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11 Mar 2010 01:43:03
In 1996, Jason Campbell, a 23–year–old Protestant, was convicted of the unprovoked murder of 16–year–old Mark Scott, who was wearing a Celtic F.C. jersey, although covered by a jacket at the time. Campbell waited until Scott had walked past the bar doorway in which he was standing, sneaked up behind Scott and cut his throat with a carpet fitter's knife. Scott died instantly. Subsequent floral tributes to the youth laid at the spot of his murder were defaced and destroyed by loyalists and Rangers fans.

They defaced the tributes.

Those are just a few examples of sectarian violence in Glasgow.[5] A 2006 article stated that sectarian incidents reported to police (largely verbal abuse) increased by 50% to 440 over an 18–month period. The article stated that 64% of the 726 cases between 1 January 2004 and 30 June 2005 were motivated by hatred against Catholics, and by hatred against Protestants in most of the remaining cases (i.e. 31%).[
What about chanting during a moments silence for people that fought our nation?

Don't you dare try and take the moral high ground rangers and celtic fans. All football teams have a small minority of scum unfortunatley affilated with them. Of course Everton had and has a trace of disgusting racism but the club have done everything in its power to stop it. Sectarianism, based in racism and one of the more moronic attitudes of the time, is something neither club, in my opinion, come anywhere near to stamping out in comparison to other clubs dealing with racism.

Alex

11 Mar 2010 00:26:43
## To who ever posted this would you cop ur self on..y would u start beckford ahead of yakubu r doyle..dont b such a tool###


EVERTON DEC 2010 TEAM

HOWARD
P.NEVILLE JAGIELKA HEITINGA BAINES

PIENAAR FELLAINI CAHILL DORRANS

SAHA BECKFORD

SUBS: NASH, YOBO, ONUONA, COLEMAN, JENAS, DJAINO, OSMAN,
BILYALETDINOV, DOYLE, YAKUBU.

10 Mar 2010 23:16:52
Bookies favourite to be liverpools next permanent manager is kenny dalglish at 11/4 followed by mourinho at 7/2. i have been one of the many liverpool fans who have fully trusted rafa, however it is clear for all to see that the players lack confidence and clear arent happy with life at anfield. now a few new signings in the summer could change this. for me though, i think its time rafa benitez leaves. he's took us as far as he can. unfortunately he has completely re–staffed and restructered the whole of the training staff from the first team right down to the academy with the only english coaches having to learn spanish so as to comunicate with the spanish staff. unbelievable isn't it!

10 Mar 2010 22:35:46
School of sh*t nobody has ever said Rangers or Celtic haven't had their problems in the past. It was you that started all this with your out of the blue comments earlier.

Now your saying that you brought all this vile filth up again because of a nickname that a couple of people refer to COYBigot as on here. What does me calling him COYBigot got to do with a football team. What if I didn't support Rangers and say for example supported Falkirk. Would you not be on here crying then? Idiot.

Being a Rangers or Celtic supporter doesn't mean that person is a bigot. Just like i'm sure all Everton supporters aren't monkey chanting racists. I just find it hilarious that you come on here claiming Rangers never signed a catholic until the 90's, then when you get proved wrong and have a list of players thrown in your face dating back to 1907 you come out with "oh yeah a fet got through the net"

You do the above then when someone hits you with an almost identical example of racism from Everton, you come on with some player who played for you in 1966. Well guess what Sherlock, maybe a few slipped through the net. There were probable more catholics played for Rangers between 1900 and 1980 than there was black players played for Everton in the same period.

Don't come on here and bring up problems that other teams had 3 years ago when your own club had there own disgraceful problems. You said it was a disgrace that Rangers hardly signed any catholic players. Well I think going to a fruit shop and buying bananas to take to a football stadium especially to thro at a football player is pretty disgraceful too.

Did you actually think you were going to be able to post that crap you posted earlier without taking any stick about your own club?? Everton have one of the worst if not THE worst reputation in English football for the racism shown to black players, and after some of the stuff I read today on google it still has a small part in the clubs support.

Glass houses you fool.

10 Mar 2010 22:45:59
Ronaldo won't be going anywear.real been after him many years\ and av only jus gt there man, thyd never sell.every1 already knew ronaldos attitude wasnt great but his sheer talent clearly over shadows this.theres only city if thy did sell tht cud afford him if he did leave and tht not gunna appen now isit..people am dreaming

10 Mar 2010 22:46:23
School of science, that's one fan, and maybe a few others on here don't tar us all with the same brush.
Murray Park

10 Mar 2010 22:47:38
Theres any 1 way u dislusiond people am gunna be seein ronaldo playin 4 utd agen nxt season and that's in ur dreams..

