Off Topic Pointless point-scoring thread

I think there's one for Celtic, Hearts, Hibs and The Rangers.

 

I have no idea why the record gives these bloggers space in their paper ...

It's amateursish at best.

 

Especially when it looks like the same sort of Victim Mythology that would not be out of place on Rangers media.

Guy's a ****.

 

Remember this?

Three West of Scotland football fans jailed after Edinburgh disturbance
The four men all previously pled guilty to breach of the peace and appeared for sentence in Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
THREE football fans have been jailed and one given a community payback order for the part they played in a large scale violent disturbance with rival fans in the Grassmarket area of Edinburgh.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/...ball_fans_jailed_after_Edinburgh_disturbance/

No mention of which match or which teams were involved.


Here's a report that seems to have eluded the Record and the Times which explains who these "West of Scotland" fans were.

POLICE and football fans have clashed in the Grassmarket ahead of the Ramsden’s cup final between Rangers and Raith Rovers at Easter Road. There was a heavy police presence in the area as fans arrived to enjoy a pre-match drink ahead of the game, but the atmosphere turned ugly about an hour before the 4.05pm kick off, leading police to close the road briefly.

Police said they had detailed 13 people as a result of the incident. Witnesses reported seeing “running battles” between the police and Rangers supporters, while pictures appeared to show dozens of officers surrounding, or “kettling” a section of the Rangers support at the West End of the Grassmarket. One witness said the fighting had spilled out of a Grassmarket bar and said bottles had been thrown by supporters.

One eye witness, who had been in the Black Bull pub when the incident broke out, said: “There was a flood of people running outside, there were about four or five police vans. “It was busy with football fans, who started coming through the Grassmarket at about 12. They were running and chanting. “I think there were about 60 of them in the pub beforehand.”
Read more: http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotla...h-police-in-edinburgh-1-3367116#ixzz3nh0g0Ars

 

Bookie makes Rangers boss Warburton sixth favourite for Liverpool job
A bookmaker has made Rangers boss Mark Warburton sixth favourite to replace Brendan Rodgers as Liverpool manager.

Rangers fans can relax though, as despite Warburton's impressive start to life as Rangers manager, Jurgen Klopp remains the odds-on favourite for the Anfield hotseat with Carlo Ancelotti also being strongly linked with the position.

Whilst Warburton's stock is relatively high after leading Brentford to an English Championship play-off place and winning all nine league games with Rangers so far, it is doubtful that he will be making the jump to the English Premier League just yet.

 

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/never-gonna-happen-five-most-6588922

****in brass neck of the DR!

They ****in ran wi it!

 

In Ibrox Village did Sir Minty Moneybags
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Clyde, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round;
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.

 

At 12:39pm today, the Daily Record website published the following words.


“THE £80m DREAM TEAM"

David Murray used to feed reporters a lot of nonsense. Remember the casino on top of the floating pitch, or whatever it was? But surely nothing can beat this belter. In 1996 Ibrox superscout Kenny Dalglish was going to be handed £80million to bring the world’s best players to Rangers. Names such as Patrick Kluivert, Marc Overmars, Jurgen Klinsmann, Paolo Maldini and Eric Cantona were just some of the superstars being touted in a piece of absolute fantasy. Honestly, the floating casino had more chance of getting off the ground. Quite literally.”


Those words appeared in this article: Never gonna happen: Five of the most ridiculous ‘transfer’ stories EVER


Yes folks. The Daily Record was taking the p*ss out of the alleged ‘olden days’ when newspapers carried ludicrious stories about an Ibrox-based club spending amazing sums of money. Thank Heaven that Sir David Murray was never nauseatingly lauded in a notorious (literally) lamb-munching Daily Record piece. Otherwise we might be tempted to point and laugh at the Record for an ‘off the radar’ lack of self-awareness today.

SECRET FEAR THAT DRIVES ME TO WIN; 10 IN A ROW: Rangers chairman David Murray opens up on the highs and lows of his decade in charge of Rangers and promises that the best is still to come.

RANGERS owner David Murray doesn't often allow his true feelings to surface, but currently he is finding it difficult to disguise a pain which has been gnawing away inside since the end of last season. After a period of almost total dominance of Scottish football during which Rangers racked up 17 trophies the club met with failure.Celtic won the championship and the League Cup and Hearts beat Rangers in the Tennents Scottish Cup final, leaving Murray with nothing to show for a massive investment in time and money.

Even now he winces when he thinks of that season, but it is the vivid memory, and the pain of defeat with which he now suffers, that combine to drive him on.Last night as he looked back on a decade as Rangers' owner - come this Sunday, the 22nd, it will be 10 years since he paid Lawrence Marlborough pounds 6million for the club - Murray's desire to avoid the miseries of another barren season could not be disputed.To hear him speak was to listen to a man who believes himself to be charged with some kind of great and mighty mission.Murray, who chose to talk only to the Record about his dreams and ambitions for Rangers, said: "No one should doubt that Rangers are the biggest club in the country, but I know that talk is cheap in this business and that we will have to prove just how big we are.

"That doesn't really bother me because as long as I am able to influence this club we will be the biggest and we will be the best.
"I have spent 10 years of my life, and I know that sometimes I gave up too much of myself to Rangers, but I am not about to give up now."Neither am I willing to stand aside and allow another club to overtake Rangers. The failure of last season hurt me a lot and that pain was something I didn't need nor want. "It is also a pain which I never want to suffer again, but by God that sort of thing just makes me even more determined to succeed. I am still as driven, still as enthusiastic and I will welcome the challenge of anyone out there." Murray was referring not only to the Kenny Dalglish/Jim Kerr consortium who are stalking Celtic, but also the as yet uncovered groups who are bound to make bids to buy out Fergus McCann.

