BUCHAREST IN PEACE; Laudrup:My World Cup and Champions League dream died there and so will Gers'.Byline: COLIN Col´in n. 1. (Zool.) The American quail or bobwhite. The name is also applied to other related species. See Bobwhite. DUNCAN Duncan, city (1990 pop. 21,732), seat of Stephens co., SW Okla., in an oil, farm, and cattle area; inc. 1892. There is an oil industry, and electronics, concrete, and apparel are manufactured. During the late 19th cent. BRIAN The name Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan) comes from an Irish backround. It is of Celtic origin and its meaning may be "hill" or "strong, noble, and high"[1]. LAUDRUPhad both hisWorld Cup and Champions League hopes crushed in Romania Romania (rōmān`ēə, –yə) or Rumania (r  –), republic (v), 91,699 sq mi (237,500 sq km), SE Europe. and fears Rangers Rapidly deployable airborne light infantry organized and trained to conduct highly complex joint direct action operations in coordination with or in support of other special operations units of all Services. will need a miracle to get a result
against Unirea Unirea may refer to several places in Romania:
Urziceni is a town in Ialomiţa County, Romania, with a population of 17,090. . TheIbroxlegendenduredtheworst momentof his career inBucharestwiththe Danishnationalteamandbelieves the Romaniancapital isoneof themost inhospitable in·hos·pi·ta·ble adj. 1. Displaying no hospitality; unfriendly. 2. Unfavorable to life or growth; hostile: the barren, inhospitable desert. places inEuropeanfootball. AsRangersgearedupfor theirmust-win GroupGclash againstUnireatonight Laudruprecalled hisnightmareexperiencein easternEuropewithDenmark20yearsago andhighlighted theenormityof the task facingWalterSmith'smen. TheDanesstoodonthe brink ofWorldCup qualificationwhenthey travelled toRomania in1989needingonlyapoint tobooktheir place at Italia'90. Yet despite taking the leadandthe RomanianshavingtalismanGheorghiHagi sent off inside the first15minutesDenmark slumpedto defeat at theSteauaStadium. Laudrupsaid:"Wewent toRomania needingapoint to qualify for theWorld CupFinals in Italy Italy (ĭt`əlē), Ital. Italia, officially Italian Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 58,103,000), 116,303 sq mi (301,225 sq km), S Europe. the followingyear. "WewereupagainstatopclassRomanian side that featuredHagibutwehadagreat squadourselvesandbelievedadrawwaswell withinourreach. "Wehadbeatenthem3-0 inCopenhagena fewweeks earlierwithoutanyproblemsbutit wasadifferent storyinBucharest. "Thecrowdwasincredibly hostileandthe supportforHagiwasunbelievable.Buthe wassent off earlyonandwhenwewent 1-0 upafter20minutesIwassureweweregoing to qualify. "Eventually,withonly10men,theybeatus 3-1sowefailedtomakeittotheWorldCup. Lookingbackthatwascertainlyoneofthe darkestmemoriesofmycareer. "Idon'tknowwhybutRomaniawasalways suchadifficult place togo Togo, officially Togolese Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 5,682,000), 21,622 sq mi (56,000 sq km), W Africa. It borders on the Gulf of Guinea in the south, on Ghana in the west, on Burkina Faso in the north, and on Benin in the east. . EasternEuropean teamswerenever the greatest of travellersbut athomeitwasadifferent storyaltogether. Thiswasthe lastgameof the sectionandit wassuchadevastating defeat to take. "Alot of thingshavechangedin thecountry since the fall of theCaucescuregimebutthere wasnothingto likeaboutthe placebackthen. "Itwasverymuchlike the oldSovietUnion. Therewasalot ofpovertyandsufferingand the placewasverybleak.Youalwaysfelt uncomfortablein thestadium." LaudrupreturnedtoRomaniasixyears laterwithaRangersteamfeaturingPaul Gascoigne Gascoigne is an English surname (derived from the geographical name "Gascony"), and can refer to: People surnamed Gascoigne
TheIbroxmen's qualifyingcampaigngot off to theworstpossible startas they suffered a1-0 reversethenfailed towinanyof their remainingfivegroupmatches. Rangershaveneverwonin threeprevious visits to theSteauaStadium,thevenuefor Unirea'sEuropeanmatches,andLaudrup doesn't does·n't Contraction of does not. envisage en·vis·age tr.v. en·vis·aged, en·vis·ag·ing, en·vis·ag·es 1. To conceive an image or a picture of, especially as a future possibility: envisaged a world at peace. 2. that statisticimproving this season. Hesaid:"Welost 1-0whenthey scoreda stunninglate goal.Wetried todefendand play foradrawbuttheycaughtusoutnearthe endandweendeduplooking stupid. "Backthenourresultsawayfromhome werenotexactlyworldclass despitehaving somegreat players inourlineup. After losing ourfirstmatchwewerealwaysupagainst it andnever recovered. "Romanianteamsarealwaysveryskilful andtechnicalbutI'mnotsurewhatmakes themsodifficult tobeatwhenthey play in frontof theirownsupporters. It isgoingtobe extremelydifficult forRangersasyouwould havefelt theywouldhavetakensomething againstUnirea,whoarenotworldbeaters, in the firstgameat Ibroxtwoweeksago. "Theylost 4-1andwithjustonepoint from threegamesit will takesomethingspecial for themto qualify. "It isnotimpossiblebutI feelevenRangers fans thinkamiracle isneededforthemtowin inBucharestthenqualify. "Thereisnothingtobeashamedof losing 4-1 toSevilla,butlosingbythesamescoreline againstUnireawasverydifficult to take for the supporters. "NowRangershavetotryto pick themselvesupanddefeatasidewhohavejust beatenthem4-1 inGlasgow. It willbetough. "Theonlygoodthing forRangersis that nobodyexpects anything.Sometimesthat works inyouradvantageandhopefully the Romanianswill take ittooeasyafterwinning soconvincingly inGlasgow." LaudrupplayedforRangersinanerawhen moneywasnoobjectandclubownerSir DavidMurraywasable to attract the best players fromaroundthecontinenttoGlasgow. However,timeshavechangeddrastically withthe Ibroxclubnowteeteringonthe brink of financialmeltdown. Laudrupfeels the situationhasspilledon to the pitchandiscausingRangersmassive problemsdespite claims fromthe dressing roomto the contrary. Hesaid:"Rangersareinaverydifficult position in their groupandalsohavealot of financialproblems.Thereisalot of uncertaintyaboutwhowillbesold in January andwhowill remainat Ibrox. "NobodyknowsifWalterandAlly willstay onbeyondtheNewYearsoallthesethings comingtogethermakeitverydifficult fora team.Backin1998Walterannouncedhe wouldbeleavingtheclubattheendofthe seasonandalotofplayersknewtheywould beleavingaswell. "Everybodyknewwhatwashappening althoughthat isnotthe case thistimeround. Thereis somuchuncertaintyandthat isnot helpful toanybody. "Playersdon'tknowif they arestaying or whetherthemanagementteamarestaying. "Playersmightargueitdoesn't affectthem butit definitely will." BET BOX RANGERS have failed to score on three visits to Romania. Unirea are 11-8 to keep a clean sheet.Mr Fixit CAPTION(S): BEATEN IN BUCHAREST: Brian Laudrup Brian Laudrup (born February 22, 1969 in Vienna, Austria) is a former Danish professional football player, who won the 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 1992) with the Denmark national team, and he was a vital part of the Rangers F.C. suffered heartache in Romania with Rangers when Steaua hit a late winner, far left, and the Dane's Italia 90 hopes also ended at the same venue |
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