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Rangers' Wee Spot in Europe - Season 2023/24


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1 hour ago, Salt n Vinegar said:

There is some truth to what you say, but it's not just Rangers and Celtic who benefit from a measure of success in Europe. It helps the coefficient, which should mean more qualifying teams from Scotland in the European competitions. It's hardly Rangers or Celtic's fault if the other qualifying teams can't raise much of a gallop in Europe. For fans of other teams to always want Rangers or Celtic to lose is a bit sad and totally against their own clubs' interests. 

Helping the coefficient leads to better/easier ties for everyone else in Europe, which in turn also helps the coefficient.

Never understand why anyone wants any Scottish team to lose in Europe.

Domestically I’d be happy to launch both cheeks onto a bonfire.  In Europe I want all Scottish teams to win.

Even fucking Hearts 🤮

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5 hours ago, kingjoey said:

The only positive to come out of tonight is that the English media will be spewing that a Scottish League side got to the final when their ‘the best league in the world” side didn’t.

The green seethe is also pretty special 

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4 hours ago, Mr. Smith said:

Besides the solidarity payments (£200k each?) and the added prestige for the league, how much easier will it be for Saint Mirren to compete with lower league English clubs for players, when we can say "you can choose to play against the Europa League Champions...or Northampton Town"?

ETA: This was this last year's: https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/sport/football/spfl-clubs-set-uefa-cash-25805459

Oh mr smith, you poor thing 

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Can't believe people are moaning because McCoist turned his back on the camera, if that was me and Hearts you wouldn't get a coherent word from me for the next 3 days never mind post match analysis.

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2 hours ago, Empty It said:

Can't believe people are moaning because McCoist turned his back on the camera, if that was me and Hearts you wouldn't get a coherent word from me for the next 3 days never mind post match analysis.

Yep.

I remember he was up in the TV gantry in St Etienne 1998 (in his hilarious tartan suit !) as we wandered past to our seats. 
He was shouting and waving and obviously supporting Scotland  then as well - I dont really see the difference tbqhwy.

McCoist is also one of the most even handed and likeable pundits out there. 

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Is it fair to say that if rangers win the final, this seasons EL will be germanys biggest crime since WW2? 

Should the just be consumed by the EU and made to apologise to Scotland before becoming a landfill site for Europe? 

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1 minute ago, Dons_1988 said:

Is it fair to say that if rangers win the final, this seasons EL will be germanys biggest crime since WW2? 

Should the just be consumed by the EU and made to apologise to Scotland before becoming a landfill site for Europe? 

I heard if we win we get to keep Angela Merkel and put her in the trophy room 

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Problem with McManaman and Alex Rae is that they show their bias not through supporting a team but by saying stupid shit that is objectively wrong. McCoist rarely does that.
For example Rae was saying it was scandalous that Goldson got booked for leading with his arm. it wasn't scandalous, the ref could have let it go as just a foul but a booking was also justifiable.
As for McManaman celebrating it is more cringeworthy shit because he played for Madrid and City are Liverpool's biggest rivals. Chris Sutton would never actively cheer for Rangers.


McManaman played for Man City, Liverpool and Real Madrid tbf.
I have no real problem with commentators celebrating and being a bit biased. I know it winds a lot of people up no end, but it’s all part of the fun. I do think McCoist and Rae etc take it much further than McManaman and Hoddle etc, but that’s ok.
Has always happened everywhere, and always will.
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Went to my pit after the whistle lastnight, but just on the football, if you remove the tense semi-final atmosphere and commentators trying to ramp that up and just look at the game itself, Rangers were in full control of that game and never, ever looked like going out. 

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2 minutes ago, GordonD said:

Only a few days ago the English press were playing up the idea of having four English sides in the finals. They ended up with just the one.

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To be fair, the English sides outwith City and Liverpool are as shite as everyone else.

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56 minutes ago, Leith Green said:

Yep.

I remember he was up in the TV gantry in St Etienne 1998 (in his hilarious tartan suit !) as we wandered past to our seats. 
He was shouting and waving and obviously supporting Scotland  then as well - I dont really see the difference tbqhwy.

McCoist is also one of the most even handed and likeable pundits out there. 

And he rinsed the Newco for tens of thousands of pounds while he was on garden leave 

Total legend 

Hope the glesga Sevco get pumped in the final and the Spanish polis are now deep in practice for Whacking Day 

 

 

 

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11 hours ago, Ro Sham Bo said:

Like most on here, no fan of them or Celtic, but credit where its due, that was some effort. 

Yep, totally agree. I actually feel sick that I'm not raging.  In all seriousness though, the achievement of making ANY European final in 2022 is incredible. 

I'm also not buying the "second rate European tournament" I've seen spouted, the last 5 clubs to win it have been Villareal, Sevilla, Chelsea, Atletico and Man Utd.  Any competition that grants passage to the UCL groups and a European super cup certainly isn't "second rate".

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