: Fri May 23, 2008 8:50 am  

The Chair Maker wrote:

To be fair to rangers they were shafted by the Scottish fa. having to play all those games in a week.

I thinkt it cost them the uefa cup and also the championship.

Utter utter ball cocks. Do you actually have a clue what you are talking about?

They were not bothered about fixture pile-ups when they pointlessly cancelled a game v Gretna so that they could prepare for their Champions League match v Lyon (where they got horsed). The extra fixture they faced due to their inability to beat the mighty Partick Thistle in the cup (AT HOME!).

The league should never have been extended and to blame the SFA is a complete joke.

: Fri May 23, 2008 8:58 am  

mystic eddie wrote:

Utter utter ball cocks. Do you actually have a clue what you are talking about?

They were not bothered about fixture pile-ups when they pointlessly cancelled a game v Gretna so that they could prepare for their Champions League match v Lyon (where they got horsed). The extra fixture they faced due to their inability to beat the mighty Partick Thistle in the cup (AT HOME!).

The league should never have been extended and to blame the SFA is a complete joke.

Indeed.

The extension was something they should never have got in the first place. The SFA actually bent over backwards to help them.

They cancelled the Gretna game needlessly as you say, they drew cup games, they refused to fit those delayed games at times that didn't suit them, then they expected everyone to happily tag two weeks on the end of the season just to suit them. The pile up was at least partly due to their own choice.

At the end of the day though, the UEFA Cup run has probably cost them the title. All that fuss about their great day out and it's cost them both the league and their reputation!

It really couldn't have worked any better if I'd scripted it myself.

Wel, it could, defeat by Queen of the South tomorrow!

: Fri May 23, 2008 11:31 am  

Well done Celtic.

: Fri May 23, 2008 2:06 pm  

Hearts have appoached Motherwell to ask to speak to Mark McGhee

: Fri May 23, 2008 2:15 pm  

marsh316 wrote:

Hearts have appoached Motherwell to ask to speak to Mark McGhee

I was trying to imagine a conversation where McGhee is offered the position, but all I think of is a load of laughter.

: Fri May 23, 2008 2:24 pm  

marsh316 wrote:

Hearts have appoached Motherwell to ask to speak to Mark McGhee

Another manager at Hearts ?

: Fri May 23, 2008 3:50 pm  

The Mighty Bhoys Complete There 3rd Title In A Row!

I was watching the game and Celtic were never in any danger of losing IMO, I just had to turn over to Setanta2 When Aberdeen knocked in there 1st then there 2nd and to top it all off Nacho Novo getting Sent Off
To be honest after the Motherwell game i never saw this coming, after the first Old Firm win i started to believe it was possible but i never thought it would actually happen!

: Fri May 23, 2008 3:59 pm  

marsh316 wrote:

Hearts have appoached Motherwell to ask to speak to Mark McGhee

He would be an utter fool to even consider going there. He has done a great job at motherwell.

Clearly, half the 'Well team will be leaving in the summer then.

: Fri May 23, 2008 5:27 pm  

mystic eddie wrote:

He would be an utter fool to even consider going there. He has done a great job at motherwell.

Clearly, half the 'Well team will be leaving in the summer then.

Or not - the Motherwell board have rejected Mad Vlad's approach.

: Fri May 23, 2008 8:59 pm  

Was in Corals earlier and had a bit of Queen of the South at 10/1 tomorrow. Rangers should win but the games racking up have left them knackered and Queen of the South were excellent in the Semi v Aberdeen. Novo suspended isn't he for his red on Thursday which won't help.