Super Brawl; Old Firm Terriers Alex Rae and Neil Lennon Go Head to Head for the First Time Today in What Promises to Be a Powderkeg Clash That Will Set the Tone for the Match, Writes Michael Grant

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A SCRAP has been predicted for 1pm at Parkhead today, with an outside chance of a football match breaking out. Observers who consider themselves capable of gauging the Old Firm temperature reckon that today's first derby of the season has the hallmarks of a game that could get a little tasty.

The Old Firm rivalry boils on a high flame all year around but every so often bubbles over, as if in need of a periodic release. The fixture has been comparatively subdued of late. It is 17 months and six matches since anyone was sent off in the Glasgow derby. The players have not exactly been handing each other bouquets of flowers in the intervening period, but by its own bruising tradition the match is overdue some trouble.

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Super Brawl; Old Firm Terriers Alex Rae and Neil Lennon Go Head to Head for the First Time Today in What Promises to Be a Powderkeg Clash That Will Set the Tone for the Match, Writes Michael Grant

Three seasons ago there were four red cards in games between the clubs, two seasons ago there were three, and last season none - although in the most recent match it was a close run thing. Six players were booked in May when Celtic won through a stoppage-time Chris Sutton goal which was celebrated by Alan Thompson giving Fe...

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