10 Mar 2010 22:12:22
Murray park i brought it up because 1 of your fans was calling a everton fan a bigot
school of science

10 Mar 2010 22:19:58
Irish rover , its been quiet on here for a good few days and the site needed wakening up , thought it was a good subject, come on you think of a subject or are you too paranoid and could not take the response you get of fans on here.shall we talk about liverpool going backwards and everton becoming merseysides no1 club again
school of science

10 Mar 2010 22:03:40
To who said thisBig changes this season at the Emirates;
Ins: Loic Remy & Marouane Chamakh for CF, one of Micah Richards, Stefan Savic or Brede Hangeland for CB, Also a swap deal involving Gallas for Mamadou Sakho, Adam Matthews to be brought in at RB and one of Hugo Lloris or Joe Hart for GK.
Outs: Eduardo, Bendtner, Merida(free), Rosicky, Diaby, Eboue, Traore, Silvestre(free), Campbell(free), Senderos, Gallas(swap) & Almunia

The player's that arive could be believable but half the ones going out (Bendtner, Rosicky, Diaby and Eboue the last 3 have played there sock's off so far this season and the big dane is scoring goals)i don't even think Eduardo would leave and if he did would only be on loan

10 Mar 2010 22:08:52
Re ronaldo rumour part 2
madrid just been dicked in europe so that pretty much blows ur rumour apart about ronaldo coming back 2 manu
more chance of liverfool keepin 7th in the league
next thing ur gona b saying manu are a 1 man team, oh im sorry that's bob a jobs job.does that make sense?
redshep enjoying life

10 Mar 2010 20:47:02
School of nonsense, why persist with this rubbish about Rangers not signing catholics? its all in the past and both clubs were just as guilty.
Tommy Gemmell, a lisbon lion states in his book that when Celtic lost a game when he played, his own team mates would say openly"thats what happens when you have an orange b**t**d in the team.
and what position did Celtic offer Jock Stein, the greatest manager in their history when he stepped down from management, director? general manager? no it was head of Celtic pools. Why? because he was a protestant( note the spelling) so give it a
rest will you its in the dark ages where it belongs
Murray park

10 Mar 2010 21:05:31
To the liverpool fan who said how can any one back rafa well i do and i am a real fan .as for alonso he wanted to leave any player who doesn't want to play for us can leave and another point where did all his transfer money go some of it went to the bank.thats the conditions hes working under. weve had real bad injurys this season and bad luck ie beach ball and weve not played well and so lost confidenc. the soul man

10 Mar 2010 21:12:47
Regarding:
I have lived in Spain the last 3 years ….
:::: I HEARD A RUMOUR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN GLASGOW
That is a possibility but i heard that Fergie knowing that Ronaldo would hate ….

I assume that these are all posted by the same or related readers. Absolute nonsense. Sharkey.

10 Mar 2010 21:28:00
Liverpool need to get them dirty yanks out asap and sorry to all the rafa loves to but he's a joke his been given lots of money he picks the team he play a boring style of backwards football get him out to

Red gary

10 Mar 2010 21:41:33
Everton have never denied anythiny neither do our fans, there has been a problem and myclub will always try and sort out any problems, watch the program listen to the words that come out of souness mouth, footballs changed and rangers now do not have a problem, the problem is you call COYB a bigot and how can you when there a been a religious problem at your club in the past. to be honest any1 in football knows there has been a problem up there in the past
school of science

10 Mar 2010 21:46:08
School of Sciense!!
Looks like your suffering from open mouth insert foot disease!! Glass houses & all that!

The Irish Rover

10 Mar 2010 21:46:31
Andy hessenthaler to join Watford as head coach until end of season.

Joff Vansittart to take over at Dover.

10 Mar 2010 21:48:14
Apparently a few players slipped through the net who were catholic a few players in 100 years is pretty disgraceful if you ask me. glad i don't follow a club that had them beliefs. footballs a game not a religion
school of science

10 Mar 2010 21:48:49
Look guys – I understand that fans want to stick by Rafa, but I'm sure most of you on here must think that enough is enough..
We have no pace or width to get behind teams, now after Alonso has gone, we have no 30 yards pin point passes to split defences – so now we are left with no ideas..

He got rid of a perfectly good right back who is the right back for Real and spent almost £20m on his replacement..
OK Alonso wanted to go, so did we get Ireland?, Guti? Pirlo? Joe Cole? No, we had £30m to spend on a world class midfielder and spent £20m on a Italian crock –

Seriously? WTF? you can name Italians that has been amazing in the EPL on one hand.
Why buy an Italian? They need time on the ball..

