From: dam@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (David Morning)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: They said it...Leeds v Rangers
Date: 5 Nov 92 16:00:19 GMT
Organization: Glasgow University Computing Science Dept.


..and probably wished they hadn't. With apologies to the "Legions of
Darkness on the net, Sandy, Scott et al.

In a rather bold mood:
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*eftv20@castle.ed.ac.uk (G C Stewart) tells us:
*
*[on Rangers v Leeds United match first match at Ibrox]
*
*Now correct me if I'm wrong, but 2-1 away from home in Europe is an 
*excellent score.
*
*My forecast - Leeds 3 Rangers 1 (possibly after extra time- Rangers  get
*an early goal and then attempt a mass defence, which doesn't work :-))
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Yes indeed. It was such a failure they scored a second.


Meanwhile, from down-under and with great conviction:
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*timh@extro.ucc.su.oz.au(T J Hatfield) predicts:-
*
*According to my 100%-reliable crystal ball the 2nd leg score in the 'Battle
*of Britain' will be ....
*
*drum roll*
*
*Leeds United 3  Glasgow Rangers 1
*[..]
*McCoist will get Rangers' only goal, goes without saying really as no-one else
*ever seems to score for them apart from him (or John Lukic).
*
*Before you write this off like an insane Denise-offering, let me warn you that
*my prediction for the England - Norway game was ...
*[ The correct score]
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Yes, Tim. A fine attempt - keep watching the skies down their - accompanied by
Denise of course.


In an altogether more philosophical mood down there in the land of the Sassenach
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*scogpw@thor.cf.ac.uk (Gordon Walker) ponders the prospect:
*
*But then again, do we really want a bunch of upstarts from Scotland
*saying they are the best in Britain? 
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Hmm...now there's a thought Gordon.
                       

Switching to a much more 'up-front' approach from the good ol' US
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*cjd@pandora.cs.wayne.edu (Colin J. Dunn) informs us that:
*
*[on Souness' success at Rangers and foreign players at Ibrox]
* 
*His success proves what most of us knew all along i.e. that
*Scottish Football is not played at the same standard as English Football!
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Yes Colin, most of us knew all along it was much better up here.


Meanwhile, suffering from post-match trauma down there in Sussex:
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* davidc@syma.sussex.ac.uk (David Corr) enlightens us:
*
*I guess Rangers just got the lucky breaks on the night from what i saw!!!
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Right on David!.....sour grapes anyone?


Dave (not a Rangers fan...but couldnae resist it...  :-) )

On a personal note, I thought Rangers played really well employing the well
proven continental 'fast break' approach. They had about 5 sniffs at goal
and converted 2 of them. Leeds on the other hand were totally devoid of any
ideas other than pumping the high ball into Rangers box which were promptly
snuffed out by the Rangers defence.
I think congrats are in order to Rangers for their tactically superior
performance over the English champions.
Leeds were quite simply out-thought and out-played.

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