It must be a real treat to be watching at a proper time for a match.". Well. Rangers won't want that. Goal kick. 28 mins: Another Celtic corner won by McGeady. He gets booed. Rangers free kick from the corner. 5 mins: Decent spell from Celtic. Nakamura takes it - headed just wide at the near post by McManus. Still very loud though. That's all from me for now. Transfers. Rangers will not be broken down easily here. Wilder set to leave Sheff Utd after weeks of disagreements, North London derby lowdown: Dilemmas, priorities, predictions, Mercedes make tough start with Red Bull, McLaren fastest, Solskjaer: Lingard loan was a 'no-brainer', 'The grass is not good' - Pep's Etihad pitch concerns, PL predictions: Back Arsenal to see red in NLD. He's staying on. Football Home. He looks a bit hurt too. 26 mins: Broadfoot goes off on one of those long-legged raids down the right. And there's a little bit of nonsense between some of the payers but it's snuffed out quickly. Shot by Nakamura handled on the line by Cuellar - who is SENT OFF. Celtic look slightly taller. Rangers v Celtic – 30th of September 2001 – 3-0. They've done absolutely nothing out there. This week's featured match was a thrilling SPL encounter between Celtic and Rangers in October 2002. Relegation battle examined: Who will survive? Credit to the boss for the change. Incredible scenes!!! Glasgow Celtic v Glasgow Rangers - Scottish Premier League - Celtic Park 16th April 2008 KO 8PM (live on Setanta) Glasgow Celtic (2nd SPL) Played 32 with 71 points It seems very simple for Celtic and that is that they must win this game to keep any faint chance of the SPL title alive. As you'd expect really. . Let's hope so. Darcheville is going to have to do a lot of running... 11 mins: Good chance for Hesselink one on one with the keeper after Nakamura's great pass. Plenty of firepower knocking about on the bench too. More from Football. Hopefully we'll get a little more from them... 55 mins: GOAL FOR RANGERS!!! 58 mins: McGregor seems to have hurt his ankle diving to save from McDonald. Tune into the SPFL YouTube channel on Saturday at midday for a classic meeting at Parkhead! Eventually booted clear by Ferguson. All petering out a bit towards half time. They can't keep the ball. There are a few reasons I remember the end of August and this particular Old Firm game. Big old crowd in. An amazing end to a tense game - and one that saves Celtic's season at least for another couple of weeks or so. 12:30pm, Sunday 31st August 2008. Might have even been a cheeky shot. They're one point behind Rangers who have two games in hand. Celtic playing it about at the back. That'll teach me. Wins a throw which is headed on by Hesselink and almost drops to Nakamura. Subs: Mark Brown, McGowan, Sno, Samaras, Donati, Balde, Wilson. Re Gordon Strachan, Alec McAulay writes: "Celtic might actually do OK with a continental manager. 63 mins: It's all settled down a bit out there. Keeping possession well, but then humping it forward to Hesselink quite a lot. McDonald takes a slightly hasty penalty, but it's brilliantly stopped by McGregor diving low to his left. Not very nice. There's five extra minutes here. That was a good chance. First published on Wed 16 Apr 2008 08.16 EDT. McCulloch that is. The ball bounces and Dailly heads it wide. And he's injured too. As I’m not completely daft, I married into a Rangers supporting family. RANGERS: McGregor (Alexander), Broadfoot (Novo), Cuellar, Weir, Papac, Dailly, Whittaker, Ferguson, Davis, McCulloch, Darcheville (Cousin). And now McGregor is coming off. Big blow in the title race. 45 mins: McDonald has another dart down the channel and puts a cross over that drifts away from goal. It really was quite a strike. Not that he would have saved it anyway. Celtic have let the temp drop here. Hold on. 81 mins: Celtic corner. He's a pest down that flank. At the end of the first season Dumbarton and Rangers finished level on points at the top of the table. Stats. Rangers have won the last four of these. Rangers kick us off and Papac immediately hoofs it forward. Er, Martin Jol's just been snapped up. Well, it was a shot. 41 mins: Looking at the goal again - it really was a sweet strike. Decent opening. 