Gers get go ahead to show final at Ibrox
This should be good for those who cant ravel to Manchester.
This should be good for those who cant ravel to Manchester.
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is tommorra nights game on anywhere, the internet or telly i mean, anyone know ?Comment
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yeah its on sentana sports 1
19:00 Live: Rangers vs. Motherwell
Live Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier drama from Ibrox as Rangers host Motherwell. The Gers need a win to close the gap on Celtic while Motherwell hunt UEFA Cup qualification.Comment
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MANCHESTER will set up special `fan zones' - serving food and drink - when up to
60,000 Glasgow Rangers fans arrive for the Uefa cup final.
The city is bracing itself for a tartan invasion for the showpiece match at the
City of Manchester stadium in two weeks' time.
Only 13,000 Rangers supporters have tickets for the game - but tens of thousands
more are set to come to Manchester to soak up the atmosphere.
It is estimated the number of coaches already booked to travel down from Glasgow
would stretch 13 miles if laid bumper-to-bumper.
Council chiefs and police say they are well prepared and have already earmarked
Albert Square and Piccadilly Gardens for fan zones.
There will also be live entertainment and Castlefield will host a series of
three-a-side football tournaments for young people from across the city.
The cup final - which will see Rangers take on Zenit St Petersburg, of Russia -
is expected to be worth ?5m to Manchester.
Police predicted a peaceful event and called on pubs, bars and other businesses
to open as normal.
Pat Karney, the council's city centre spokesman, said: "It's going to be a
fantastic busy day and we are making plans so that everyone can enjoy
themselves.
Ambassadors
"There will be dedicated zones for the football fans. Fans will be ambassadors
for their clubs and their cities, so our message to them is: please don't let
down your home city.
"Manchester is excellent at hosting major events and - just like the
Commonwealth Games and major political conferences - we want people to welcome
our visitors and enjoy the busy atmosphere."
Chief Superintendent Gerry Donnellan, of Greater Manchester Police, said:
"Manchester loves its football and we are delighted that the city is hosting
this final.
"Everyone is looking forward to hosting both sets of fans.
"We are experts in policing major football events and we want the day to be as
enjoyable as possible for supporters, residents and businesses.
"Everyone in Manchester has a part to play in creating an enjoyable and busy
atmosphere. We want pubs and hotels to be open and to be properly staffed so
that we can give visitors a proper welcome."
The council will also put up signs and shuttle buses to help fans with tickets
get from the city centre to the stadium.
Rangers fans are also being encouraged to stay in Glasgow, with the match due to
be screened at their home stadium, Ibrox.
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Heres a cracker Lads
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubr5-gEY3uA[/YOUTUBE]
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Buying Tickets
If youve bought or intend buying Tickets on the black market , have a read below and dont get a dud.
There is a paper thin RFID chip inside the ticket.
This can be seen by holding up any ticket to a light
It's the size of half the ticket.
There is then a shadow of an arrow pointing down to the bottom corner.
Of course on the front there is a name, serial number and seat details.
No stub for tear off, must be electronic entry, hence the chip
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Score for tonight Against Motherwell
score for tonight lads, what do you reckon.
2-0
Cousin and BoydLast edited by allycoops; 7 May, 2008, 19:25.
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well that will do me nicely 1-0
There's a charity prize draw that was launched tonight (Wednesday) on the REAL RADIO FOOTBALL PHONE IN with Ewan and Roughy.
It's in aid of British Heart Foundation Scotland Forth Valley Appeal
Text lines open tomorrow night THURSDAY 10 MAY.
It's a text competition...
ONLY TEXT FROM THURSDAY AFTER THEY LAUNCH THE COMPETITION only.......Text the word "POUND" to 61001 with your name and town and you automatically go into the draw for the tickets.
Someone will get a bargain!
Tune into the Real Radio Phone-in Thursday night for your chance to be in Manchester
DON'T MISS OUT !!
