Mcleish Happy to Let His Young Lions Loose On the Heroes of Barcelona; Youth Will Come to the Fore As Both Sides of the Old Firm Plan for the Future at Ibrox

The HeraldMarch 27, 2004

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FATIGUED Celtic versus fired-up Rangers. If only these jousts were as easily predictable. There's at least one certainty: tomorrow's statistically irrelevant derby at Ibrox will be contested by the Young Old Firm.

In adversity, Martin O'Neill has happened upon a ready-made solution to a long-term goalkeeping problem in David Marshall. Similarly, in John Kennedy, a young colt has ridden to the rescue as a replacement for creaking defensive warhorses. Stephen Pearson, meanwhile, has reaffirmed his reputation as an ever-willing whippet.

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Mcleish Happy to Let His Young Lions Loose On the Heroes of Barcelona; Youth Will Come to the Fore As Both Sides of the Old Firm Plan for the Future at Ibrox

In different circumstances, Alex McLeish has nurtured his own nursery of talent. Sixteen points in their rivals' slipstream, the Rangers manager has been allowed a look to the future. Thus far, the vision has met with widespread ap...

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