Rangers v Manchester United Match Thread 24/11/10

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Venue: Ibrox
Kick-Off: 7.45pm
Channel/s: RTÉ 2/Sky Sports(?)

everdead.ie

I reckon 1 nil United, Rangers won't be able to sit back like last time.

VW 1

Anybody any opinions on the line up for this one?

With Rooney starting I wouldnt like to see him up front on his own until he is back firing on all cylinders.

Lineup I would like to see:

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VDS

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Raf---Smalling--Evans--Evra
Nani--Carrick--Scholes--Obertan

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Berbs---Rooney

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With the way Rangers have played more open and attacking football I can see us taking advantage and scoring a couple, United 2-0 for me.

smokedeels

Looking at the table and the fixture list, imo Rangers should go for this. They've nothing to lose

Rooney-tov tonight, I hope.

Raf, Nani and Evra to be rested.

Le King

Rangers have to win. Valencia on the balance of things are going to beat Bursaspor. So I'd imagine Walter will send out a team to go for it. He has nothing to lose. Europa League is in the bag already (Well nearly).

Nemanja91

This is what I would like to see:

VDS

O'Shea Smalling Evans Fabio

Nani Scholes Carrick Giggs

Berbatov Rooney

Then Hernandez on for Berba in the 65th after he score 2 goals
Obertan on for giggs in 70th
Bebe on for nani in 70th

United to win 4-0
Berba x2
Rooney x1
Hernandez x1

Nani with 2 assists

Am I being a bit optimistic?

Paul Tergat

Lads I really dont think we will be going that attack minded. If, and its a huge if based on what Fergies does in europe, we play with 4 across the middle then surely park will play rather than obertan...

Hope we do play an attack minded lineup but i would doubt it. Can see 5 in the middle especially as our first choice and most experienced CB's are out.

Jax Teller

Baz you never let us down on the match threads ..
2-1 Rooney and smalling . Might have a little wager on smalling

The Muppet

I hope we field our strongest team, we didn't in the last tie and paid the price for that.

IRISHSPORTSGUY

2-0 United. Rangers are a glorified mid to lower Championship team.

Wolfe Tone

Hopefully OShea wont get too bad of recepton if he plays.


2 nil for utd

everdead.ie

MUSSOLINI wrote: »

Hopefully OShea wont get too bad of recepton if he plays.


2 nil for utd

He has never played for Celtic so should be fine

Jax Teller

Hope Hernandez doesn't do his pre Match prayer he will be abused all night .

Wolfe Tone

everdead.ie wrote: »

He has never played for Celtic so should be fine

We will see.... I havent watched much SPL lately. Do they still sing ****e like the famine song?

everdead.ie

MUSSOLINI wrote: »

We will see.... I havent watched much SPL lately. Do they still sing ****e like the famine song?

I don't watch the SPL but have cousins from Glasgow and they say nothing much has changed(On the pitch/in the stands Sectarianism in society apparently much better in the last decade but that's for another thread :P)

deisedevil

everdead.ie wrote: »

He has never played for Celtic so should be fine

He launched himself into a tackle on a Rangers player out by the sideline a few years back and upended him. Name escapes me. They weren't very happy about it.

Edit: Actually I remember himself and Rio came to our United supporters club 10th anniversary and I congratulated him on it, he was very pleased with it alright.

IRISHSPORTSGUY

MUSSOLINI wrote: »

Hopefully OShea wont get too bad of recepton if he plays.


2 nil for utd

Doubt it tbh. Only a bigoted minority can't tell the difference between Irish and the Tims. Saying that, I hope United stuff because of said meatheads in their support.

blueshed

if fergie wanted to pissssssssss off the locals he mite start with
PIG in goal as they dont like polish keepers
O shea and Gibbo as persons who play for R O I are not liked
and with gibbo comin from derry.
then get chico to say a little prayer on the centre circle.
i reckon that would be enough to get the crowd goin lol.

back on topic rangers are also missin a few and we should get a 2-0 win.

everdead.ie

There was a huge Police force presence in the city today they seem to be expecting trouble which I thought was surprising.

General Zod

IRISHSPORTSGUY wrote: »

Doubt it tbh. Only a bigoted minority can't tell the difference between Irish and the Tims. Saying that, I hope United stuff because of said meatheads in their support.

Chicarito has been asked not to bless himself if he comes onto the pitch. Says it all really.

Wolfe Tone

General Zod wrote: »

Chicarito has been asked not to bless himself if he comes onto the pitch. Says it all really.

Source? That cant be right.

General Zod

everdead.ie wrote: »

There was a huge Police force presence in the city today they seem to be expecting trouble which I thought was surprising.

The M.I.B's have promised to make a load of trouble in response for the UEFA cup final riot.

Jax Teller

Daniel Taylor tweeted this
" Early word is #mufc team: VDS; O'Shea, Smalling, Evans, Evra; Nani, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs; Berbatov, Rooney"

Broxi_Bear_Eire

General Zod wrote: »

Chicarito has been asked not to bless himself if he comes onto the pitch. Says it all really.

Rubbish you read that in a tabloid didn't you

3hn2givr7mx1sc

everdead.ie wrote: »

There was a huge Police force presence in the city today they seem to be expecting trouble which I thought was surprising.

United have a history of wrecking Glasgow and having kafuffle with Rangers, and with added dislike after what happened in Macnhester the UEFA cup final, there's bound to be some shít.
Rangers were held in the DW Stadium before the game in Old Trafford to get on busses organised by the Police.