He won't give any of our promising kids a go..Nemeth, Pacheco, Kelly, even Spearing is better than Lucas.and Delle Valle is better than Ngog..

I for one would give Jose the money from Lucas, Babel, Reira, Maxi, Degen and Torres (£120m) and let him buy 4 or 5 world class players..

It comes to something when Stevie and Torres look like they can't be a*sed.

10 Mar 2010 22:00:33
Just a quick message to any LFC fans who can remember this scenario. The date was April 1999, i attended Anfield for a re arranged Premier League game. It was on this night i realised just how far we were behind manure. Tonight (although i didn't watch, watched Madrid/Lyon) i feel like i did on that night. I was just shuffling out of my seat after seeing a (now) familiar dismal display and we went down 2–0 to Leicester. When the announcer gave the Juve – manure score, the bloke in front said "it's gonna take another ten years to catch them" He was right. Now i'm hoping it isn't another 10 years. I'm wondering if any LFC fan was at Anfield on that night. Cause the talk wasn't about the match we had just seen. It was the fact manure had just reached the CL final and we were struggling in 7th and looking like we were going backwards and the gap between us was looking like a chasm. I mocked EFc for having a false damn the other week. At least they had one! Bob the Red

10 Mar 2010 22:03:00
Just a note on black players , everton were 1 of the 1st english clubs to have a black player in there team (mike treblecock scored 2 in the 66 cup final for us) so there has never been a problem with the club just some of the fans, anyway while were on the racist issue maurice edu was racialy abused by a couple of fans after a 4–1 loss in europe this season then paul elliot was racialy abused by your fans while playing for celtic , there has been problems at most clubs and they try and deal with it
school of science

10 Mar 2010 20:16:21
Re the ronaldo rumour, it's a fact that there is a buy back clause put in the deal, however utd would need to stump up an extra £20mil as the deal only works for a £100m transfer fee, a lot of what I'm hearing sounds true, a lot of Spanish press have been saying ronaldo is very unpopular among the Madrid players, I belive if Madrid win the euro cup then ronaldo would consider returning to England, I think the question is could utd afford to bring him bk?

10 Mar 2010 20:22:45
Have I gone back in time a few months as I'm sure the whole Rangers/Celtic/sectarianism/Everton/racism thing was done to death then? Are we forever doomed to go around in circles with the same arguments, insults, reports and opinions being dragged up again and again or can we move onto something new?

10 Mar 2010 19:57:46
I don't know what point The Pube is trying to prove by using the race–card on here. I guess he thinks that he can deflect attention from Rangers and its problem with both racism and sectarianism.

But there has been a problem at Everton. It hasn't been a BNP thing, nor organised. Nonetheless, there are a few dicks that sing the racist songs, chant racist slogans and so on. It's largely a small group of people that travel to away games together. I could name the coach company they use, but I won't.

It's an embarrassment, and thankfully not something that the majority of Everton fans condone.

COYB!!

10 Mar 2010 18:57:44
How can anyone seriously back rafa???
after 5 seasons with no silverware.the champions league win has been flogged to death, and are you telling me the likes of kuyt, lucas, ngog, insua, deggan, riera are going to win us anything" i think not"then you sell alonso and get a injured player which can't play for half the season????why!!
its all good saying we have to back our manager no matter what but when you see games like wigan, portsmouth, sunderland i beg to differ,
if your happy with rafa and the way things are going then to me you are no true fan then i will see you in europa league next season.

10 Mar 2010 19:05:01
School of sh*t you really do have an intelligence problem.

You claimed a few months ago that Glasgow Rangers never started signing Catholics until the 1990's. I could only assume you were referring to the signing of Mo Johnston (even though he signed in the 80's). This triggered Rangers fans to prove your statement incorrect and many people including myself gave you a list of 20 or so catholic players that had played for the club dating all the way back to the early 1900's.

Now you have came on here today and made a complete idiot of yourself by claiming some daft programme on ESPN proves us wrong. Well I can't even take this programme seriously as it was Jock Stein in the 1960's not Souness in the 80's that instructed Celtic scouts to always try to sign the good protestant players as he knew Rangers wouldn't try to sign the catholic ones.

I simply don't understand the point you are trying to make with your post as I do know my history, this is why I was able to give you a list of 20 names all of whom were Catholic when you made the incorrect statement claiming Rangers never signed catholics until the 1990's. You were wrong in your statement and that is a fact. Now your on here saying yeah there were some that slipped throught the net. Again if your post had a point then I could answer, but it didn't have any point at all, the only thing I could take from it is you were bizzarely trying to claim some of us didn't know our history. Like I pointed out, numerous fans came on and proved you wrong months ago when you brought up this pointless debate so how do how do we not know our history?? Your post makes no sense at all.

