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Rangers are spot-on

by groucho on May 2nd, 2008 | 272 words | 2 comments

When Nacho Novo converted Rangers’ fifth penalty kick he did more than seal their place in the UEFA Cup final, he sealed this Rangers side’s place as legends. Win or lose in Manchester every Rangers fan will be rightly proud of the achievement of this group of underdogs for years to come.
It may not have […]

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Glasgow Rangers prove they are streets ahead of Everton.

by Dexter on May 2nd, 2008 | 101 words | 90 comments

A clumsy equation admittedly, but Everton fell to Fiorentina in a tense penalty shoot-out in the UEFA Cup, and yesterday night Rangers went one better and beat the Italians 4-2 on penalties, a victory that has seen Rangers progress to the Final - and put Everton and Tottenham’s UEFA runs in the shade. Rangers will […]

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Rangers Make Sporting Gesture With Free UEFA Tickets

by jakepjohnson on March 25th, 2008 | 161 words | no comments

Glasgow Rangers have decided to buck the Premiership trend and recognise their loyal supporters at a cost.
Rather than charge them £40 a ticket, Rangers are rewarding fans travelling to Lisbon to support their fight against Sporting. They have bought up all their allocation and will offer out 2,500 free tickets for the 10th of April […]

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Wednesday’s Transfer Rumours

by Dexter on February 20th, 2008 | 160 words | 5 comments

Wednesday’s piping hot transfer rumours…
Manchester United are ready to bag Sporting Lisbon’s defender Miguel Veloso for £15m. (Daily Mirror)
Portsmouth gaffer ‘Arry Redknapp is after Crystal Palace left-back Lee Hills. (Daily Mirror)
…But Lee Hills himself reckons that he isn’t leaving Selhurst Park anytime soon. (Daily Star)
Sunderland are ready to swoop for Southampton’s 21-year-old midfielder […]

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Juande Ramos in “Gaffe-boy” Robinson recall shocker!

by Dexter on February 20th, 2008 | 99 words | 2 comments

The Daily Mail “Exclusively” reports that Tottenham outcast Paul Robinson is to be brought back into the fold for Thursday night’s UEFA Cup bash at the Lane.
It was only last month that Spurs boss Juande Ramos dropped Robbo, but after Radek Cerny’s Robinson-esque gaffe last week, Ramos has concluded that if you are going to […]

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Negative Brann boss prays for ‘miracle’ against Everton

by Dexter on February 20th, 2008 | 115 words | 1 comment

The Liverpool Echo brings us news that Thursday’s UEFA Cup encounter between Everton and Norwegian side SK Brann is being viewed as Mission Impossible by the Scandinavian outfit. Everton come into the Goodison tie two away goals to the good and Brann boss Mons Ivar Mjelde whimpered:
“We need a miracle of a […]

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Slavia Prague players wetting themselves over uber-fit Spurs squadron…

by Dexter on February 14th, 2008 | 121 words | 8 comments

Hit on the heels of the revelation that Spurs boss Juande Ramos wants his players to lose even more weight comes the news that Tottenham’s UEFA cup opponents Slavia Prague are running scared of Tottenham. The Daily Mail reports that Slavia Prague boss Karel Jarolim is worried that his side won’t be as match […]

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Bolton will batter Atletico with some English elbows and Anglo-Saxon grit!

by Dexter on February 14th, 2008 | 169 words | no comments

Bolton’s Ivan Campo, formerly of that little known club Real Madrid, has warned his opponents at the Reebok stadium tonight - Atletico Madrid - that they will have to fight for every ball. Campo reckons that European dilettantes Atletico will try and stroke the ball around, and if they do they will be in […]

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Moyes to unleash Yak on Brann, but will he take a punt on Andy Van Der Meyde?

by Dexter on February 13th, 2008 | 196 words | 4 comments

Unsurprisingly David Moyes will bring Yakubu back from exile for this week’s UEFA Cup tie against Norwegian outfit SK Brann. The Moyesiah said:
“Yak’s back in and it’s done with now — that episode has ended.
“Let’s hope he feels he has a point to prove because he let us down by not coming back on time.
“We […]

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Arteta to miss Everton’s UEFA Cup tie

by sub on February 12th, 2008 | 93 words | no comments

Everton play Brann in the UEFA Cup on Wednesday but star player Mikel Arteta would be playing no part in the match after being sidelined with a groin problem.
Arteta has one of the best players in the English Premier League so far this season and the Spanish attacking midfielder is actually the best player in […]

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