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It's been 5 months since the last old firm encounter which is a breath of fresh air only tainted by the fact that 2 more are to follow in quick succession. I'm sure for this one there will be more grey and green in Govan than helped make up the 3,500 who watched the game in Livingston at the weekend- it was a rough patch. Now they are on the up again they'll be climbing out the woodwork. A flattering 3:0 over Gretna and I'm sure as usual they will be believing they are one of Europe's elite again. 
Last time
Back in October we went into the match 3 points adrift of Celtic knowing defeat would have us really trailing. The sides setup as such:
Good Guys
---------------McGregor
Hutton----Weir----Cuellar-----Papac
Novo---Ferguson---Thomson--Adam--McCulloch
-------------Cousin
The Baddies
-------------Boruc
O'Dea---Caldwell---McManus---Naylor
Brown--Donati---Jarosik--Sno---Nakamura
-------------McDonald
Celtic tried to matchup to our "anti-football" tactics and paid the price. We pumped them. 3:0 going on 5 or 6. Nacho was the main man with a brace while the captain chipped in with another goal. It was also a statement of intent and really kick started our season.
Walter vs Chesney
The third encounter between the two managers continued Walter Smith's growing dominance in the fixture since his return. Not only have Rangers not lost but Celtic have not even scored in the 3 meetings since Walter returned.
The results have gone like this:
Celtic 0:1 Rangers Ehiogu
Rangers 2:0 Celtic Boyd, Adam
Rangers 3:0 Celtic Novo (2), Ferguson
The first was a real tight encounter but the last two have been men against boys. You have to go back to September 2006 since Chesney won an Old Firm match which is a blot at the moment on his record book and something he will find increasingly difficult to skirt around with sarcasm.
This Match
We are 3 points clear with a game in hand. Therefore we can afford not to lose this one without winning it but the win would be nice. The pressure is all on Celtic. From the team that one 5 months ago we have 2 key players missing- Hutton and Cousin. I doubt Celtic will field a 4-5-1 this time but we will without a doubt. It should be something like this:
Good Guys
---------------McGregor
Broadfoot----Weir----Cuellar-----Papac
Novo---Davis---Ferguson----Thomson---McCulloch
-------------Darcheville
That's what I think at the moment anyway. I'm not sure whether one of the midfielders will make way for Dailly. I'm also not sure whether he will start Novo, as Novo is better off the bench, but he does come to life in this fixture.
I think it will be a boring 0:0 draw but I'm hoping for the win by however many.
Last time
Back in October we went into the match 3 points adrift of Celtic knowing defeat would have us really trailing. The sides setup as such:
Good Guys
---------------McGregor
Hutton----Weir----Cuellar-----Papac
Novo---Ferguson---Thomson--Adam--McCulloch
-------------Cousin
The Baddies
-------------Boruc
O'Dea---Caldwell---McManus---Naylor
Brown--Donati---Jarosik--Sno---Nakamura
-------------McDonald
Celtic tried to matchup to our "anti-football" tactics and paid the price. We pumped them. 3:0 going on 5 or 6. Nacho was the main man with a brace while the captain chipped in with another goal. It was also a statement of intent and really kick started our season.
Walter vs Chesney
The third encounter between the two managers continued Walter Smith's growing dominance in the fixture since his return. Not only have Rangers not lost but Celtic have not even scored in the 3 meetings since Walter returned.
The results have gone like this:
Celtic 0:1 Rangers Ehiogu
Rangers 2:0 Celtic Boyd, Adam
Rangers 3:0 Celtic Novo (2), Ferguson
The first was a real tight encounter but the last two have been men against boys. You have to go back to September 2006 since Chesney won an Old Firm match which is a blot at the moment on his record book and something he will find increasingly difficult to skirt around with sarcasm.
This Match
We are 3 points clear with a game in hand. Therefore we can afford not to lose this one without winning it but the win would be nice. The pressure is all on Celtic. From the team that one 5 months ago we have 2 key players missing- Hutton and Cousin. I doubt Celtic will field a 4-5-1 this time but we will without a doubt. It should be something like this:
Good Guys
---------------McGregor
Broadfoot----Weir----Cuellar-----Papac
Novo---Davis---Ferguson----Thomson---McCulloch
-------------Darcheville
That's what I think at the moment anyway. I'm not sure whether one of the midfielders will make way for Dailly. I'm also not sure whether he will start Novo, as Novo is better off the bench, but he does come to life in this fixture.
I think it will be a boring 0:0 draw but I'm hoping for the win by however many.