Good luck to Rangers tonight in first leg of their UEFA Cup semi final against Fiorentina.

It's not every season that a Scottish club gets within sight of a major European final. They've take some notable scalps along the way which seems to suggest that the standard of our domestic game isn't just all that bad.

The only pity is that the few saltires on display at Ibrox will be vastly outnumbered by union flags and the even more  odious red hand of Ulster.

Peterhead will beat either of them

Credit to Walter for getting the tactics spot on throughout this UEFA Cup run : bore the opposition into submission.

Rangers are not plaing well!!

they were playing anti football!!

there no trying to score!!

there is no such thing as anti football

Don't think they've submitted yet.... but good luck to Rangers - Hope they can make it....

I just prefer the Bhoys to the Gers!!

I couldn't care less about the old firm!!

bit of an oxymoron no?

both teams are rubbish!!

none of them deserve to be in the final!!

cousin  :32: :33:

I don't much like either Rangers or Celtic or what many of their fans stand for but I do make a point of supporting them both, or indeed any other Scottish teams, in Europe.

I agree.

Bl**dy Cousin!

Rangers don't deserve to win but I hope they do.  Advocaat v Smith for the final?

ha ha cousin!!!

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D'OH

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it's going to penalties!!

it's going to penalties!!

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ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh excitement.  :010:

penalties are stupid!!

I hate the idea!!

I'm nervous!!

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Fan-f*$!ing-tastic!!!!!!

Even Papac scored!

Scots wha hae!

and hemdani  :crazy07:

Good thing for scottish football!!

Cousin misses Final!!

fair play to them

good to see them get to the final, just waiting too see if they can go one better than celtic

I aint no OF fan, but well done Walter for getting a Scottish club to a European final...  :021:

I'll be backing them to win it....  :022:

Don't listen to reedee, she never talks sense!

I have no time for the Old Firm but great to see a Scottish team in a major European final.

Rangers display was dire, they played ant-football, the ugly game, but the result at the end of the day was the same as playing brilliantly, they are in the final.  Their defence was the backbone which enabled them to achieve this, solid at the back and keep the opponent out.  The midfield were working very hard to close down but they made little headway with numerous misplaced passes, like a team full of Russell Duncan's.  Their strikers were Niculae-esc, stranded and remote, lacking any service whatsoever.  What a tube that Cousin chappie is, having already been yellow carded he pushes his bonce into the Tallie fellows face, only one outcome there although the guy made the most of it.  In Rangers defence, they had to play it this way as they lacked the real quality to take the game to the Italians.  The good guys don't always win.  Penalties looked to be the way forward, it seemed that was Rangers game plan due to being inferior, and it worked, stifle them and win at any cost and any method.

**** won't exactly be quaking in his boots at the thought of facing his old buddies in the final, but for the sake of Scottish football getting badged with the negative tag, please give it a go in the final and as the title says, good luck.

All this talk of anti football :018: As fans of a game should we not all appreciate every aspect of the game? Rangers are a team I do not like but do you not think that they have an extremely well disciplined and effective defense? They have the ability to close out teams who really should hump them up and down the park! Rangers may not be pretty on the attack they also spoil any signs of skill from the opposition attack but their defense is a joy to watch at times. Think about the statement "anti-football" then consider some of our greatest results, think about our victories over the Hun last season and our victories over Sellick over the years, I do believe we could have been accused of "anti-football" and when Brewster was winning with his one up front formation there were not too many complaints from our fans about our anti-football.

anti-football def  a phrase used by persons who watch football but cannot appreciate all aspects of the game.

I may be defending Rangers style here but I really wanted those guys to lose :008:

The english will be chuffed having an all english champions league final and another english team in the uefa cup final too.  :rolleyes02:

read between the lines dog :014:

We are saying the same thing here.  You may laugh...........but I lost my first post and had to re-type it.  I originally had a sentence in it describing them playing similar to ICT.  The result was obviously the important thing.  The aspect of Rangers game I did highlight was the fact that their defence played well.....very well, apart from the distribution from the back which would have done our defenders proud.

anti-football def a method of play by teams with inadequacies in the finer details of the beautiful game, using spoiling tactics and defending in depth, but having the same result as playing a blinder!

I totally agree about some of ICT's greatest results.  Backs to the wall stuff and hitting on the break, we love it.  I am not condoning Rangers for the way they set out their stall, it is the way to go, the down side of this is ugly football.  It appeared to me that Rangers were happy to take their chances on penalties, and that decision has been proved correct.

My biggest issue with your post is the spelling of defense (US spelling??).......or is it defence. Definitely defence :003: