McCoist confident of Rangers victory over Celtic in Old Firm derby
Rangers boss Ally McCoist is full of confidence going into the Old Firm derby with Celtic at Parkhead tonight.
The league leaders take on their Glasgow rivals away from home as they strive to again go points clear of the Hoops, who have whittled a 15-point gap down to one in less than two months, but the 'Gers gaffer is showing plenty of self-belief ahead of the final match of 2011.
“We have the players to win and it’s as simple as that. I have great belief in the boys here.
“Make no mistake about it, it’s a very tough place to go. But I see us winning the game.
“I would not be doing my job if I was being anything other than positive and confident.”“I do believe we will win the game, absolutely,” he said.
But McCoist, whose side is going for four Premierships in a row, does not believe that whoever wins the Old Firm matches necessarily wins the Scottish Premier League title.
“Celtic took more points from the Old Firm games last season and we won the league.”“It’s three vital points but that’s all. The fact is you don’t need to win this game to win the league but I’d rather win these matches and the league,” he added.
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Matches
| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat May 12th | |||
| Dunfermline Athletic | Kilmarnock | 1 - 2 | 14:00 |
| Inverness CT | Hibernian | 14:00 | |
| Aberdeen | St. Mirren | 14:00 | |
| Sun May 13th | |||
| Motherwell | Dundee United | - 2 | 11:30 |
| St. Johnstone | Rangers | - 4 | 11:30 |
| Celtic | Heart of Midlothian | 11:30 | |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 33 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 81 |
| Rangers | 33 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 63 |
| Motherwell | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 55 |
| St. Johnstone | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 50 |
| Dundee United | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 49 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 48 |
| Kilmarnock | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | -18 | 37 |
| Aberdeen | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | -6 | 36 |
| St. Mirren | 33 | 7 | 14 | 12 | -14 | 35 |
| Inverness CT | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -18 | 32 |
| Hibernian | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -28 | 27 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 33 | 4 | 8 | 21 | -40 | 20 |
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Comments (1)
every day im reading the same old shite. no one cares about joe cole, france england who gives a f**k?! stop re printing the same old shit, these quotes are three weeks old and have been re-released on tribal every single day since. no one gives a sh*t...
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