While we are on this ridiculous topic mind you. How were black players looked at by most Everton fans up to the 90's school of sh*t??? I'm curious to hear your thoughts on that. People in glass houses you little fool

10 Mar 2010 19:07:57
Statement from the independent written not in the 80's, not in the 90's but 2001!!

Everton announced yesterday that they will stop selling tickets to their own fans for away matches if any of the club's travelling support persist with racist or otherwise abusive behaviour.

There were particularly bad outbreaks of racist chanting at the away games at Leicester, on 24 November, and at Fulham, last weekend. In other recent games, Everton supporters have been heard chanting about the health problems of Liverpool's manager, Gérard Houllier, and about the Anfield club's England striker, Emile Heskey.

Leicester confirmed last night they have made a formal complaint to Everton about the racist conduct of their fans at last month's game. Fulham said that no official complaint has been made but certain incidents are being investigated. The Football Association is also looking into what happened at the Fulham match, not least an on–pitch brawl and several cases of bottle–throwing.

What about this School of sh*t

10 Mar 2010 19:10:25
EVERTON FC today launched an investigation into claims travelling fans sang racist songs and taunted Asian passers–by on their way to a match.

Two of the supporters were so horrified they refused to return on the coach which took them to the Blues game against Aston Villa on Saturday.

Season ticket holder Paula Braynion said she felt ashamed as a group of fans made monkey noises at black and Asian passers–by and was further disgusted when 90% of the full coach responded to the singing of "stand up if you hate ns".

School of sh*t this is from 2005!!

10 Mar 2010 19:13:55
Everton FC have launched an investigation after claims that there was racist chanting in one of their exclusive restaurants during a game.
Nick Allen, a Blues' fan who has a black wife, has accused some of his fellow Blues of hurling racist abuse at opposition players during the match at Goodison Park.
He claims the gang aimed offensive insults at black Leicester FC stars as they watched the action on television inside the Legends' Bar and Restaurant. Mr Allen complained to Everton chiefs that stewards on duty did nothing to stop the racist behaviour. Now the Premiership outfit have begun an inquiry in a bid to root at the alleged group of racist fans.
Everton FC Owner and Deputy Chairman Bill Kenwright said: "What do these people think they are doing?
"They are sat their watching the game on television and enjoying a meal and a drink. "Racist comments are mindless and brain dead and this problem has got to be brought to a head." Everton spokesman Ian Ross added: "Racism has no part in football and Everton are determined to fight the problem.

10 Mar 2010 19:21:44
School of sh*t could you remind me of the famous picture with John Barnes in it. He's standing on the pitch at Goodison being bombarded with monkey noises. What was the object he back heeled of the pitch again?? I'll give you a clue, your supporters threw loads of them at him. Any guesses??

10 Mar 2010 17:07:27
Forget about Rafa leaving as he wants his big pay–off. Also LFC will be bought out before July mark my words. Dirk Kuyt is crap so needs to go. Carra too. If Rafa is SACKED then expect a squad clear–out.

I think LFC SHOULD NOT sell Aquilani as he was probably MOTM vs Wigan, (not hard to get it tho).

We should have changes for the Lille match

Reina (CAPTAIN) !!
Johnson Kyrgiakos Agger Insua
Maxi Aquilani Mascherano Riera
Babel
Torres

That shud be the team as Carra, Gerrard, Benayoun and Kuyt need a wake up call. Pacheco needs a chance too.
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LFCRED

10 Mar 2010 17:16:29
Vincent Del Bosque is a Managerial Target for Liverpool. Other Targets are Jose Mourinho, Gus Hiddink. I personally would like to see Jose, I think he could convince Torres to stay even if Champions League is not on the menu for next season. I think one of the following. Villa/Silva or Mata will be bought in the summer as requested by Torres.

King Kenny and Roy Hodgson have no chance of becoming Liverpool manager. Neither of them are world class managers. Thats what Liverpool need now more than ever. I think Rafa will go on to acheive big honours with another club. He's gone stale at Liverpool.

10 Mar 2010 17:45:23
Who's the twat who wrote the spurs rumour?? lennon aint going anywhere, bale like lennon has slagged off liverpool so won't be going there or anywhere and gomes?? swp to us? f##k off he's one of the most hated players that come to whl with their teams!! mate its pratts like you that give the imagination a bad name! now go and do one!