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waeeeeheyyyyyyyyyyy, the quad goes on
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manchester changes its mind re screens
instead of closing the fan zones ant 5pm theyve changed their minds and will show the game on large screens
UEFA Cup Final fans WILL see match on big screens
Published Thursday 8th May 08 in Leisure, libraries and culture news
Fans in Manchester for the UEFA Cup Final WILL get the chance to watch the match on big outdoor screens at fan zones.
Screens will be placed at key places in the city centre - Albert Square and Piccadilly Gardens - adding to the thousands of chances to see the match already provided by pubs and clubs.
There will be no screens at or near the City of Manchester Stadium.
Manchester City Council's spokesman on the city centre, Councillor Pat Karney, said:
"Manchester is looking forward to welcoming fans from Rangers FC and from FC Zenit St Petersburg for a day to remember on 14 May.
"Our city is well used to friendly invasions of many thousands of visitors for major events like the UEFA Cup Final.
"Fans zones with entertainment and access to food and drink throughout the day have always been part of our plans for this event.
"In the light of Rangers qualifying for the final and the massive reported demand from fans for bigger and better provision, we've arranged for big outdoor screens for fans to watch the match.
"Pubs and clubs across the city will also provide opportunities for many thousands of fans to enjoy the match and soak of the atmosphere of the big day.
"I'm confident that Manchester will give a very warm welcome to fans from Rangers and from Zenit and that all fans will have a fabulous day."
Detailed information about fan zones, travel and parking arrangements will be available through the Council's website www.manchester.gov.uk within the next few days.
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Chick Young Article re SPL
Good article from Chick, adding his voice in full support of our situation
It is time, my friends, to put a bomb under the administration of our game.
Let's blow it to smithereens and start all over again.
The Scottish Premier League, who hijacked the top-level of football in this country and promised a golden dawn, have instead led us to a place as dark as the midnight hour.
They could not find a new world with the help of Christopher Columbus.
Sir David Murray is right. The rest of the world must be in stitches at us.
We are the Morecambe and Wise of the European game.
It's the Scottish way. Applaud Rangers for what they have done, but help them? You have to be joking.
This is the equivalent of putting on Jimmy Shand records at a ceilidh and nailing the cheuchters' feet to the floor. It's that cruel.
They only asked for the postponement of one fixture.
And can I remind you that the Ibrox club's only crime was to succeed in a European competition where no allowance is made in our fixture list for such a ridiculous thing to happen.
The Scottish domestic season is built on the premise that our clubs will have bowed out of European competition before Christmas.
As winter faded and spring dawned and Rangers ploughed on, SPL executives must have been slipping slowly under their desks.
Some happenings were beyond their control, for example the tragic death of Phil O'Donnell.
Postponing the games then, as a mark of respect, was the right thing to do.
But matches were called off for the sake of the international team and then there was the weather.
None of this was Rangers's fault.
They did ask for the postponement of the game against Gretna to accommodate a build-up to a Champions League game, but that game was fitted in a long time ago.
And now the SPL, not content to have dug themselves into the deepest of holes, send out to the garden centre for a couple of shovels.
If only they had asked, I'm sure Rangers would have sent them a JCB.
This cannot be allowed to happen again.
And if they have any honour about them a few blazers are going to have to take a bullet.
For a start, eliminate this farcical situation where three bodies administrate one game.
The SFA, the SPL, the SFL - three offices in one Hampden corridor but seemingly worlds apart.
They cannot organise tickets for Scotland games, a decent standard of refereeing and now, the support of one of our clubs which has done the country proud.
It cannot go on.
And if they don't have the answers, there are plenty out there who do.
Last weekend on BBC Radio Scotland's Your Call, I heard a woman called Jeannette talk more sense in two minutes than I've heard from an administrator all season.
Her plan was to make the split after the clubs had played each other twice and then the top six and bottom six would play one another twice.
This would reduce the fixture jam by half a dozen games and thereby create space for our European representation.
The woman is a genius. Give her the top job. Now.
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ex ranger leaves liverpool coaching role
Announced today that Alex Miller is going to be the manager of JEF United in China.
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