9 mins: All a little bitty out there. 51 mins: Some lovely play by Celtic in midfield. A deserved lead for the home team. Celtic kept in close touch with Rangers until the 2nd Old Firm derby on 31 March 2008 at Ibrox. Rangers inflicted the first Old Firm derby blow in a historic Scottish Premiership campaign - and moved four points clear at the top - with a dominant 2-0 win at Celtic Park. Andrew McDonald Exum notes: "Just prior to the goal, the announcer on Radio Scotland remarked on the "constipation in the Ranger ranks." He's having a right tussle with Dailly. Alexander replaces him - and it's his debut. Maybe the boys at Radio Scotland know something I don't. The Rudi Vata Story . That was a class finish. Rangers have thus won 9 Scottish League Cup finals against the 5 of Celtic, but the eagle eyed among you will have spotted that every single one of Rangers 9 triumphs was by the odd goal! Paul Lambert's doing a good job at Wycombe... 17 mins: Nakamura's deep corner eventually cleared after a bit of a scrum in the box. Subs: Alexander, Boyd, Novo, Cousin, … 1 min: They're off!! By Clive Lindsay. Nice ball in from Hinkel. In contrast to the first Old Firm game at Ibrox in September, in which Rangers coasted to a 3–0 win, this was a close game which finished 1–0 to Rangers, courtesy of a Kevin Thomson goal just before half-time. Back to defence against attack. ends with McDonald shooting well over. Their explanation would certainly explain Rangers' performance thus far.". but if they get rid of him, who out there can Celtic realistically get, that can do as good a job as Strachan has done?". Not that many chances. The place is rocking. They haven't won five in a row since the 1960s. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. He's a quality player McGeady. Rangers haven't really started yet. McGeady curls the rebound well over. 65 mins: Cuellar gives the ball away to Hesselink and then snaps back at him with a heavy tackle. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers. But expect a little less backslapping on the pitch. On This Day: Celtic 2 v 4 Rangers, 31st August 2008; Marriage, Misfortune and Miller’s Old Firm Return. They're going to have to attack. 39 mins: Celtic still having all of the ball. 87 mins: Samaras has a shot blocked by Dailly. Right, time for some more football perhaps. … End to end stuff, kind of. Scottish Premiership. 45+1 mins: Half time. Squad. The last match was on August 31, 2008, when the Rangers defeated Celtic, 4-2. 53 mins: Have to say on this you really wouldn't guess Rangers were up for four trophies. You really couldn't see it coming. When: Sunday 31st August 2008 – 12:30 (local time) Where: Celtic Park Stadium, Glasgow. Even Dr Jo wasn't too bad ...". They've got one up front. What a way to go out. Rangers: McGregor, Broadfoot, Cuellar, Weir, Papac, Dailly, Whittaker, Ferguson, Davis, McCulloch, Darcheville. Ha! Celtic, you'd think, have got to throw the kitchen sink at it. . 2002/03 Rangers 2 Celtic 1. 90+2 mins: Hinkel forages down the left. That Celtic left flank is where all the action is so far. Fixtures. Rangers have yet to beat Celtic since returning to the Premiership and have had to endure some embarrassing results including their heaviest home defeat, a 5-1 loss at Ibrox in April 2017, and most recently a 4-0 defeat in the Scottish Cup semi-final and a 5-0 defeat in the League at the end of the 2017/2018 at Celtic Park. Not the most romantic description of a quest for four trophies, but you know what he means. Celtic v Rangers, Rangers v Celtic ; 2008 UEFA Cup Final tenth anniversary celebration thread IPS Theme by IPSFocus; Theme . There's a bit of a whisper that Celtic should have had a free kick just before it, but just one of those things I think. "I believe Celtic are as good as any team we have played in Europe this season, outwith Barcelona and Werder Bremen," gushed Walter Smith ahead of this one. 75 mins: Samaras on for Robson. Rangers are getting further up the field and closing Celtic down quicker. Celtic v Rangers - 6th October 2002. They're bossing it there. Results. Both teams are really flying into this. No, he's sitting there trying to make his mind up. 68 mins: Maybe time for a change for Celtic. Scottish Premiership. Wed 16 Apr 2008 08.16 EDT Scottish Premiership. 