10 Mar 2010 17:50:09
A few months a go on here i was shouted down by rangers fans when i mentioned how can you call COYB a bigot when you support a club who never signed catholics, i was told you don't know what you are on about by more than 1 rangers fan and you have always had catholics playing for your club. well boys you might support rangers but you know nothing about your club. theres a program on espn classic called football rivalrys and on the it a rangers ex manager souness said if there was 2 good kids celtic only had to work on the prodestant kid as they new rangers would never sign the catholic kid. he then said he had to change the system as he could not work under them conditions. so up to 1986 rangers had hardly any catholic playrers(the odd 1 slipped through the net it mentioned) . how you rangers fans have learnt something about your club
school of science

10 Mar 2010 15:57:29
What I love about this site is that you know almost all of the rumours will never come true, but, you can piece together what is maybe happening around the clubs.

For a start I posted last week that I heard Higuain has not signed a new contract and is interested in signing for LFC on the cheap I was shot down by some moron but my sources came from Spain so I am inclined to take heed and now 2 sources have heard that Ronaldo, even though a fans favorite, is causing problems in the Real camp. There is no smoke with out fire. could the two be linked?

You can start to build up a picture, but, maybe the board will sort every thing out at Real and every one will be happy families!! Then again maybe not!

As for my beloved club and I think I speak for every true LFC fan, we will support Rafa all the way, like we did with Houllier, but I think he has taken us as far as he can along with the Yanks.

Don't get me wrong whilst the Yanks have been here they have set up some astonishing sponsership deals that have made the football world sit up and take notice. But I think they know that football just isn't like US sports and takes a lot of commitment, personally, which they never had the intention or the belief to carry out all the way through.

So I hope that we will be sold, but to the right person who has the commitment, maybe that's financial or personal who cares! Secondly as for the new manager, and lets be honest we all know deep down we will be getting a new manager, lets hope for someone like Jose, if any thing it will be a laugh! Thanks for reading this long rumour!!

10 Mar 2010 16:49:47
There we go. The un–named poster who questioned Hodgson as a realistic manager for LFC. Firstly you are only interested in a name which shows how very, very shallow you are. The fact that Hodgson isn't a very big household name should mean absolutely nothing. Because he's not debenair, flambuoyant it means he's not worthy? What a load of bo**ocks. This man has all the right credentials. Knows English Football inside out, managed abroad and at International level and quite successfully too. The job he's done at Fulham on a shoestring budget shows the quality of the man but hey if he ain't a big named star whose ego needs to be bigger than the players than that ain't good enough? Surely the only question should be has he the right skills for the job in hand? I haven't got an issue if he became Manager. Listen to him speak about football, he is very, very knowledgeable. Knows his stuff. I don't rate Mourinho or should i say i have doubts over his abilities. I mean this guy spent loads of cash to win the title, but when the money dried up can no one else remember the boos from the fans about A) the style of football B) the results and all this in Sept 07? Either the fans were very, very fickle (i know they're cockneys and that's the standard) but he lost the plot within 3 seasons at Chelski. That does not sit comfortably with me. Plus he was actually first choice and was approached in a Manchester hotel in Feb 04 and turned us down. Gets one chance and one chance only. We were deemed no good then so why oh why should we be a better prospect for him now with the addition of £237M of debt and Tom and fecking Jerry spouting their lies everywhere. Do yourself a favour and actually take the media hype out of a person and look deeper. Martin O'Neill FFS are you serious? Louis Van Gaal cocked up Barca and Frank Rijkaard couldn't handle the pressure at a big club. Gus Hiddick isn't a bad choice to be honest as i thought he did well at Chelski. There isn't many managers who could manage LFC in any event(be good enough), add the yanks into the equation, and the debt then possibly we maybe too hot to touch. IF we get rid of the yanks, get a sugar daddy in and then watch the interest soar in Mourinho. Funny how money works. And If is the biggest word around! Bob the Red

10 Mar 2010 16:50:10
To anon who wrote this:
TO STUEY! look mate your post is a little pathetic!! defoe has said he will not move again and modric has said he will leave spurs in about four years BUT then to either italy or spain? bale will not be going! palacios will not be moving spite remarks about him wanting to play for madrid? he will be at spurs for another 3 years? lennon will not be going just yet eithe! gomes will stay as will dawson! how about rooney to tottenham? i know it won't happen and so do you? so when all at tottenham say they won't be moving and they will not be selling!! so please not just you BUT all stupid posts wake up sit up and take note t h e y w i l l n o t b e m o v i n g hope to all that that is easier to understand??


