David

The only player I'd rest is Main. He's a game changer for us, and we'll need him in the final. And even then I'd maybe give him 25 minutes from the bench. As for the rest? Let them play.

UBH, you do realise that by posting all these cracking mock ups you're only ensuring we'll likely be disappointed when the real thing doesn't come close to matching up!

Exactly. Anyone from the other side who moans about us "only" selling 12,000 odd tickets needs to realise that such a number is the equivalent of Celtic selling 165,000 tickets.

Hoping to get back from Malaga for the game.

Obviously he should be sent packing, but when I say relevant I mean someone who actually has a chance of playing in the final. He's a failure who's here on loan and who's done fuck all. We can bin him with no real effect on the team.

When you said one of our players I actually was concerned for a second that it was someone relevant. Thank fuck it wasn't.

I'm more concerned with our own parade, and the money we can make by winning the cup. Couldn't really give a toss if Celtic & Brenda were trying to win their 867th treble in a row.

Absolutely. Funnily enough, the shirts I've bought over the past 10 years or so have been the ones available without a sponsor (including that retro one that was available for a while)

Rise above it, leave them to their shite. As long as there is no real affect from what they're doing then let them get on with it. Bottom line is that in the real non-old firm world, where the rest of us all live, there is no Rangers side because Rangers are sitting at home that day.

That's a beauty. Even with a solid bar that accommodates the sponsor it would still be a fantastic choice.

I think you're right. I've seen other clubs have to shoehorn in wearing a third strip on occasion simply because of a contractual obligation that says if they want to sell it, they have to wear it a minimum number of times.

Here's the thing, what does it matter? There's no way of stopping it. We can all moan and cry, but even if we "challenge" it, they're still going to refer to it as the Rangers & Celtic ends. It makes absolutely zero difference to anything. See to be honest, it never even really occurred to me until it was mentioned in this thread.

If the FA Cup final were being contested between a side like Manchester United, with their regular attendances, and a side like Chesterfield, Peterborough or Gillingham, who draw an average attendance similar to ours, do you think the ticket allocation would be split 50/50? Of course not. There's more "even-handedness" down south because the gulf in finances and sheer size between the top sides isn't anywhere near what it is in Scotland, but you can bet your bottom dollar that the top 10 or so Premiership clubs have far more sway than any clubs in League One. As far as I'm concerned Old Firm fans and the media could refer to both ends of Hampden as "their" end all they like, it makes not a bit of difference to us. Come Cup Final day it'll be the Motherwell end, because Rangers got papped out and are sitting at home watching on the telly.

Rangers end, Celtic end, who cares? What matters is that everyone in our end who wants a ticket will get one no problem, which can't be said for everyone who'd want to sit their arses in the "Celtic end."

Well, that's never going to happen. It's the nature of the game, so to speak, that the bigger clubs will always be given more say in how things go. It's not specific to Scottish football either. Do you think that smaller clubs down south have as much say as the top Premiership clubs? Of course not. Bottom line for me is this. If we took our full allocation we could fit close to three times our average attendance in Hampden for the final, while Celtic will have enough tickets for almost half of their season ticket holders alone. Whichever way you slice it up, we're the winners in this situation.

Burrows, much like our manager, has quickly learned how to play the game. There's absolutely nothing to be gained by coming out swinging at the opposition or the Governing body unless it's really needed, and now isn't one of those times. We've got enough tickets, and he also sorted out the hassle of Celtic fans sitting above Motherwell fans that caused grief last time. In short, it's job done. No point in him kicking up fuck for nothing.

As much as I'm not a fan of either man, I honestly believe that Neil Lennon is a better manager than Brenda. Played Celtic 4 times this season, with 2 draws, 1 defeat and 1 win. His record in Europe with Celtic pisses all over Rodgers, and faced more competition in his time there as well. He may not have the tan, the white smile (he's certainly not got that) and the smooth media personality, but along with Robinson he knows how to get a result against this lot. The game is winnable if we do what we do, and the officials don't fuck it up.

Never seen anything saying it only kicks in after we're safe from relegation, think it's purely on the number of games played. That makes sense though, as him playing in a certain number of games would mean that he's stayed fit, and that the manager has been picking him.

That's some good news then, that the contract extension automatically kicks in after so many games. If he does go we'll be due some sort of transfer fee, but hopefully he wants to stay.

I knew Griffiths was missing, but with Tierney also missing now is as good a time as any to get something from the game!

Unfortunately I don't see us getting much from this game. I reckon we'll see a stellar performance, but will lose by the odd goal or two, with a dubious officiating decision thrown in for good measure.

I'm guessing I'm the only tit who spent about 25 seconds trying to click on the play button on that photo?

There's always the chance that a cohesive dressing room like ours could be just what he needs, but I'm not sure I'd want to find out if it would work. Besides, there hasn't been anything to suggest he's coming here as far as I'm aware.

It's a topic that rears its head every now & then, but my view is that if a club is living within its means and there's a level of support there that allows it to do so, then why change things?

Personally I couldn't give a toss how "dirty" we are so long as we're sitting in a healthy league position and doing well off the field. I think we're doing as well as we have in quite some time just now, so if that's what we can do by being dirty, then keep it up lads!