79 mins: All Celtic right now. The League Cup had been around for 12 years before the Old Firm were finally left as the last two standing – and it proved to be well worth the wait for the Parkhead faithful. Wonder how long before he's off to the Premier League. He's limping about looking knackered. Samaras flits about. Ha! Cleared by Davis tracking back in his own box after good work by Wilson. 19 mins: Three Celtic corners in a row - one of them almost nodded in by Caldwell. Kenny Miller came back to haunt his old club Celtic, scoring twice to help Rangers to a thumping 4-2 win at Parkhead. Decent ball in. Maybe we'll see Freddie Mercury-Samaras. But you'd think someone should have been closing him down. 'GET INTAE THEM' Celtic vs Rangers: Kieran Tierney shares throwback picture as he backs Hoops It's all very rushed. He's still putting his boot back on as the corner is taken. Hesselink heads just wide from the edge of the six yard box. All rights reserved. Walter Smith will surely change something at half time. Cuellar doing some last ditch defending on the post. 90+5 mins: FULL TIME!! Pie and Bovril 2019 (Default) Pie and Bovril 2019 (Bigger Font) Divs Favourite . JAN VENNEGOOR OF HESSELINK v Rangers, April 16 2008 With 5 league games remaining for Celtic, Rangers held a four-point lead at the top of the table and had two extra games to play. Fair question. 85 mins: Novo's corner falls to Ferguson 30 yards out who scuffs a shot wide. Here the PA news agency takes a look back at 10 of the most entertaining Old Firm head-to-heads: CELTIC 7 RANGERS 1, Scottish League Cup final – October 1957. . Novo's playing on the left, up against Wilson as it happens. Burley thinks it's all down to Walter Smith "patching his side up better" in the last year or so. The 2008–09 season was the 120th season of competitive football by Celtic. Done it again! Celtic will be hoping to prevent Rangers from moving a step closer to the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title when the Glasgow rivals meet at Celtic Park in the Old Firm derby. Roar from the home crowd. Blimey what a carry on. 90 mins: A bit more vague pressure from Celtic but the ball runs out for a goal kick. Celtic v Rangers Head-to-Head Record. If Rangers win tonight they will be seven points clear of Celtic with two games in hand. 36 mins: McDonald skips away down the right and fires in a cross that the keeper claws away. Celtic have faded badly in the last 15 minutes here. Pie and Bovril 2016 . Celtic v Rosenborg – 10th of October 2001 – European Cup – 1-0. RANGERS. Celtic Rangers: McGregor; Whittaker, Broadfoot, Weir, Papac; Davis, Mendes, Ferguson, Adam; Boyd, Miller. Oooh... Hinkel in down the right, back to Robson, his shot is blocked by Weir. McDonald scored two goals and made Celtic's other. 33 mins: McGregor's long punt causes a bit of a hoo-haa in the Celtic box. Celtic 3-2 Rangers. Alexander makes a good catch for his first touch. The teams are in the tunnel. Might have got a booking for that 50 seconds in. You feel they've got to come back into this at some point. What a screamer! First for a while. Like Godzilla versus King Kong, that one. Celtic: Boruc, Hinkel, Caldwell, McManus, Naylor (Wilson 46), Nakamura, Hartley, Robson (Samaras 75), McGeady, McDonald, Vennegoor of Hesselink. 44 mins: Close one - Darcheville hares through on goal, takes the ball wide of the keeper and swings a mighty leg at the ball - and his boot flies off!! 49 mins: Lovely play by McGeady, skipping away from two in midfield and feeing Wilson who crosses. Celtic: Boruc; Hinkel, Caldwell, McManus, … More goals I think. They'll probably be hoping to get a few things settled here then. Some partners do not ask for your consent to process your data, instead, they rely on their legitimate business interest. Plenty of others who might fancy it you'd imagine. 