Glasgow Rangers • The Road to 55 • Parts I - IV

oh terminal will never get too tender i think there's no chance of rangers winning 10 in a row then celtic winning 10 in a row you predicted a couple of years ago that in one season celtic would collapse like a pack of cards is that what we are seeing now tavern here to take it goldsmith and ready to score already [Music] uh we did not abuse any privilege clearly it was a mistake and for that i profoundly apologize and i there's no justification at the minute for me to be sick none whatsoever and neil lennon resigns as celtic manager with the club 18 points behind rangers in the scottish premiership [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] um [Music] [Applause] [Music] i thought the players to a manic uh writing through the team were outstanding today it's another clean sheet which is what you know has to be our foundation you know clean sheets of tape is where we want to get to but i think we'll manage to come to a big cool place today [Music] and there is the second goal which makes all the difference in a match like this inside the penalty area and it's just touched him by morelos [Music] his eyes are fixed one piece of netting behind elliot parish paris is that's a really good goal really good corner [Applause] [Music] [Music] that was a genuine chance [Music] points that's what we've come here to do and that was the intention to take maximum point and keep building on our good work and our good form but the reality is we've done a lot of things right today in terms of controlling the game a lot of possession and we've handled everything livingston have tried to throw at us [Applause] crossed in towards it in this time but taken out by mcgowan jack's setting up ken here comes paris itch again low and in by roof a little [Applause] and again and 79 minutes i think it was last week which is great just to get that whose minutes under his belt but before to come there's a battlefield drags it back now he's found davis in support it's davis who flights are in great delivery let's back off the woodwork the head of the defender and reacts first to prayer the ball into the net kept the chance to stand close enough he's passed the monster martin again again he's got the trickery oh and it's a big save but the second ball is here james tavernier in the follow-up this time his first goal since aberdeen yeah just on that another clean shape that's a record the first time rangers have started the season with six clean sheets how pleasing is that yeah i'm very pleased um please for the players need the players these are the praise for it you know they're the ones that have put the graft in and they're the ones that are playing with a different mentality and really trying hard to keep up the goal you see john save again there but he keeps out magnificence so collectively they've done it as a unit and they deserve a lot of credit for it i've been ever grateful you know to to all the managers and all the players that i played with to you know to get to this you know milestone of 250 games it's been an absolute honour looking for the opening where hygiene he gets it back again can he get a shot away as ryan kent it's the opening of ibrax well he started to move almost himself and he had all the confidence in the world alec to drill it into the net 13 minutes played at ibrox it's kent on fire again takes a bit of a deflection at the back post had you may just have been in behind and your head up the flag stays in ranger's favor he's been outstanding but as things stand the league table will look like this and it makes good reading from a ranger's perspective as things stand the rangers talk there but again look at the porsche [Applause] [Music] it looked as if it was squirming wide we salute you scotty arfield he gets rangers in front this afternoon we'll disappoint with the outcome the results with two points dropped i don't think the performance overall was good enough to win although we've had very good chances to win it i don't think we've defended well enough across the 90 minutes um so go away frustrated [Music] against carson no mistake from the skipper then the half turn laid off morelos waited forward again by our field for jordan jones terrific finish from jordan jones tavern to convert for a second to the afternoon and he does can you get his shot away oh yes he can that's the one he's been looking for he finished his career community you do really don't try to drive the standards here and we saw on sunday not just you was disappointed when you lost the goal on sunday but a number of the players were disappointed which must have been good to see that that standard has been kept so high i just it does show that everybody's committed to the cause and and even when you're flagging up you still going goes and go this is for the goalkeepers right and rangers league james tavernier again what a rod he's having eight goals in his last eight games he's a right back [Music] [Applause] we want the players to go to celtic park with belief and confidence but we certainly won't be going there over confidence just on the back of last year we know it's going to be a very tough challenge and we need to find a real top level performance if we've got any hopes of taking the three points already a pulsating start to this blockbuster