Ive got a bit of a semi....(Uefa Cup)

Eirebear · 24-04-2008 01:27PM #1

Yep, its hard to believe but tonight my beloved Rangers go up against Fiorentina in their first european semi final in 36 years.
We certainly dont have our problems to seek going into it mind you, with McGregor, McCulloch, Burke and Naismith all ruled out through injury and Thomson and Ferguson suspended we really could be looking at a very different team from the one ive been watching all season.

In all honesty, im not massivly confident given the players missing and our awful record against Italian teams, but this is completely unchartered territory for me and i am determined to enjoy every second of it.
At least untill kick off!

Bayern play Zenit in the other game, oh how nice a final against wee dick and fernando would be.........:rolleyes:

Im not even going to attempt a prediction tonight, ill leave that to you guys

Rangers V Fiorentina
Bayern V Zenit

Mr Alan · 24-04-2008 01:28PM

Fiorentina and Bayern.

guinnessdrinker · 24-04-2008 01:31PM

I'm gonna say Rangers and Bayern to make the final.

invincibleirish · 24-04-2008 01:38PM

I read today that Zenit have that Arshamvin chap but play counter attacking football and are somewhat languishing in their league after winning it last year so Bayern have to be favourites

this is Rangers hardest tie so far in the UEFA cup but Fiorentina have Mutu & Vieri and have injuries to key players, but its the S/F maybe there's some magic to happen.

Either way lets hope for Goals after the low scoring C/L Semi finals.

_blank_ · 24-04-2008 01:38PM

Gwan The Gers.

Eirebear · 24-04-2008 01:42PM

invincibleirish wrote: »

I read today that Zenit have that Arshamvin chap but play counter attacking football and are somewhat languishing in their league after winning it last year so Bayern have to be favourites

this is Rangers hardest tie so far in the UEFA cup but Fiorentina have Mutu & Vieri and have injuries to key players, but its the S/F maybe there's some magic to happen.

Either way lets hope for Goals after the low scoring C/L Semi finals.

If your wanting goals i would suggest you watch the Bayern game and not the Rangers game going by our record this season!

cruiserweight · 24-04-2008 01:49PM

Eirebear wrote: »

If your wanting goals i would suggest you watch the Bayern game and not the Rangers game going by our record this season!

True enough, even though you guys have a lot of injuries, you still have 11 players to sit in front of your own goal

Fair play though it has gotten you this far.

Roar · 24-04-2008 01:50PM

hoping rangers do it, they've been superb this season

Eirebear · 24-04-2008 01:52PM

cruiserweight wrote: »

True enough, even though you guys have a lot of injuries, you still have 11 players to sit in front of your own goal Fair play though it has gotten you this far.

Anti-Football at its finest!

Its weird, should the unthinkable happen and we do actually go on to win all 4guys like Broadfoot and Dailly will go down in history with some of the greatest Rangers players in history...... :eek::eek:

invincibleirish · 24-04-2008 02:00PM

i'll watch if it isnt blocked on STV on Irish Sky. And to see how good this Cuellar guy is.

Eirebear · 24-04-2008 02:01PM

invincibleirish wrote: »

i'll watch if it isnt blocked on STV on Irish Sky.

Its on ITV4 also, coverage actually starts earlier on ITV4 due to the lack of soaps to get in the way.

invincibleirish · 24-04-2008 02:17PM

Eirebear wrote: »

Its on ITV4 also, coverage actually starts earlier on ITV4 due to the lack of soaps to get in the way.

Is ITV4 on Sky? cant find it

Eirebear · 24-04-2008 02:57PM

invincibleirish wrote: »

Is ITV4 on Sky? cant find it

Not sure mate, im sure my old man gets it through his....possibly need to tune it in though?

CountingCrows · 24-04-2008 03:19PM

Hope the dark side make the final to push up the Scottish European rating. However it will be interesting to see how they do in a competition not governed by there "friends" in Scotland.

Eirebear · 24-04-2008 03:20PM

CountingCrows wrote: »

Hope the dark side make the final to push up the Scottish European rating. However it will be interesting to see how they do in a competition not governed by there "friends" in Scotland.

