Today's Football (Round 2)

[Stew]

Originally Posted by Awright

That's not bottling it. Bottling would have been 1-0 up and losing 2-1/3-2. We came back twice. You can't accuse Rangers of bottling it by managing to draw instead of losing. We would have lost that game if we had no bottle. Heads would have gone down and we would have switched off but Rangers and Dundee Utd both played well.

You think its the Old Firm's god given right to beat every team in the SPL every week aye? You are aff yer nut.

Bottling it is not winning a game that was there for the taking. Two offside goals and countless chances missed.

As for the last part. No, I don't. Gonna stop mashing the keyboard for something new that I've somehow said? Jesus.

This is going to go round in circles though. Myself and Jaemi say Rangers bottled the chance to catch up on Celtic, and Rangers messageboards and yourself are trying to spin it as a point gained.

[The_librarian]

Originally Posted by EvilElvis

Is it not something like 23 years since the league was won by a club out with the OF?

Yeah, Aberdeen in season 1984/85, if my memory is correct.

[Zippy]

Just seen the Gerrard dive, Jesus

[Westy]

I'm not trying to spin it around bud. How many times do I need to say salvaging a point in the last minute doesn't classify as bottling it.

Being 1 up and losing 2 last minute goals - bottling it.
Being 4-2 up with 1 min to go and drawing 4-4 - bottling it.
Being 3-2 down and drawing 3-3 - point saved.

I thought we were beat when it went into injury time. As in we weren't going to get anything. You know, nil points?

Ollie, I see where you are coming from but you can't expect to win every game you play. You always know you'll get games which will be tough.

HAUD ON. Did Celtic not draw with Dundee Utd this season, Stew? And held 0-0 aff Aalborg? And thrashed 4-2 off home? Are those all examples of bottling it?

[stef4]

it's defo 2 points dropped, rather than 1 point gained imo, but i wouldn't say coming back to salvage a point is bottling it.

[Westy]

My initial feeling after the game was "thank fuck we didn't lose, least we got a draw" not "ARGH, we should have won that!".

The league hasn't just been lost on that game. If it comes to the league being lost by 2 points i'll be more raging at the St Mirren result or being fucked out of 2 points against Aberdeen at the start of the season.

[Stew]

@Awright - No offence, but I can't be arsed explaining about all the games you mentioned. You've already went on about Liverpool and Arsenal, I'll be buggered if I'm talking about Celtic as well when they never played tonight either.

Anyway, trouble in Rome according to Sky.

Roma and Chelsea fans, who'd have thought it, eh?

[crazydiamond85]

no trying to take the piss here or nothing westy, but you are far to easy to bait, If you didn't see that stew was trying to get a reaction there then you really are daft m8

[Westy]

Was he fuck baiting. He was being serious.

[Stew]

Originally Posted by Awright

Was he fuck baiting. He was being serious.

I was, aye. It's hardly baiting for me to put across my views and to compare them to yours.

What's this guy on?

[Westy]

The moon.

Spaceman Spiff should be his name.

[Stew]

Originally Posted by Awright

The moon.

Spaceman Spiff should be his name.

Haha.

The highlights of the Rangers game are up on the BBC site now.

[Westy]

Aye just watched them. Their keeper made some quality saves. The 2nd and 3rd goals we lost were a bit poor to lose. We had enough chances to win it probably. But 3-3 is a fair result I suppose.

Cannae complain to draw, what with losing 3 goals at home.

I think we should stick Alexander back in goals. I don't think McGreggor looks steady atm.

[Stew]

Bit of a bad call by Smith to drop Alexander after his recent good form for McGregor, I'd say.

Anyway, let's unite and slag off other teams on this historic night! Namely Man United's idiot boss. He's at it again:

Sir Alex Ferguson is refusing to speak to Sky TV after a row over remarks criticising his England striker Wayne Rooney.

Manchester United boss Fergie will not co-operate with Sky at tonight’s Battle of Britain clash against Celtic.
Fergie is annoyed with two pundits – former Liverpool star Phil Thompson and Paul Merson – and has warned Sky they can forget about him for the forseeable future.

Thompson claimed Rooney should have been sent off for kissing the United badge when he went back to Everton – and Merson said Rooney might have seen red against Hull.

...

Sky, midway through their £1.3billion three-year Premier League deal, hope to broker a peace deal before Saturday’s Arsenal v United showdown.

Link.

[Syxx]

Without a doubt the greatest manager that ever lived. Let him throw whatever huff he likes.

And aye, Shagger's looking shaky.