Fair enough mate it was just stuff i had heard. I would remeber tho Carrick said he wouldn't move as did Robbie Keane before LFC move and i didn't bring up any of the other players??. i wouldn't trust them when they say that cos if more money and the chance for trophies is on the table it would be hard to turn down. Your obviously a spurs fan and all i can say is that this time last year i insisted Ronaldo wouldn't move and man u wouldn't seel but i had to eat my words.

Oh and to the guy having a go about rafael, hes not Man u quality sorry i like tha lad but when it comes down to it he is the week link and if brown is fit he wouldn't start.

Stuey

10 Mar 2010 16:58:42
To the retard who slaged someone of for backing rafa your the idiot , no other mannager would put up with the 2 yanks weve got and do ass well.yes its been a bad season all you so called reds mention some of his buys but don't mention all his good buys you seam to have a memmory black spot with that.obviosly youd have sacked fergy shanks wenger and so on.no true red would ever say they would stop supporting the team because weve had a bad season. the soul man

10 Mar 2010 14:47:46
Hodgson to become Liverpool's next manager this has to be someone having a laugh..
One of the greatest clubs in the world deserves alot better than Hodgson. I hope the next LFC manager will be either;
Jose Mourinho* (Is a noted admirer of the heritage at LFC and of course Stevie G)
Louis Van Gaal
Martin O'Niel
Frank Rijkaard
or
Guus Hiddink

10 Mar 2010 13:57:40
Whittaker is Rangers 1st choice rightback, do you honestly think Bigfoot is better ?
Anyway, does Whittaker have more goals than celtics top goalscorer so far this season ?
Just curious.

10 Mar 2010 14:26:16
Oii tottenham fan.ur prob rite tht these players u mention won't leave.only prob 4 u is that if utd rly rly fancy wana ur players then thyl get thm..carrick big player 4 spurs went..berbatov tottenhams superstar at the time also went!!

10 Mar 2010 13:22:19
TO STUEY! look mate your post is a little pathetic!! defoe has said he will not move again and modric has said he will leave spurs in about four years BUT then to either italy or spain? bale will not be going! palacios will not be moving spite remarks about him wanting to play for madrid? he will be at spurs for another 3 years? lennon will not be going just yet eithe! gomes will stay as will dawson! how about rooney to tottenham? i know it won't happen and so do you? so when all at tottenham say they won't be moving and they will not be selling!! so please not just you BUT all stupid posts wake up sit up and take note t h e y w i l l n o t b e m o v i n g hope to all that that is easier to understand??

10 Mar 2010 13:36:21
Can someone clear this up for me. Has Rangers' second choice right back Steven Whittaker scored more goals than Celtics £3.5million super striker Fortune? G

10 Mar 2010 13:41:55
Regarding This Post!!!!
10 Mar 2010 09:06:10
Stoke news. stoke are going to sign yakubu from everton on loan for the rest of the season with maybe a permament deal. cuz tony pulis needs a goalscorer


Your forgetting that Stoke are in the premiership and that the transfer window is closed for them!!!!

10 Mar 2010 13:03:35
To the post below (The Pube perhaps?). Okay mate, I was lying. Nobody has heard of Liverpool here. Most people support Rangers. When you fly over to the UK on a Friday night, the plane is never packed with Liverpool fans. And every sports shop doesn't sell just Liverpool (and United) strips. Moreover, you never see kids and young men walking around wearing Liverpool tops. The sports channels here never use just Liverpool (or United) to try and get your subscription. You can't buy an assortment of Liverpool (or United) tat in the shops (soap, aftershave, pencils, pencil cases, crisps(!), etc). People just don't care about the EPL. they much prefer the Albanian league, which is just so much sexier.

You'd think they would market the EPL a bit better, wouldn't you?

You idiot.

COYB!!

10 Mar 2010 11:00:25
I love it how COYB always gives pointless exaples on here. What was the point in mentioning that Liverpool are HUGE where you live without mentioning where it is you actually live?? Since when were Liverpool massive in Denmark?

10 Mar 2010 11:32:33
To the person who said'

09 Mar 2010 17:36:16
Thomas sorenson of stoke to arsenal in the summer

Do you not watch football there is too much bad blood between wenger and pulis for them to want to buy or sell a player from each others club, plus wenger will look to Europe for his players because of the connection with his style of football.

