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https://www.ibroxnoise.co.uk/2017/08/rangers-v-hibs-seven-deadly-sins/ By Ibrox Noise  - August 12, 2017 1: The Championship rivalry. For two seasons in a row Rangers faced Hibs in a new rivalry down in Scotland’s second top tier . As the second best while Hearts were there, then the best then second best thereafter, with Hibernian’s predisposition towards all things ‘eastern’ and their evident dislike of all things Rangers , it began a new rivalry with both teams at similar levels of ability. This in itself produced a tonne of subplots but fundamentally a new rivalry was born with Rangers and Alan Stubbs’ men facing each other so much. 2: Scott Allan. In August 2015 Scott Allan made a pretty poor career choice. But it followed months and months of a transfer saga in which Hibs simply refused to sell him to Rangers , spouting such nonsense that they refused to sell to a rival. Fans prayed for the transfer to happen, but after what felt like a lifetime of hype Celtic decided to si...

http://thesefootballtimes.co/2017/08/12/what-its-like-to-play-against-wayne-rooney/ by Mark Roberts  The Premier League is back with a bang but few transfers over the summer have divided opinion as much as the return of the prodigal son to Goodison Park . Some people say never go back but some people never say never , so it’s time to see whether Wayne Rooney can remind us all of the formidable force of nature that he used to be. Over the hill? Past his prime? He’s lived his life in the limelight and answered his critics throughout his career but let’s keep in mind that before the records were broken there was a boy from the streets of Liverpool who was desperate to conquer the world . I know that all too well because I came face to face with that frightening talent . Wayne Rooney is a player who’s not easy to forget. My first encounter with Rooney was when I was 16. I was playing for Crewe Alexandra’s academy at Bellefield, the old Everton training ground i...