If the past 10 years have taught Murray, who is one of Britain's wealthiest individuals, anything it is how to win and he believes Rangers will continue to grow and prosper."I look upon these last 10 years as a having been a great era, but it is over and Rangers are about to head on into a new era," he said over a glass of the finest red. He was about to take in another mouthful of the most succulent lamb - anyone who knows Murray shouldn't be surprised to learn he is a full-blooded, unashamed red meat eater - when he put down his knife and fork.

It was like a statement of intent and looking directly across the table to make sure I hadn't yet succumbed to the wine, he said: "Bring on the next 10 years, there's more to come for Rangers."Understand that I care passionately about what I'm doing with Rangers and believe that in 10 years time we will still be setting the pace."Too many of us have put too much into this club and we won't let someone come along and take it all away."What I'm saying here is that no matter who buys Celtic from Fergus, they will need to have the deepest of pockets imaginable."The fresh challenge would be good for the Scottish game and lift the profile, but Celtic's new owners had better be prepared to spend."In the past, Celtic's people maybe just haven't fancied trying to take Rangers on financially, but if I have to go in deeper to keep my club up there then I will. I have done it too many times to be frightened now."

From anyone else such talk could be dismissed as no more than empty rhetoric, but with Murray you just feel it is more than bluster and besides, he does have a track record as a spender. There have been times in his 10 years when he has taken Rangers somewhere between pounds 15m and pounds 20m into debt and he knows that if this season goes belly up like the last one he could be looking at a potential debt of pounds 20m.
However, having taken the value of Rangers from pounds 6m to approximately pounds 186m in 10 years he knows how far he can gamble in pursuit of success.This season alone he has allowed his new manager Dick Advocaat to spend almost pounds 30m, but he refuses to lose any sleep over it.

He said: "I don't because I consider spending as much as pounds 5million on someone like Andrei Kanchelskis as a necessity. If a club like ours doesn't do that then we fall by the wayside."Look, I have many other businesses so I could find many other things to worry about, but I love sport and I want Rangers to be successful. I know this won't be accepted by some people but this isn't about making money.

"pounds 56m has been invested in the stadium and in my time pounds 200m has been turned over and after interest our trading profit is minimal. Perhaps as much as pounds 60m has been spent on players and I have even paid in about pounds 1m in hospitality but never taken a salary from the place. "I get six complimentary tickets the same as everyone else and if I want extra I have to pay for them the same as everyone else."There are no free lunches for David Murray at Ibrox and I have never taken part or been at the centre of any of the numerous victory celebrations we have had."

Murray disappears to celebrate success with a small group of close friends, leaving the roar of the crowd to wash over the players and management.
"Supporters don't want chairmen hanging around, even though they look to people like me to provide some kind of direction and the new ways to keep moving the club on," he said."I hope I can say that in my 10 years so far I've been fairly good at that, but the day I run out of ideas is the day I'll know it's over. I'm sure someone will tell me because I have good people around me, I always have."But I'm not ready yet to step back and I see enough fresh challenges, staying ahead at home and winning a place at the European table, ahead in the next 10 years to keep my own adrenaline flowing."

He knows roughly how much it will cost him and he's heard the rumours that ENIC, who have invested pounds 40m in Rangers, are uneasy at the club's spending policies but Murray claims these backers have always been supportive of his methods.He said: "They could kick up a fuss but they don't. Besides, I am the owner of the club and so far most people seem to like what I've done." COPYRIGHT 1998 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday

 

As I said... ****in brass neck on the ****s!

 

Evening Times main story, this is getting desperate now.

Rangers land sought-after Scotland age-group captain ahead of Celtic showdown

RANGERS have snapped up Scotland Under-16 captain Jack Adamson – and are set to hand him a dream debut against Celtic this weekend.
The left-sided player put pen-to-paper on a one-year deal with the Glasgow giants this week after spending four seasons with Hibs.The 16-year-old was interesting a number of English Premier League clubs and represented Stoke City at a youth tournament in Germany this summer.
However, Adamson had no hesitation in agreeing to move to the Gers when the high-flying Championship club made an approach for him.

He said: “To be offered the opportunity to sign and play for Rangers at the age of 16 is a very proud moment for me and my family. I am thrilled.”
The youngster, who skippered his country in the Victory Shield last year, paid tribute to Hibs for the role the Easter Road club have played in his football career. He added: “I will always be grateful to the coaching staff at Hibernian Academy particularly in my earlier years as they were key to my football development.” Adamson, who hails from Linlithgow, will make his debut for the Ibrox club in the under-17 match against Celtic at Lennoxtown on Sunday.
Adamson is represented by Viola FC and their Head of Youth Elliott Fillingham believes he will progress as a player working at Auchenhowie.

He said: “We are delighted for Jack and his family on his move to Rangers. We believe the football philosophy at the academy at Rangers will compliment Jack’s strengths well. “We are excited about the next chapter of his learning and development as he progresses towards the first team”
Viola FC supremo John Viola said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for a very talented young player and we look forward to working with him over the next few years of his development.”

 

Not one bit

 

They are probably planning to boycott Setanta.

 

A one year deal ...

 

I know

 

Exactly what barca did when they discovered messi ...

 

I'm sure we can only give him a one year deal due to his age...

 

P.s. 3-1 to the Blue Crew

 

Is he a product of the Sons of Struth Youth Academy?

 

No, he was at Hibs.

Can't you understand simple England?

 

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/glasgow-enjoy-guy-fawkes-night-6623780

They won't like this