10 Mar 2010 11:47:17
Were has torres said he won't have success at Liverpool??

10 Mar 2010 11:55:15
Too all you football fans that keep banging on about torres leaving liverpool. you are full of crap, as usally wen liverpool hav abad season u all bang on about top players leaving, true scouse players play threw the good and bad times. must all be manc fans still jealous that he turned you down. twice he turned u down, FACT LMAO. lfckopite

10 Mar 2010 09:11:12
"All these stupid rumours should stop about torres leavin in the summer.Insiders have told me he is determined to win the league with lpool.He has asked for a partner up frnt along side him and Villa, carzola and Llorente have been mentioned by the man himself.Watch this space!! Gerard has been told to up his game or risk losing his england and lpool place.Other players rafa looking at are Mata, Silva, Milner, Scott brown , van der wiel, taiwo, baye, kjaer , james McCarty , bojan, Riki , bobo , onoha.I have eard that Villa or mata : taiwo: Milner or mcCarty his main targets and metioned above are other options.U heard it here first!"

SIGH!
another delusional lfc fan thinking rafa is going to be signing the likes of villa and silva lol. lfs will be lucky to signtaiwo and possibly van nistrelooy this summer, if they where going to sign villa and silva they would have done so the previous transfer window, but according to you rafa has magically got his hands on over10mil to spend lol.
there is a very high chance of torres leaving liverpool as he said he doesn't think he will gain any sucess at anfield after the wigan game and is probably going to go to man city if they beat lfs to 4th place (which is very likly). gerrard is there to stay and if torres goes lfc will spend their money on all positions this time and not just buy 3 world class players and try fill the rest of the team with subsitute grade players.
when torres goes lfc should have
theo walcott
steven ireland
taiwo
van nistrelooy
davidsilva and villa or other players of the value of 50m.
now that's what i call a premier ship league winning team but untill rafa gets his act together no success for liverpool im afraid.

10 Mar 2010 10:10:37
How are we feeling this fine morning fellow Bears?very happy and so we should be!not so for timothy methinks! 13pts(unlucky number for some)and 24 goals to the good, 6 more wins, or if Celtic and "Mindless Mowbray" keep doing us favours, even less and the title's at Ibrox again, Champions League money £10–15 million, new owners, the future is bright definitely Blue and White, while over at the Declandome more doom, gloom and misery, debt escalating, boardroom battles who's to blame Liewell or Dr Reidso, stewards on suicide watch for "Jumpers"in the top tiers, can it get any better?, just loving it, and as the song says"Come on over to our place we're having a party" Mind the Chasm. ELC 1912

10 Mar 2010 10:14:04
To knuckledragger No 666 who came back with:Running a football club the size of Rangers, if run correctly must make profit. This guy might be a property developer but do people not see owning Rangers Football Club will open other avenues in the type of business he's in. There is no way Ibrox or the training ground will be ripped down and sold. To the fanny who calls us Gers fans knuckledraggers – check yer dad hasn't choked on his tongue and tell yer maw a tenners too much. Billyboy
That's the point ya numpty, your club has been run into the ground in last 15 years just to keep you lot happy, there's nothing surer, if this guy gets in there'll be developments around Glasgow with housing popping up everywhere from Milngavie to Govan tee hee. btw it's Mr Fanny to you and your maw said a fiver was plenty last night with or without her teeth in.

10 Mar 2010 10:55:42
If Torres is determined to win the EPL with Liverpool then LFC fans don't have anything to worry about cos he will retire at anfield. The rubbish posted on here is embarressing.

Torres will get very very frustrated not winning trophies cos i'll be honest LFC won't even win a domestic cup for a long time. Its not that i don't like LFC its that their are now inferior not only to the top 3 but to Villa, Spurs and City aswell.

Also you have to conceed LFC rumours on here are pants Mata, Villa, Cazorla, Forget it im afraid you simple can't put a financial package together for these guys. its not only the capital upfront in excess of 23–3–million its the wages over 3–4 years at 80–100,000 per week. Not going to happen.

Taiwo, Jones, Parker are much more realisitic however the problem is their price will be bumped up if interest beocmes official.

Rumours –

10 Mar 2010 10:56:34
LOL!! How much of an embarrassment to Celtic F.C is this weirdo on here giving it EH eh. The guy can't come on here and slag our football (you know seeing the champs are 13 points clear after ANOTHER victory last night) so he makes a feeble attempt at slagging Rangers by bringing up a guy who is said to be buying us. LOL! How desperate are Celtic fans now.

Rangers F.C The most succesful team in Scottish football EH eh. Current champions EH eh. 13 points clear EH eh.

What an embarrassment this guy is to Celtic EH eh, your team are crap EH eh, Tony is a crap manager EH eh. The only thing you have a chance of winning is the Scottish cup EH eh, You won't be in the Champions league next season EH eh.

EH eh EH eh EH eh EH eh EH eh EH eh!!!

