Rangers v Celtic Scottish Cup Semi-Final @ Hampden Park, 17th April k/o 12.00 SS2

A Dub in Glasgo

Celtic take on lower league Rangers today in their first match against each other in the Scottish Cup. Celtic are firm favourites despite their stuttering performances in the Premier league this season. Rangers have romped home to promotion after Hibs imploded in their challenge.

Irrespective of todays result, lower league football will be represented in the final as Hibs won the penalty shoot out against Dundee United yesterday

Mantis Toboggan

Come on the celts

Celtic by 2

A Dub in Glasgo

Celtic won 2-0 in the League Cup SF last year, I would be happy with that result today

The_Kew_Tour

Best of luck to both teams today, but enjoy it, cause on 21st May the winners getting spanked in final.

Won't be so cocky on Final, I just want enjoy moment

LiamoSail

Should be a good game. Rangers under Warbuton have been playing good attacking football, and like Celtic are accustomed to being the dominant side, while also quiet open and vulnerable at the back.

Irrespective of where you stand on the new/old club debate, Newco are the same blood line and the same hostilities remain. While there's plenty of chat online about many Tims regarding this as just another game on the basis of this being a new Rangers, around Scotland, I've found the opposite to be the case; the Tims seem as up for it as they have been for any derby.

Here's hoping for an entertaining, ill tempered win for the Bhoys.

Mon the Hoops!

A Dub in Glasgo

mikeym

Scottish Football needs the Old Firm.

It will be a different SPL next season.

Celtic to win it.

Diabhal Beag

Big Kenny almost in for the opener already

Berserker

Miller 1-0. Get in there!!!

A Dub in Glasgo

Poor game so far from Celtic with many unforced errors

Berserker

This could be a goal-fest.

RoryMac

Boyata is an awful player, should've been booked before the goal & reacts to the Brown deflection slower than a 50 year old Miller.

A Dub in Glasgo

Boyata subbed, he has been useless

Celtic very poor so far

Berserker

RoboKlopp wrote: »

Celtic very poor so far

Not complaining but I have to agree. Amazed how flat they have been so far. Hope we can get a second before HT. Can't see them being this bad in the second half.

keano_afc

Is Kenny Miller the first player to score for 3 clubs in a derby?

LuckyGent88

You have got to be joking great game

:eek:

What a miss.

Criminal

A Dub in Glasgo

What an embarrassing miss from Roberts - this is bad

DDC1990

Possibly the worst ever miss.

Open goal. 8 yards out. Tap it in!

RoryMac

RoboKlopp wrote: »

Celtic very poor so far

It's the norm for us this season, overrun in midfield & all over the place in defence.

What a miss by Roberts!

DDC1990

DDC1990 wrote: »

Possibly the worst ever miss.

Open goal. 8 yards out. Tap it in!

He had time to bend down and head it in

DDC1990

Celtic have been woeful - outside of Tierney. Any Irish connection there?

EDIT: Has a cap for Scotland and born in the IoM so nope!

Rangers the better team so far

LuckyGent88

Celtic players are a yard or two off the pace of this game. Rangers buzzing around the place.

Berserker

RoboKlopp wrote: »

Rangers the better team so far

Really need to make this dominance pay though. Bossing things in the centre of the park. HT, happy with things so far.

A Dub in Glasgo

What an inept first half performance from Celtic, imagine being outpassed, outplayed and outtackled by the team who are coming up to the Premier league. You would not guess that Celtic are just about to crowned league champions based on that performance

I would take 2 of Brown, Bitton, Lustig, Johansen and GMS off at HT - they have been dire

Edit - and Delia needs a taxi back to Norway

mikeym

Delia has 45 minutes to save his job.

RoryMac

Great first half from Rangers made us look like the Championship team. Their passing & composure on the ball has been excellent. Aside from Tierney none of the Celtic players seem interested.

Biton, Johansen & GMS have been anonymous, how GMS keeps getting picked is a mystery to me he's useless.

The Boyata sub leaves us short on options from the bench but Rogic or Armstrong should be on early 2nd half.

A Dub in Glasgo

Commons should be on

recylingbin

RoryMac wrote: »

Great first half from Rangers made us look like the Championship team.

Ye weren't that good, in fairness.

Paully D

Record for most digs in the least amount of words in the OP? :pac:

LuckyGent88

Piling on the pressure now

And bang goal

RoryMac

That's more like it

A Dub in Glasgo

Great header

DDC1990

Much better from Celtic and a deserved equalizer considering the pressure.

JaMarcusHustle

Who's the co-commentator? Any connection to Rangers? Seems to be a bit of bias.

Charlie19

On the ropes.

LuckyGent88

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Who's the co-commentator? Any connection to Rangers? Seems to be a bit of bias.

Andy walker. Ex Celtic player I believe

A Dub in Glasgo

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Who's the co-commentator? Any connection to Rangers? Seems to be a bit of bias.

Andy Walker - ex Celtic and Bolton Wanderers

irishguitarlad

Some great tackles going in

Oat23

Really like Rangers' style of play. Keeping it on the ground and trying to play football as much as possible.

Berserker

Starting to get back into that game after that period of pressure. Anyone's game now.

RoryMac

GMS is killing us with his poor touch and passing, need to get him off

LuckyGent88

Why do rangers have only 5 on the bench compared to celtics 7???

RoryMac

WTF is Delia thinking bringing on McGregor when he has Commons & Rogic as options!?

irishguitarlad

Rangers with a lot of posession but little cutting edge.

DDC1990

Some tackle from Brown

awec

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Rangers with a lot of posession but little cutting edge.

No movement from the strikers at all.

Berserker

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Rangers with a lot of posession but little cutting edge.

Very flat this half in comparison with the first. Worried about the prospect of ET, being honest.