derby corner golden and rangers have the edge on derby day in glasgow our field morelos drilled by our field colin goldson looking to score again and he has scored again and rangers are in such a good place now tune it up at celtic park they are in control of derby day we showed a real mature professional performance before we controlled it for the majority and they had one or two moments but i don't think allen's had much to do over the course of the 90 minutes he's had a relatively quiet afternoon hey martin where do we start with that one today um we started the only way that day for us to support us but you cannot just take away from what rangers have done they scored more than celtic they can see fewer than celtic watching they're getting help they're and everybody says it's a disaster it's a catastrophe neil lennon should be sacked there is ambrose making an error and then getting it back from defoe but hatchy and now jermaine defoe stopped by the foot of three egg kept alive scores and rangers have taken just eight and a half minutes [Applause] it's watched brilliantly taken what a fantastic finish by jermaine defoe and what a wonderful moment for him 300 club goals and the 300th second with all of the expertise of so many of those that went before it he's back and rangers lead by two goals [Music] [Applause] absolutely [Music] [Applause] the keeper guesses the right direction stephen gerard's player was always ruthless um focused does his team begin to look like his image now yeah i think so when you look at the performance levels and it's not just i think defensively as well they're aggressive the pressing from the front they're getting after teams higher up the pitch the player in the opposition's half you know a lot of the goals even yesterday was just in terms of the press and comment when you take the ball off and then making things happen and we created a lot of opportunities for that and that's been the story of arrangement season there has been some excellent play but you know successful teams you have to do the other side of the game as well and work hard and close your opponents down and force them into mistakes and that's exactly what angels have been doing and they've capitalized on that this season and they've been excellent so far it's crossed waiting it's the post and he's knocked him by roof and ragers have five pour defoe out onto barca six for rangers [Music] that one's just lashed down the middle here roof on a hat trick beating away tammany he's got another eight for rangers from the boys reacted tremendously today we knew we had to just leave all all out on the pitch be relentless whatever we do um throughout the full 90 minutes and it's just showing you know coming in at four now at halftime we wanted to keep going but ranger school difference 34 celtic 21 as they sit on 29 points and then aberdeen who are third goal difference eight gregory great beat against ryan kent away from mojo thinks about it oh they opened up and it's a quality goal all right i said he may have been out of touch in front of target he's put that right today and put it right in some style [Music] come on still come on [Music] out [Applause] [Music] [Applause] convincing penalty from the skipper you know four goals three sheets maybe could add a few more as well towards the end so i can't ask for any more from the boys really [Music] is [Music] [Applause] it's the best start to a top flight season by a rangers side since 1967 68 have they exceeded your expectations so far this season look we've had a very positive strong start there's no getting away from it we're keeping clean sheet we're winning we're on a good run and we're in a fantastic place i can't deny that but in terms of the stats and the numbers and where we are we take no notice of it we just focus on the next game keep moving along 13 points at the top of the table and the quarterfinals are leaked up rangers have done their job tonight i've done mine i've been really passionate andy walker who can take you through this again we have by the way made more statements than what i've had victories in the last two months so tonight enjoy the night one's early and that one's you know it's a very very obvious free kick i think you're right tom yeah what a goal from the skipper absolutely terrific a wonder goal everyone back to defend and cuss for half time the header it's in the net three kicks again king dividend for rangers it's a free kick rank in your career um yeah definitely definitely enjoyed that because yesterday i was passing with a tc and you know too fairly young like brian was saving most of him so i'm delighted that we're winning that one went in today and and kind of got into my so yeah happy happy that we came got the three points launched in it's a good ball too who wants india still not clear goal should he chance back on turns camaroof on the spin [Music] they just had to show your character and they might not be finished here oh and it's just a very timely block here's a roof or he's just cemented his mother that magical it's now rangers three mother were one [Music] well wonderful predatory instincts from kumar roof helped on davis there's jewelry bow again slides it in for glen camara rangers have turned decent johnson defensively for kamar ruth and he gets a real power in that one in the follow-up