Auld Firm Pre Season Friendly

[MSingh]

Boston of all places !!

Can't imagine the Gers will be well recieved at all & it's a recipe for disaster in my opinion, especially being in Boston..

Thoughts ??

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/t...ers/8651346.stm

A senior Rangers supporters' representative has urged the club not to pursue plans to play Celtic in Boston in a pre-season friendly. Ross Blyth, vice-president of the Rangers Supporters' Assembly, says the club should "look elsewhere".

It follows a scathing article on the Boston Globe newspaper website about past behaviour of Rangers fans.

The author of the article, Mark Stokes, has since apologised for remarks he made about the 1971 Ibrox Disaster.

In the article, which has since been removed from the website, Stokes listed a catalogue of reasons why a proposed pre-season friendly between Rangers and Celtic would be bad for Boston and its citizens.

[salty]

It would be a security nightmare. Huge Number of Irish and Irish descent in the area would overwhelmingly support Celtic. Rangers likely to get a hostile reception. Far better they go their seperate ways on North American tour.

[NADTATIDA1]

Is there such a thing as a friendly between these two?

anywhere!

[salty]

The Boston basketball team are called the Celtics.

[MSingh]

It would be a security nightmare. Huge Number of Irish and Irish descent in the area would overwhelmingly support Celtic. Rangers likely to get a hostile reception. Far better they go their seperate ways on North American tour.

Agreed, it's lunacy..

I could possibly understand other American Cities but Boston ?????

Madness...

Rangers along with Celtic, are hugely supported in the US & as you say, it'll juts be a Security Nightmare..

Who thinks up this kind of <deleted> ??

[carmine]

I don't think this match will go ahead since the Boston Globe newspaper has just seen it fit to print an article blaming the 1971 Ibrox disaster on tensions between rival supporters. Apparently Rangers to make a written complaint to the paper.

Not really the build up to a friendly.

[MSingh]

I don't think this match will go ahead since the Boston Globe newspaper has just seen it fit to print an article blaming the 1971 Ibrox disaster on tensions between rival supporters. Apparently Rangers to make a written complaint to the paper.

Not really the build up to a friendly.

Carmine wins a prize for stating the obvious..

It's what the whole thread is about Mate, BBC Link...

[carmine]

I don't think this match will go ahead since the Boston Globe newspaper has just seen it fit to print an article blaming the 1971 Ibrox disaster on tensions between rival supporters. Apparently Rangers to make a written complaint to the paper.

Not really the build up to a friendly.

Carmine wins a prize for stating the obvious..

It's what the whole thread is about Mate, BBC Link...

Had'nt actually seen that or read all the thread to be honest. Oh well.

[MSingh]

I don't think this match will go ahead since the Boston Globe newspaper has just seen it fit to print an article blaming the 1971 Ibrox disaster on tensions between rival supporters. Apparently Rangers to make a written complaint to the paper.

Not really the build up to a friendly.

Carmine wins a prize for stating the obvious..

It's what the whole thread is about Mate, BBC Link...

Had'nt actually seen that or read all the thread to be honest. Oh well.

It's generally a decent idea to do so when commenting on a Thread Mr C..

[salty]

Rangers have withdrawn from tour of US and will play in a pre season tournament in Australia. The proposed game in Boston was to be played in Fenway Park home of the Boston Red Sox. Not surprising as it is likely the New York Yankees would get a better welcome.

http://sport.scotsman.com/football/Rangers...lash.6282446.jp

[Jockstar]

the SPL champions will head to Sydney, where they will play three matches, with their opponents looking likely to be Boca Juniors from Argentina, Blackburn Rovers and local team Sydney FC.

Nearly missed this. Looking forward to it already.

"Instead, there is the possibility of matches in Australia and an announcement on that will be made in the next couple of days."

A Rangers visit to Australia's largest city, where all three games are likely to be played, would attract huge interest from Scottish expatriates in the area.

Lovely. I'll be there.

[MSingh]

the SPL champions will head to Sydney, where they will play three matches, with their opponents looking likely to be Boca Juniors from Argentina, Blackburn Rovers and local team Sydney FC.

Nearly missed this. Looking forward to it already.

"Instead, there is the possibility of matches in Australia and an announcement on that will be made in the next couple of days."

A Rangers visit to Australia's largest city, where all three games are likely to be played, would attract huge interest from Scottish expatriates in the area.

Lovely. I'll be there.

Wow, there's a reason for visiting Convictland if ever i've seen one..

[imola]

the SPL champions will head to Sydney, where they will play three matches, with their opponents looking likely to be Boca Juniors from Argentina, Blackburn Rovers and local team Sydney FC.

Nearly missed this. Looking forward to it already.

"Instead, there is the possibility of matches in Australia and an announcement on that will be made in the next couple of days."

A Rangers visit to Australia's largest city, where all three games are likely to be played, would attract huge interest from Scottish expatriates in the area.

Lovely. I'll be there.

bondi junction will be a bit lively im sure they will settle for anice cuppa in the tea gardens

[Jockstar]

the SPL champions will head to Sydney, where they will play three matches, with their opponents looking likely to be Boca Juniors from Argentina, Blackburn Rovers and local team Sydney FC.

Nearly missed this. Looking forward to it already.

"Instead, there is the possibility of matches in Australia and an announcement on that will be made in the next couple of days."

A Rangers visit to Australia's largest city, where all three games are likely to be played, would attract huge interest from Scottish expatriates in the area.

Lovely. I'll be there.

bondi junction will be a bit lively im sure they will settle for anice cuppa in the tea gardens

There are many Irish around Bondi Junction. Thats for sure. Though i'd say more were of the green half.

[Jockstar]

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Nearly missed this. Looking forward to it already.

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Lovely. I'll be there.

Just bought myself and the wife tickets today for the full tournament. Details HERE