83 mins: Darcheville wins a corner after another lung-busting dash. 3 mins: First corner won by Darcheville on the right. Slung in by Caldwell, McDonald heads it back and Hesselink nods it in from three yards out. 73 mins: Amazing stuff. Hesselink booked for a really rubbish lunging foul from behind on Whittaker. Rangers not out of it though. 70 mins: PENALTY MISSED BY CELTIC!!! 7 mins: McGeady has had a couple of decent runs at Whittaker. De Scottish League Cup is een voetbalbekertoernooi voor alle clubs uit de Football League.De beker draagt de naam Scottish Betfred Cup door een sponsordeal met bookmaker Betfred.Net als in de Scottish Cup wordt er gewerkt volgens een knock-outsysteem, alhoewel er in het begin kleine groepsfases waren zoals in de UEFA Europa League.Het toernooi werd in 1947 voor het eerst gehouden. Can anyone stop the blue machine with it's all-conquering 4-5-1? They look really pumped up after that goal. Wilson crosses ... and it's miles over the bar. Walter Smith has come down to the bench. Pie and Bovril 2017 . The financial consequences of the failures to qualify for the Champions League were revealed when th… Darcheville wins a throw which is eventually crossed in by Papac and cleared under pressure. I'd fancy Ferguson if that one came to it. Celtic back down the other end, McGeady crosses and Samaras puts a rubbish header wide. Walter's up on his feet punching the air. 37 mins: Lot of vague kind of pressure from Celtic. They keep slinging it in towards big Jan but he's not won much. Hefty shoulder charge by Robson on Dailly. Rangers secure back-to-back home wins over Celtic for the first time in seven years with a determined display against the Scottish champions. 46 mins: Novo fouls Robson ten seconds into the half. 76 mins: Celtic free kick loaded into the box. Rangers: McGregor, Broadfoot, Cuellar, Weir, Papac, Dailly, Whittaker, Ferguson, Davis, McCulloch, Darcheville. 34 mins: Gary Naylor writes: "I thought these Old Firm games kicked off at Midday to avoid the thirstier members of the crowd becoming overly boisterous. We and our partners process personal data such as IP Address, Unique ID, browsing data for: Use precise geolocation data | Actively scan device characteristics for identification.. That was a heavy tackle more than anything. Yes thanks Gary. The big man there when it mattered... 90+5 mins: Incredible finish this. Preamble: Welcome to this evening's live coverage of a match that could effectively decide the SPL title. That ball bent through 90 degrees. McGeady looks up for it. Bit of alack of cutting edge. Maybe two up front for Rangers now. April 27, 2008 Celtic 3 Rangers 2 It was the year Rangers collapsed under the weight of their own ambition. 46 mins: We're off again Novo's on for Broadfoot. Ferguson to take it. McGeady's back up on his feet. Keep u p … 2010/11 Rangers 2 Celtic 1 aet. More sustained pressure. Good spell this. Hassles McManus all the way to the corner flag but it's a goal kick. Celtic v … The season began disastrously as the club exited the UEFA Champions League and European football altogether, losing 2–1 on aggregate to Lithuanian side FBK Kaunas in the second qualifying round. 14 mins: Hartley booked for a lunge on McCulloch. Plenty of pressure but no clear openings as yet. The first leg at Ibrox finished goalless, but the return leg ended in defeat for Rangers after an 87th-minute header from Linas Pilibaitis. Well worth their lead right now. And now he's coming off, replaced by Cousin. 31 mins: Broadfoot booked for a lunge on McGeady. Closest thing to some drama we've had in the last ten minutes. Celtic v Dundee United – 20th of October 2001 – 5-1. 88 mins: Samaras and Ferguson have a little push and a shove over a bit of a dive by the Greek. Hope you enjoyed the commentary and thanks for your emails. A complete record of competitive matches played … Terry Butcher and Craig Burley don't seem to think so. That was quite late. Always a spicy affair, this Old Firm game looks like being a proper scorcher. 