and again not for the first time tonight hello to all our magnificent fans around the world i just want to wish you all a merry christmas and a happy new year stay safe and hopefully you can be back at ibooks very soon [Music] get away from purchase to get that result today we needed to put in a good performance and we stayed solid together today i never think james tavern is just sensing that he needs to pick the intensity up just a little bit both with the ball without the ball and just try to pick the temple of the game up inside he's done really breaking the ball spins away from doyle hayes here's kamar roof back across the face it takes a deflection and rangers get the opener well again you work through your luck big news oh he's short for that one he's afraid of morelos the dry spell is over i thought joey bow and glen camaro would immense that they were really good and we've kept another clean sheet so in the main we're happy and then we move into the weekend in a good place you've been over the course so many times over the years in these type of seasons how important that you can find other ways to win just to get over the line and get those three points yeah definitely i think over the course of a season full of games there's going to be different questions asked i'll be in different games and different setups you come up against so um i think you just have to go in with the mentality and belief in the quality that you possess and continue to do the right things and we believe in that and we've shown that this season we've had to be patient in certain games it's a very poignant day tomorrow the 50th year as well in normal situation we'd have a lot of people around the ground and and we'd obviously put a full service on in this situation and we could pay our respects that way obviously because of the culvert 19 things will look slightly different but you know as a club we still want to pay our full respect to everyone that was involved [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] oh thanks just very strong again i've got a battle fever on the fancy ranges to win the day so we've got to look forward to it you know if you're looking at rangers of the vendor right for us to be optimistic this year you know in terms of a championship i've played extremely well [Music] terrific goalkeeping from alan mcgregor but it shows you how quick celtic can sting given on the counter attack yeah that's the danger terrific save for alan mcgregor that's why he's there you just seek up christy [Music] griffiths oh it's a wonderful effort from lee griffiths matched again by adam mcgregor what save this is is he got a touch to this absolutely magnificent [Applause] and celtic are down to ten men near beat on sent off you know up until the red card which i don't think is a real card i think it's the decision not convinced he's cleaned three on goal [Laughter] to ask the questions now on derby dave here to take this yes [Applause] whether it was the final touch i'm not sure but against rangers lead [Music] really pleased um proud of the effort that the team would give the application do you realize shane duffy did come on though then he came on and what did you make of his contribution to the game oh shit's my i'm life i've been on my social media screaming 10 in a row for a year rangers have been in the baltimore scottish football and i'm back and 10 and i was done the dream that james did and i just didn't expect this to happen mind the gap [Music] [Music] people is looking at the moment because ranger's sitting first at the top of the table with that 19-point lead and as we mentioned there are 20 games down it's now 14 on the spin we know it's going to be tough um you know teams are going to keep trying to knock us keep you know trying to to beat us but we need to just keep being ourselves everything we give this season has got us into this position so we need to keep fighting [Music] training for affection at the weekend practicing set pieces practicing the fitness practicing the drills and the team line in the buy room up to 19 points behind get their hair braided would you expect there's nothing wrong with the photographs and by the way it's illegal to take photographs and debate without someone's consent looking at the outcome of the trip clearly it was a mistake and for that um i profoundly apologized oh sorry sorry oh i'm sorry don't hurt me sorry we did not abuse any privilege privilege [Music] we're just literally concentrating on the aberdeen game and we all know what we want to achieve at the end of the season it was known that from the beginning of the season we've put ourselves in a good place but there's still nearly half a season to go so yeah there's a look at the auxiliary striker there he's now come away [Music] wonderful touch away from hayes cut back for kent can you get it open here so freddie morales on the spin what a stunning goal from alfredo morelos steven davis kevin made a darting run not spotted by kamara had he works it back tavern here now duo rebel please get away from hayes and evil slides in the step over the champion for alfredo morelos it's a target doubles ranger's advantage it's 50 goals now for alfredo morales on league business in his time at rangers the outcome of the game is is what we've come for and then another another important