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Dec 08 2008

Football video: John Rankin’s 40-yard squiggler against Celtic

Hibs player scores great goal, invents word


Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc was the fall-guy as a plan by Hibernian’s John Rankin and Derek Riordan to embarrass the SPL’s keepers came into fruition. Rankin scored from just inside Celtic’s half to secure victory for Hibs.

He said: “The boys were asking why I was shooting from the ark, but I’ve been practising with Derek 45-yard squigglers as we call them. To be fair, it did squiggle. I don’t know if that helped me or if it was a goalkeeping mistake.”

Oct 08 2008

Rangers fan’s house gets ‘Hoopy Birthday’ Celtic makeover

Birthday presents, Glasgow style!

A Rangers fan returned from a birthday weekend away to find his house, garden and even wheelie bin had been painted in green-and-white hoops by his prankster mates. The vans he uses for his bouncy castle business were also given the Celtic treatment and a banner proclaiming “Hoopy 25th Birthday” was put up on his house.
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