Ally McCoist last night sent a message of support to a stricken Paul Gascoigne and expressed his hope that the former Rangers and England midfielder is well enough to attend the UEFA Cup final.
The Old Firm seem to be conspiring to take the title race to the last day of the season in a diabolical attempt to shred the nerves of a large constituency of Scotland and elsewhere.
Scott McDonald fired the goal that gave his former side a European place and then asked his old Motherwell club mates to do Celtic a favour in the league by beating Rangers on Saturday.
Ian Durrant was convinced he had left Ibrox for good. Now, he is reunited with Ally McCoist and working in unison for the European glory that eluded Rangers’ most successful team.
A match that ended in a riot of recriminations boiled down to one unalterable fact: Rangers won and, in doing so, moved a step closer to winning the championship.
Walter’s rally now heads for Manchester. History beckons for Walter Smith’s Rangers side as they prepare to take on Zenit St Petersburg in Wednesday night’s UEFA Cup final.
The lot of the football fan is rarely a happy one: there is the season-ticket holder who turns up to watch his or her team at every home game only to hear the club complaining about a lack of support.
The Scottish Saltires’ bid to kickstart this season’s Friends Trophy campaign was curtailed by bad light and worse batting at Citylets Grange last night.
Ian Durrant was convinced he had left Ibrox for good. Now, he is reunited with Ally McCoist and working in unison for the European glory that eluded Rangers’ most successful team.
Walter’s rally now heads for Manchester. History beckons for Walter Smith’s Rangers side as they prepare to take on Zenit St Petersburg in Wednesday night’s UEFA Cup final.
A 17th league title for Manchester United, a club record-equalling 758th appearance for Ryan Giggs and the 41st goal of the campaign for Cristiano Ronaldo; but let no-one suggest the final day of the Premiership season was a predictable affair.