win the run goes on and we've got a full week into motherwell now so we're in a right good place well he spoke pretty much about good habits yeah i mean how much does that say about the the attitude and the desire this team yes he did bounce back he managed to get a point away but there is still a real sense a disappointment here today yeah i think we have a great team spirit so uh yeah we were very successful and want to be in the future as well so that's why we work hard and like i said so that's why we're also disappointed today i was going to go sean nice but i went for jenna because what he's doing is in scotland to being beaten in the league it's whatever league it is it's quite remarkable and what he's done in europe as well i guess robert in the europa league yeah i think that will they will feel more pressure you know coming later on this season in my opinion you know i've been there myself and it's it's tough you know it's uh you want us so badly especially when you get closer to the end of the season and you're still in the head you really really want it and you think it's going to be in the back but it's all about keeping good concentration keeping the hard work keep working away at it at training ground i thought the free kick was going the other way and today's referee you and anderson the ranger's getting on my business clipped on the corner [Music] oh he certainly has quite terrific from dual amiibo jack on target three points assured keep watching it could have been a hand bomb this way delivers the corner that comes in we've got the fifth well again the set plays pay the dividend and we're up against the real top class team today and rangers they they move the ball they pop it they interchange and we were set up and you know we were right up against it so you can learn from that i'm hoping all my players come back and say you know that that's the way to play football well stephen just finally from us it's your 150th game in charge of the club a smile over your face there how much are you enjoying it at rangers listen i'm i'm loving it i'm absolutely honored honored and privileged to to be in this position to get the opportunity in the first place i really understand what the club stands for i looked in from afar for many years and had nothing but respect for this club so to be 150 games in i'm delighted in scotland just a couple games played and the premiership and rangers extend their lead at the top of the table to 23 points uh certainly got three games in hand which frankly is totally irrelevant and lenny we trust here we go ten in a row for releasing the relative against purchase for company tyler neil support likewise jack a wonderful pitch from davis a chance for morelos excellent terrific team goal again beautiful goal to watch and finished by the buffalo himself um i thought second half we went up a level again and we controlled most of the first half of limited hibs at ole miss very few chances defended a lot better than we did the previous time we've come and both stepped up at an important time for a big goal but it was a great team goal again so really proud of the efforts again and um i'm demanding a lot from these players i'm demanding a lot every single day so i have to praise them at the same time so they deserve a lot of credit for the performance tonight you take so much pride in your clean sheets tonight being the 20th of the season and in the league yeah i think i the whole team but especially the defenders we it's something we talk about we want to keep clean sheets and if we do that we have enough quality up front to to get us a goal and like we did today and that that gives us the three points two advantages to ranges i think the refugees called that wade now for janice can he find a good delivery or get a shot away himself runs into traffic with the finish a glorious goal from yara he comes inside and he's only one in tension and rifles it into the net the deadlock is broken it's rangers once in johnson now janice rangers tv minor match many congratulations that was a really hard-fought victory must be delighted the boy's minds to go over the line tonight yeah thank you very much um obviously in a season you can't win all the games three four now five you know you gotta you gotta grind you gotta work for it so uh it was one of those nights where we we just had to be patient and um try to force uh the first goal and then um just keep the clean sheet as we did the entire season all elite football all top level football nobody gets a free ride so without a possession you'll get 10 outfield players that have got to do their duty you know they've got a specific job in the team to try and keep the ball at our goal and i think that's that's what we've shown right throughout this season our organization without a possession i think has been pretty good clearly stephen is doing ever so well we're delighted absolutely delighted with the what we're seeing uh on on and off the park and i think that this morning time you know there's still a good bit to go it has to be said but this moment in time i think steven and the board of directors deserve enormous credit rangers have just been relentless haven't they in the way they've gone about it whether they win games comprehensively or they you know they had a tight game last night but they still