Well it seems we have done ok so far....:rolleyes:

CountingCrows · 24-04-2008 03:24PM

Yep and fair dues. Of course you had the Gretna game moved to help you along...

Eirebear · 24-04-2008 03:28PM

CountingCrows wrote: »

Yep and fair dues. Of course you had the Gretna game moved to help you along...

Nope, we had the Gretna game moved in order to help us lose 3-0 to Lyon in a completely different competition.
But hey!
Why let the facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory eh?

CountingCrows · 24-04-2008 03:31PM

Eirebear wrote: »

Nope, we had the Gretna game moved in order to help us lose 3-0 to Lyon in a completely different competition.
But hey!
Why let the facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory eh?

The only reason your in the UEFA cup is because of that "completely different competition" so easy there tiger.

cruiserweight · 24-04-2008 03:31PM

Eirebear wrote: »

Nope, we had the Gretna game moved in order to help us lose 3-0 to Lyon in a completely different competition.
But hey!
Why let the facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory eh?

Well if you hadn't lost 3-0 to Lyon you wouldn't be in the UEFA Cup semi-final would you

Eirebear · 24-04-2008 03:35PM

CountingCrows wrote: »

The only reason your in the UEFA cup is because of that "completely different competition" so easy there tiger.

cruiserweight wrote: »

Well if you hadn't lost 3-0 to Lyon you wouldn't be in the UEFA Cup semi-final would you

Considering that before that game we had already qualified for at least the UEFA cup, its impossible to say that getting the Gretna game moved has helped us progress in any way whatsoever.

And dont worry CountingCrows, im perfectly relaxed about this as ive said, im determined to enjoy the build up to this.

CountingCrows · 24-04-2008 03:41PM

On a serious note if you had to choose between the League and the UEFA cup - which would you take?

Eirebear · 24-04-2008 03:45PM

CountingCrows wrote: »

On a serious note if you had to choose between the League and the UEFA cup - which would you take?

Ive said the league all along, because all along ive never really believed we could win the UEFA cup.

But the closer we get to the final, the more im unsure because i honestly believe that it could be a "once in a lifetime" occasion.

The league however is our bread and butter, and after a seriously painful couple of years it would be hugely gratifying to win it this year.

At the start of the season the only thing i wanted was to challenge Celtic this season, by that i mean to still be involved in the league at this stage. Everything else was a bonus.

ziggy · 24-04-2008 03:53PM

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invincibleirish · 24-04-2008 03:53PM

CountingCrows wrote: »

Hope the dark side make the final to push up the Scottish European rating. However it will be interesting to see how they do in a competition not governed by there "friends" in Scotland.

What are you suggesting? that Darth Vader supports Rangers?

Got ITV4 on other channels, await tonights epic.

Nalz · 24-04-2008 03:56PM

Eirebear wrote: »

Not sure mate, im sure my old man gets it through his....possibly need to tune it in though?

yep then accessed tru "other channels"

DerekD Goldfish · 24-04-2008 04:03PM

invincibleirish wrote: »

What are you suggesting? that Darth Vader supports Rangers?

Why do you think he wears that breathing apparatus ?
His throat was slit by a celtic fan as he tried to help a kitten down from a tree

Bubs101 · 24-04-2008 05:49PM

Think that Rangers will get through to the final by the skin of their teeth. 1-0 tonight

Jazzy · 24-04-2008 05:59PM

gonna be up for rangers if not only for the brilliant thread title

cruiserweight · 24-04-2008 06:01PM

Rangers have announced their line up early, they name two strikers, but I guess Novo will play out wide

Rangers: Alexander, Broadfoot, Cuellar, Weir, Papac, Dailly, Whittaker, Davis, Hemdani, Novo, Darcheville.

A Dub in Glasgo · 24-04-2008 07:22PM

Hopefully Rangers will get skelped and add a couple more to that injury list

PauloMN · 24-04-2008 07:34PM

invincibleirish wrote: »

And to see how good this Cuellar guy is.

Smith should have stuck Cuellar in goals while McGregor is out. Going on last week's game, he'd make a better keeper than Alexander.

I'll watch the game in Mordor tonight, if only to see the rare sight that is a Rangers player getting a yellow card.

Ive got a bit of a semi....(Uefa Cup)

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