CHAMPIONEEZ, NO NEW SIGNINGS, NO MONEY AND STILL NO COMPETITION FROM BRITAINS SHAME!! NO PROBLEM

EH EH EH EH EH! LOL

10 Mar 2010 05:04:24
Firstly I a Scotland fan and have no love for either half of the old firm. But for the love of god when will the idiots realise that there is no Rangers without Celtic and no Celtic without Rangers.
Rangers – Played well and consistently all season and deserve to win the league. BUT, players fighting for transfers and other clubs will do this. The money earned from Champs league saved the club from adminstration and this is no joke. Still dark days ahead UNTIL a buyer comes in and spends money. Not mocking just pointing out the truth. Out will be several 1st team players. Players in, come only at banks say so (as things stand).
Celtic – Played well in some games but coudn't defend a kid with a lolipop, spent their advantage over Rangers but to be fair have changed out an entire team. Will strengthen in the summer with 1 CB and 1 LB. Out will be a few current 1st team players.

So Rangers fans, do you really thinks this man bidding for your club is a good thing? (Look at his history!!)

Celtic fans, transition period but you have to hand it to Walter Smith for the motivation given to his players to get the league won and won well.

Anyhoo, peace out fellas. Keep calm as Scottish football is fed up with the bile.

Scott

10 Mar 2010 08:37:06
Running a football club the size of Rangers, if run correctly must make profit. This guy might be a property developer but do people not see owning Rangers Football Club will open other avenues in the type of business he's in. There is no way Ibrox or the training ground will be ripped down and sold. To the fanny who calls us Gers fans knuckledraggers – check yer dad hasn't choked on his tongue and tell yer maw a tenners too much. Billyboy

10 Mar 2010 08:55:25
To the fool that still backs rafa,
rafa has turned liverpool in to a second rate team and a joke, as rafa likes to state facts here are some facts no trophie in 5 years, kuyt, lucas, insua, ngog not good enough to wear the red shirt, millions wasted on tranfers, bad team selections ect, ect, ect
if your happy with the way things are going with rafa and the team then you are a F**king idiot and you make my blood boil.
we can't even turn teams over like wigan, portsmouth, sundrland

10 Mar 2010 09:09:15
Welcome home David, you will be treated with the respect you deserve and I am sure the love will be reciprocated. RAINFISHTROMBONE

09 Mar 2010 23:56:18
To all the knuckledraggers who are awaiting another hero on a white charger, this guy looks the biz NOT, QPR hunted him after his plans for the sale of Loftus Rd were disclosed, he then took over at mighty Northampton before he was quickly shown the door. Let's think for a minute, why would he want to take on one of the most bigoted clubs in the world, is he a lifelong fan? EH eh! does he have any links to Northern Ireland? EH eh! would it be for the glory? EH eh! would it be for the European kudos? EH eh! does he fancy some real estate in NW Glasgow or down Govan way? Mibbees aye mwahahahahahaha. All of a sudden that other dodgy deal involving Dave "slippery" King is no more, strange that eh?wonder who it'll be next week? Sir Skinty just cannot rid himself from these parasites can he? Some poster mentioned one of the biggest clubs in the world?!?! mwhahahahahahahah not even the biggest in Scotland. defo the most bigoted, maybe it was a slip of the keyboard.

09 Mar 2010 21:35:07
To the guy who said rangers would be stripped to the bone, ive never read anything as funny in my life. oh, though the story in the paper about aiden not knowing what "impartial" means.

anyway, i heard a very strong roumour that celtic are 13 points behind the SPL champs and could go even further down the table while the teddy bears walk the league and win it with games left over. My source says its true, i belive it myself. watp

09 Mar 2010 22:06:07
The sore loser of the day award goes to – "09 Mar 2010 13:17:50 I've heard that the guy trying to buy rangers is to pay off the debs but to sell of training facility and Ibrox and move into hampden on a 10 year lease. At the end of the 10 years he'd have stripped rangers to the bare bones and will build a small stadium for rangers to allow them to continue as a small club. He will the pull out completely".

And who's going to buy the listed building that forms the main stand? What a muppet!

Continue as a small club? Still be the biggest club in Scotland.

Things are on the up. Another title coming home to Ibrox, walking over our so–called rivals, making a profit, debt being cut, investors being lined up. HAPPY HAPPY DAYS!!

Like all Rangers fans we want to see what the offers (plural) are, but we are in the mood for a PARTY!

The other Scottish teams must be sick that they have dropped the ball when we were (past tense) so weak.

Could we see another 9 in a row? Perhaps even 10?

A distinct possibility..

Happy Easter loser

JoBoV

MOWBRAY MUST STAY!

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