find a way to win all three points mike ian is a celtic fan on there uh ian happy with that performance and victory at hamilton today celtic are going to battle something i mean batter i mean the chances the last couple of weekends somebody's going to be on india hiding i'm going to put my neck on the line here second january we're going to beat rangers i am very confident we've got a better team in range you'll see the 16 points queries uh we've got three games in hand [Music] it's heart-wrenching and i'm talking for all the salty supporters it's unbelievable i'm going to say something i was i was getting free season tickets hopefully for 18 honor quad for myself [Music] and my two is two kids that is honestly good oh hilander takes a heavy touch a chance for anderson oh and he gets it beyond mcgregor but can't hit the target for callahan mcmahon shielded by mcgregor blocked by herlander miss callahan following mcgregor yet again [Music] for the final 10 minutes i mean just get the breakthrough wonderful delivery davis he has borne the parasites well it was eating a wee bit of luck for the basics hits the target with the aid of a deflection alan how do you sum that up in the end uh rubbish so for most of the game were very very poor foster seen us um a good bit of play for our goal but apart for that not a lot you can take for that would you put that down to donna didn't you look like we wanted to win again the hamilton looked more athletic than us uh which is really disappointing all credit for them though but we were just so poor today but today it's very very very tough to find um individuals and the collective supplies really besides alan mcgregor and the subs that come on they're really disappointed you know the game's gone and then i think when the dust settles we'll look at that as a a point gain because we didn't deserve anything out of the game it's a break and the reason for that would be what well do i have to see her yes you do now okay well the reason i've cheered up a little nigel since everything got beaten obviously a bit saddened down is that i've just seen that uh celtic got weak today at home by saint marin so when i said very happy i think january the second it was i said the day that rangers won the title i wasn't wrong was i [Laughter] you weren't but we're now a lot closer now after today having a strong goalkeeper is what you need to win any league but alan mcgregor this season has been unbelievable and you can see there i mean that is dynamite if you're going for a title because of how rangers play then when you do cough up the odd chance the concentration levels for a goalkeeper must be absolutely on the money the midweek defeat you can see what we're bringing to the midfield at the moment your flight's in the free kick is underneath it can't get [Applause] kevin serious top dog tom you know maybe it's a bit cold at high blocks today but we're looking for a weave enjoyment and we were at a spark you just mentioned that is a spark spot right out of the top draw i think he scored maybe a half fully up at lost county last season but even in your career it comes close to that one no it's special for me obviously at the time of season as well that we're at and um it's special to me to obviously be the one and goal and and help get the lads over the line up there with the best goals you'll see from outside the box the only disappointing thing for ryan is kamar ruth will still probably get goal of the season um but listen i'm sure that's right up there in jackals best goals we've been encouraging the midfielders to shoot more from the edge of the box but the first touch top draw and the execution on the finish he deserves all the credit that's going to come his way and rightly sold to top class finish means rangers are now unbeaten in 29 matches then the last rangers team to do that was the 92-93 team when you compare that team to to this team it really is a remarkable achievement if stephen manages to hang on and win this title he will be an absolutely liverpool he'll be absolutely legend up here at range will your greatest achievement come to the end of the season i think it'll be right up there um the size and the magnitude of the challenge that we took on and the the changes we've had to make then to get back to having this moment that could be alongside i had all the highlights in my career i think it will feel really good if and when we do it i just had to remind myself actually apart from that league cup defeat obviously in december they hadn't lost a game since leverkusen in the europa league and that was back in august that's an extraordinary run an extraordinary season it is it's incredible i think when you look at the actual details behind it obviously the focus is on you know winning the league but when you actually look at the run the rangers have been on both in terms of not being beaten not conceding goals i think we've only conceived one goal at ibrox in the league this season which is unbelievable [Applause] hey let's bring in declan in port glasgow same question to you really decline how are you feeling as a celtic fan tonight we have stopped nine banter years and a microwave and we've saved up a better verse than six months we are our shambles talk to bottom and we need some we need change what did you make of it last night craig i do