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Old Firm Derby

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Have to admit that the Old Firm derby seldom disappoints and this one was no different, the neutral supporter must have enjoyed it as the game was on a knife edge until the last minute. Rangers must take some credit as they were outstanding the first twenty minutes and deservedly scored through Miller on 13 minutes. However once Dembele scored for Celtic they started to boss the game and dictate large periods of play during the second half. The result would appear tight but in truth Celtic should have won by a greater margin. Good game all the same and well done to both teams for a tremendous tussle. Shame on the idiots that broke the minutes silence in respect of 66 Rangers fans that were crushed to death during a Rangers v Celtic game in 1971. On that fateful day Celtic scored in the 89th minute and many Rangers supporters started to depart but following a loud roar on Rangers' late equaliser, a huge wave of fans returned to the stadium and section 13 crumpled as it could not withstand the force of so many people. At the time the players were unaware of the tragedy and walked off shaking hands. God bless the poor fans that perished that day, our town lost a local lad that day who after all only went to watch a game of football.

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Re: Old Firm Derby

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thebeautifulgame wrote:Have to admit that the Old Firm derby seldom disappoints and this one was no different, the neutral supporter must have enjoyed it as the game was on a knife edge until the last minute. Rangers must take some credit as they were outstanding the first twenty minutes and deservedly scored through Miller on 13 minutes. However once Dembele scored for Celtic they started to boss the game and dictate large periods of play during the second half. The result would appear tight but in truth Celtic should have won by a greater margin. Good game all the same and well done to both teams for a tremendous tussle. Shame on the idiots that broke the minutes silence in respect of 66 Rangers fans that were crushed to death during a Rangers v Celtic game in 1971. On that fateful day Celtic scored in the 89th minute and many Rangers supporters started to depart but following a loud roar on Rangers' late equaliser, a huge wave of fans returned to the stadium and section 13 crumpled as it could not withstand the force of so many people. At the time the players were unaware of the tragedy and walked off shaking hands. God bless the poor fans that perished that day, our town lost a local lad that day who after all only went to watch a game of football.

That's why you should always stay until the final whistle, there's always a chance your team could pull out a miracle. :cry:
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