General Zod

MUSSOLINI wrote: »

Source? That cant be right.

http://www.scotzine.com/2010/11/is-sir-alex-ferguson-pandering-to-the-religious-bigots-of-rangers-fc/

It's not 100%, but going on previous history of players blessing themselves infront of rangers fans it wouldn't suprise me if Ferguson had a word in his ear.

Broxi_Bear_Eire

General Zod wrote: »

http://www.scotzine.com/2010/11/is-sir-alex-ferguson-pandering-to-the-religious-bigots-of-rangers-fc/

It's not 100%, but going on previous history of players blessing themselves infront of rangers fans it wouldn't suprise me if Ferguson had a word in his ear.

LOL scotzine oh a truly unbiased source
Many Rangers Players have blessed themselves going onto the park

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keysersoze_88 wrote: »

Daniel Taylor tweeted this
" Early word is #mufc team: VDS; O'Shea, Smalling, Evans, Evra; Nani, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs; Berbatov, Rooney"

If that's true its pretty much the team I expected. I kind of expected Ando or Park instead of Berba but it seems like he will play 2 up top by the way he has been speaking.

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Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: »

LOL scotzine oh a truly unbiased source
Many Rangers Players have blessed themselves going onto the park

Ye but they bless themselves in the protestant language

General Zod

Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: »

Rangers Players have blessed themselves going onto the park

So do you reckon Hernandez will kneel in the centre circle before the match and pray?

Paul Tergat

Wow, if that actually is the team im surprised but delighted at a clear intent to attack.


ATTACK, ATTACK, ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK!

Mikeyt086

General Zod wrote: »

The M.I.B's have promised to make a load of trouble in response for the UEFA cup final riot.

Thats just a cover up, they are after Gabriel Obertan.

Broxi_Bear_Eire

General Zod wrote: »

So do you reckon Hernandez will kneel in the centre circle before the match and pray?

Yup if he wishes do so why not

UnitedIrishman

United XI - VDS; O'Shea, Evans, Smalling, Fabio; Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs; Rooney, Berbatov.

deisedevil

UnitedIrishman wrote: »

United XI - VDS; O'Shea, Evans, Smalling, Fabio; Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs; Rooney, Berbatov.

Lovely! Rangers can't park the bus tonight so hopefully we'll do some damage!

Wolfe Tone

Just afte reading that...

The issue mirrors that of Polish keeper Artur Boruc, who blessed himself before the start of the first half and again before the start of the second half. But in 2006, Boruc was on the receiving end of a Police caution after Strathclyde Police claimed that his actions was tantamount to incitment of an Old Firm crowd. Specifically aiming a ‘gesticulation’ at Rangers fans. That said gesticulation was Boruc blessing himself, an act that he did in every half of every game that he has played both in Scotland and in his native Poland. So would Strathclyde Police caution Hernandez over his gesticulations?

Thats pretty shocking.



Its this type of muppetry which ruins the game, on both sides. Its bloody football. Its just stupid. Any club should ban any fan who partakes in sectarianism.

Nemanja91

5-1-3-1 even though they need a result!

Broxi_Bear_Eire

MUSSOLINI wrote: »

Just afte reading that...


Thats pretty shocking.



Its this type of muppetry which ruins the game, on both sides. Its bloody football. Its just stupid. Any club should ban any fan who partakes in sectarianism.

The only problem it wasn't the gesticulation of blessing himself that caused the bother it was his impression of a cocktail shaker immediately after it
Not that it was right to complain anyway so what if a player has a go at fans they put up with abuse all the time from the fans

Nemanja91

Nemanja91 wrote: »

This is what I would like to see:

VDS

O'Shea Smalling Evans Fabio

Nani Scholes Carrick Giggs

Berbatov Rooney

I hate when I'm right

NUTZZ

yabadabado

delighted with that line-up.hopefully we get an early goal mite stop rangers parking the bus.It cant be as bad as at OT game rangers had no ambition that nite at all.

Nemanja91

I thought Bebe would have been on the bench since he didn't play last night!

Wolfe Tone

How well is Beattie playing for rangers these days? I always liked him

Broxi_Bear_Eire

MUSSOLINI wrote: »

How well is Beattie playing for rangers these days? I always liked him

He isn't been injured most of the time

s_carnage

Good to see Fabio getting a game. He had a good game last week for the reserves. Looking forward to seeing him playing tonight.

Wolfe Tone

Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: »

He isn't been injured most of the time

Let me guess, ankle?

Fuhrer

Anyone else having problems getting the Rte stream to work?

Broxi_Bear_Eire

MUSSOLINI wrote: »

Let me guess, ankle?

Nope Hip

davyjose

Nemanja91 wrote: »

I thought Bebe would have been on the bench since he didn't play last night!

he played for the Reserves on thursday. Scored two absolute crackers. Surprised he's not on the bench myself.

davyjose

MUSSOLINI wrote: »

Just afte reading that...


Thats pretty shocking.



Its this type of muppetry which ruins the game, on both sides. Its bloody football. Its just stupid. Any club should ban any fan who partakes in sectarianism.

Aside from which, in the UK people are allowed be whatever religion they like, and express that. I won't get into sectarianism myself, so i won't say anything about the strathclyde police. But I doubt they'd have a leg to stand on.

Hank Scorpio

Dunphy " Look at golfers, they`re paid millions, they dont cheat" :pac: