C'mon you 'Gers!

super_furry · 22-10-2003 2:45pm #1

I've got a sneaking feeling they're going to nick it tonight - might even have a few quid on them. I'd say Keane will be in for a rough ride from the home support too.

TwoShedsJackson · 22-10-2003 2:47pm

Unlikely it may be, but I hope Rangers stuff Man U, hell a one goal win will do

super_furry · 22-10-2003 2:51pm

Well Paddypower are only offering 3-1 for a Rangers win - a bit stingy I think, so I'll probably give it a miss. I still think they'll win though - these kind of games always seem to mean more to the Old Firm teams than their Premiership counterparts.

Sposs · 22-10-2003 2:52pm

Not A hope Utd have no much quality and experience to lose to a team that could only draw 1-1 with motherwell

eirebhoy · 22-10-2003 2:54pm

Originally posted by super_furry
I'd say Keane will be in for a rough ride from the home support too.

Since Keane doesn't play for ireland anymore i think O'Shea will be given a harder time. It also looks like he will be starting as the left back in the last two games, Fortune, is injured.

BigDaddyKone · 22-10-2003 3:08pm

i have to say as a hun hater, this will be the first time I will be cheering for them....

Go on the Bluenose c***s!!!!!!!!!
Anyone know the lyrics to knee deep in fenian blood?

super_furry · 22-10-2003 3:16pm

Well let's get into the spirit of things. If Rangers win, we can all dress up in bowler hats and march up and down outside the old Man United Superstore! Who's with me?

IgnatiusJRiley · 22-10-2003 3:26pm

Originally posted by super_furry
Well let's get into the spirit of things. If Rangers win, we can all dress up in bowler hats and march up and down outside the old Man United Superstore! Who's with me?

Is the superstore not closed?

super_furry · 22-10-2003 3:30pm

Yeah, but it's our traditional route! It doesn't matter if it's closed or not now, we've marched there for generations and the fact that there's a nightclub there now does not diminish our right to march our traditional route!

Pepe LeFrits · 22-10-2003 3:30pm

I'll be neutral. Probably slightly in favour of Rangers because they are the underdogs. Wouldn't mind if United won though.

BaZmO* · 22-10-2003 3:33pm

Originally posted by super_furry
Yeah, but it's our traditional route! It doesn't matter if it's closed or not now, we've marched there for generations and the fact that there's a nightclub there now does not diminish our right to march our traditional route!

LOL.

Pepe LeFrits · 22-10-2003 3:34pm

Originally posted by Sposs
Not A hope Utd have no much quality and experience to lose to a team that could only draw 1-1 with motherwell

You better hope they play better than against Stuttgart (didnt Rangers beat them?

) or you'll look quite the fool.

Bard · 22-10-2003 3:37pm

Champion Sports is now the "official Man United store" for Ireland.

March up and down outside that to your hearts content.

Personally I don't care who wins in this match as long as it's a fair and entertaining game of FOOTBALL (and nothing more) (i.e.: no more of the stupid brawling or "bringing the game into disrepute" that we're getting used to this season)...

Pompey Magnus · 22-10-2003 3:37pm

You can sing along to such ibrox favorite lyrics as :

"hung the Pope with an orange rope"
and
"Could you go a Chicken Supper, Bobby Sands?"

followed by a heart-felt rendition of every true bears favorite:

"Hello, hello, we are the Billy Boys
Hello, hello, you'll know us by our noise
We're up to our necks in Fenian blood
Surrender or you'll die
'Cos we are the Bridgestown Boys"

Tonight I shall be cheering for the lesser of 2 evils! UTD all the way!

P.S. unfortunitly all 'gers fans don't look like this...

eirebhoy · 22-10-2003 3:43pm

I think I'll watch the Duffer skin the Lazio defence to death instead!

bucks73 · 22-10-2003 3:56pm

Originally posted by super_furry
I'd say Keane will be in for a rough ride from the home support too.

I doubt very much Keane or United will be fazed by the athmosphere. Been there, done that. And faced better opposition. Huns were lucky to beat Stuttgart with two late goals.

IMO United to win by a couple of goals.

smemon · 22-10-2003 4:03pm

you'd be a fool to bet against manutd, their about the only consistent team in the champions league up to the quarter-finals.

rangers are lost without amoruso and ferguson, theyve been playing extremely above themselves recently and a draw at the weekend with motherwell i think was a better indication of how good they are. no leadership or solidarity at the back and a very dodgy attack and midfield.

they've a good manager in mc kleish but lack consistency all over the pitch. klos is about their only consistent player. i would not be surprised at all if utd hammer them tonight but with all the 'battle of britain' hype and so on and the game being at ibrox, it should be tight and i predict a 2-1 utd win. whatever about stuttgart, i cannot see utd losing this one.

Ronan|Raven · 22-10-2003 6:19pm

Originally posted by Depeche_Mode
P.S. unfortunitly all 'gers fans don't look like this...

"Biggotry now comes in Boots"

Id say UTD should be good for a comfortable 2-0 win.

ChumpStain · 22-10-2003 6:25pm

As much as people want Rangers to win I don't see it happening TBH. My predicted score is 3-1 to Utd.

jesus_thats_gre · 22-10-2003 9:13pm

Well Rangers deserved to win that one.

AngelofFire · 22-10-2003 9:28pm

ive nothing really against rangers apart from some of the taunts made by a minority of their fans. But im a part time man u fan so im glad they won.

Keane was dynamite it was his best performance in a long time. Scholes was very good too. O`shea didnt do too much wrong but the tackle he made on lovenkrands in the first half was unprofessional. Fortune was a bit flaky in the first half but he managed to regain some credibility. Ferdinand was able to obliterate the memory of his dire performance against stuttgart. Van nistelrooy was not up to his usual best. he wasted 2 or 3 good chances but when tracking back his workmanship was good.

smemon · 22-10-2003 9:40pm

rangers didnt deserve to win, utd worked hard and should have had the most clear cut penalty you'll ever see, ever.

utd were fantastic the opening 10mins of the 2nd half, thats how football should be played, high- tempo, movement, tracking back, passing, overlapping- everything.

i think that performance from united had everything. wasnt all attacking flair stuff were used to, midfield was stong and defense even stronger. howard was solid as usual, looks a class keeper.

lovenkrads was the only real threat to utd but even he didnt have his shooting boots on. and who'd have thought it, phil neville running 40 yards, playing a 1-2, riding a sliding challenge and slotting it in the bottom corner. :eek:

that silenced the crowd which was pretty important, utd looked a bit nervy early on, g. neville didnt have the best of games.

BKtje · 22-10-2003 10:34pm

Man u used all their experience to do exactly what was needed.

2 banks of 4, the midfield protecting the defence and Rangers never really got behind man u. (tho when they did they looked dangerous)

Ruud didn't really play well tonight missing a good chance or two and Giggs had spells where he fecked up (liek that 2 on 1 counter attack which he gave right to their 1 player )

Don't think rangers deserved to win it at all tho were unlucky not to come away witha point. man u always looked in 2nd gear to me.

Most blatent penalty ever tho

ZENER · 23-10-2003 2:12am

Oh yer all very quiet up the top !
Oh yer all very quiet up the top !
Oh yer all very quiet ..
all very quiet ..
Oh yer all very quiet up the top !!!

Great work rate from the ManU defense tonight I thought, Giggs and Scholes were always threatening and what about Neville .... ?

No doubt Giggs got a smack in the gob from Keano for telling him to F**k Off (yup I can lip read !) after he got a bollocking.

The Scholes tackle in the box was a peno for sure, I wonder how much of a rep No. 7 has given united, did that effect the refs decision.

Great result . . now I think we owe Stutters a right royal thumpin' . . bring em on !

Tinky

Mossy Monk · 23-10-2003 3:39am

Originally posted by tinky
Great result . . now I think we owe Stutters a right royal thumpin' . . bring em on !

best not to get carried away

TwoShedsJackson · 23-10-2003 9:02am

Utd were terrible for most of last night's match - they played well for about ten minutes at the start of the 2nd half, and that was it.

Giggs had one of his worst games ever - he might as well not have bothered turning up.

