plus a wee bit of mental abuse from Scott
>Nisbet lookalike Wacko Jacko which I must, if only to balance things up
>address. 

Never met the guy in my life so you must be having wet dreams or something
Gerry.

>   A Fairweather supporter - I am not and I claim this on the grounds
>                             that it was raining at Celtic Park on
>                             Saturday - and I got wet. 

I asked you about last season:

1) How many Rangers games did you see (not TV)?
2 a) How many Celtic games did you see last season (not TV)?
2 b) Was the amount of Celtic games you saw more than me?

And I suppose:

3) Are you going on Seturday?

>   10 pounds for Ibrox tickets - Well the damage alleged to have been
>                             done by Celtic fans in March was estimated
>                             at 11,000 pounds. 2 x 7,500 = 15,000       
>                             pounds - so it looks like Murray owes us
>                             4 grand! Ah never mind, us penniless
>                             immigrants are used to injustice.

And the damage the time before and the time before that. If you fly with the
craws you get shot with the craws.

>   Uz raving Tims at Ibrox  - Been there twice, paid my money, sat in my
>                              seat, was polite to the police, said "oh
>                              gosh" when our hosts gave us a version of
>                              "The Sash", washed my hands in the gents
>                              went home (well the pub actually). Follow
>                              Follow, once coined the phrase "Few
>                              genuine fans" to describe follower of
>                              Celtic - well that's their attitude
>                              problem. You don't have to bring religion
>                              into it to be a bigot.

I know, you appear to do it quite well!

>    When Saturday Comes -   Whatever the result, Celtic are the better
>side and should not have too many fears over Rangers - however a defeat 
>would damage Rangers' morale for weeks and leave them 3 points behind
>with a more difficult set of matches ahead.

With what reasoning are Celtic the better side? Is it because they won on
Seturday and we got beat?

>Celtic are clearly sharper

Here speaks a guy who hasn't seen Rangers play this season....

>at the moment and their players have a stronger understanding.

They have three new players in the side and they have this understanding
after one game. That is amazing!

>a lot is made of the fact that Rangers have the backbone of the Scotland
>defence, but I personally don't rate the Scotland defence at all!
>Rangers' will be infinitely more disciplined than they were last
>Saturday and Celtic certainly won't be anywhere near as cavaliering as
>Dundee were which suggests a low scoring game.
>                            I've been wrong in the past but I'll stick
>my neck out and say that Celtic will not lose and might even win with
>ease. 12 months ago a settled Rangers side hammered a disjointed and 
>ill at ease Celtic side at Parkhead. A role reversal looks on the cards
>this time.

You had you first win at Ibrox in four years in March. You will have to wait
as long again.

>    Alastair Dogget    - Who the hell asked you!!!!

Criticism - getting to you?

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Scott Jackson
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