Rangers Vs Celtic, Match Thread.

Eirebear

Rangers are likely to be without Madjid Bougherra for Sunday's Old Firm derby as the defender is suffering from flu.

Lee McCulloch could replace him if he recovers from illness, while Kyle Lafferty could start up front even though Kenny Miller might be fit.

Celtic defender Andreas Hinkel and winger Paddy McCourt, who are both carrying knocks, did not train and will have fitness tests on Saturday.

Midfielder Scott Brown will continue to play despite a nagging ankle injury.

Rangers (from): McGregor, Whittaker, Weir, Papac, Smith, Fleck, Thomson, Davis, McCulloch, Bougherra, Rothen, Mendes, Novo, Naismith, Boyd, Miller, Little, Lafferty, Loy, Wilson, Alexander.

Celtic: (from): Boruc, Caldwell, Wilson, McManus, Hinkel, Daniel Fox, Brown, McGeady, McCourt, Robson, N'Guemo, McGinn, Maloney, Killen, McDonald, Samaras, Zaluska, Loovens, Caddis, Crosas.

Thought i'd start this before i head out to the game, keeps all the usual sniping in one place at least!

Both teams are poor to be honest, but Celtic's form is domestically better than Rangers.
The first OF of the season is always an interesting one.
I'm expecting goals today. Especially with Boughie out.

C'mon the Gers!

Bobalicious93

What time is kick-off?

2-1 Celtic

20 Times 20 Times

TV ?

Eire-Dearg

Sky Sports 3 at Noon

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Come on Celtic.

Give the Gers a good whooping.

Mowbray could do with getting off to a good start against the Gers.

Walter Smith has too good of a record against Celtic for my liking.

He certainly had the upper hand over Strachan.

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Rangers team
McGregor, Little, Weir, Papac, Whittaker, Naismith, Mendes, Davis, Smith, Boyd, Miller.
SUBS: Alexander, Novo, Lafferty, Novo, Rothen, Fleck, Loy.

Celtic Team
Boruc, Wilson, McManus, Loovens, Naylor, N'Guemo, Brown, Zhi, Maloney, McGeady and McDonald.

Interesting team selection especially from Rangers

3-1 for the Gers

cruiserweight

Good start for Rangers with two goals. How the hell did Celtic not have at least one penalty, two big shouts for penalties turned down and a yellow card for diving thrown in for good measure

Johner

What are Celtics centre halfs at.

cruiserweight

Penalty for Celtic which McGeady scores just

Kev_ps3

C'mon Celtic

Headshot

who's the blonde presenter ?

Kev_ps3

I would:pac:

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Headshot wrote: »

who's the blonde presenter ?

Ally Douglas used to present Rangers TV on setanta

Chanandler Bong

cmon the celts in hard on steven davis!

Headshot

Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: »

Ally Douglas used to present Rangers TV on setanta

nice...

Bobalicious93

Headshot wrote: »

nice...

She's no Hayley McQueen

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Phew glad thats over Celtic battered us in the second half.
But I will happily take the win :cool::D

Eirebear

pffffft!

Thought that second half was never going to end!

Started brilliantly, Kenny Miller taking his chances really well, after that it was all Celtic. I dont know how they never got that penalty in the second half, looked a stonewaller from where i was sitting.

Referee was abysmal, blowing up for really stupid things on both sides, and not letting the game flow at all.

Still, first blood to us. I'm happy enough!.

Special mention to the Celtic fan who nearly set himself alight with a green flare at the start of the match though! Twat.:D

Atomic Pineapple

What is with Celtic handing teams early leads this season! defense has been abysmal

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draffodx wrote: »

What is with Celtic handing teams early leads this season! defense has been abysmal

Mowbray needs to get his defence in order.
It was one of his weakness at West Brom as well.

Brewster

Great result for Rangers, keep them in touch at top of table. Thought for all Celtic's possession in 2nd half, they didn't really do much with it. McGregor hasn't had much to do in whole game to be fair. Celtic should have had one more penalty. Not easy for refs though. Couple of Celtic dives also I felt, Mark Wilson's was particularly deceitful.

lisbon_lions

Gutted with that result yesterday. Despite having the lions share of possession, we failed to make it count. Very poor defending in the centre for both goals. We needed a big game from skippy yesterday but just didnt get it. On the positive - I thought Zheng Zi looked good for his introduction to the old firm and is promising prospect for us.

What could(should) have been a 7 point gap this morning, is now just a 1. Gave it away with shoddy defending.

Nalz

Brewster wrote: »

Celtic should have had one more penalty. Not easy for refs though. Couple of Celtic dives also I felt, Mark Wilson's was particularly deceitful.

I've zero interest in Celtic football club, but imo they should of had 4 penos in the first half. Dunno about the second I turned over to watch the Arsenal

Brewster

Trilla wrote: »

I've zero interest in Celtic football club, but imo they should of had 4 penos in the first half. Dunno about the second I turned over to watch the Arsenal

So four plus the one the got? Or three plus the one they got?! I think Maloney went down far too easily for one of the incidences, he was looking for it. He was falling before any contact was made. The first Weir foul on Maloney was a penalty no question, he was in control of ball and was taken out by Weir. The Wilson incident was never a peno. These things happen though, I think Celtic need to look at their own defensive performance before criticising mistakes by the ref.

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Trilla wrote: »

I've zero interest in Celtic football club, but imo they should of had 4 penos in the first half. Dunno about the second I turned over to watch the Arsenal

Go on then enlighten us where this 4 penalty's in the first half come from as far as I could see

The one they got yes it was a pen.

Weir challenge was also one they didn't get it but as I was told by just about every tic fan I know last week after the Seville game these things happen

Weir's on Maloney when he was booked for diving as far as I am concerned Maloney was already on his way down No pen IMO

Thats 3

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Brewster wrote: »

So four plus the one the got? Or three plus the one they got?! I think Maloney went down far too easily for one of the incidences, he was looking for it. He was falling before any contact was made. The first Weir foul on Maloney was a penalty no question, he was in control of ball and was taken out by Weir. The Wilson incident was never a peno. These things happen though, I think Celtic need to look at their own defensive performance before criticising mistakes by the ref.

But he says 4 in the first half Brewster the Wilson one was in the second half