As it stands

Celtic:    Played 37 Goals for 83 Goals Against 26 GD +57 Points 86
Rangers: Played 35 Goals for 80 Goals Against 30 GD +50 Points 82

Celtic's remaining match Dundee United (H) total Possible points 89
Rangers Run in Motherwell, (A), St Mirren (A), Aberdeen (A), Total Possible 
points 91

Situations

1.  Rangers win all their matches: Rangers win the title with 91, regardless 
of Celtic Result.
2.  Rangers win 2 matches and draw one match with a GD less than Celtic, 
Celtic win v Dundee Utd, Celtic win on GD.
3.  Rangers win 2 matches and draw one match, Celtic beat Dundee Utd but 
Equal GD Rangers win on Goals Scored.
4.  Rangers win v St Mirren and Motherwell. Rangers and Celtic Both Draw on 
Final day, Rangers win.
Others prospects are available if Rangers lose v Motherwell &/or St Mirren 
but it starts getting too complex.

"Oso" <osobear(beard)@ntlworld.com> wrote in message 
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> As it stands
>
> Celtic:    Played 37 Goals for 83 Goals Against 26 GD +57 Points 86
> Rangers: Played 35 Goals for 80 Goals Against 30 GD +50 Points 82
>
> Celtic's remaining match Dundee United (H) total Possible points 89
> Rangers Run in Motherwell, (A), St Mirren (A), Aberdeen (A), Total 
> Possible points 91
>
> Situations
>
> 1.  Rangers win all their matches: Rangers win the title with 91, 
> regardless of Celtic Result.
> 2.  Rangers win 2 matches and draw one match with a GD less than Celtic, 
> Celtic win v Dundee Utd, Celtic win on GD.
> 3.  Rangers win 2 matches and draw one match, Celtic beat Dundee Utd but 
> Equal GD Rangers win on Goals Scored.
> 4.  Rangers win v St Mirren and Motherwell. Rangers and Celtic Both Draw 
> on Final day, Rangers win.
> Others prospects are available if Rangers lose v Motherwell &/or St Mirren 
> but it starts getting too complex.

Yup, its tighter than a midgies bum strethched over a rain barrel!

On Sun, 11 May 2008 18:28:03 GMT and in uk.sport.football.clubs.rangers,
Oso wrote.... 

> As it stands
> 
> Celtic:    Played 37 Goals for 83 Goals Against 26 GD +57 Points 86
> Rangers: Played 35 Goals for 80 Goals Against 30 GD +50 Points 82
> 
> Celtic's remaining match Dundee United (H) total Possible points 89
> Rangers Run in Motherwell, (A), St Mirren (A), Aberdeen (A), Total
> Possible points 91
> 
> Situations

> 3.  Rangers win 2 matches and draw one match, Celtic beat Dundee Utd
> but Equal GD Rangers win on Goals Scored.

Have i got this right? Ranger have to score at least 9 goals in their 
next 3 games (Presuming Celtic win 1 nil against Dundee Utd) to win on 
Goals scored? An average of 3 per game without dropping any. Is this 
really a possibility? When was the last time you won by 3 clear goals? 
I'll give you a clue, it was in February. I think the mostly likely 
outcome is either Rangers win all 3 and take the title or lose or draw 
one and Celtic win their last game and take the title.

Hopefully you get beat by Motherwell and St Mirren and it saves us having 
to bother with the last game. :-)

-- 
sme
The obscure we see eventually.  The completely obvious, it seems, takes 
longer.  ~Edward R. Murrow

"sme"  wrote in message 
news:Xns9A9CBEF1422D9padraigogocola@130.133.1.4...
> On Sun, 11 May 2008 18:28:03 GMT and in uk.sport.football.clubs.rangers,
> Oso wrote....
>
>> As it stands
>>
>> Celtic:    Played 37 Goals for 83 Goals Against 26 GD +57 Points 86
>> Rangers: Played 35 Goals for 80 Goals Against 30 GD +50 Points 82
>>
>> Celtic's remaining match Dundee United (H) total Possible points 89
>> Rangers Run in Motherwell, (A), St Mirren (A), Aberdeen (A), Total
>> Possible points 91
>>
>> Situations
>
>> 3.  Rangers win 2 matches and draw one match, Celtic beat Dundee Utd
>> but Equal GD Rangers win on Goals Scored.
>
> Have i got this right? Ranger have to score at least 9 goals in their
> next 3 games (Presuming Celtic win 1 nil against Dundee Utd) to win on
> Goals scored? An average of 3 per game without dropping any. Is this
> really a possibility? When was the last time you won by 3 clear goals?
> I'll give you a clue, it was in February. I think the mostly likely
> outcome is either Rangers win all 3 and take the title or lose or draw
> one and Celtic win their last game and take the title.
>
> Hopefully you get beat by Motherwell and St Mirren and it saves us having
> to bother with the last game. :-)

If we were to assume that the title will be decided on goal difference, that 
means that Rangers will draw one of their three remaining games and Celtic 
win away to Dundee Utd. In which case, assuming Celtic win by 1 goal, then 
Rangers have 2 games in which to make up a goal difference of 8 (because we 
are assuming they draw one). If they do make up a goal difference of 8, they 
will win on most goals scored (I am assuming that is the next deciding 
factor if teams are level on goal difference).

"ZB"  wrote in message 
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> If we were to assume that the title will be decided on goal difference, 
> that means that Rangers will draw one of their three remaining games and 
> Celtic win away to Dundee Utd. In which case, assuming Celtic win by 1 
> goal, then Rangers have 2 games in which to make up a goal difference of 8 
> (because we are assuming they draw one). If they do make up a goal 
> difference of 8, they will win on most goals scored (I am assuming that is 
> the next deciding factor if teams are level on goal difference).
http://www.scotprem.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/26/7a/0,,10002~96806,00.pdf
The deciding order would be on page 54 of the pdf file
Points (Rule A6.2.2)
If points scored are equal then Goal Difference (Rule A6.3)
If Goal difference is equal then Goals Scored (Rule A6.3)
If all else equal- a play off match. (Rule A6.4)

"Oso" <osobear(beard)@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:TUGVj.1858$DZ6.1140@text.news.virginmedia.com...
> As it stands
>
> Celtic:    Played 37 Goals for 83 Goals Against 26 GD +57 Points 86
> Rangers: Played 35 Goals for 80 Goals Against 30 GD +50 Points 82
>
> Celtic's remaining match Dundee United (H) total Possible points 89
> Rangers Run in Motherwell, (A), St Mirren (A), Aberdeen (A), Total
Possible
> points 91
>
> Situations
>
> 1.  Rangers win all their matches: Rangers win the title with 91,
regardless
> of Celtic Result.
> 2.  Rangers win 2 matches and draw one match with a GD less than Celtic,
> Celtic win v Dundee Utd, Celtic win on GD.
> 3.  Rangers win 2 matches and draw one match, Celtic beat Dundee Utd but
> Equal GD Rangers win on Goals Scored.
> 4.  Rangers win v St Mirren and Motherwell. Rangers and Celtic Both Draw
on
> Final day, Rangers win.
> Others prospects are available if Rangers lose v Motherwell &/or St Mirren
> but it starts getting too complex.

I can see Motherwell and Aberdeen taking Rangers.  They'll take them as
lambs to the slaughter.  Just a pity Dundee Utd didn't get anything last
weekend.

The wheels on the bus go click click click, click click click, click click
click..... lmao.



James
aka
Commander Hughes

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