It hadn't been Rangers' best week. On the Monday, they lost two directors down the back of the corporate governance sofa, including "Mr. Rangers", John Greig. And three days later, the BBC broadcast some people saying not very nice things about owner Craig Whyte's business dealings. Either side of BBC Scotland's documentary Rangers: The Inside Story, Whyte threatened legal action over allegations it made whilst counter-alleging a BBC institutional anti-Rangers bias and joined the queue of football people suing the BBC, just behind West Ham manager Sam Allardyce, who "is going to sue" them.

Will the monetary shenanigans at Ibrox never end?
On and on rumble the ramifications of Rangers' apparent fiscal folly in seasons gone by.
Will the emboldened taxman or the jilted Martin Bain get in the killer blow?
Craig Whyte has brought bad PR, repetitive answers to pressing questions and Gordon Smith to Govan.

A good week for Rangers. A good week indeed.
Back in the driving seat in the SPL after Celtic's defeat to Inverness in midweek.
And now a takeover.
A takeover! Finally an end to the most complicated, drawn out transaction since Ivana Trump demanded joint custody of Donald's hair in their divorce settlement.

When Barcelona meets Real Madrid Wednesday afternoon for the third time in a span of less than two weeks it will have a major defensive reinforcement.

Captain Carles Puyol has been included in the squad for Barcelona's UEFA Champions League semifinal first leg with Madrid.

Manager of the season? As per usual, Eddie Howe is a strong candidate; this year for establishing AFC Bournemouth in League One and for re-energising Burnley's stuttering promotion play-off bid in the Championship. Some would choose Stoke's Tony Pulis. Not only because of the startling events at Wembley last Sunday but also because his side passed the ball a couple of times last October.

Celtic 6-2 Rangers, August 2000 Your boys took one hell of a beating is a post from: Just Football

by William Heaney

While Martin O'Neill's appointment as Celtic manager was warmly welcomed by the club's fans in July 2000, the general consensus was that he would have a huge task on his hands to build a successful side.