As for Neville's goal, good for curiousity value, but if any of the Rangers players had actually bothered putting in a tackle he would never have made it.

United will have to start playing a lot better if they have any intention of winning the Champion's League this year.

talla · 23-10-2003 9:08am

Originally posted by TwoShedsJackson
Utd were terrible for most of last night's match - they played well for about ten minutes at the start of the 2nd half, and that was it.

Giggs had one of his worst games ever - he might as well not have bothered turning up.

As for Neville's goal, good for curiousity value, but if any of the Rangers players had actually bothered putting in a tackle he would never have made it.

United will have to start playing a lot better if they have any intention of winning the Champion's League this year.

Agreed but rangers were awful!

The Muppet · 23-10-2003 9:18am

Posted by Tinky
Oh yer all very quiet up the top !

Funny and True

I thought it was a good game. The atosphere was something else. well for the first few minutes until that wonderful P Neville scored a wonder goal and appareently some people dont rate him at all

. Rangers had a few good chances but for Howards who mad at least 2 world class saves, No wonder he was recently voted the best keeper in the prem on a poll here:D

bucks73 · 23-10-2003 9:25am

Anyone who has seen rangers this season will know that they do not possess a cutting edge up front.

When faced with 8 or 9 defenders they will always struggle to break down teams. Especially better teams in Europe.

United were comfortable for almost the entire game. rangers only threatened from corners and once when lovenkrands turned Gary Neville. The better team won and will win again in two weeks.

Plus that was a definite peno on Scholes at the end.

smemon · 23-10-2003 4:57pm

Originally posted by TwoShedsJackson
Utd were terrible for most of last night's match - they played well for about ten minutes at the start of the 2nd half, and that was it.

its great to be able to say we played terrible and still won! utd havent been in form alright though, ruud especially, he's been quiet the last 5games or so. although keeping pace at the top of the league and champs league means we've a great chance in both competitions.

utd always play their best football after christmas. as for rangers, and celtic for that matter, they survive on the home crowd, losing at home to celtic and now manu will be a massive blow to them. i can see rangers beeing hammered at old trafford, purely because they'll have little support. if they concede another early goal at old trafford they'll be in for a rough night.

giggs i thought played well, better than usual. he gave the ball away a few times towards the end which was frustrating but he did look for and get the ball and skint a few rangers players. one of his better game i thought.

chingchong · 03-11-2003 8:57pm

It must be terrible to be a B***ARD HUN.

eirebhoy · 03-11-2003 11:20pm

Originally posted by chingchong
It must be terrible to be a B***ARD HUN.

Nice first post, lol. This must be an exsisting member of boards.ie as this topic was dragged back up.

Mossy Monk · 04-11-2003 10:26am

Originally posted by chingchong
It must be terrible to be a B***ARD HUN.

way to get banned

Thanx 4 The Fish · 04-11-2003 10:30am

I wonder why this was dragged back up ??

Who's playing in the champion's league this week anyway ??

eirebhoy · 04-11-2003 10:44am

Originally posted by Thanx 4 The Fish
I wonder why this was dragged back up ??

Who's playing in the champion's league this week anyway ??

If that is a reply to my post I meant that this new member would have had to go to page two of the soccer forum to find this thread and I really doubt he did unless he knew the thread was there. So he must already be a member of boards.ie with a different username unless he decided to search a lot of forums for Rangers threads to slag them off.

Thanx 4 The Fish · 04-11-2003 11:23am

The way some people act on these boards, I would not put it past them.

DEG viper · 04-11-2003 12:22pm

Doh, maybe I should think before I post.

NO BIGOTRY WILL BE TOLERATED

scojones · 04-11-2003 12:24pm

G'Wan you reds... G'Wan you reds..
United untz untz untz.. United untz untz untz...

gucci · 04-11-2003 12:26pm

Originally posted by super_furry
Well Paddypower are only offering 3-1 for a Rangers win -

id love to back that but id never be let into my local again if they heard i was backing the blue noses....aaahhh but i need a few quidsers....ah well i guess il just rumage thru the bins again!!

C'mon you 'Gers!

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