Glasgow Rangers to feature in the Emirates Cup

Radford149 · Post by **Radford149** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:20 pm

gooner.ed wrote:i heard the club would have preferred celtic but they were more expensive than rangers. obviously all the guest clubs are paid to appear. i remember from the nigel winterburn testimonial that things were a bit hairy with the rangers fans. however, i suspect the police will be out in number and if the area is a controlled drinking zone by that time, there could be plenty of arrests.

frankly, i can't see a good outcome to this and suspect it will be the last time a glasgow side visit london for a friendly. call me a pessimist - i hope i am wrong.

Radford sadly agrees

nig1903 · Post by **nig1903** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:00 pm

gooner.ed wrote:i heard the club would have preferred celtic but they were more expensive than rangers. obviously all the guest clubs are paid to appear. i remember from the nigel winterburn testimonial that things were a bit hairy with the rangers fans. however, i suspect the police will be out in number and if the area is a controlled drinking zone by that time, there could be plenty of arrests.

frankly, i can't see a good outcome to this and suspect it will be the last time a glasgow side visit london for a friendly. call me a pessimist - i hope i am wrong.

According to the papers up here, Celtic are playing at a tournament at Wembley the week before the EC that includes the ****

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2009/04/11 ... -21270399/

CelticTiger · Post by **CelticTiger** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:08 pm

The Blitz all over again?

I might go to this if my Da says we can,

And we like singing,so where wud be the best block to get tickets? where will the Redaction be ?
There is no way im goin all the way over to london just to sit down in silence like a plastic fan,i wanna burst me lungs wit the aul lad

digger · Post by **digger** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:24 pm

To be honest mate, there's never really a great atmosphere at the Emirates cup... it's full of tourists. Enjoy it, get pissed, just don't expect to lift the roof...

CelticTiger · Post by **CelticTiger** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:36 pm

probably make a weekend of it,

whats the best thing for a 15 year old and his da to do in london? (apart from goin to see the arse)

Cesc is God · Post by **Cesc is God** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:37 pm

Fuck that. Emirates cup is meant to have good teams.

Post by **Chippy** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:36 am

CelticTiger wrote:probably make a weekend of it,

whats the best thing for a 15 year old and his da to do in london? (apart from goin to see the arse)

London Eye
St Paul's
Thames Boat trip
Pizza express
British Museum
Science Museum
Natural History Museum
Greenwich
Windsor Castle

Then let your dad drink lots of Guinness,

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:46 am

This is a really bad idea.

I'm no fan of either old firm club as I cannot stand mindless secterianism based on a history of ignorance and violence, but in my opinion (and, sadly, experience) Rangers fans are by far the worst of the two. And it isn't a minority of them either, like at most clubs - they have a huge amount of sumbag "fans".

Our stewards would be fucked trying to control those morons...

green gooner · Post by **green gooner** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:47 pm

Did some Roman(ist) guy not build a big wall to keep the jocks up there

elpelsarmy · Post by **elpelsarmy** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:19 pm

Always preferred Rangers, i remember Celtic coming to Highbury for Olearys testimonial and burning the Union Jack in the clock end and causing havoc outside! Ive always wanted Rangers to win everything up there since then!

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:29 pm

elpelsarmy wrote:Always preferred Rangers, i remember Celtic coming to Highbury for Olearys testimonial and burning the Union Jack in the clock end and causing havoc outside! Ive always wanted Rangers to win everything up there since then!

Because a handful of morons burnt a Union Jack you've "supported" even worse racist, sectarian mongs ever since? Glad ignorance didn't breed ignorance there then, huh?

BRAZILLIANT 19 · Post by **BRAZILLIANT 19** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:38 pm

Chippy wrote:
CelticTiger wrote:probably make a weekend of it,

whats the best thing for a 15 year old and his da to do in london? (apart from goin to see the arse)
London Eye
St Paul's
Thames Boat trip
Pizza express
British Museum
Science Museum
Natural History Museum
Greenwich
Windsor Castle

Then let your dad drink lots of Guinness,

You missed out the rather salubrious surroundings of the *cough* sauna *cough* just across the road from the Armoury

Pilly · Post by **Pilly** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:47 pm

Could it really be that much worse than the yearly visit from our occupationally challenged friends up in the metropolis of martyrdom?! At least the Rangers fans will buy tickets...!

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:54 pm

PHP wrote:Could it really be that much worse than the yearly visit from our occupationally challenged friends up in the metropolis of martyrdom?! At least the Rangers fans will buy tickets...!

True, but the Victim City fans aren't near as violent as the Rangers mongs...

donaldo · Post by **donaldo** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:10 pm

DB10GOONER wrote:
PHP wrote:Could it really be that much worse than the yearly visit from our occupationally challenged friends up in the metropolis of martyrdom?! At least the Rangers fans will buy tickets...!

True, but the Victim City fans aren't near as violent as the Rangers mongs...

And they will join up with there BNP mates from Chelsea.

As has been said earlier the Emirates cup always sells out whoever the opposition so why take a risk with Rangers.Its not worth it