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https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2022/oct/04/rangers-only-comfort-comes-from-history-books-in-unequal-battle-of-britain

"It is poetic, of course, that economic distortion explains much of this. In Scotland little is said when Rangers – or Celtic – run over the top of clubs who spend a tiny fraction of their budget. It would seem amusing if either of Scotland’s big two cried foul at the kind of fiscal gulfs which suit them perfectly well on any given Saturday. Liverpool are, at least, one of the finest club sides in world football; money has been appropriately spent."

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"On nights such as this, Rangers go from being the biggest fish in the tiniest of ponds to chasing shadows."
Biggest fish? Given that Celtic recently beat this Rangers team 4-0 (and it could have been more), Liverpool winning 2-0 isn't the symbol of utter dominance Murray suggests. Quite how he thinks a team who aren't league champions, who have won the league only once in over a decade (during the fan-free Covid season), are "the biggest fish in a tiniest pond", only he can say. Downplaying Celtic's achievements has become a signature of Murray's reporting. But erasing their existence is an interesting approach, even for someone with his ingrained bias."

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3 hours ago, TheScarf said:

i see Bassey was at fault for 3 of Napoli's goals last night.  Looks like it's too big a step up for him too.  Must be a Rangers thing.

He was only directly at fault for the 6th I'd say. Keepers dodgy pass to him for the 4th is hardly his fault.  

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10 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2022/oct/04/rangers-only-comfort-comes-from-history-books-in-unequal-battle-of-britain

"It is poetic, of course, that economic distortion explains much of this. In Scotland little is said when Rangers – or Celtic – run over the top of clubs who spend a tiny fraction of their budget. It would seem amusing if either of Scotland’s big two cried foul at the kind of fiscal gulfs which suit them perfectly well on any given Saturday. Liverpool are, at least, one of the finest club sides in world football; money has been appropriately spent."

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"On nights such as this, Rangers go from being the biggest fish in the tiniest of ponds to chasing shadows."
Biggest fish? Given that Celtic recently beat this Rangers team 4-0 (and it could have been more), Liverpool winning 2-0 isn't the symbol of utter dominance Murray suggests. Quite how he thinks a team who aren't league champions, who have won the league only once in over a decade (during the fan-free Covid season), are "the biggest fish in a tiniest pond", only he can say. Downplaying Celtic's achievements has become a signature of Murray's reporting. But erasing their existence is an interesting approach, even for someone with his ingrained bias."

Fuckin hell. 

Paranoia alive and well I see .

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