Celtic close the gap to 2 points as Rangers drop more points at home.
Rangers dropped 0 points at Ibrox last season, but have already dropped 6 this season. So strong defensively last season, completely average this season.
the old firm have always benefited from outrageous bias by the refereeing establishment in Scotland. It is worth about 12 points a season every season each.
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the preferential treatment that old firm players are given by refs is amazing, Robbie Nelson referred to it as the "Glasgow long blink" recently when the ref missed a Bacuna throttling Kingsly
Rangers The Old Firm have always benefited from outrageous bias by the refereeing establishment in Scotland. It is worth about 6 points a season every season.
Only two points in it now and Celtic a marginal better GD. Overall I think this season Rangers still have the edge but it’s going to be a two horse race again. Obviously the head to head games will decide it.
Only two points in it now and Celtic a marginal better GD. Overall I think this season Rangers still have the edge but it’s going to be a two horse race again. Obviously the head to head games will decide it.
Only two points in it now and Celtic a marginal better GD. Overall I think this season Rangers still have the edge but it’s going to be a two horse race again. Obviously the head to head games will decide it.
Sticking your neck out a bit there!
In fairness to Shooters it wasn’t a two horse race last season.
Joking aside it hasn’t really been a two horse race for quite some time. Celtic had the title handed to them on a plate for years whilst Rangers were in the wilderness and once Rangers were back in the running Celtic had become stale and uncompetitive. It’s taking some time for them to get back in the saddle. The football they’re playing is looking good again. They need some strength in depth to compete with Rangers but they’re getting there. New manager has had a good impact.
Joking aside it hasn’t really been a two horse race for quite some time. Celtic had the title handed to them on a plate for years whilst Rangers were in the wilderness and once Rangers were back in the running Celtic had become stale and uncompetitive. It’s taking some time for them to get back in the saddle. The football they’re playing is looking good again. They need some strength in depth to compete with Rangers but they’re getting there. New manager has had a good impact.
Yeah i said at the time when he signed and a lot of people were saying 'who' that Postecoglou had a good record in Australia and Japan and his sides played good football. Celtic are scoring a lot of goals.
Celtic will only get stronger, so Rangers whilst i think clearly have the better squad really need to cut out the sloppy defensive errors. Dropping 6 points at home already could prove crucial in the long run.
Joking aside it hasn’t really been a two horse race for quite some time. Celtic had the title handed to them on a plate for years whilst Rangers were in the wilderness and once Rangers were back in the running Celtic had become stale and uncompetitive. It’s taking some time for them to get back in the saddle. The football they’re playing is looking good again. They need some strength in depth to compete with Rangers but they’re getting there. New manager has had a good impact.
Yeah i said at the time when he signed and a lot of people were saying 'who' that Postecoglou had a good record in Australia and Japan and his sides played good football. Celtic are scoring a lot of goals.
Celtic will only get stronger, so Rangers whilst i think clearly have the better squad really need to cut out the sloppy defensive errors. Dropping 6 points at home already could prove crucial in the long run.
FWIW i know by the letter of the law it's a penalty, but that play acting is laughable.
I really wish football would clamp down on all the diving and play-acting nonsense. I know some people find it funny when players roll around screaming but I just find it really frustrating. As a professional footballer these guys should be embarrassed watching themselves back throwing themselves on the floor at the slightest contact. It's the constant clutching of the faces like they've had acid thrown in their eyes that really gets me.
What's worse is it rubs off on young kids starting out in the game, they see their role models rolling around clutching their face after being kicked in the foot and decide to imitate it. I used to referee local football a few years ago including kids games, even back then you'd see kids rolling around feigning injury and trying to get other players sent off and that was at under 13 level. There is no wonder it seems epidemic in the game now because it goes unchallenged and just accepted as part of the game, and kids see it as something to replicate because their heroes do it.
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Rangers dropped 0 points at Ibrox last season, but have already dropped 6 this season. So strong defensively last season, completely average this season.
the preferential treatment that old firm players are given by refs is amazing, Robbie Nelson referred to it as the "Glasgow long blink" recently when the ref missed a Bacuna throttling Kingsly
Celtic will only get stronger, so Rangers whilst i think clearly have the better squad really need to cut out the sloppy defensive errors. Dropping 6 points at home already could prove crucial in the long run.
What's worse is it rubs off on young kids starting out in the game, they see their role models rolling around clutching their face after being kicked in the foot and decide to imitate it. I used to referee local football a few years ago including kids games, even back then you'd see kids rolling around feigning injury and trying to get other players sent off and that was at under 13 level. There is no wonder it seems epidemic in the game now because it goes unchallenged and just accepted as part of the game, and kids see it as something to replicate because their heroes do it.
Sparta won 1-0 in Prague
Rangers won 2-0 in Glasgow
So Rangers win the head to head 2-1