Old Firm Habits
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- Created: Tuesday, 27 March 2012 02:14
- Written by Donald Ramsay
At first glance, last Sunday’s Old Firm clash was business as usual. Ibrox was packed to the gunnels, and a thunderous atmosphere pervaded the ninety minutes of unrelenting tribalism, mayhem and – naturally enough – enough controversy to provide the required antidote to the banality served up elsewhere in the SPL.
However, this particular match was anything but routine. In fact, it was an odd occasion, for a variety of reasons.
The Rangers administration saga has continued to dominate the back (and often front) pages in Scotland in recent weeks, although more than a few column inches have been devoted to the prospect of bitter rivals Celtic rubbing salt in the wounds of the Ibrox club, by claiming a clean sweep of this season’s domestic honours.