Preseason Rant: Rangers v. Chelsea

By: Jack | August 5th, 2011

Two of the three Blues Brothers meet at Ibrox in what no doubt will be an excellent, festive way to close the preseason. I’m looking forward to this one.

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I’ve always liked Rangers. Great club. For us to complete our preseason schedule in Glasgow, then, is a welcome sight.

There is a great history between these two sides. Many of you may remember, or, like me, have read about, the now famous 1985 fundraiser friendly for the Bradford fire disaster. A host of Rangers supporters made the trip down on short notice, just days following the tragedy at City stadium. The story goes, at least the one I’ve heard, that the two sets of supporters quickly found common ground, enjoying a glorious time degrading their respective rivals (oh yes). The Rangers support was even given a standing ovation as they exited the ground, though I understand police were in the mix in case of upheaval. Of course there was none.

Thus a great platform was established between the clubs. The last time the two met was in 2007, a
2-0 setback for Chelsea in which Steve Sidwell featured. Yes, Steve Sidwell.

What to expect this time around? Well, a preseason debut for our Brazilian contingent for one. Very nice. And maybe another win. Carrying this momentum into next week’s league opener would be superb.

Projected XI: Bob; Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob; Bob, Bob, Bob; Bob, Bob, Bob.

See you guys in the morning (10am EDT) for a very friendly rant. KTBFFH

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chelsea4eva

i saw the whole game...torres looked much quicker than usual..but still lacks an his form in front of goal..but better signs..sturridge was the best player on the pitch..n plays brilliantly on the right with his pace and dribbling skills...malouda played well when he came on..and kalou was useless..totally...if lukaku signs which is almost done then kalou should depart for sure
Chris Harnan

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Chris Harnan

I only caught the last ten minutes of the first half, but torres did look quicker.
Jack

Excellent. Heard he was showing some real industry on the wing, which is very interesting.
Jack

From what I've read we looked fairly good overall, Sturridge in particular proving his first-team credentials once again. Torres, as well, was said to be excellent. Great news.
Jack

I oversleep and we get not one comment? That's pretty beat guys.
ASR

haha, there wasnt a single post.. didnt wanna rant wih myself..
J. Moss

I overslept too.