29 mins: Nakamura's kick cleared but comes back in and then played back around most of the Celtic team. The two clubs meet four times a year and are frequently matched up against each other in … And now McGregor is going off. Hold up... Darcheville bustles through on the left ... and thrashes the ball miles over the bar. Rangers have at least ten games left to play this season. Really not looking like anyone's going to score here. It's all a bit huff and puff. 16 mins: George Templeton wonders: "I can understand why Celtic fans are unhappy with Gordon Strachan . 20 mins: GOAL FOR CELTIC!! Good shielding by Papac. Over to you Gordon. Nakamura picks it up 30 yards out skips forward and hits a great curling shot into the top right hand corner. Rangers played a total of 49 competitive matches during the 2008–09 season. But settled into a pattern of Rangers keeping men behind the ball and then breaking. Celtic vs Rangers. Rangers crowned champions: Essential reading. Celtic have gone to three in attack. Rangers best little spell so far. Who: Celtic (1st – 7 points) V Rangers (2nd – 7 points). The ball trickles towards goal and McManus clear. Wilson's on for Naylor for Celtic. Walter's done it. 23 mins: More pressure from Celtic. Brave stop at his feet. "Hands up, Rangers are at the top of the league and their consistency has been first-class," countered Gordon Strachan, fluttering his eyelids and giving a coy little smile. Not what you'd expect, perhaps. 2008/09 Celtic 2 Rangers 0 aet. Headed clear in shaky fashion. Celtic 6, Rangers 2 (August 27, 2000) Henrik Larsson celebrates after scoring No.5 for Celtic (Image: PA) Martin O’Neill’s first Old Firm game as Celtic boss could not have gone better. And someone chucked a coin that hit the Rangers physio on the hand. Celtic: Boruc, Hinkel, Caldwell, McManus, Naylor, Nakamura, Hartley, Robson, McGeady, McDonald, Vennegoor of Hesselink. vs Rangers. 47 mins: Rangers free kick slung into the box by Davis. The keeper seemed to think it was curling the other way. Celtic free kick on the left, sent into the box again by Nakamura and McCulloch heads behind. He's too slow to do much with it though. Rangers Game Rangers Football Rangers Fc David Weir Old Firm Virgil Van Dijk Celtic Fc Media Specialist Photography Portfolio Novo slots it beautifully past Boruc's right hand, taking on a bouncing ball and just drilling it. Well maybe half time will have cleared all that up. Subs Not Used: Mark Brown, McGowan, Sno, Donati, Balde. 90+4 mins: GOAL FOR CELTIC!!! Not that you'd know it from the pre-match jousts between the two managers, which have been less like mind games, more like a cosy round of parlour dominoes. 31/08/2008 Celtic Park SPL4 2-4 - Samaras, Nakamura: Macedonia v Scotland 06/09/08 Skopje World Cup Qualifier 0-1 Stephen McManus, Gary Caldwell, Scott Brown, Paul Hartley (off 65 mins), Barry Robson (off 76 mins) and Shaun Maloney (on 76 mins) played in this match. Boruc catches and hurls out to McGeady, who feeds the marauding McDonald. The Tennants Super is going down very nicely. And suddenly they're right back in this. Samaras showing his Man City form there. He's run at least 50 miles this evening. You don't get many draws in these games... 60 mins: That Novo goal was really clinical. The SFL was established in 1890, initially as an amateur league until professionalism in Scottish football was legalised in 1893. Motherwell v Celtic – 13th of October 2001 – 2-1. For a start, I got married on the 30 th August 2008. Subs: Alexander, Boyd, Novo, Cousin, Naismith, Furman, McMillan. Brilliant strike. First shot on target, I think. Everybody looks very pumped up again out there. 13 mins: McGeady to the byeline again - gets a cross in but Cuellar clears. Rangers having a bit more of it. Teams. Celtic v Kilmarnock – 27th of October 2001 – 1-0. They're very durable and well organised even with ten. Celtic Park Attendance: Attendance 58,595.
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