firmly believe that uh 10 or all is still going to happen if not this year then probably next year um lennon's the right man for the job is there something i'm missing some sort of wind up here 10 in a row next year i will that's not this year then next year [Music] the important thing is to get that trophy back get 55 knock all the 54s off the walls change them that's the main thing for me and really add to the wonderful history of this club that's that's the key and outstanding um you know both in europe and obviously domestically you know the 15th game yesterday at home 15th consecutive victory only scott conceded two goals in them 15 games at ibrox he's done an outstanding job alongside his back room staff and the players deserve enormous credit shamped away by edwards maribo barraceach balagum was at the far post hit by ken and he's deflected in davis [Music] celebrating here's a rebo oh he struck that brilliantly wow oh [Music] i do believe it secrets is clearance it's alfredo morenos and we're obviously on the verge in terms of the league campaign which i'm extremely proud of paul my attitude and focus won't change until until we go and get it done but my real point is my real point is can i plead plead from the bottom of my heart with a range of supporters to get off my case to get off my back i run um as merchandising football merchandise mainly celtic stuff and you're going to know what my name is before i say but my name is terry monroe and i have been a hammer there certainly was in a group all terry monroe's because they're all getting hammered almost 5. great on cue [Music] [Music] i think it's maybe unfair as well on alfredo morales who might be getting a reputation unfairly for that don't worry about alfredo's just got the winner he's dancing on there with no top not taking anything away from the previous titles and trophies that have won but um from where the club's been in the last sort of ten years and the hurt that the fans and everybody associate the clubs had to go through really to get ourselves back back in this position um even the majority of the squad as a group the last couple of years we've had to take a lot of criticism at different times so um yeah it's going to be a huge whenever we do eventually going i don't think even stephen or any staff or the players could have imagined them going 31 games in the league unbeaten and still unbeaten in europe as well which is a it's just a phenomenal achievement rangers are on the verge of winning the scottish premiership for the first time in a decade [Music] we're in a good place we're going in we've got a real strong home record and we want to pile everything into this that we've got this obviously um we've got an opportunity to go and make this 99.9 percent on and that's what we want to do playing mccarthy after the goalkeeper was pretty much out to play as ryan kent has it now can you get a sight of the target oh yes he can a terrific finish camara there's a chance here for alfredo moreloss two now well a rapid fire double from rangers two goals inside a minute i'm making a run on the right a darting run over the shoulder of a rebel here is ryan kent now with the cutback across the face is there a finish for did i need to ask the final score at ibrox it's rangers three cindernell will hand you back now to the very good company of emma todd's shelly care and of course the one and only alex well scenes of absolute jubilation here at ibrox has been job done by rangers today winning three nil against saint marin there are fans outside the gate and the rangers players have made their way over to that corner to celebrate with them just there an example of what this 55th league title means to the club the goal and performance they are very happy today the the team play well again a champion [Applause] uh i don't think while i'm representing this club there'll ever be a bigger three points is the reality nick um it's been an emotional day obviously arriving here today and seeing the scenes incredible feeling um i mean i'm lost for words in terms of how i want to describe my team i don't know i got a feeling upstairs today i want more i'm hungry for more and they might help me play a share that if we do it's exciting times to be a rangers fan and the rangers fans are having their say above tennis today they just couldn't resist could they and that is that at ten of ice but it's not about dundee united and celtic now it's about rangers the day has come the day is here the wait is over rangers are champions of scotland is i've been fantastic all season and i just wish i was in glasgow right now great champion this season number 55 just put that into the forest there's no words where i could describe it i'm absolutely delightful the fans the players everyone that's been involved and especially the fans being in the dumps for a long time and i've experienced such a rollercoaster since i first came here you know to do it this year everything surrounding this season that's monumental from worth every minute of the week lads and you've made us all very very proud we're ecstatic and a very emotional time very emotional time for us all so congratulations well done and remember one thing season's not funny

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Length: 50min 59sec (3059 seconds)

Published: Sat May 15 2021