Celtic Champions Already??

Rangers have always benefited from outrageous bias by the refereeing establishment in Scotland. It is worth about 6 points a season every season.

Red_in_SE8 said:

Rangers The Old Firm have always benefited from outrageous bias by the refereeing establishment in Scotland. It is worth about 6 points a season every season.

Edited for you.

Only two points in it now and Celtic a marginal better GD. Overall I think this season Rangers still have the edge but it’s going to be a two horse race again. Obviously the head to head games will decide it.

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

ShootersHillGuru said:

Only two points in it now and Celtic a marginal better GD. Overall I think this season Rangers still have the edge but it’s going to be a two horse race again. Obviously the head to head games will decide it.

Sticking your neck out a bit there!

In fairness to Shooters it wasn’t a two horse race last season. 

Joking aside it hasn’t really been a two horse race for quite some time. Celtic had the title handed to them on a plate for years whilst Rangers were in the wilderness and once Rangers were back in the running Celtic had become stale and uncompetitive. It’s taking some time for them to get back in the saddle. The football they’re playing is looking good again. They need some strength in depth to compete with Rangers but they’re getting there. New manager has had a good impact. 

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

ShootersHillGuru said:

Joking aside it hasn’t really been a two horse race for quite some time. Celtic had the title handed to them on a plate for years whilst Rangers were in the wilderness and once Rangers were back in the running Celtic had become stale and uncompetitive. It’s taking some time for them to get back in the saddle. The football they’re playing is looking good again. They need some strength in depth to compete with Rangers but they’re getting there. New manager has had a good impact. 

Yeah i said at the time when he signed and a lot of people were saying 'who' that Postecoglou had a good record in Australia and Japan and his sides played good football. Celtic are scoring a lot of goals.

Celtic will only get stronger, so Rangers whilst i think clearly have the better squad really need to cut out the sloppy defensive errors. Dropping 6 points at home already could prove crucial in the long run. 

I’d rather drop six at home than nine away…

FWIW i know by the letter of the law it's a penalty, but that play acting is laughable.

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

FWIW i know by the letter of the law it's a penalty, but that play acting is laughable.

I really wish football would clamp down on all the diving and play-acting nonsense. I know some people find it funny when players roll around screaming but I just find it really frustrating. As a professional footballer these guys should be embarrassed watching themselves back throwing themselves on the floor at the slightest contact. It's the constant clutching of the faces like they've had acid thrown in their eyes that really gets me.

What's worse is it rubs off on young kids starting out in the game, they see their role models rolling around clutching their face after being kicked in the foot and decide to imitate it. I used to referee local football a few years ago including kids games, even back then you'd see kids rolling around feigning injury and trying to get other players sent off and that was at under 13 level. There is no wonder it seems epidemic in the game now because it goes unchallenged and just accepted as part of the game, and kids see it as something to replicate because their heroes do it.

Good weekend for the forces of good. 

All green league cup final in Scotland this season.

Friend Or Defoe said:

Looks like one of the Old Firm are going through.

What happens if Sparta win and Lyon do as well. Is it decided on GD, matches between Sparta and Rangers ?

Massive game for Celtic. A win tonight could win them the title.

ValleyGary said:

I don’t know why Prem clubs don’t invest in more Japanese/Korean players. They are always technically good and work their bollocks off.

Remember a korean lad at uni..couldn't get near him.